Men’s Swimming and Diving Finishes Terrapin Cup in Sixth

Brisson Fifth in 200 Breast, Second-Fastest Tribe Swim Ever

11/19/06 7:20PM

COLLEGE PARK, MD - William and Mary’s men’s swimming and diving team finished sixth out of 11 teams yesterday on the final day of the Terrapin Cup Invitational. West Virginia won the team title handily over North Carolina State.

“This weekend was a major step in the development of our program,” said head coach McGee Moody. “I think we’ll see some even bigger things in the weeks and months ahead.”

Jason Brisson (Richmond, Va.) posted the second-fastest 200 breaststroke time in school history, swimming 2:003.95 in the championship finals to claim fifth. The 400 freestyle relay of Joe DeBiase (Moon Township, Pa.), Nader Amer (Yorktown, Va.), Kevin Gallagher (Bridgewater, N.J.), and Nick Duda (Vienna, Va.) placed ninth with a season-best time of 3:09.15. Shawn Matthews (Rumson, N.J.) advanced to the consolation finals of the 200 backstroke, where he placed 12th in 1:55.18. Also 12th was Jeff Collier (Salem, Va.) in the 1650 freestyle, posting a time of 16:23.32. Brandon Paster (Fairfax, Va.) also scored for the Tribe in the 1650, swimming 16:34.99.

Senior Peter King (Falls Church, Va.) advanced to the bonus consolation race of the 200 fly, touching the wall in 1:58.89 for 21st. In the 200 back, Marshall Raiskin (Apopka, Fla.) was 20th in 1:56.70, and David Mangini (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) was close behind in 22nd place (1:56.80).

The 100 freestyle had three Tribe swimmers in the bonus consolation race. Duda swam 46.88 to take 18th, with Amer coming in 20th in 47.50, and Gallagher placing 23rd in 48.08. The 200 breast also had three in the bonus consolation, led by senior captain Andrew Carberry (Talbott, Tenn.) in 21st with a time of 2:11.72. Alex Jendzejec (Reston, Va.) took 23rd in 2:12.51, and freshman Andrew de Michaelis (Washington, D.C.) finished 24th with a time of 2:12.68.

Select Tribe swimmers will compete next weekend at the U.S. Open, while the team as a whole enters the winter holiday period.