Terrapin Cup - Day Three
MARYLAND MEN
The Maryland men's swimming team racked up 1,144 points to win the three-day 2009 Terrapin Cup in commanding fashion, which concluded Saturday at Eppley Recreation Natatorium.
Chris Rouchard led the evening finals off with a win and a lifetime best in the 1650 free (15:39.60). Freshman Nick Evans added a third-place finish (15:50.01) and Brian Honore took fifth (15:54.23). Andrew Relihan continued his stellar sophomore campaign with a second-place finish in the 200 back (1:47.52) and was followed by three other Terps in the top eight, including Drew Fisher (1:50.26), Alex Spina (1:50.91) and Myles Poster (1:52.79).
Mitch Challacombe led Maryland in the 100 free, touching the wall second (45.26) while freshman Andrew McGehee took third in the 200 breast (2:08.16).
Maryland had its best showing in the 200 fly, racking up the top-three spots as Sean Stewart (1:47.67), Alexsandar Damjanic (1:47.68) and Roger Dent (1:49.64) went 1, 2, 3.
The Terps ended the evening with a second-place showing in the 400 free relay as Challacombe, Kevin Reardon, Matt Gruszecki, and Brian Honore finished in 3:02.92.
"Our guys really responded well," head coach Sean Schimmel said. "We wouldn't have won this meet if we didn't come together as a force and we did that. They had a lot of pride."
Maryland returns to competition in 2010 with a dual meet at Miami Jan. 2.
Final Team Results
1. Maryland, University of, Colle 1144
2. Connecticut, University of 891.5
3. William and Mary 726.5
4. Drexel University 349
5. Villianova University 246.5
6. University of Mary Washington 225.5
7. Towson University Swimming 179
8. West Virginia University 63
MARYLAND WOMEN
The Maryland women's swimming and diving team racked up a massive 1,072 points en route to its second straight Terrapin Cup title, which concluded Saturday at Eppley Recreation Natatorium.
Ginny Glover (1:58.91) and Jackie Davidson (2:01.99) finished first and third in the 200 back, respectively. The Terps landed four swimmers in the 100 free finals, led by a second-place finish from Annie Fittin (50.75). Laura Wright (51.17), Glover (51.20) and Megan Lafferty (51.48) also landed in the top eight for Maryland. Alexa Hamilton continued to shine in the breast events, winning the 200 (2:15.76) while fellow sophomore Ashley Cox finished fifth (2:21.83).
Maryland boasted a phenomenal five Terps in the finals of the 200 fly. All-American Jen Vogel won the event (1:59.56) with Addison Koelle (2:02.29), Patty DeScenza (2:02.68) and Meggie Schmidt (2:02.69) capturing the next three spots. Nina Rossi finished eighth (2:05.79) to round out Maryland's dominance in the fly Saturday.
The Terps ended the night with a win in the 400 free relay (Fittin, Wright, Lafferty, Glover), completing the relay sweep for Maryland in the Terrapin Cup.
"We got some great girls that have worked hard in the first couple of months here," head coach Sean Schimmel said. "We really came together to have a nice invitational and a championship effort and set us up well for ACCs in February."
Maryland returns to competition in 2010 with a dual meet at Miami Jan. 2.
Final Results
1. Maryland, University of 1072
2. Connecticut, University of 662
3. William and Mary 608
4. Towson University Swimming 455.5
5. Villianova University 342
6. Naval Academy 297
7. University of Richmond 283
8. University of Mary Washington 84.5
9. Drexel University 47
10. West Virginia University 24
