Shawn Matthews Takes Bronze in 500 Free

Tribe Stands Fifth After Second Day of CAA Championships

02/15/07 10:56PM

FAIRFAX, VA - The William and Mary men’s swimming and diving team had one medalist on the second day of competition and recorded five all-time top-10 performances today at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships. The Tribe is fifth in the team standings with 141 points, only six points out of fourth.

In the 500 free, sophomore Shawn Matthews (Rumson, N.J.) pulled the surprise performance of the tournament thus far, timing 4:35.85 to take third place. His time is the third fastest in school history. Classmate Jeff Collier (Salem, Va.) finished sixth in the same event, timing a personal-best 4:36.72 to move up to sixth all-time at W&M. In the consolation finals, junior Alex Jendzejec (Reston, Va.) swam 4:41.55 to finish 12th overall (fourth in the heat).

In the 200 IM, sophomores Jason Brisson (Richmond, Va.) and David Mangini (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) finished first and second in the consolation finals to take ninth and tenth overall, respectively. Brisson finished in 1:54.28, and Mangini’s time of 1:54.74 improved his position as the eighth-best performer in school history. Sophomore Nader Amer (Yorktown, Va.) was 14th overall in the 50 free with a time of 21.58, and junior Nick Duda (Vienna, Va.) was 16th after touching the wall in 21.60.

The 400 medley relay team of Matthews, Brisson, senior Peter King (Falls Church, Va.), and Duda were sixth in 3:27.03 to score 26 valuable team points.

The CAA Championships continue tomorrow with preliminaries and finals of the 200 free, 400 IM, 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, and the 200 free relay.

Team Standings
1 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 211
2 JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY 206
3 UNC WILMINGTON 193
4 TOWSON 147
5 WILLIAM AND MARY 141
6 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY 118
7 DELAWARE 110
8 DAVIDSON COLLEGE 104
9 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 101
10 DREXEL UNIVERSITY 33