Randolph-Macon Swimming

New Look Record Board

2011-04-08T14:28:00.000-04:00

You may recall that our swimmers really went out with a bang at championships in February, breaking nine new school records in seven different events, among other things. Well, the new record strips arrived, and last Thursday we had several of our record breakers assemble to watch as the old records came down and their new marks went up on the big board.

The new records that went up included Sarah Almond's 50 free (24.44), Tracilyn Babington's 100 and 200 breaststrokes (1:06.05 and 2:24.21), all three freestyle relays (1:39.11, 3:36.63 and 7:58.04), and the 400 medley relay (4:02.01).

Here are some pics of the record holders, along with their records:

2011 is now the most common year you'll find on our record board!

ALL-ODAC Team Announced

2011-03-09T11:32:00.000-05:00

The all-conference team has been announced, and we put 10 swimmers on the first and second teams this season. Not too bad!

All-ODAC first team honorees were Sarah Almond, Tracilyn Babington, Lizzy Buckley and Rebecca Stevenson.

All-ODAC second team members were Corinne Campbell, Brianna Lovell, Virginia Mauch, Kellianne Mullin, Elizabeth Plowman and Ellie Shea.

That means 2/3 of our team earned post-season honors within the conference! In addition, Sarah Almond was Swimmer of the Year and Tracilyn Babington was Rookie of the Year.

Out of this group, Corinne Campbell is the lone senior, meaning we'll be returning a pretty strong core for next season. It's never too early to start thinking about 2012, right?

Champions/Records Recap

2011-02-15T11:49:00.000-05:00

Here's a list of all of our individual conference event champions from the weekend:

100 Breast - Tracilyn Babington (1:06.60...1:06.05 in prelims)

200 Breast - Tracilyn Babington (2:24.21)

50 Free - Sarah Almond (24.59...24.44 in prelims)

100 Free - Sarah Almond (53.08)
200 Free - Sarah Almond (1:57.24)

500 Free - Rebecca Stevenson (5:13.75)

In relay action, we won all three freestyle relays:

200 Free Relay - Lizzy Buckley, Tracilyn Babington, Elizabeth Plowman, Sarah Almond (1:39.11)
400 Free Relay - Lizzy Buckley, Tracilyn Babington, Ellie Shea, Sarah Almond (3:36.63)
800 Free Relay - Lizzy Buckley, Rebecca Stevenson, Elizabeth Plowman, Sarah Almond (7:58.04)

Both of Tracilyn's breaststroke swims were good for NCAA B cuts.

Seven school records were set: Tracilyn in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, Sarah in the 50 free, and the 200, 400, and 800 free relays. The 2nd place 400 medley relay team of Elizabeth, Tracilyn, Lizzy and Sarah also set a new school record in 4:02.01.

Finally, new conference records were set by Tracilyn in the 100 breaststroke and by the 400 free relay team.

Finals Recap #3

2011-02-14T16:40:00.000-05:00

A little late in coming, but we got home very early this morning, so cut me some slack! Here's a little recap from finals on Sunday. This team could seemingly do no wrong this weekend, and the great times continued through the final session:

In the 1650 free, Rebecca Stevenson nearly broke her own school record in the event, touching in second place with a time of 18:15.54. Tracy Spurrier finished 7th with a lifetime best of 19:47.86.

In the 200 back, Elizabeth Plowman led the way with a season best time of 2:16.11, good for 4th place. Tracy was right back in the water, and as we've come to expect, got her best time of the season immediately after swimming the mile to finish 6th. Anna Obermiller was in consolations and finished 12th.

The 100 free was an exciting race. Sarah Almond went after it and quickly swam away from everyone. She finished first in a best time of 53.08, which was awesome. Behind her, Lizzy Buckley had a strong second 50 to pull away for second in 54.49, and Ellie Shea came from behind to get third in 55.16! 1-2-3 for R-MC. Kaitlyn Milstead and Katie Preddy swam in consolations and finished 12th and 13th respectively, after setting huge best times in the morning.

Tracilyn Babington led the way in the 200 breast, winning the race and getting her second B cut of the meet with a time of 2:24.21. Kellianne Mullin was fourth in 2:31.29, and Virginia Mauch was fifth in 2:35.53 (after a 2:35.25 for a lifetime best by SEVEN SECONDS in prelims). Katherine Dodd picked up another lifetime best for 10th place with a 2:48.33, while Anna improved on her morning time to finish 13th in 2:53.44.

Corinne Campbell swam her last race in the 200 fly last night. Our school record holder and former conference champ improved upon her morning swim by almost four seconds to finish fourth in 2:20.51. Brianna Lovell dropped time from the morning for seventh place in 2:23.87.

But we really saved the best for last in this meet. The 400 free relay. Lizzy Buckley, Tracilyn Babington, Ellie Shea and Sarah Almond. Lizzy started it off with a 55.00. Tracilyn was next with a 55.56. Ellie Shea was simply amazing on the 3rd leg, going 53.87 to get Sarah within striking distance of the lead. Sarah took the lead right after the 50 and then swam away with it for a 52.20 split. The final time was 3:36.63, good for a school, meet, and conference record performance! Great way to finish the championships!

Overall, we won nine events over the weekend, including all three freestyle relays. Seven school records were set, including the 400 free relay which is also a conference record. Tracilyn earned Rookie of the Year honors, while Sarah was deservedly named the Swimmer of the Year for the ODAC.

Finals Recap #2

2011-02-13T00:06:00.001-05:00

The good times keep rolling for Randolph-Macon here in Christiansburg. This team is really having an awesome meet.

Today's finals were kicked off with the 200 medley relay, where Elizabeth Plowman, Tracilyn Babington, Virginia Mauch, and Ellie Shea took second place in 1:52.17, the second fastest time in school history. 29.19 for Plowman, 29.69 for Tracilyn, 27.85 for VA, and 25.44 for Ellie.

The 400 IM was next, and Brianna Lovell led the way for us. Bri finished in 4th place in a new best time of 4:55.82. Katherine Dodd had a huge swim to take 6th in 5:15.18...a new best time by eight seconds!

In the 100 fly, we had Virginia and Corinne Campbell tie for 7th in 1:04.40. It was another solid swim for Virginia, and marked a huge season best for Corinne.

The 200 free was an impressive one to witness for our team. Sarah Almond led from start to finish and won the race in 1:57.24, a best time by two seconds. Rebecca Stevenson was third with a new best time of 1:58.54. Lizzy Buckley was 4th in 1:59.70. Ellie Shea was 6th in 2:00.98 (after going 2:00.77 in the morning, which was a best time by FIVE SECONDS! Swim of the Day?). We also had Katie Preddy go 2:12.84 for 13th place and Kaitlyn Milstead get 14th in 2:16.66.

Tracilyn was at it again in the 100 breast, winning in 1:06.60. In the morning, she went 1:06.05 for a new school record, meet record, ODAC record, and B cut. Kellianne Mullin was very sharp in third place with a new best time of 1:10.45.

The final individual event was the 100 back, and we had Elizabeth Plowman crush her season best and get also set a new personal best in 1:01.06 to finish third. Anna Obermiller was 10th overall in 1:09.93.

The 800 free relay was a great way to finish the session. Buckley, Stevenson, Plowman, and Almond led the whole race and finished first by nearly nine seconds in 7:58.04. The time was good enough to beat our previous school record by about six and a half seconds! Lizzy was a 2:01.04, Rebecca was 1:58.64, Elizabeth was 2:00.80, and Sarah brought it home in 1:57.55.

Can't wait for some more great races tomorrow....

Finals Recap #1

2011-02-11T23:37:00.000-05:00

Day one is in the books for our R-MC swimmers. Tonight was another great session for the gang. We won our first relay at conference championships in four years, with a 1:39.11 to take the 200 free in a school record setting performance. Sarah Almond anchored in 23.87 to get that done.

From there, Becca Stevenson successfully defended her 500 free title, winning in 5:13.75 and getting a little closer to our school record in that event. Elizabeth Plowman was 6th, and birthday girl Tracy Spurrier broke 5:40 for the first time with a....5:37.07!

In the 200 IM, we had Kellianne Mullin go another solid swim for 4th place, Virginia Mauch get 6th in a huge best time of 2:18.99, and Brianna Lovell was 8th in an almost identical time to her best this morning. In consolations, Katherine Dodd was 13th with a big time drop in 2:28.33.

Our third win of the night was in the 50 free, where Sarah Almond backed up her school record 24.44 from the morning with a 24.59 tonight to take the win. It was a 1-2 finish as Tracilyn Babington was 25.06 for second best. Lizzy Buckley was 5th in 25.17, and Ellie Shea can now say her best time is "25 point" after going 25.99. Also, here's a shout out to Kaitlyn Milstead for going a best time of 27.57 in prelims, then 27.10 in her swim off (there was no doubt about who was going to win that duel), followed by 27.22 at night.

The 400 medley was another good race. Hats off to the W&L team for stepping up and getting the win. Our team was a close second in 4:02.01. The previous school record was 4:02.02. COUNT IT! School record #3 for the day. Here are a couple splits to throw out: Tracilyn's breaststroke split was 1:04.53! Sarah's freestyle split was 52.29!

And We're On

2011-02-11T13:38:00.000-05:00

Great start to the meet this morning. Everyone dropped time individually, with career bests all over the place. Special congratulations to Sarah Almond for setting the first school record of the weekend in the 50 free with a 24.44!!

Results are live on the Christiansburg site: http://swimmeet.christiansburg.org/

Tracilyn Nabs National Honors

2011-02-02T18:04:00.001-05:00

For her exploits against Catholic over the weekend, our very own Tracilyn Babington has been named the National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week. For those who are unaware, Tracilyn took down the school record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:07.50 on Saturday. The win in that event was one of four wins on the day for Tracilyn (100 breast, 200 breast, 400 medley relay, 200 free relay).

Pretty cool. Check it out!

http://www.collegeswimming.com/news/2011/feb/02/bispo-and-dwyer-take-national-honors/

The Face of Randolph-Macon

2011-02-02T08:35:00.000-05:00

Senior Corinne Campbell is currently being featured in the "R-MC Student Experience" section of Randolph-Macon's homepage. Check it out to learn more about what Corinne has been up to the last three and a half years!

http://www.rmc.edu/News/11-01-26-Corinne-Campbell.aspx

Catholic Meet

2011-01-30T13:02:00.000-05:00

A shorthanded R-MC swimming team stepped up yesterday to win some close races and beat Catholic, 140 to 122. Among the many highlights, Tracilyn Babington set a new school record in the 100 breaststroke! Her time of 1:07.50 took down Katie Duff's former record of 1:08.29, set back in 2004.

