Saturday, February 2, 2002
STERLING SHINES FOR MEN AND WOMEN BEAT BOWDOIN IN SWIMMING QUAD AT WESLEYAN Middletown, Conn.- Sophomore Julia Kaye (Upper Saddle River, N.J.) took first place in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 11:06.19 to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 149-141 win over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in women's swimming and diving action this afternoon.
The meet was part of a four-team meet that included New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) teams Bowdoin, Colby, Trinity, and Wesleyan at Wesleyan. The Trinity women also dropped a 188-101 decision against Colby, while the Bantam men lost to Bowdoin, 179-88, and to Colby, 155-102. Scores were not kept for Trinity against Wesleyan or for Bowdoin against Colby. The Trinity women are now 2-7 and the Bantam men are 0-8.
For the Trinity men, senior captain Christian Sterling (Glastonbury, Conn.) won both the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyles with times of 5:09.99 and 10:08.50. Both times were season-bests for Sterling. Trinity junior Chris Rorer (Villanova, Pa.) won the 400-yard individual medley at 4:32.96. TRINITY TEAM RESULTS Women Trinity (Conn.) 149 Bowdoin 141 Colby 188 Trinity (Conn.) 101 Men Bowdoin 179 Trinity (Conn.) 88 Colby 155 Trinity (Conn.) 102 EVENT WINNERS Women 200 medley relay: C- Jess Knight, Allie Dwyer, Laura Miller, Kristan Jiggetts, 1:54.54 1000 free: TC- Julia Kaye, 11:06.19 200 free: C- Miller, 1:58.98 100 back: C- Jiggetts, 1:04.66 100 breast: C- Dwyer, 1:11.43 200 butterfly: C- Joanna Fontaine, 2:20.39 50 free: C- Knight, 24.76 1 M Dive: B- Jane Zink, 177.60 100 free: C- Miller, 54.13 200 back: C- Jiggetts, 2;19.23 200 breast: B- Nicole Goyette, 2:35.06 500 free: C- Mindy Williams, 5:24.97 100 butterfly: C- Miller, 59.65 3 M Dive: B- Zink, 176.60 400 IM: C- Williams, 4;57.91 200 free relay: B- Kara Podkaminer, Anna Podore, Emma Leonard, Maggie Meyers, 1:46.76 Men 200 medley relay: B- Matt Hammond, Nick Driskill, Robie Anson, Mike Long, 1:39.03 1000 free: TC- Christian Sterling, 10:28.50 200 free: C- Nick Walendziak, 1:47.59 100 back: B- Andy Shaw, 57.68 100 breast: B- Driskill, 58.53 200 butterfly: B- Anson, 2:04.21 50 free: C- Walendziak, 21.59 1 M Dive: B- Brian McGregor, 252.80 100 free: C- Walnedziak, 47.40 200 back: B- Hammond, 2:00.23 200 breast: C- Jonathan Eck, 2:12.09 500 free: TC- Sterling, 5:09.99 100 butterfly: B- Anson, 53.20 3 M Dive: B- McGregor, 230.95 400 IM: TC- Rorer, 4:32.96 200 free relay: C- Eck, Al Goodman, Clay Smith, Walendziak, 1:29.52