BALTIMORE—The UMBC men's and women's
swimming and diving team opened its 2010-11 season with a
non-scored meet against Bucknell, winning 30 out of the 44 events
at the UMBC Natatorium Friday evening.
Sophomore Jennifer Kotonias (Burtonsville, Md./Academy
of Holy Cross) swept the three women's individual medleys,
including the 400 in a time of 4:27.40, the third-fastest time in
UMBC history. Senior Sarah Ryan (Rockville Centre,
N.Y./Oceanside) won the three women's butterfly events, while
fellow senior Eric
Jones (Gambrills, Md./Arundel) took the men's 50, 100 and
200 freestyles.
Other multiple winners included freshman Johan
Rohtla (Tallinn, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science), who
won the men's 100 and 200 back, freshman Talor
Tadena (Orangevale, Calif./Bella Vista), who won the women's
50 and 100 breaststroke, sophomore transfer Pierre De
Waal (Pretoria, South Africa/Tuks Sport/Cleveland State),
who claimed the men's 100 and 200 fly, and sophomore Steve
Gallagher (Sinking Spring, Pa/Wilson), who won the men's
50 and 100 breaststroke. Rohtla's 200 back time of 1:51.55 is the
eighth-fastest time in UMBC history.
On the diving boards, sophomore Andrew
Eckhoff (Chelmsford, Mass/Chelmsford) swept the men's 1-
meter and 3-meter with scores of 238.95 and 270.37, respectively,
while seniorAmanda Shinholser (Burtonsville, Md./Springbrook)
won the 3-meter with a score of 234.67.
The Retrievers swept the four relays, with the women's 200
medley relay of junior Kathryn Moorby (Cape May,
N.J./Lower Cape May Regional), seniors Gaby
Johnston (Windsor, Conn./Loomis Chaffee School) and Ryan and
junior Abbey McKenney (Wilmington, Del./Brandywine)
winning a time of 1:48.11, just a second over the pool record.
The Retrievers return to action Saturday, Oct. 16 to face Rider
at 2 p.m.