With the final dual meet now behind us, our sights are firmly set on ODACs (well, they already were), which begin just 12 days from now. Can't wait to see what our swimmers can do when fully rested.

Babington Honored

2011-01-28T10:57:00.000-05:00

Based on her performances against Sweet Briar last Saturday, Tracilyn Babington has been named the ODAC Swimmer of the Week. As noted below, Tracilyn won three individual events against Sweet Briar, and smashed the 100m breaststroke record that had been standing long before she was even born. Congrats Tracilyn!

Records Fall at Sweet Briar

2011-01-24T16:05:00.000-05:00

A strong day for the team at Sweet Briar on Saturday. Many solid swims, including many that convert to season best times (it was a short course meters meet). Acutally, some swims that convert to lifetime bests as well! In addition, pool records were set by Elizabeth Plowman and Tracilyn Babington. Elizabether set a new 1500m record at 18:58.88, breaking the previous mark by 24 seconds. Tracilyn got her record in the 100m breast, hitting in 1:16.89 and breaking a record that was set in 1985. Great stuff!

Next up: Catholic U. next Saturday at 1 pm.

Quotes of the Day - Dec. 29th

2010-12-30T11:15:00.000-05:00

Elizabeth Plowman provided us with two motivational quotes yesterday, on Wednesday....

"I feel the need....the need for speed."
-Top Gun (Tom Cruise/Anthony Edwards)

"Tell them to go out there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper."
- Knute Rockne, All American (Ronald Regan)

Quote of the Day - Dec. 28th

2010-12-30T11:06:00.000-05:00

A little late in posting, but here you go. The quote of the day from Tuesday was provided by Ellie Shea:

"Body does what mind prefers."

-Lenny Krayzelburg

Quote of the Day - Dec. 27th

2010-12-27T15:20:00.000-05:00

Hope everyone had a great break at home. T-minus two hours until our first practice back at school.

Here is the quote of the day, from Sarah:

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote of the Day - Dec. 26th

2010-12-26T17:25:00.000-05:00

We can thank Brianna for this quote of the day:

"Everyone has the desire to win, but only champions have the desire to prepare."

- Unknown Author

Quote of the Day - Dec. 25th

2010-12-26T17:23:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas! Quote of the day, from me:

"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?"

-Robert F. Kennedy

Quote of the Day - Dec. 24th

2010-12-25T10:06:00.000-05:00

This one is from Virginia:

"Someone may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it."

- Steve Prefontaine

Quote of the Day - Dec. 23rd

2010-12-23T17:22:00.000-05:00

We're throwing a twist into the quote of the day series today, with swimmers picking their favorite motivational quotes. This one comes from Kellianne. Enjoy.

"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”

-Lance Armstrong

Quote of the Day - Dec. 22nd

2010-12-22T14:18:00.000-05:00

"If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price."
-Bud Wilkinson

Winter Break Motivational Quotes

2010-12-21T15:02:00.000-05:00

Winter training is usually the most challenging point in any swimming season. Especially winter training when you're at home and away from your teammates. So, I'm posting some motivational quotes to help all the swimmers out there make the right decisions..... The first quote of the day is from Warren Buffett:

"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."

Translation: You need to put in the work now, so that you can reap the rewards at the end of the season. Bam! Now get out there and swim.

Finals Week at R-MC

2010-12-14T12:37:00.000-05:00

The end of the semester is very near. It's now Tuesday of finals week, and I have to say, things are already very quiet around here in the Brock Center. That's a good thing, as it means everyone is studying hard and finishing up papers and projects. I know that our swimmers are doing their part and getting the work done. Best of luck this week, ladies!

Results from Swarthmore

2010-12-06T21:56:00.000-05:00

The team put up a pretty strong showing at Swarthmore over the weekend. Our 16 swimmers combined for 36 season best times and 17 lifetime best swims over the course of the three sessions. As a group, we ended up in third place out of the eleven women's teams that were competing. It was a good experience for our swimmers to get out of the region and race some PA/NJ schools that they don't usually get to go up against. Also, there's nothing better than fast swimming and close races over a multi-day, multi-session meet to prepare swimmers for the physical and mental grind of championship swimming. Having now competed in two invitationals this year, the team will be well prepared for February.

Some highlights from the weekend:
-The freestyle relays are getting closer and closer to the school records....
-Sarah put up some strong sprint freestyle swims: 24.95,54.45 flat starts, plus 24.3 and two 53.XX relay splits....which helps as those relays go after records and more...
-The D-Train in general. The distance swimmers, as a group, deserve a major shout out. In the 500, 4IM, and 1650, we saw some big time drops and impressive swims across the board. KDodd, Brittany and Plowman each took over 6 seconds off previous lifetimes bests in the 500. Brianna had an impressive 4IM for a season best by nearly 8 seconds (just .01 off her lifetime best). The 3 milers (Becca, Brittany, Tracy) took an average of over 16 seconds off their season bests.

Swarthmore This Weekend

2010-12-01T18:06:00.001-05:00

The Swarthmore Invitational is coming up this Friday and Saturday. I got the psych sheet last night, and it looks like we're going to have a pretty quick meet on our hands - which is great. Can't wait for what will be a tough mid-season challenge for the team! Time to step up.

For anyone coming to the meet, start times are as follows:
Session One - 6:30 pm (Friday)
Session Two - 9:30 am (Saturday)
Session Three - 5 pm (Saturday)

Impressions from the Weekend

2010-11-21T17:51:00.000-05:00

I'm very pleased with the swims our women put up at the Yellow Jacket Invitational this weekend. This was the first of two mid-season invitationals for the team this year, and was our unrested one. That said, the team looked sharp - as they have all season, really. Many season bests were set, as were some lifetime bests.

Lizzy Buckley and Sarah Almond shared the high point award (I offered to cut it in half for them, but they declined), each collecting three individual wins over the three session meet. Lizzy in the 50, 100, and 200 free, and Sarah in the 200 IM, 100 and 200 back. Tracilyn Babington added two wins in both breaststrokes, and was just .03 off the pool record in the 100 breast. Rebecca Stevenson also won an individual event in the 500 on Friday.

Next up is the Swarthmore Invitational the weekend following Thanksgiving. That meet will follow the same format as our own invite, with three sessions following the championship meet order of events. The team will get some more rest for that meet, and will look to put up some even more impressive results! I think we'll see a lot of close individual races and team races up in PA in two weeks.

YJ Invite, Session Three

2010-11-21T17:42:00.000-05:00

RMC 2010Invitational - 11/19/2010 to 11/20/2010

R-MC 2010 Yellow Jacket Invitational

Results

Event 28 Men 1650 Yard Freestyle

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Pool: 17:31.06 12/6/2003 Kevin Vik, VMST

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Hess, Colin Mary Washington-VA NT 17:57.81 16

28.82 1:00.70 (31.88) 1:33.58 (32.88) 2:07.07 (33.49)

2:40.64 (33.57) 3:14.12 (33.48) 3:47.86 (33.74) 4:20.80 (32.94)

4:54.16 (33.36) 5:27.62 (33.46) 6:00.62 (33.00) 6:33.26 (32.64)

7:05.93 (32.67) 7:38.97 (33.04) 8:11.80 (32.83) 8:44.57 (32.77)

9:17.38 (32.81) 9:50.49 (33.11) 10:23.53 (33.04) 10:56.60 (33.07)

11:29.34 (32.74) 12:02.14 (32.80) 12:34.86 (32.72) 13:07.41 (32.55)

13:39.98 (32.57) 14:12.85 (32.87) 14:45.20 (32.35) 15:17.60 (32.40)

15:49.57 (31.97) 16:21.55 (31.98) 16:53.02 (31.47) 17:25.07 (32.05)

17:57.81 (32.74)

2 McHugh, Jack Mary Washington-VA 10:33.21 18:07.30 13

28.62 1:00.89 (32.27) 1:34.04 (33.15) 2:07.31 (33.27)

2:40.60 (33.29) 3:14.00 (33.40) 3:47.14 (33.14) 4:20.34 (33.20)

4:53.82 (33.48) 5:27.55 (33.73) 5:59.98 (32.43) 6:32.20 (32.22)

7:05.23 (33.03) 7:38.08 (32.85) 8:11.17 (33.09) 8:44.40 (33.23)

9:17.68 (33.28) 9:51.03 (33.35) 10:24.48 (33.45) 10:58.04 (33.56)

11:31.09 (33.05) 12:04.26 (33.17) 12:36.81 (32.55) 13:09.93 (33.12)

13:42.65 (32.72) 14:15.91 (33.26) 14:49.18 (33.27) 15:22.11 (32.93)

15:55.38 (33.27) 16:28.48 (33.10) 17:01.60 (33.12) 17:34.57 (32.97)

18:07.30 (32.73)

3 Norr, Robert Frost 19:51.35 18:49.36 12

29.70 1:03.67 (33.97) 1:37.79 (34.12) 2:12.80 (35.01)

2:47.20 (34.40) 3:21.75 (34.55) 3:56.45 (34.70) 4:30.83 (34.38)

5:05.30 (34.47) 5:39.48 (34.18) 6:13.78 (34.30) 6:48.48 (34.70)

7:23.28 (34.80) 7:57.52 (34.24) 8:31.68 (34.16) 9:05.82 (34.14)

9:40.00 (34.18) 10:14.14 (34.14) 10:48.31 (34.17) 11:22.56 (34.25)

11:56.86 (34.30) 12:31.11 (34.25) 13:05.75 (34.64) 13:40.28 (34.53)

14:14.58 (34.30) 14:48.81 (34.23) 15:22.76 (33.95) 15:57.34 (34.58)

16:31.66 (34.32) 17:06.56 (34.90) 17:41.32 (34.76) 18:15.45 (34.13)

18:49.36 (33.91)

4 Ford, Willium Frost 19:33.16 19:07.69 11

29.84 1:03.10 (33.26) 1:36.95 (33.85) 2:11.41 (34.46)

2:45.95 (34.54) 3:20.40 (34.45) 3:54.99 (34.59) 4:29.34 (34.35)

5:04.04 (34.70) 5:38.81 (34.77) 6:13.35 (34.54) 6:48.06 (34.71)

