Prelim Results
BOYDS, Md.—Senior Brad Reitz (Ellicott City,
Md./Howard) and sophomore Jennifer Kotonias(Burtonsville,
Md./Academy of Holy Cross) each broke the school record in the
men's and women's 200-yard individual medley,
respectively, as the UMBC men's and women's swimming
and diving teams concluded action in Day Two Prelims at the 2011
America East Championships at the Germantown Indoor Swim
Center.
Reitz broke his own America East Championship record in an NCAA
consideration time of 1:48.35, while Kotonias' time of
2:03.40 broke the previous mark set in 2007.
Reitz will be joined in the men's 200 IM championship
final by senior Dan Weston-Dawkes(Ellicott City, Md./Wilde
Lake) and junior John Mendenhall (Cherry Hill,
N.J./Cherry Hill East), while sophomore Rico
Bado (Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown) will compete in the
consolation final.
Joining Kotonias in the women's 200 IM championship final
will be sophomore Tara Morrissette (Somersworth,
N.H./Saint Thomas Aquinas). Junior Laura Tilman (Miami,
Fla./Ransom Everglades) will compete in the consolation final.
In the first event of the day, sophomore Amy
Fay (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) and seniorRebecca
Godwin (Catonsville, Md./Notre Dame Prep) will be seeded
second and third in the women's 500-yard freestyle.
Fay's time of 4:55.02 is the fifth-fastest time in school
history. Sophomore Claire Barron (Lowestoft,
England/Benjamin Britten/New Orleans) and juniorAshley
Sippel (Rockville, Md./Thomas Wootton) will swim in the
consolation final.
In the men's 500 free, sophomore transfer Pierre De
Waal (Pretoria, South Africa/Tuks Sport/Cleveland State) is
seeded first in the championship final tonight after posting a time
of 4:30.00, the fifth-fastest time in UMBC history. He will be
joined in the final by freshmanJohan Rohtla (Tallinn,
Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science) and junior Mark
Garbowski(Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West), while
sophomore Alex Moothart (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) will
be in action in the consolation final.
In the final prelims of the day, junior Abbey
McKenney (Wilmington, Del./Brandywine) is ranked second in the
women's 50 free after posting a time of 23.47, one-hundredth
of a second off her own school record. Freshman Erika
Ronning (Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township) is fifth, while
junior Ashley Miller (New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna
Beach) is sixth. Senior Danielle Cruz (Catonsville,
Md./Western Tech) will compete in the consolation final.
In the men's 50 free, sophomore Steve
Gallagher (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) posted the fastest UMBC
time since 2004, ranking second in 20.55. Senior Eric
Jones (Gambrills, Md./Arundel) will also be in the
championship final, while junior Nour Saad (Columbia,
Md./Oakland Mills) will swim in the consolation final.
Tonight's action will include the finals of the 500 free,
200 IM, 50 free, the women's 3-meter diving and 200 free
relay.
