Full Results
FAIRFAX, Va.--The UMBC men's and women's swimming and diving
teams successfully defended their Patriot Invitational titles
Sunday, breaking two school records and earning four gold medals in
the process. The men, who won their fifth-straight crown, finished
with 1,097 points, while the women completed the meet with 977.
Freshman Johan
Rohtla broke the UMBC record in the 200-yard backstroke,
finishing second in a time of 1:48.36. Junior Nour
Saad earned bronze in 1:50.99, while senior Keilan
Freeman finished eighth in 1:54.38.
The women's 400 free relay team of junior Ashley Miller,
freshman Erika Ronning, seniorDanielle Cruz and
junior Abbey McKenney broke the UMBC and Patriot
Invitational meet record in a time of 3:25.99. In the men's relay,
the team of Freeman, sophomores Herol
Marjak and senior Eric
Jones touched second in 3:04.69.
In the women's 200 fly, sophomore Tara
Morrissette earned gold in a time of 2:02.80, the
fifth-fastest time in school history, while Kinanti,
senior Sarah Ryan and sophomore Anna
Plunkett placed 2-3-4. Sophomore Jennifer
Kotonias placed sixth. Kinanti's time of 2:03.89 was the
seventh-fastest.
Sophomore transfer Pierre De
Waal won the men's 200 fly in a time of 1:50.49, holding
off senior Eric Jones, who finished second in 1:50.87.
Senior Brad
Reitz and sophomore Sandy
Haibel placed seventh and eighth, respectively.
Junior John
Mendenhall took home gold in the men's 200 breast in
2:05.86, while seniorDan
Weston-Dawkes placed seventh in 2:10.30.
In the women's 1,650-yard freestyle, freshman Sarah
Delvaux swam the second-fastest mile in school history,
earning silver in a time of 16:57.03. Senior Rebecca
Godwin took home bronze in 16:59.50, while sophomore Amy
Fay, junior Pink Kinanti, sophomore Katie
Powlen finished fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.
In the men's mile, freshman Reed
Neuendorf touched fifth in a time of 16:07.13, the
10th-fastest time in UMBC history.
In the women's 100 free, junior Abbey McKenney earned
silver in 50.98, while fellow juniorAshley Miller touched
finished fourth in 51.64. In the men's race, Jones touched fourth
in 46.41, while sophomore Steve
Gallagher placed sixth in 46.62.
McKenney also placed fifth in the women's 200 back in a time of
2:03.96, the sixth-fastest time at UMBC, while freshman Klara
Pavelkova was eighth in 2:07.44. In previous heats,
juniors Laura Tilman and Kathryn Moorby posted
the eighth- and ninth- fastest times in UMBC history.
Senior Gaby Johnston placed fifth in the women's 200
breast in a time of 2:23.59, while sophomore transfer Claire
Barron touched sixth in 2:25.38.
The Retrievers return to action on Jan. 8, 2011 against Drexel
and Howard in Philadelphia, Pa. at 1 p.m.
Women - Team Scores
1 UMBC SWIMMING & DIVING UMBC 977
2 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA W UNCW 808
3 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY GMU 543
4 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY GTWN 417
5 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SHU 354
6 SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PA SHIP 270
7 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY GW 236
8 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AMER 215
9 HOWARD UNIVERSITY HWRD 40
Men - Team Scores
1 UMBC SWIMMING & DIVING UMBC 1097
2 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA W UNCW 593
3 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY GMU 522
4 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SHU 474.5
5 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY GTWN 382
6 SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PA SHIP 332
7 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AMER 255
8 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY GW 197.5
9 HOWARD UNIVERSITY HWRD 18
Complete results will be posted as they become available.