7:23.22 (35.16) 7:58.06 (34.84) 8:32.85 (34.79) 9:07.75 (34.90)

9:42.75 (35.00) 10:18.06 (35.31) 10:53.17 (35.11) 11:27.99 (34.82)

12:03.70 (35.71) 12:39.24 (35.54) 13:14.60 (35.36) 13:50.05 (35.45)

14:25.65 (35.60) 15:01.40 (35.75) 15:36.85 (35.45) 16:12.37 (35.52)

16:47.75 (35.38) 17:23.45 (35.70) 17:58.54 (35.09) 18:34.11 (35.57)

19:07.69 (33.58)

Event 29 Women 200 Yard Backstroke

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Pool: 2:10.35 11/15/2002 Erin Ewalt, R-MC

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Almond, Sarah R-MC-VA 2:21.00 2:17.40 16

33.16 1:07.79 (34.63) 1:42.79 (35.00) 2:17.40 (34.61)

2 Plowman, Elizabeth R-MC-VA 2:20.48 2:22.59 13

32.42 1:07.95 (35.53) 1:44.65 (36.70) 2:22.59 (37.94)

3 Green, Ashley Mary Washington-VA 2:19.04 2:23.15 12

33.27 1:08.82 (35.55) 1:45.93 (37.11) 2:23.15 (37.22)

4 Perrin, Catherine Mary Washington-VA 2:23.95 2:23.78 11

34.39 1:10.68 (36.29) 1:47.56 (36.88) 2:23.78 (36.22)

5 Crowther, Carrie BC-VA 2:20.99 2:25.46 10

33.54 1:09.53 (35.99) 1:47.50 (37.97) 2:25.46 (37.96)

6 Berry, Shannon CND-VA 2:33.38 2:28.85 9

35.28 1:12.61 (37.33) 1:51.14 (38.53) 2:28.85 (37.71)

7 Spurrier, Tracy R-MC-VA 2:27.38 2:29.83 7

36.31 1:14.41 (38.10) 1:52.76 (38.35) 2:29.83 (37.07)

8 Obermiller, Anna R-MC-VA 2:31.24 2:30.52 5

35.63 1:13.79 (38.16) 1:52.77 (38.98) 2:30.52 (37.75)

9 Moscoso, Melanie CND-VA 2:35.08 2:30.88 4

36.48 1:14.63 (38.15) 1:53.54 (38.91) 2:30.88 (37.34)

10 McClurg, Alison Frost 2:40.16 2:32.96 3

35.74 1:14.88 (39.14) 1:54.59 (39.71) 2:32.96 (38.37)

11 Minor, Erica Frost 2:40.01 2:34.36 2

36.03 1:15.46 (39.43) 1:55.52 (40.06) 2:34.36 (38.84)

12 Abbott, Kim Guilford-NC 2:55.00 2:46.26 1

38.62 1:19.90 (41.28) 2:02.32 (42.42) 2:46.26 (43.94)

13 Waller, Elizabeth BC-VA 2:53.86 2:53.40

40.23 1:24.79 (44.56) 2:10.15 (45.36) 2:53.40 (43.25)

14 Sullivan, Maggy BC-VA 2:59.16 2:55.22

41.94 1:26.51 (44.57) 2:12.22 (45.71) 2:55.22 (43.00)

15 Knolton, Kelly EMORY-VA 2:58.44 2:56.08

40.87 1:25.48 (44.61) 2:12.24 (46.76) 2:56.08 (43.84)

16 Creelman, Lacey Hood-MD NT 2:58.77

42.88 1:28.76 (45.88) 2:15.93 (47.17) 2:58.77 (42.84)

17 Lovejoy, Amber CND-VA NT 2:58.92

42.67 1:29.07 (46.40) 2:16.20 (47.13) 2:58.92 (42.72)

18 Tannous, Maria CND-VA 3:35.91 3:39.02

50.31 1:46.96 (56.65) 2:42.01 (55.05) 3:39.02 (57.01)

Event 30 Men 200 Yard Backstroke

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Pool: 2:00.20 11/15/2002 Chris Stevenson, VMST

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Ford, Willium Frost NT 2:16.67 16

31.99 1:05.98 (33.99) 1:40.86 (34.88) 2:16.67 (35.81)

2 Norr, Robert Frost NT 2:27.60 13

33.23 1:09.99 (36.76) 1:48.49 (38.50) 2:27.60 (39.11)

3 Weidman, Ethan Hood-MD 2:33.09 2:31.33 12

36.09 1:14.01 (37.92) 1:53.32 (39.31) 2:31.33 (38.01)

Event 31 Women 100 Yard Freestyle

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Pool: 54.39 11/2/2002 Tiffany Pearsall, R-MC

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Buckley, Lizzy R-MC-VA 54.95 54.67 16

26.44 54.67 (28.23)

2 Shea, Ellie R-MC-VA 58.66 57.46 13

27.76 57.46 (29.70)

3 Green, Ashley Mary Washington-VA 56.90 58.78 12

28.49 58.78 (30.29)

4 Boyar, Chrissy Mary Washington-VA 59.44 58.83 11

28.02 58.83 (30.81)

5 Jones, Faith CND-VA 1:00.17 59.82 10

28.05 59.82 (31.77)

6 Mulvey, Samantha Frost 1:01.36 1:00.45 9

28.97 1:00.45 (31.48)

7 Caron, Michelle BC-VA 59.88 1:01.15 7

29.06 1:01.15 (32.09)

8 Summler, Allison Guilford-NC 1:00.00 1:02.56 5

29.56 1:02.56 (33.00)

9 Preddy, Katie R-MC-VA 1:06.45 1:03.42 4

29.88 1:03.42 (33.54)

10 Biggs, Jessica EMORY-VA 1:06.81 1:03.96 3

31.40 1:03.96 (32.56)

11 Clymore, Lauren BC-VA 1:02.67 1:04.18 2

29.70 1:04.18 (34.48)

12 Cox, Meische Frost 1:05.41 1:04.62 1

31.11 1:04.62 (33.51)

13 Conyers, Simone BC-VA 1:07.30 1:05.77

31.18 1:05.77 (34.59)

14 Ferentinos, Alexandra Frost NT 1:06.32

32.05 1:06.32 (34.27)

15 Johnson, Kelcey Guilford-NC 1:15.00 1:07.86

32.46 1:07.86 (35.40)

16 Moss, Miranda BC-VA 1:11.99 1:07.89

32.11 1:07.89 (35.78)

17 Waitsman, Sara Guilford-NC 1:09.00 1:08.34

32.66 1:08.34 (35.68)

18 Dozier, Becca Guilford-NC 1:50.00 1:08.51

32.87 1:08.51 (35.64)

19 Jones, Collen BC-VA 1:15.99 1:10.56

33.43 1:10.56 (37.13)

20 Givens, Jennifer Hood-MD 1:18.18 1:11.70

21 Lockner, Allysha BC-VA 1:18.99 1:17.80

36.18 1:17.80 (41.62)

22 Skandis, Paula Guilford-NC 1:33.20 1:26.00

38.38 1:26.00 (47.62)

23 Lahowitch, Gabrielle Guilford-NC NT 1:26.83

38.86 1:26.83 (47.97)

24 Sadler, Tomi CND-VA 1:29.44 1:29.56

42.59 1:29.56 (46.97)

25 Yankovich, Emma EMORY-VA 1:41.55 1:30.26

40.36 1:30.26 (49.90)

26 Osterman, Dominique Hood-MD NT 1:33.36

42.79 1:33.36 (50.57)

27 Prosser, Ashley EMORY-VA NT 1:55.95

51.54 1:55.95 (1:04.41)

Event 32 Men 100 Yard Freestyle

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Pool: 48.09 2/15/2003 Hugh Bowman, WF

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Bodine, Andrew Hood-MD 51.58 50.47 16

24.50 50.47 (25.97)

2 Lydon, Tyler Frost NT 52.38 13

24.89 52.38 (27.49)

3 Eliff, Connor Hood-MD 57.95 55.01 12

25.58 55.01 (29.43)

4 Netter, Lucas Hood-MD 57.18 56.86 11

27.25 56.86 (29.61)

5 Dinterman, Andrew Frost 56.48 57.16 10

26.40 57.16 (30.76)

6 Ellis, James Frost 1:05.12 1:02.88 9

29.41 1:02.88 (33.47)

7 Patschak, Chris Hood-MD 1:04.80 1:02.99 7

29.94 1:02.99 (33.05)

8 Halpern, Drake Hood-MD 1:06.67 1:04.05 5

30.76 1:04.05 (33.29)

9 Atras, Kyle Hood-MD 1:02.58 1:06.72 4

31.68 1:06.72 (35.04)

10 Baker, James Hood-MD NT 1:13.00 3

Event 33 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke

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Pool: 2:29.54 1/17/2009 Kellianne Mullin, R-MC

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Babington, Tracilyn R-MC-VA 2:34.04 2:32.99 16

33.43 1:11.43 (38.00) 1:52.02 (40.59) 2:32.99 (40.97)

2 Mullin, Kellianne R-MC-VA 2:36.32 2:37.46 13

36.09 1:15.95 (39.86) 1:56.85 (40.90) 2:37.46 (40.61)

3 Harding, Arielle Hood-MD 2:40.97 2:39.44 12

37.44 1:18.22 (40.78) 1:59.58 (41.36) 2:39.44 (39.86)

4 Zeiler, Jeni BC-VA 2:45.55 2:45.85 11

36.01 1:18.39 (42.38) 2:02.43 (44.04) 2:45.85 (43.42)

5 Dodd, Katherine R-MC-VA 2:55.00 2:51.90 10

40.07 1:23.46 (43.39) 2:07.24 (43.78) 2:51.90 (44.66)

6 Obermiller, Anna R-MC-VA 3:00.00 2:54.64 9

38.01 1:21.64 (43.63) 2:08.33 (46.69) 2:54.64 (46.31)

7 Lutz, Jennifer BC-VA 2:56.99 2:55.50 7

40.25 1:27.00 (46.75) 2:12.92 (45.92) 2:55.50 (42.58)

8 Aldstadt, Laura BC-VA 2:59.99 2:59.04 5

40.12 1:25.15 (45.03) 2:11.91 (46.76) 2:59.04 (47.13)

9 Haines, Andrea Hood-MD 3:02.43 3:07.51 4

41.73 1:28.51 (46.78) 2:17.54 (49.03) 3:07.51 (49.97)

