BALTIMORE – UMBC senior diver Tim Perkins (Frederick,
Md./Tuscarora) set a pair of career bests and qualified for NCAA
zones in the 3-meter dive as the Retrievers bounced back from last
week's performance by sweeping George Washington on Saturday
afternoon at the UMBC Aquatic Complex. The Retrievers won the men's
meet, 145-109, while the UMBC women defeated the Colonials,
134-113.
Perkins, who was named the Coastal Collegiate Swimming
Association (CCSA) Male Diver of the Week on Wednesday, took
victories on both the 3-meter (323.62) and the 1-meter (281.02)
boards on the men's side, while sophomore Corinna Darelius (Rye,
N.Y./Rye) added a pair of event wins with a score of 214.42 in the
women's 1-meter competition and 240.97 in the 3-meter
competition.
In swimming action, the Retrievers placed first in nine of the
first 10 events, including a season-best time of 1:55.59 in the 200
freestyle for sophomore Kristie Langford (Port Hope, Ontario,
Canada/CDCI West). Senior Talor Tadena (Orangevale, Calif./Bella
Vista) continued to build upon her strong performance from last
week, taking the title in the 100 freestyle for the second-straight
meet and touching the wall first in a season-best time of 58.31 in
the 100 butterfly. Freshman Emily Escobedo (New Rochelle,
N.Y./Maris Regina) matched that, clocking in first in both the 100
(1:07.38) and the 200 breaststroke (2:21.62).
On the men's side, senior Mohamed Hussein (Cairo, Egypt/Victory
College) earned three victories, claiming the 100 backstroke
(51.25), the 100 butterfly (51.48) and the 200 IM (1:54.49).
Sophomore Leo Endres (Bamberg, Germany/Kaiser Heinrich Gymnasium)
accounted for victories in both the 100 (57.94) and 200 yard
breaststroke (2:09.61).
The Retrievers swept the freestyle events behind top finishes
from veterans Reed Neuendorf (Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee), Evan
Carey (Ponte Vedra, Fla./Grand Island), Lauri Kaei (Harjumaa,
Estonia/Tallinn Secondary Science) and Rob Breen (Danvers,
Mass./St. John's Prep), while rookie Gregor Sporlein (Bamberg,
Germany/Clavius-Gymnasium) chipped in his second victory in three
meets in the 100 freestyle.
