The Emory University swimming and diving team provided a strong
showing in its first intercollegiate meet of the year, as the men
and women combined for 15 NCAA qualifying times and 12 first-place
finishes, despite losing to NCAA Division I UNC Wilmington.
The Emory men suffered a 176.5 – 123.5 loss to UNC
Wilmington, while the women lost 173-127. However, a number
of the Eagles' swimmers turned in successful days, despite the team
outcome.
On the men's side, freshman Ross Spock swam a 'B'
cut time of 51.72 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing
first in the event. Another newcomer, junior Patrick
Augustyn, recorded a 'B' cut time of 1:53.75 in the
200-yard butterfly with a second-place finish. Emory
sophomore Peter O'Brien notched the final
qualifying time of the day by an Emory men's swimmer, finishing
first with a time of 2:06.71 in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Other first place finishes for the Eagles' included senior
Mark Bernstein in the 200-yard freestyle, O'Brien
in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard individual medley, and
junior Jared Dubnow in the 200-yard
backstroke.
For the women, sophomore Leslie
Hackler finished first in the the 100- and 200-yard
butterflies, swimming provisional qualifying times of 57.20 seconds
in the former and 2:06.89 in the latter. Freshman Sadie
Nennig also notched two 'B' cut times, swimming marks
of 57.85 seconds in the 100-yard backstroke and 2:05.77 in the
200-yard backstroke, finishing third in both events. Senior
April
Whitley had 'B' cut times in the 100-yard breaststroke
(1:05.35) and 200-yard breaststroke (2:23.16), while freshman
Jennifer
Pak (1:54:48 in the 200-yard freestyle), and junior
Claire Pavlak (23.99 seconds in the 50-yard
freestyle recorded provisional times as well. The Eagles also
had 'B' cut performances from its 200-medley relay and
400-freestyle relay teams.
Senior Liz
Horvat added on a pair of first-place finishes for
Emory, winning both the 500-yard freestyle and 1,000-yard
freestyle.
The Eagles also had a successful day in the diving events.
Junior Daniel Kolb and Patrick
Brady each took second and third, respectively, in both
the one- and three-meter dives. In the one-meter dive, both
recorded NCAA qualifying scores, with Kolb scoring 295.20 points
and Brady 285.08 points. For the women, freshman Sarah
Greene won both the one- and three-meter dives, with
scores of 235.15 and 239.25, respectively.
Both Emory teams dropped to 0-1 on the season with the loss, while
the UNC Wilmington men improved to 3-2, and the women raised their
record to 6-0.
Emory will return to the pool on Wednesday, facing a pair of local
NCAA Division I powerhouse programs in the University of Georgia
and Georgia Tech, at Georgia Tech at 5:00 PM.
Emory Swimmers & Divers Record 15 Qualifying Times & 12 First-Place Finishes in Season-Opening Meet
Posted: Oct 30, 2010