10 Johnson, Kelcey Guilford-NC 3:16.74 3:15.32 3

43.17 1:32.03 (48.86) 2:23.46 (51.43) 3:15.32 (51.86)

11 Kroggel, Rachel EMORY-VA 3:36.81 3:23.79 2

45.37 1:36.50 (51.13) 2:29.98 (53.48) 3:23.79 (53.81)

Event 34 Men 200 Yard Breaststroke

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Pool: 2:18.16 12/6/2003 Steve Menard, MU

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 McGuire, Daniel Mary Washington-VA 2:26.48 2:21.58 16

31.72 1:07.46 (35.74) 1:44.30 (36.84) 2:21.58 (37.28)

2 Moyar, Nate Mary Washington-VA 2:20.97 2:22.01 13

32.69 1:09.14 (36.45) 1:45.62 (36.48) 2:22.01 (36.39)

3 Ennis, Robbie Hood-MD 2:21.27 2:33.21 12

34.27 1:13.98 (39.71) 1:54.89 (40.91) 2:33.21 (38.32)

4 Riley, Tom Hood-MD 2:33.00 2:33.48 11

34.82 1:13.68 (38.86) 1:54.66 (40.98) 2:33.48 (38.82)

5 Gregory, John Frost 2:38.75 2:39.46 10

36.38 1:16.25 (39.87) 1:56.85 (40.60) 2:39.46 (42.61)

6 Faiella, Vincent Frost NT 2:52.87 9

36.89 1:20.11 (43.22) 2:06.30 (46.19) 2:52.87 (46.57)

Event 35 Women 200 Yard Butterfly

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Pool: 2:10.05 11/5/2010 Kelly Heyde, SMCM

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Martin, Allison Mary Washington-VA 2:18.07 2:18.35 16

32.58 1:07.55 (34.97) 1:42.05 (34.50) 2:18.35 (36.30)

2 Lovell, Brianna R-MC-VA 2:26.33 2:25.66 13

32.49 1:09.17 (36.68) 1:47.30 (38.13) 2:25.66 (38.36)

3 Abbott, Jessica BC-VA 2:26.99 2:26.55 12

32.06 1:09.65 (37.59) 1:47.85 (38.20) 2:26.55 (38.70)

4 Perrin, Catherine Mary Washington-VA NT 2:31.87 11

33.31 1:12.00 (38.69) 1:52.13 (40.13) 2:31.87 (39.74)

5 Berry, Shannon CND-VA NT 2:40.81 10

33.72 1:13.30 (39.58) 1:57.02 (43.72) 2:40.81 (43.79)

6 Kucharski, Kristen Hood-MD 2:42.14 2:42.71 9

34.99 1:16.17 (41.18) 1:59.59 (43.42) 2:42.71 (43.12)

7 Carter, Brittany R-MC-VA 2:43.08 2:42.75 7

35.24 1:16.62 (41.38) 2:00.39 (43.77) 2:42.75 (42.36)

8 Rice, Jessica Frost 2:46.02 2:47.22 5

35.86 1:17.78 (41.92) 2:01.90 (44.12) 2:47.22 (45.32)

9 Mittelkamp, Daniela Hood-MD 2:54.00 2:51.20 4

36.58 1:19.46 (42.88) 2:06.53 (47.07) 2:51.20 (44.67)

10 Bacon, Rebecca Guilford-NC NT 3:08.65 3

37.85 1:25.97 (48.12) 2:17.90 (51.93) 3:08.65 (50.75)

11 Campbell, Masha EMORY-VA 3:10.83 3:10.69 2

40.99 1:30.09 (49.10) 2:20.97 (50.88) 3:10.69 (49.72)

12 Tannous, Maria CND-VA NT 4:34.63 1

1:01.91 2:14.30 (1:12.39) 4:34.63 (2:20.33)

Event 36 Men 200 Yard Butterfly

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Pool: 2:02.28 1/10/2004 Christopher Colby, W&L

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 McCormick, Ian Mary Washington-VA 2:02.66 2:03.45 16

26.61 57.52 (30.91) 1:30.02 (32.50) 2:03.45 (33.43)

2 Stair, Caleb Frost 2:20.62 2:12.60 13

28.51 1:00.62 (32.11) 1:36.37 (35.75) 2:12.60 (36.23)

3 Giambruno, Nicholas Frost 2:53.87 2:48.97 12

32.94 1:14.82 (41.88) 2:01.24 (46.42) 2:48.97 (47.73)

Event 37 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

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Pool: 3:46.44 11/7/2009 R-MC

Buckley, Stevenson, Ware, Almond

School Seed Finals Points

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1 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'A' 3:45.10 3:49.03 32

1) Buckley, Lizzy 2) Babington, Tracilyn

3) Plowman, Elizabeth 4) Almond, Sarah

27.17 56.62 (56.62) 1:24.35 (27.73) 1:54.48 (57.86)

2:22.07 (27.59) 2:52.82 (58.34) 3:19.89 (27.07) 3:49.03 (56.21)

2 Bridgewater College Women-VA 'A' 4:00.87 3:57.54 26

27.19 58.13 (58.13) 1:27.61 (29.48) 1:59.74 (1:01.61)

2:15.50 (15.76) 2:59.67 (59.93) 3:27.26 (27.59) 3:57.54 (57.87)

3 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'B' 3:59.99 3:58.95 24

1) Shea, Ellie 2) Mullin, Kellianne

3) Campbell, Corinne 4) Stevenson, Rebecca

28.53 59.14 (59.14) 1:27.55 (28.41) 1:58.35 (59.21)

2:27.97 (29.62) 3:00.67 (1:02.32) 3:28.13 (27.46) 3:58.95 (58.28)

4 Bridgewater College Women-VA 'B' NT 4:13.79 22

30.60 1:03.68 (1:03.68) 1:33.97 (30.29) 2:07.72 (1:04.04)

2:39.07 (31.35) 3:12.44 (1:04.72) 3:41.77 (29.33) 4:13.79 (1:01.35)

5 Hood College-MD 'A' NT 4:17.05 20

1) Harding, Arielle 2) Creelman, Lacey

3) Mittelkamp, Daniela 4) Kucharski, Kristen

29.48 1:00.89 (1:00.89) 1:33.33 (32.44) 2:07.70 (1:06.81)

2:39.02 (31.32) 3:14.52 (1:06.82) 3:44.47 (29.95) 4:17.05 (1:02.53)

6 Frostburg State University 'A' 4:13.36 4:18.34 18

1) Mulvey, Samantha 2) Ferentinos, Alexandra

3) McClurg, Alison 4) Minor, Erica

29.44 1:02.14 (1:02.14) 1:33.21 (31.07) 2:09.68 (1:07.54)

2:40.79 (31.11) 3:16.45 (1:06.77) 3:45.34 (28.89) 4:18.34 (1:01.89)

7 Guilford College-NC 'A' NT 4:20.37 14

1) Summler, Allison 2) Herrick, Susanna

3) Waitsman, Sara 4) Medina, Kendra

30.66 1:04.11 (1:04.11) 1:32.62 (28.51) 2:05.00 (1:00.89)

2:38.26 (33.26) 3:14.08 (1:09.08) 3:45.18 (31.10) 4:20.37 (1:06.29)

8 Emory & Henry-VA 'A' NT 4:35.85 10

1) Knolton, Kelly 2) Kroggel, Rachel

3) Campbell, Masha 4) Biggs, Jessica

32.65 1:09.56 (1:09.56) 1:44.51 (34.95) 2:22.23 (1:12.67)

2:54.19 (31.96) 3:30.68 (1:08.45) 4:01.54 (30.86) 4:35.85 (1:05.17)

9 Guilford College-NC 'B' NT 5:01.09 8

1) Skandis, Paula 2) Johnson, Kelcey

3) Bacon, Rebecca 4) Dozier, Becca

39.30 1:25.81 (1:25.81) 1:59.22 (33.41) 2:38.15 (1:12.34)

3:11.78 (33.63) 3:50.00 (1:11.85) 5:01.09 (1:11.09)

10 College of Notre Dame-VA 'A' 5:13.95 5:03.33 6

28.41 1:00.48 (1:00.48) 1:34.09 (33.61) 2:12.62 (1:12.14)

2:52.05 (39.43) 3:34.98 (1:22.36) 5:03.33 (1:28.35)

-- Randolph-Macon College-VA 'C' 4:08.00 DQ

1) Dodd, Katherine 2) Spurrier, Tracy

3) Obermiller, Anna 4) Lovell, Brianna

30.15 1:02.62 (1:02.62) 1:32.25 (29.63) 2:04.62 (1:02.00)

2:33.43 (28.81) 3:06.16 (1:01.54) 3:37.02 (30.86) DQ (1:04.75)

Event 38 Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

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Pool: 3:24.08 2/15/2003 Woodberry Forest

Norman, Manning, Haigh, Bowman

School Seed Finals Points

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1 Hood College-MD 'A' NT 3:31.88 32

1) Bodine, Andrew 2) Eliff, Connor

3) Riley, Tom 4) Ennis, Robbie

24.91 51.43 (51.43) 1:16.29 (24.86) 1:45.39 (53.96)

2:11.77 (26.38) 2:39.77 (54.38) 3:04.61 (24.84) 3:31.88 (52.11)

2 Frostburg State University 'A' 3:41.32 3:34.39 26

1) Gage, Douglas 2) Norr, Robert

3) Ford, Willium 4) Stair, Caleb

24.92 53.60 (53.60) 1:19.30 (25.70) 1:48.49 (54.89)

2:13.02 (24.53) 2:40.84 (52.35) 3:05.92 (25.08) 3:34.39 (53.55)

3 Frostburg State University 'B' NT 3:56.64 24

1) Faiella, Vincent 2) Dinterman, Andrew

3) Spector, Scott 4) Lynch, Tyler

27.68 58.79 (58.79) 1:25.70 (26.91) 1:56.92 (58.13)

2:26.14 (29.22) 2:59.41 (1:02.49) 3:25.33 (25.92) 3:56.64 (57.23)

4 Hood College-MD 'B' NT 4:03.13 22

1) Weidman, Ethan 2) Halpern, Drake

3) Patschak, Chris 4) Netter, Lucas

27.47 57.47 (57.47) 1:27.33 (29.86) 2:02.72 (1:05.25)

