Women's Swimming and Diving Falls to Virginia Tech

Kelly Reitz Wins 100 Breast, Yukari Nakamura Takes 3-Meter Dive

10/19/03 12:00PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - 100 backstoke against Virginia TechWilliam and Mary swimming and diving opened the season by falling to Virginia Tech this Saturday in Williamsburg. Tech outscored the women’s team by a tally of 197-158 while the men’s team fell to the Hokies by a score of 195-161.

Highlighting the meet was the Tribe’s performance in the women’s 100 breaststroke. Freshman Kelly Reitz (Chesapeake, VA) had an outstanding start to her career by capturing the win, clocking a great 1:07.97. Following closely behind was sophomore Bryanne Matthews (Rumson, NJ) who turned in a 1:08.19 for a great runner-up finish. The College also swept the top-two positions in the women’s 3-meter diving competition. Sophomore Yukari Nakamura (Alexandria, VA) snared the victory by scoring 214.275. Junior Carrie Gerloff (Virginia Beach, VA) took second with a score of 206.1. The women also shined in the 1-meter dive, as Gerloff and Nakamura took second and third, respectively. Senior captain Katie Hiles (Stafford, VA) made a great charge in the 100 backstroke, placing third with a pace of 1:01.52. Two freshman, Anna Blount (Newport News, VA) and Briana Belden (Emmaus, PA), had solid performances in the 200 free, taking third and fourth, respectively, with almost even times of 2:01.33 and 2:01.36. Another rookie, Callie Hopkins (Midlothian, VA), also impressed with a third in the 500 free. In the 200 medley relay, the team of Hiles, Matthews, sophomore Michelle Calanog (Gainesville, VA) and sophomore Kristi Borkowski (Norristown, PA) took third with a 1:52.35.

On the men’s side, senior co-captain Clark Noble (Gainesville, GA) almost won two races but fell just short. In the 500 Free, Noble raced to a 4:43.63, just shy of the winning pace of 4:43.47. In the 400 IM, Noble was again runner-up, just over a half second off the winning time. Freshman Billy Janela (North Potomac) turned in two strong performances in the diving events for the College, taking second in the 3-meter and third in the 1-meter. Also with solid finishes were sophomore Evan Elsaesser (Reston, VA) who took third in the 100 back and junior Scott Rhodes (Norfolk, VA) who finished third in the 200 free.

The Tribe returns to action on the road against CAA rival Delaware on
Friday, October 24.


Team Scoring

Men’s
Virginia Tech: 195
William & Mary: 161

Women’s
Virginia Tech: 197
William & Mary: 158