Sunday, March 2, 2003

TRINITY MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING
FINISHES ELEVENTH IN NESCAC MEET

Williamstown, Mass. - Senior co-captain Jesse Hammond (New London, Conn.) placed eighth in the 50-yard freestyle, as the Trinity College Bantams finished 11th in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships at Williams College this weekend.

Sophomore Matt DeRosa (Setauket, N.Y.) also contributed valuable points, placing ninth in the 200-yard backstroke, while the 800-yard freestyle relay foursome of freshman Christian Greer (Fairfield, Conn.), senior Maurice Lee (Wayne, Pa.), DeRosa, and Hammond placed seventh with a time of 7:22.52.

TEAM RESULTS
1. Williams 1624.5
2. Amherst 1551
3. Tufts 1443.5
4.Middlebury 1300.5
5. Hamilton 1075
6. Bates 651.5
7. Wesleyan 568
8. Bowdoin 553
9.Colby 504.5
10. Connecticut College 423.5
11. Trinity (Conn.) 417.5

TOP TRINITY FINISHERS
200 free relay: 11. Jesse Hammond, Christian Greer, Chris Swanson, Ryan Bares, 1:30.99
50 butterfly: 12. Hammond, 24.29
500 free: 16. Greer, 5:00.78
50 back: 13. Matt DeRosa 26.22
50 free: 8. Hammond 21.88
1 m dive: 14. James Marvel, 157.05
400 medley relay: 10. DeRosa, Maurice Lee, Greer, Swanson 3:52.27
200 medley relay: 11. DeRosa, Lee, Hammond, Bares, 1:43.82
1,000-yard free: 10. Greer, 10:10.49
100 butterfly: 26. Scott Menke, 1:01.57
200 free: 30. Bares, 1:55.95
100 breast: 25. Michael Tobin, 1:08.96
100 back: 11. DeRosa, 56.08
800 free relay: 7. Greer, Lee, DeRosa, Hammond, 7:22.52
1,650 free: 10. Greer, 17:03.53
200 back: 9. DeRosa, 2:00.65
100 free: 17. Hammond, 47.99
200 breast: 25. Tobin, 2:31.21
100 IM: 28. Swanson, 1:00.57
3 m dive: 14. Marvel, 152.95
400 free relay: 11. Trinity, 3:19.91