2:32.23 (29.51) 3:06.44 (1:03.72) 4:03.13 (56.69)

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 38

1. Randolph-Macon College 774 2. Bridgewater College Women 427

3. Hood College 177 4. Guilford College 176

5. College of Notre Dame 159 6. Frostburg State University 142

7. University of Mary Washington 102 8. Emory & Henry 77

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 38

1. Frostburg State University 511 2. Hood College 441

3. University of Mary Washington 74

YJ Invite, Session Two

2010-11-21T17:41:00.000-05:00

RMC 2010Invitational - 11/19/2010 to 11/20/2010

R-MC 2010 Yellow Jacket Invitational

Results

Event 11 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay

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Pool: 1:54.23 12/5/2005 R-MC

Ewalt, Smith, Busch, McLaughlin

School Seed Finals Points

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1 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'A' 1:53.65 2:00.79 32

1) Obermiller, Anna 2) Babington, Tracilyn

3) Mauch, Virginia 4) Stevenson, Rebecca

32.70 1:04.36 (31.66) 1:33.65 (29.29) 2:00.79 (27.14)

2 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'B' NT 2:07.63 26

1) Spurrier, Tracy 2) Mullin, Kellianne

3) Campbell, Corinne 4) Dodd, Katherine

33.49 1:07.18 (33.69) 1:38.68 (31.50) 2:07.63 (28.95)

3 Bridgewater College Women-VA 'A' 2:05.52 2:09.35 24

1) Clymore, Lauren 2) Zeiler, Jeni

3) Conyers, Simone 4) Dillon, Danielle

33.75 1:08.70 (34.95) 1:41.79 (33.09) 2:09.35 (27.56)

4 Hood College-MD 'A' NT 2:09.46 22

1) Kucharski, Kristen 2) Harding, Arielle

3) Mittelkamp, Daniela 4) Creelman, Lacey

34.44 1:07.41 (32.97) 1:39.59 (32.18) 2:09.46 (29.87)

5 Frostburg State University 'A' 2:07.19 2:10.25 20

1) McClurg, Alison 2) Minor, Erica

3) Cox, Meische 4) Mulvey, Samantha

33.90 1:09.74 (35.84) 1:43.07 (33.33) 2:10.25 (27.18)

6 Guilford College-NC 'A' NT 2:11.91 18

1) Abbott, Kim 2) Johnson, Kelcey

3) Herrick, Susanna 4) Summler, Allison

34.43 1:14.35 (39.92) 1:43.56 (29.21) 2:11.91 (28.35)

7 Bridgewater College Women-VA 'B' NT 2:21.24 14

1) Waller, Elizabeth 2) Aldstadt, Laura

3) Lutz, Jennifer 4) Moss, Miranda

38.38 1:55.60 (1:17.22) 2:21.24 (25.64)

8 Emory & Henry-VA 'A' NT 2:24.45 10

1) Campbell, Masha 2) Kroggel, Rachel

3) Knolton, Kelly 4) Biggs, Jessica

40.20 1:57.14 (1:16.94) 2:24.45 (27.31)

9 Guilford College-NC 'B' NT 2:32.56 8

1) Dozier, Becca 2) Medina, Kendra

3) Waitsman, Sara 4) Lahowitch, Gabrielle

10 College of Notre Dame-VA 'A' NT 2:34.50 6

1) Tannous, Maria 2) Moscoso, Melanie

3) Berry, Shannon 4) Sadler, Tomi

47.52 1:26.36 (38.84) 2:34.50 (1:08.14)

Event 12 Men 200 Yard Medley Relay

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Pool: 1:41.99 11/15/2002 VMST

Stevenson, Rich, Bradley, Cornell

School Seed Finals Points

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1 Hood College-MD 'A' NT 1:50.23 32

1) Bodine, Andrew 2) Ennis, Robbie

3) Eliff, Connor 4) Riley, Tom

27.37 57.38 (30.01) 1:24.48 (27.10) 1:50.23 (25.75)

2 Frostburg State University 'A' 1:15.55 2:02.63 26

1) Lydon, Tyler 2) Spector, Scott

3) Ellis, James 4) Dinterman, Andrew

30.56 1:04.95 (34.39) 1:37.01 (32.06) 2:02.63 (25.62)

-- Hood College-MD 'B' NT DQ

1) Weidman, Ethan 2) Atras, Kyle

3) Patschak, Chris 4) Netter, Lucas

32.16 1:14.77 (42.61) 1:44.15 (29.38) DQ (25.71)

Event 13 Women 400 Yard IM

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Pool: 4:41.32 12/3/2004 Erin Ewalt, R-MC

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Caron, Michelle BC-VA 5:15.99 5:02.10 16

32.22 1:08.42 (36.20) 1:46.38 (37.96) 2:24.18 (37.80)

3:09.18 (45.00) 3:54.85 (45.67) 4:29.07 (34.22) 5:02.10 (33.03)

2 Lovell, Brianna R-MC-VA 5:01.50 5:04.01 13

32.67 1:09.60 (36.93) 1:49.23 (39.63) 2:28.56 (39.33)

3:11.24 (42.68) 3:54.42 (43.18) 4:29.74 (35.32) 5:04.01 (34.27)

3 Mullin, Kellianne R-MC-VA 5:01.25 5:07.03 12

32.75 1:10.07 (37.32) 1:50.45 (40.38) 2:30.80 (40.35)

3:12.50 (41.70) 3:55.62 (43.12) 4:31.96 (36.34) 5:07.03 (35.07)

4 Rice, Jessica Frost NT 5:37.30 11

34.87 1:17.02 (42.15) 1:59.46 (42.44) 2:42.58 (43.12)

3:30.13 (47.55) 4:18.32 (48.19) 4:57.77 (39.45) 5:37.30 (39.53)

5 Knolton, Kelly EMORY-VA NT 6:21.66 10

37.95 1:24.25 (46.30) 2:12.07 (47.82) 3:00.93 (48.86)

3:57.97 (57.04) 4:53.54 (55.57) 6:21.66 (1:28.12)

Event 14 Men 400 Yard IM

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Pool: 4:27.50 12/1/2006 Rian Foust, CUA

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Eliff, Connor Hood-MD 5:00.77 5:01.02 16

29.74 1:05.59 (35.85) 1:47.05 (41.46) 2:25.96 (38.91)

3:09.84 (43.88) 3:55.43 (45.59) 4:28.99 (33.56) 5:01.02 (32.03)

Event 15 Women 100 Yard Butterfly

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Pool: 1:00.69 11/30/2007 Shafer Busch, R-MC

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Abbott, Jessica BC-VA 1:06.99 1:05.10 16

29.89 1:05.10 (35.21)

2 Jones, Faith CND-VA 1:05.72 1:05.47 13

30.08 1:05.47 (35.39)

3 Mauch, Virginia R-MC-VA 1:06.94 1:05.61 12

30.22 1:05.61 (35.39)

4 Campbell, Corinne R-MC-VA 1:09.00 1:11.56 11

32.93 1:11.56 (38.63)

5 Mittelkamp, Daniela Hood-MD 1:11.97 1:12.47 10

33.80 1:12.47 (38.67)

6 Kucharski, Kristen Hood-MD 1:10.47 1:12.63 9

33.47 1:12.63 (39.16)

7 Bacon, Rebecca Guilford-NC 1:18.25 1:18.24 7

35.76 1:18.24 (42.48)

8 Waitsman, Sara Guilford-NC 1:24.65 1:19.90 5

37.69 1:19.90 (42.21)

9 Conyers, Simone BC-VA 1:18.85 1:20.37 4

35.81 1:20.37 (44.56)

10 Campbell, Masha EMORY-VA 1:29.75 1:21.55 3

38.88 1:21.55 (42.67)

11 Creelman, Lacey Hood-MD NT 1:22.97 2

38.90 1:22.97 (44.07)

-- Ferentinos, Alexandra Frost NT DQ

36.18 DQ (48.55)

Event 16 Men 100 Yard Butterfly

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Pool: 53.11 2/15/2003 Bryan Pinkston, CHRIS

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Stair, Caleb Frost 57.59 57.45 16

26.68 57.45 (30.77)

2 Bodine, Andrew Hood-MD 58.55 58.91 13

27.80 58.91 (31.11)

3 Giambruno, Nicholas Frost 1:10.55 1:05.69 12

30.25 1:05.69 (35.44)

4 Patschak, Chris Hood-MD 1:11.46 1:11.99 11

33.40 1:11.99 (38.59)

5 Ellis, James Frost 1:20.72 1:19.29 10

34.62 1:19.29 (44.67)

Event 17 Women 200 Yard Freestyle

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Pool: 1:56.99 11/15/2002 Tiffany Pearsall, R-MC

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Buckley, Lizzy R-MC-VA 1:59.63 2:01.37 16

27.54 57.94 (30.40) 1:29.49 (31.55) 2:01.37 (31.88)

2 Stevenson, Rebecca R-MC-VA 2:01.90 2:06.94 13

28.44 59.71 (31.27) 1:32.98 (33.27) 2:06.94 (33.96)

3 Shea, Ellie R-MC-VA 2:07.79 2:07.02 12

28.78 1:00.20 (31.42) 1:33.40 (33.20) 2:07.02 (33.62)

4 Dillon, Danielle BC-VA 2:07.44 2:12.10 11

29.28 1:02.32 (33.04) 1:37.53 (35.21) 2:12.10 (34.57)

5 Haden, Patricia BC-VA 2:15.99 2:23.00 10

32.67 1:09.17 (36.50) 1:46.45 (37.28) 2:23.00 (36.55)

6 Preddy, Katie R-MC-VA 2:24.41 2:25.26 9

31.50 1:07.26 (35.76) 1:46.23 (38.97) 2:25.26 (39.03)

7 Murphy, Daphne Guilford-NC 2:25.73 2:25.46 7

24.29 49.22 (24.93) 1:14.63 (25.41) 2:25.46 (1:10.83)

8 Abbott, Kim Guilford-NC 2:25.73 2:27.38 5

26.52 52.95 (26.43) 1:18.44 (25.49) 2:27.38 (1:08.94)

9 Medina, Kendra Guilford-NC 2:25.73 2:28.81 4

23.85 51.12 (27.27) 1:18.56 (27.44) 2:28.81 (1:10.25)

10 Biggs, Jessica EMORY-VA NT 2:28.92 3

34.30 1:13.52 (39.22) 1:54.34 (40.82) 2:28.92 (34.58)

