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Washington College Sweeps Elizabethtown

Two Casey Swim Center records were broken as home standing Washington College breezed past visiting Elizabethtown, 131-36, in non-conference men's swimming this afternoon. The Shoremen improved to 5-1 with the win, while the Blue Jays dropped to 2-5 with the loss.

Junior Lucas Morgan (Allendale, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional) broke the first pool record of the meet, winning the 1650 freestyle in 17:02.78. Senior Austin Yocum (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest), sophomore Pat Elliott (Media, Pa./Salesianum School [Del.]), senior Greg Lee (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial), and junior Brent Longenecker (Maytown, Pa./Donegal) finished the meet by breaking the pool record in the 800 freestyle relay with an exhibition-entry time of 7:17.18.

Morgan was one of eight different Shoremen to win an individual event on the afternoon. Lee took the 200 freestyle (1:52.45), freshman Cody Weiler(Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area) won the 50 freestyle (22.38), Elliott won the 200 individual medley (2:05.62), Yocum finished first in the 100 butterfly (54.80), junior Charles Logan (Durham, N.C./Riverside) captured the 100 freestyle (50.44), sophomore Brent Hochstein (Towsend, Del./Salesianum School) won the 100 backstroke (56.83), and freshman Kevin Mackenzie (Silver Spring, Md./St. John's College H.S. [D.C.])finished first in the 500 freestyle (5:03.91). Weiler, Hochstein, Logan, and Mercando opened the meet with a winning time of 1:47.44 in the 200 medley relay.

Freshman Finny Dorsch (Towson, Md./Loyola Blakefield) was second in the 200 individual medley in 1:53.68 and touched the wall second as an exhibition entrant in the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.41. Weiler was second in the 100 backstroke (58.38), Longenecker took second in the 200 freestyle (1:53.68), senior Steven Bilinski (Swarthmore, Pa./Strath Haven) was second in the 50 freestyle (23.23), sophomore Danny Furman (Glen Arm, Md./Calvert Hall) placed second in the 100 butterfly (56.90), and sophomore Jason Mercando (Pennsburg, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) was second in the 500 freestyle (5:12.47).

The Shoremen return to action one week from today with a 2:00 p.m. Centennial Conference meet at Dickinson.

 

Sophomore Ellen Maxwell (Towson, Md./Loch Raven) won a pair of individual events as host Washington College cruised by visiting Elizabethtown, 129-71, in non-conference women's swimming this afternoon inside Casey Swim Center. The Shorewomen improved to 4-3 on the year with the win, while the Blue Jays dropped to 3-4 with the loss.

Maxwell won both the 200 freestyle (2:01.20) and the 500 freestyle (5:31.72). SeniorAlicia Howard (Wilmington, Del./Charter School of Wilmington) won the 50 freestyle in 26.70 and was second in the 500 freestyle in 5:47.22, while freshman Katie Gorman (Whippany, N.J./Whippany Park) won the 100 freestyle in 56.10 and was second in the 200 freestyle in 2:03.38. Freshman Jennifer Clune (Bowie, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) won the 200 individual medley (2:22.38), sophomore Angelina Tomasura(Toms River, N.J./Toms River South) took the 100 butterfly (1:06.28), and sophomoreJackie Creitz (Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland) won the 100 backstroke in 1:06.67. 

The Shorewomen opened the meet by winning the 200 medley relay as Howard, Clune, sophomore Megan Obarowski (Holland, Pa./Council Rock South), and freshman Joelle Williamson (Conestoga, Pa./Penn Manor) won in 1:59.80. Maxwell, Gorman, freshman Ali Sanders (Dover, Del./Milford), and Williamson posted the fastest time in the 200 freestyle relay, finishing in 1:47.01 as an exhibition entrant.

Freshman Mackenzie Gaze (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) added a second-place finish in the 1000 freestyle in 11:34.49, Obarowski was second in the 200 individual medley in 2:24.15, freshman Emilie Farrington (Neptune, N.J./Monmouth County Academy) took second in the 100 butterfly in 1:06.96, and Williamson placed second in the 100 freestyle in 56.96. Freshman Tricia Liller (Alexandria, Va./Annandale) had there second-fastest time in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.40) while swimming as an exhibition entrant.

The Shorewomen return to action one week from today with a 2:00 p.m. Centennial Conference meet at Dickinson.

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