Women's Swimming and Diving Opens Season with Win Over UMBC

Tribe Wins 9 of 13 Events

10/15/04 10:45PM

WILLIAMSBURG, VA - Full Results

William and Mary's women's swimming and diving kicked off its 2004-2005 campaign with a win 141-100 win over Maryland-Baltimore County tonight in Williamsburg. The Tribe used nine event wins to go to 1-0 (0-0 CAA) on the young season with the victory coming on Homecoming Weekend for the Green and Gold. Two College swimmers, junior Kristi Borkowski (Norristown, PA) and senior Carrie Gerloff (Virginia Beach, VA) each won two events on a strong opening evening for the squad as three swimmers broke into the Tribe's top-10 all-time performers.

The Tribe kicked off things early with a win in the first event of the evening, the 400 medley relay, as Meredith David (Somerdale, NJ), Bryanne Matthews (Rumson, NJ), Kelly Reitz (Chesapeake, VA) and Marnie Rognlien (Nokesville, VA) combined to take the a convincing 11-second win with a time of 3:56.75. Freshman Christina Monsees (Brewster, NY) followed that win with an impressive effort in her first collegiate meet, winning the 200 free by two seconds at 1:56.73, the ninth best time in Tribe history. Borkowski continued the Tribe roll by winning the 50 free with her pace of 24:52 and then captured her second victory of the night in the 100 free, clocking a 54.16. In her first collegiate competition, David dazzled in the 200 back, clocking a sterling 2:06.41, the fourth-best time in Tribe history, to claim the win. Matthews also scored an individual win in the 200 breast, swimming a 2:24.80 while Gerloff dominated the 1-meter dives, winning both iterations of the event with scores of 176.40 and 193.58, respectively. W&M closed the evening with a victory in the final event, the 400 free relay, as Erin Hammersley (Manassas, VA), David, Monsees and Borkowski teamed for the win in 3:38.12.

First-year Director of Swimming McGee Moody was excited with his team's performance. "It's a great start to our season. Everyone swam really well and this is just a great way to build on something as we look to a successful year."

W&M also swam to numerous podium finishes on the night as well. Erin Clark (Williamsburg, VA) captured third in the 1,000 free while Rognlien raced to third in the 50 free and 100 free. Junior Paige Capro (Dumfries, VA) and Matthews then finished two-three in the 200 IM. Junior Michelle Calanog (Gainesville, VA) claimed third in the 200 fly and Hammersley took third in the 500 free. Reitz used a personal record 2:25.86 (10th best time in Tribe history) to snare third in the 200 breast, and junior Laura Hodulik (Mt. Laurel, NJ) finished third in both 1-meter dives. Sophomore Cheslea Finch (Newport News, VA), freshman Emma Zuidema (North Haven, CT), Reitz and freshman Kerry Urso (Haymarket, VA) combined for runner-up honors in the 400 medley relay while Zuidema, sophomore Jen Tan (Centreville, VA), sophomore Callie Hopkins (Midlothian, VA) and freshman Laura Ann Babcock (Tabb, VA) teamed for third in the 400 free relay.

The Tribe is back in action October 22 at CAA rival Towson.

Scores:
W&M (1-0, 0-0 CAA): 141
UMBC (0-1, 0-0 AE): 100

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