Penn, LaSalle, UMBC Tri-Dual Results
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Competing in
their second straight tri-dual meet, the UMBC swimming and diving
teams defeated LaSalle, but fell to Penn, Saturday afternoon Sheerr
Pool.
The men now stand at 6-3 on the year, while the women are
5-4.
Mid-year transfer Mohamed Hussein (Cairo, Egypt/Victory College)
shined once again for the Retrievers, picking up three individual
wins for the second straight meet. The junior won three
different stroke events, winning the 100-yard back (51.32),
100-yard free (46.19) and the 200-yard IM (1:53.95).
Junior Pierre De Waal (Pretria, South Africa/Tuks Sport)
picked up his team-leading tenth win of the year, claiming top
honors in the 500 free (4:41.94).
Freshman Lauri Kaei (Harjumaa, Estonia/Tallinn Secondary
Science) continues to impress during his rookie campaign, picking
up the victory in the 200 free (51.32).
For the women, Jennifer
Kotonias (Burtonsville, Md./Academy of Holy Cross)
continued her dominance in the 200 fly (2:05.03), winning the
event, in addition to claiming victory in the 200 IM (2:10.11).
The Retriever swim teams now have the week off from competition,
while the diving teams compete at Drexel next weekend.