11 Moss, Miranda BC-VA NT 2:29.19 2

34.57 1:13.34 (38.77) 1:53.44 (40.10) 2:29.19 (35.75)

12 Waller, Elizabeth BC-VA 2:33.19 2:33.71 1

13 Dozier, Becca Guilford-NC 2:31.90 2:34.46

14 Lockner, Allysha BC-VA 2:40.99 2:54.22

15 Sadler, Tomi CND-VA NT 3:34.81

42.95 1:35.62 (52.67) 2:34.68 (59.06) 3:34.81 (1:00.13)

16 Prosser, Ashley EMORY-VA NT 4:12.65

55.33 2:00.56 (1:05.23) 3:07.49 (1:06.93) 4:12.65 (1:05.16)

Event 18 Men 200 Yard Freestyle

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Pool: 1:46.44 2/15/2003 Hugh Bowman, WF

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Gage, Douglas Frost NT 2:03.38 16

26.73 57.08 (30.35) 1:29.84 (32.76) 2:03.38 (33.54)

2 Lydon, Tyler Frost 2:13.03 2:06.04 13

27.24 59.10 (31.86) 1:32.41 (33.31) 2:06.04 (33.63)

3 Netter, Lucas Hood-MD 2:17.51 2:07.72 12

29.01 1:00.76 (31.75) 1:34.31 (33.55) 2:07.72 (33.41)

4 Lynch, Tyler Frost NT 2:15.87 11

28.96 1:03.18 (34.22) 1:40.07 (36.89) 2:15.87 (35.80)

5 Atras, Kyle Hood-MD 2:21.52 2:34.12 10

33.93 1:13.37 (39.44) 1:54.66 (41.29) 2:34.12 (39.46)

6 Halpern, Drake Hood-MD 2:40.73 2:35.00 9

32.92 1:12.44 (39.52) 1:55.17 (42.73) 2:35.00 (39.83)

Event 19 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke

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Pool: 1:08.57 12/1/2006 Kim Edmonds, Rand

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Babington, Tracilyn R-MC-VA 1:08.86 1:08.60 16

32.37 1:08.60 (36.23)

2 Harding, Arielle Hood-MD 1:12.43 1:12.49 13

34.76 1:12.49 (37.73)

3 Mauch, Virginia R-MC-VA 1:14.70 1:13.97 12

35.04 1:13.97 (38.93)

4 Zeiler, Jeni BC-VA 1:17.25 1:16.37 11

35.64 1:16.37 (40.73)

5 Lutz, Jennifer BC-VA 1:19.99 1:19.55 10

38.07 1:19.55 (41.48)

6 Dodd, Katherine R-MC-VA 1:19.80 1:21.80 9

38.85 1:21.80 (42.95)

7 Haines, Andrea Hood-MD 1:24.20 1:25.13 7

40.40 1:25.13 (44.73)

8 Johnson, Kelcey Guilford-NC 1:35.00 1:28.13 5

41.60 1:28.13 (46.53)

9 Kroggel, Rachel EMORY-VA 1:38.07 1:34.81 4

44.35 1:34.81 (50.46)

10 Yankovich, Emma EMORY-VA 1:53.42 1:58.39 3

55.55 1:58.39 (1:02.84)

Event 20 Men 100 Yard Breaststroke

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Pool: 59.70 2/15/2003 Elliotte Quinn, WF

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Ennis, Robbie Hood-MD 1:04.03 1:07.59 16

32.11 1:07.59 (35.48)

2 Riley, Tom Hood-MD 1:07.46 1:07.88 13

32.12 1:07.88 (35.76)

3 Gregory, John Frost 1:10.47 1:12.84 12

34.67 1:12.84 (38.17)

4 Spector, Scott Frost NT 1:18.00 11

35.82 1:18.00 (42.18)

5 Faiella, Vincent Frost NT 1:19.08 10

36.13 1:19.08 (42.95)

Event 21 Women 100 Yard Backstroke

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Pool: 59.49 11/14/2008 Brie McDowell, SMCM

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Almond, Sarah R-MC-VA 1:04.60 1:04.12 16

34.88 1:04.12 (29.24)

2 Plowman, Elizabeth R-MC-VA 1:04.02 1:05.50 13

35.26 1:05.50 (30.24)

3 Crowther, Carrie BC-VA 1:06.50 1:05.57 12

35.26 1:05.57 (30.31)

4 Berry, Shannon CND-VA 1:07.91 1:08.33 11

36.44 1:08.33 (31.89)

5 Obermiller, Anna R-MC-VA 1:10.46 1:10.51 10

37.67 1:10.51 (32.84)

6 Moscoso, Melanie CND-VA 1:13.10 1:11.43 9

35.26 1:11.43 (36.17)

7 Minor, Erica Frost 1:12.06 1:11.49 7

35.92 1:11.49 (35.57)

8 McClurg, Alison Frost 1:12.18 1:11.93 5

34.88 1:11.93 (37.05)

9 Clymore, Lauren BC-VA 1:12.14 1:12.83 4

35.26 1:12.83 (37.57)

10 Cox, Meische Frost NT 1:14.56 3

36.42 1:14.56 (38.14)

11 Medina, Kendra Guilford-NC 1:20.00 1:14.81 2

35.92 1:14.81 (38.89)

12 Abbott, Kim Guilford-NC 1:15.56 1:16.28 1

36.44 1:16.28 (39.84)

13 Summler, Allison Guilford-NC 1:20.00 1:17.45

37.67 1:17.45 (39.78)

14 Knolton, Kelly EMORY-VA 1:20.95 1:19.23

37.34 1:19.23 (41.89)

15 Sullivan, Maggy BC-VA 1:23.17 1:23.08

40.37 1:23.08 (42.71)

16 Waller, Elizabeth BC-VA 1:26.53 1:24.68

40.87 1:24.68 (43.81)

17 Jones, Collen BC-VA 1:29.39 1:27.59

41.98 1:27.59 (45.61)

18 Tannous, Maria CND-VA 1:35.94 1:39.13

48.36 1:39.13 (50.77)

Event 22 Men 100 Yard Backstroke

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Pool: 54.34 11/22/2005 Lee Jewell, VMST

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Weidman, Ethan Hood-MD 1:08.36 1:37.23 16

24.29 49.22 (24.93) 1:14.63 (25.41) 1:37.23 (22.60)

Event 25 Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay

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Pool: 8:13.28 11/21/2008 R-MC

Buckley, Graf, Belch, Almond

School Seed Finals Points

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1 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'A' 8:10.00 8:22.20 32

1) Buckley, Lizzy 2) Plowman, Elizabeth

3) Stevenson, Rebecca 4) Almond, Sarah

28.34 59.44 (59.44) 1:31.43 (1:31.43) 2:03.03 (2:03.03)

2:31.95 (28.92) 3:04.34 (1:01.31) 3:38.02 (1:34.99) 4:11.72 (2:08.69)

4:39.98 (28.26) 5:12.01 (1:00.29) 5:45.21 (1:33.49) 6:18.05 (2:06.33)

6:46.21 (28.16) 7:17.99 (59.94) 7:50.23 (1:32.18) 8:22.20 (2:04.15)

2 Bridgewater College Women-VA 'A' 8:51.31 8:44.31 26

28.70 1:00.60 (1:00.60) 1:34.44 (1:34.44) 2:09.01 (2:09.01)

2:38.99 (29.98) 3:13.98 (1:04.97) 3:48.87 (1:39.86) 4:22.55 (2:13.54)

4:51.39 (28.84) 5:24.01 (1:01.46) 5:59.34 (1:36.79) 6:33.97 (2:11.42)

7:04.12 (30.15) 7:38.14 (1:04.17) 8:11.84 (1:37.87) 8:44.31 (2:10.34)

3 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'B' 8:36.00 8:44.40 24

1) Mullin, Kellianne 2) Mauch, Virginia

3) Lovell, Brianna 4) Shea, Ellie

29.94 1:03.41 (1:03.41) 1:37.96 (1:37.96) 2:12.25 (2:12.25)

2:27.72 (15.47) 3:16.62 (1:04.37) 3:51.19 (1:38.94) 4:25.26 (2:13.01)

4:56.32 (31.06) 5:30.34 (1:05.08) 6:04.91 (1:39.65) 6:39.05 (2:13.79)

7:07.88 (28.83) 7:39.98 (1:00.93) 8:12.80 (1:33.75) 8:44.40 (2:05.35)

4 College of Notre Dame-VA 'A' NT 9:31.31 22

31.60 1:08.20 (1:08.20) 1:44.63 (1:44.63) 2:18.51 (2:18.51)

2:54.06 (35.55) 3:34.57 (1:16.06) 4:17.02 (1:58.51) 4:57.59 (2:39.08)

5:29.37 (31.78) 6:04.76 (1:07.17) 6:40.66 (1:43.07) 7:14.26 (2:16.67)

7:45.79 (31.53) 8:20.58 (1:06.32) 8:56.41 (1:42.15) 9:31.31 (2:17.05)

5 Hood College-MD 'A' NT 9:38.76 20

1) Harding, Arielle 2) Kucharski, Kristen

3) Creelman, Lacey 4) Haines, Andrea

30.39 1:03.03 (1:03.03) 1:36.19 (1:36.19) 2:08.93 (2:08.93)

2:40.57 (31.64) 3:15.09 (1:06.16) 3:50.37 (1:41.44) 4:25.53 (2:16.60)

4:58.47 (32.94) 5:37.06 (1:11.53) 6:18.45 (1:52.92) 6:56.30 (2:30.77)

7:11.87 (15.57) 7:32.63 (36.33) 9:38.76 (2:42.46)

6 Guilford College-NC 'A' NT 10:19.23 18

1) Dozier, Becca 2) Medina, Kendra

3) Abbott, Kim 4) Murphy, Daphne

35.28 1:14.58 (1:14.58) 1:56.04 (1:56.04) 2:37.32 (2:37.32)

3:10.69 (33.37) 3:49.15 (1:11.83) 4:29.79 (1:52.47) 5:09.61 (2:32.29)

5:42.70 (33.09) 6:20.98 (1:11.37) 7:01.87 (1:52.26) 7:43.01 (2:33.40)

8:17.42 (34.41) 10:19.23 (2:36.22)

