Women’s Swimming and Diving Finishes Sixth At Terrapin Invitational

More Swimmers Break Into Tribe Record Book

11/20/04 11:58PM

COLLEGE PARK, MD - William and Mary women’s swimming and diving finished sixth after three days of competition at Maryland’s Terrapin Invitational. Maryland won the 11-team meet with 1,341 points, well ahead of runner-up Richmond (698.5) while the Tribe tallied 231.5 points. The final day once again saw numerous College swimmers break all-time top-10 Tribe time performance lists in a meet highlighted by Meredith David’s (Somerdale, NJ) school record in the 100 back (57.29) on Friday.

The 100 free proved to be a strong event for the Tribe, with three swimmers advancing from the prelims into the finals. In the consolation race, sophomore Marnie Rognlien (Nokesville, VA) clocked a personal best 52.85 for 13th overall, the fourth-fastest time in Tribe history. In prelims, junior Kristi Borkowski (Norristown, PA) clocked a 52.95, ranking fifth in the College record books, and backed up that effort with a 53.10 in the consolation race, finishing 15th. Freshman Christina Monsees (Brewster, NY) broke into the Tribe record books with a 53.63 in the 100 free bonus consolation race, swimming the 10th best time in school history for 22nd overall.

The 200 breast saw an impressive five College swimmers advance to the finals with junior Bryanne Matthews (Rumson, NJ) leading the way in 11th overall, clocking a 2:24.91 in the consolation race. In the same race, senior Robyn Kondrad (Jamestown, NC) swam a 2:26.26, the 10th fastest time in the Tribe record books, for 14th overall. Sophomore Alyson Fletcher (Newport News, VA) won the bonus consolation race of the 200 breast (placing 17th overall), touching the wall in 2:26.37, with sophomore Kelly Reitz (Chesapeake, VA) swimming a 2:26.73 for 19th overall and freshman Emma Zuidema (North Haven, CT) swimming a 2:27.93 for 21st overall.

David advanced from the prelims in the 200 back, clocking a 2:07.36 in the consolation race to finish 11th overall. Junior Elizabeth Harman (Midlothian, VA) advanced to the bonus consolation race in the event, finishing 23rd overall. In the 200 fly, junior Paige Capro (Dumfries, VA) led three from the Green and Gold in the bonus consolation race, clocking a 2:12.0, the 10th fastest time in Tribe history, to finish 18th overall. Sophomore Morgan Adams (Springfield, IL) turned in a solid effort with a 2:12.84 for 22nd while junior Michelle Calanog (Gainesville, VA) finished 24th. Junior Alexis Skelos (Rockville Centre, NY) swam to 24th in the 1,650 free (which featured no preliminaries) while the 400 free relay of Monsees, freshman Kerry Urso (Haymarket, VA), Rognlien and Borkowski teamed for a season-fast 3:35.40 in the 400 free relay, claiming eighth.

The Terrapin Invitational concludes the fall season for swimming and diving. The Tribe returns to action at East Carolina on January 15, 2005.

Scores
1 University of Maryland 1,341
2 University of Richmond 698.50
3 University of Connecticut 651
4 Northeastern University 381
5 West Chester University 376
6 William and Mary 231 . 50
7 Mary Washington 59
8 Lock Haven University 47
9 Wingate University 44
10 Old Dominion University 35