7 Emory & Henry-VA 'A' NT 10:44.53 14

1) Campbell, Masha 2) Kroggel, Rachel

3) Knolton, Kelly 4) Biggs, Jessica

35.31 1:16.27 (1:16.27) 1:57.53 (1:57.53) 2:37.80 (2:37.80)

3:17.42 (39.62) 4:01.13 (1:23.33) 4:45.85 (2:08.05) 5:28.62 (2:50.82)

6:06.37 (37.75) 6:48.31 (1:19.69) 7:32.28 (2:03.66) 8:15.11 (2:46.49)

8:48.14 (33.03) 9:26.13 (1:11.02) 10:44.53 (2:29.42)

-- Bridgewater College Women-VA 'B' NT DQ

1) Haden, Patricia 2) Aldstadt, Laura

3) Conyers, Simone 4) Clymore, Lauren

32.88 1:08.88 (1:08.88) 1:45.80 (1:45.80) 2:21.99 (2:21.99)

2:55.17 (33.18) 3:32.45 (1:10.46) 4:10.62 (1:48.63) 4:48.32 (2:26.33)

5:20.56 (32.24) 5:57.20 (1:08.88) 6:36.76 (1:48.44) 7:14.05 (2:25.73)

7:45.53 (31.48) 8:20.68 (1:06.63) 8:57.39 (1:43.34) DQ (2:19.16)

Event 26 Men 800 Yard Freestyle Relay

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Pool: 7:37.12 12/1/2006 Catholic

Cravedi, Totten, Stoecklin, Foust

School Seed Finals Points

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1 Frostburg State University 'A' NT 7:58.24 32

1) Norr, Robert 2) Ford, Willium

3) Stair, Caleb 4) Gage, Douglas

26.24 55.88 (55.88) 1:27.18 (1:27.18) 1:58.59 (1:58.59)

2:14.44 (15.85) 2:54.65 (56.06) 3:25.60 (1:27.01) 3:56.71 (1:58.12)

4:23.01 (26.30) 4:52.17 (55.46) 5:23.60 (1:26.89) 5:55.65 (1:58.94)

6:21.20 (25.55) 6:51.12 (55.47) 7:58.24 (2:02.59)

-- Hood College-MD 'A' NT DQ

1) Bodine, Andrew 2) Eliff, Connor

3) Riley, Tom 4) Ennis, Robbie

26.45 56.35 (56.35) 1:28.33 (1:28.33) 1:59.91 (1:59.91)

2:26.86 (26.95) 2:58.02 (58.11) 3:30.69 (1:30.78) 4:02.45 (2:02.54)

4:29.97 (27.52) 5:02.29 (59.84) 5:36.42 (1:33.97) 6:07.74 (2:05.29)

6:35.26 (27.52) 7:05.22 (57.48) DQ (2:00.69)

Event 27 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle

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Pool: 18:19.09 11/22/2008 Lara O'Brien, R-MC

Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Singer, Jessica Mary Washington-VA 10:56.31 17:47.38 16

28.65 59.99 (31.34) 1:31.97 (31.98) 2:04.30 (32.33)

2:36.51 (32.21) 3:08.76 (32.25) 3:41.28 (32.52) 4:14.00 (32.72)

4:46.50 (32.50) 5:19.15 (32.65) 5:51.89 (32.74) 6:24.53 (32.64)

6:57.20 (32.67) 7:29.67 (32.47) 8:02.49 (32.82) 8:34.93 (32.44)

9:07.67 (32.74) 9:40.46 (32.79) 10:12.88 (32.42) 10:45.20 (32.32)

11:17.89 (32.69) 11:50.49 (32.60) 12:23.20 (32.71) 12:55.64 (32.44)

13:28.27 (32.63) 14:00.84 (32.57) 14:33.41 (32.57) 15:06.05 (32.64)

15:38.94 (32.89) 16:11.62 (32.68) 16:43.92 (32.30) 17:16.13 (32.21)

17:47.38 (31.25)

2 Clawson, Brittany Mary Washington-VA 11:32.25 19:04.13 13

31.85 1:06.57 (34.72) 1:41.36 (34.79) 2:16.45 (35.09)

2:50.82 (34.37) 3:25.42 (34.60) 4:00.29 (34.87) 4:35.54 (35.25)

5:10.30 (34.76) 5:45.54 (35.24) 6:20.64 (35.10) 6:55.81 (35.17)

7:30.81 (35.00) 8:06.39 (35.58) 8:41.21 (34.82) 9:16.49 (35.28)

9:51.92 (35.43) 10:26.28 (34.36) 11:00.72 (34.44) 11:35.09 (34.37)

12:09.23 (34.14) 12:43.72 (34.49) 13:18.16 (34.44) 13:52.56 (34.40)

14:27.27 (34.71) 15:02.34 (35.07) 15:37.18 (34.84) 16:11.59 (34.41)

16:46.33 (34.74) 17:21.02 (34.69) 17:55.71 (34.69) 18:30.44 (34.73)

19:04.13 (33.69)

3 Stevenson, Rebecca R-MC-VA 11:22.62 19:12.04 12

31.84 1:06.27 (34.43) 1:41.39 (35.12) 2:16.55 (35.16)

2:51.05 (34.50) 3:25.69 (34.64) 4:00.17 (34.48) 4:35.03 (34.86)

5:09.94 (34.91) 5:44.99 (35.05) 6:19.92 (34.93) 6:54.72 (34.80)

7:29.63 (34.91) 8:04.49 (34.86) 8:39.64 (35.15) 9:14.60 (34.96)

9:49.59 (34.99) 10:24.97 (35.38) 10:59.95 (34.98) 11:34.99 (35.04)

12:09.87 (34.88) 12:44.64 (34.77) 13:19.76 (35.12) 13:55.30 (35.54)

14:30.63 (35.33) 15:05.95 (35.32) 15:41.01 (35.06) 16:16.09 (35.08)

16:51.24 (35.15) 17:26.56 (35.32) 18:01.90 (35.34) 18:37.03 (35.13)

19:12.04 (35.01)

4 Spurrier, Tracy R-MC-VA 12:06.40 20:04.02 11

33.11 1:08.91 (35.80) 1:45.29 (36.38) 2:22.10 (36.81)

2:58.89 (36.79) 3:36.06 (37.17) 4:13.22 (37.16) 4:50.15 (36.93)

5:27.26 (37.11) 6:04.09 (36.83) 6:40.79 (36.70) 7:17.61 (36.82)

7:54.36 (36.75) 8:31.04 (36.68) 9:07.39 (36.35) 9:43.62 (36.23)

10:19.58 (35.96) 10:56.07 (36.49) 11:32.24 (36.17) 12:08.75 (36.51)

12:45.39 (36.64) 13:22.49 (37.10) 13:59.13 (36.64) 14:36.03 (36.90)

15:12.52 (36.49) 15:49.38 (36.86) 16:26.07 (36.69) 17:03.17 (37.10)

17:39.57 (36.40) 18:15.90 (36.33) 18:52.63 (36.73) 19:28.76 (36.13)

20:04.02 (35.26)

5 Dillon, Danielle BC-VA 11:42.78 20:13.40 10

31.99 1:07.64 (35.65) 1:44.53 (36.89) 2:21.91 (37.38)

2:59.08 (37.17) 3:36.06 (36.98) 4:13.38 (37.32) 4:50.27 (36.89)

5:26.16 (35.89) 6:03.33 (37.17) 6:39.01 (35.68) 7:16.00 (36.99)

7:52.60 (36.60) 8:29.22 (36.62) 9:05.97 (36.75) 9:42.86 (36.89)

10:19.21 (36.35) 10:57.14 (37.93) 11:34.81 (37.67) 12:12.15 (37.34)

12:48.79 (36.64) 13:26.77 (37.98) 14:03.53 (36.76) 14:41.04 (37.51)

15:18.78 (37.74) 15:56.57 (37.79) 16:33.57 (37.00) 17:11.21 (37.64)

17:48.25 (37.04) 18:24.92 (36.67) 19:02.10 (37.18) 19:38.55 (36.45)

20:13.40 (34.85)

6 Carter, Brittany R-MC-VA 12:13.36 20:35.87 9

33.57 1:09.68 (36.11) 1:46.57 (36.89) 2:23.54 (36.97)

3:00.82 (37.28) 3:37.60 (36.78) 4:14.23 (36.63) 4:50.99 (36.76)

5:27.44 (36.45) 6:04.07 (36.63) 6:41.32 (37.25) 7:18.81 (37.49)

7:56.53 (37.72) 8:34.49 (37.96) 9:12.59 (38.10) 9:50.76 (38.17)

10:28.78 (38.02) 11:06.38 (37.60) 11:44.62 (38.24) 12:22.48 (37.86)

13:00.71 (38.23) 13:38.87 (38.16) 14:17.11 (38.24) 14:54.97 (37.86)

15:33.44 (38.47) 16:11.55 (38.11) 16:49.75 (38.20) 17:27.88 (38.13)

18:06.34 (38.46) 18:44.47 (38.13) 19:22.17 (37.70) 19:59.30 (37.13)

20:35.87 (36.57)

7 Haden, Patricia BC-VA 13:00.99 21:22.25 7

35.24 1:13.09 (37.85) 1:51.39 (38.30) 2:30.82 (39.43)

3:09.96 (39.14) 3:49.03 (39.07) 4:28.27 (39.24) 5:08.19 (39.92)

5:47.62 (39.43) 6:27.43 (39.81) 7:06.89 (39.46) 7:46.53 (39.64)

8:26.38 (39.85) 9:05.56 (39.18) 9:44.97 (39.41) 10:24.06 (39.09)

11:03.10 (39.04) 11:41.79 (38.69) 12:21.12 (39.33) 12:59.99 (38.87)

13:38.89 (38.90) 14:17.77 (38.88) 14:56.63 (38.86) 15:35.59 (38.96)

16:14.50 (38.91) 16:53.32 (38.82) 17:31.97 (38.65) 18:10.71 (38.74)

18:49.38 (38.67) 19:28.13 (38.75) 20:06.47 (38.34) 20:44.76 (38.29)

21:22.25 (37.49)

8 Aldstadt, Laura BC-VA 13:18.69 22:03.19 5

36.46 1:15.91 (39.45) 1:55.30 (39.39) 2:35.04 (39.74)

3:14.73 (39.69) 3:55.09 (40.36) 4:35.02 (39.93) 5:14.43 (39.41)

5:55.17 (40.74) 6:35.61 (40.44) 7:16.51 (40.90) 7:56.57 (40.06)

8:37.54 (40.97) 9:18.67 (41.13) 9:58.87 (40.20) 10:39.25 (40.38)

11:20.04 (40.79) 12:00.73 (40.69) 12:41.38 (40.65) 13:21.87 (40.49)

14:02.60 (40.73) 14:42.16 (39.56) 15:22.42 (40.26) 16:02.66 (40.24)

16:43.47 (40.81) 17:23.51 (40.04) 18:03.83 (40.32) 18:44.26 (40.43)

19:24.84 (40.58) 20:05.41 (40.57) 20:45.41 (40.00) 21:25.10 (39.69)

22:03.19 (38.09)

9 Lovejoy, Amber CND-VA NT 24:12.09 4

39.05 1:21.76 (42.71) 2:06.04 (44.28) 2:49.97 (43.93)

3:34.39 (44.42) 4:19.21 (44.82) 5:03.32 (44.11) 5:47.30 (43.98)

6:31.52 (44.22) 7:16.02 (44.50) 7:59.70 (43.68) 8:43.96 (44.26)

9:28.39 (44.43) 10:12.80 (44.41) 10:57.31 (44.51) 11:41.47 (44.16)

12:26.84 (45.37) 13:11.70 (44.86) 13:56.27 (44.57) 14:40.88 (44.61)

15:25.27 (44.39) 16:10.33 (45.06) 16:55.16 (44.83) 17:39.61 (44.45)

18:24.86 (45.25) 19:09.72 (44.86) 19:54.80 (45.08) 20:39.25 (44.45)

21:23.58 (44.33) 22:07.48 (43.90) 22:51.24 (43.76) 23:34.08 (42.84)

24:12.09 (38.01)

10 Murphy, Daphne Guilford-NC 22:00.00 24:12.17 3

38.14 1:19.66 (41.52) 2:02.35 (42.69) 2:46.42 (44.07)

3:31.04 (44.62) 4:14.81 (43.77) 4:59.53 (44.72) 5:43.80 (44.27)

6:29.11 (45.31) 7:13.51 (44.40) 7:57.89 (44.38) 8:42.07 (44.18)

9:26.21 (44.14) 10:10.77 (44.56) 10:54.98 (44.21) 11:39.26 (44.28)

12:23.72 (44.46) 13:08.34 (44.62) 13:52.52 (44.18) 14:36.61 (44.09)

15:20.98 (44.37) 16:05.12 (44.14) 16:49.04 (43.92) 17:33.43 (44.39)

18:18.06 (44.63) 19:02.50 (44.44) 19:46.86 (44.36) 20:31.54 (44.68)

21:16.44 (44.90) 22:00.75 (44.31) 22:45.15 (44.40) 23:29.89 (44.74)

24:12.17 (42.28)

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 27

1. Randolph-Macon College 576 2. Bridgewater College Women 325

3. Guilford College 142 4. Hood College 128

5. College of Notre Dame 119 6. Frostburg State University 104

7. Emory & Henry 60 8. University of Mary Washington 29

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 27

1. Frostburg State University 333 2. Hood College 294

Yellow Jacket Invitational, Session One Results

2010-11-19T22:17:00.000-05:00

Here are the individual and team results after session one of our invite:

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RMC 2010Invitational - 11/19/2010 to 11/20/2010

R-MC 2010 Yellow Jacket Invitational

Results

Event 1 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

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School Seed Finals Points

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1 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'A' 1:43.55 1:42.87 32

1) Buckley, Lizzy 2) Babington, Tracilyn

3) Plowman, Elizabeth 4) Almond, Sarah

2 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'B' 1:51.00 1:49.44 26

1) Shea, Ellie 2) Stevenson, Rebecca

3) Dodd, Katherine 4) Mauch, Virginia

3 Bridgewater College Women-VA 'A' 1:47.34 1:50.25 24

1) Caron, Michelle 2) Conyers, Simone

3) Clymore, Lauren 4) Crowther, Carrie

4 Frostburg State University 'A' 1:59.20 1:52.70 22

1) McClurg, Alison 2) Cox, Meische

3) Minor, Erica 4) Mulvey, Samantha

5 College of Notre Dame-VA 'A' NT 1:55.67 20

1) Jones, Faith 2) Berry, Shannon

3) Moscoso, Melanie 4) Lovejoy, Amber

6 Guilford College-NC 'A' NT 1:57.18 18

1) Summler, Allison 2) Abbott, Kim

3) Waitsman, Sara 4) Herrick, Susanna

7 Bridgewater College Women-VA 'B' NT 2:00.77 14

1) Haden, Patricia 2) Moss, Miranda

3) Lutz, Jennifer 4) Zeiler, Jeni

8 Guilford College-NC 'B' NT 2:11.32 10

1) Medina, Kendra 2) Dozier, Becca

3) Johnson, Kelcey 4) Lahowitch, Gabrielle

9 Hood College-MD 'A' NT 2:11.78 8

1) Mittelkamp, Daniela 2) Haines, Andrea

3) Osterman, Dominique 4) Givens, Jennifer

-- Randolph-Macon College-VA 'C' 1:58.50 X1:52.80

1) Obermiller, Anna 2) Preddy, Katie

3) Carter, Brittany 4) Lovell, Brianna

Event 2 Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

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School Seed Finals Points

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1 Frostburg State University 'A' 1:36.37 1:37.23 32

1) Lynch, Tyler 2) Dinterman, Andrew

3) Faiella, Vincent 4) Gage, Douglas

2 Frostburg State University 'B' NT 1:46.06 26

1) Lydon, Tyler 2) Spector, Scott

3) Giambruno, Nicholas 4) Ellis, James

-- Hood College-MD 'A' NT DQ

1) Netter, Lucas 2) Patschak, Chris

3) Weidman, Ethan 4) Riley, Tom

Event 3 Women 500 Yard Freestyle

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Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Stevenson, Rebecca R-MC-VA 5:34.04 5:31.78 16

2 Caron, Michelle BC-VA 5:38.99 5:34.17 13

3 Plowman, Elizabeth R-MC-VA 5:35.00 5:36.67 12

4 Lovell, Brianna R-MC-VA 5:55.00 5:46.22 11

5 Spurrier, Tracy R-MC-VA 5:57.17 5:50.13 10

6 Carter, Brittany R-MC-VA 5:59.66 5:55.16 9

7 Dillon, Danielle BC-VA 5:40.32 5:56.87 7

8 Lockner, Allysha BC-VA NT 6:13.33 5

9 Haden, Patricia BC-VA 5:59.98 6:17.68 4

10 Mittelkamp, Daniela Hood-MD 6:39.08 6:27.83 3

11 Medina, Kendra Guilford-NC 6:52.23 6:39.67 2

12 Murphy, Daphne Guilford-NC 6:59.13 6:41.42 1

13 Ferentinos, Alexandra Frost 6:50.81 6:46.89

14 Creelman, Lacey Hood-MD 7:12.22 6:48.76

15 Sullivan, Maggy BC-VA 7:07.51 6:57.45

16 Lovejoy, Amber CND-VA 7:09.53 6:57.51

17 Dozier, Becca Guilford-NC NT 7:05.76

18 Aldstadt, Laura BC-VA 6:06.14 7:34.56

19 Kroggel, Rachel EMORY-VA NT 7:35.27

Event 4 Men 500 Yard Freestyle

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Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Norr, Robert Frost 5:53.83 5:22.54 16

2 Ford, Willium Frost 5:27.05 5:23.69 13

3 Netter, Lucas Hood-MD 5:58.27 5:53.73 12

4 Atras, Kyle Hood-MD 6:24.37 6:57.99 11

Event 5 Women 200 Yard IM

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Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Almond, Sarah R-MC-VA 2:25.00 2:20.43 16

2 Abbott, Jessica BC-VA 2:25.76 2:22.21 13

3 Mullin, Kellianne R-MC-VA 2:23.77 2:22.58 12

4 Mauch, Virginia R-MC-VA 2:29.00 2:23.42 11

5 Harding, Arielle Hood-MD 2:26.79 2:25.49 10

6 Zeiler, Jeni BC-VA 2:27.76 2:30.22 9

7 Dodd, Katherine R-MC-VA 2:32.94 2:34.07 7

8 Minor, Erica Frost NT 2:34.48 5

9 Rice, Jessica Frost 2:37.41 2:37.51 4

10 Lutz, Jennifer BC-VA 2:36.00 2:37.79 3

11 Kucharski, Kristen Hood-MD 2:38.92 2:37.91 2

12 Moscoso, Melanie CND-VA 2:44.50 2:38.11 1

13 Bacon, Rebecca Guilford-NC NT 2:54.38

14 Campbell, Masha EMORY-VA NT 2:58.34

Event 6 Men 200 Yard IM

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Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Stair, Caleb Frost NT 2:13.84 16

2 Ennis, Robbie Hood-MD 2:09.75 2:15.53 13

3 Eliff, Connor Hood-MD 2:19.77 2:17.05 12

4 Riley, Tom Hood-MD 2:17.63 2:20.23 11

5 Gregory, John Frost 2:21.42 2:20.51 10

6 Weidman, Ethan Hood-MD 2:28.86 2:31.12 9

-- Giambruno, Nicholas Frost NT DQ

Event 7 Women 50 Yard Freestyle

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Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Buckley, Lizzy R-MC-VA 25.65 25.14 16

2 Jones, Faith CND-VA 26.16 26.10 13

3 Babington, Tracilyn R-MC-VA 25.91 26.13 12

4 Crowther, Carrie BC-VA 26.05 26.22 11

5 Herrick, Susanna Guilford-NC NT 27.31 10

6 Shea, Ellie R-MC-VA 27.87 27.36 9

7 Mulvey, Samantha Frost 27.38 27.57 7

8 Biggs, Jessica EMORY-VA 28.33 28.16 5

9 Summler, Allison Guilford-NC 28.03 28.52 4

10 Clymore, Lauren BC-VA 29.28 28.85 3

11 McClurg, Alison Frost 29.07 28.86 2

12 Preddy, Katie R-MC-VA 28.96 28.89 1

13 Cox, Meische Frost 28.98 29.06

14 Moss, Miranda BC-VA 30.99 30.13

15 Waitsman, Sara Guilford-NC 29.00 31.18

16 Jones, Collen BC-VA 33.50 31.19

17 Conyers, Simone BC-VA 29.65 31.58

18 Haines, Andrea Hood-MD 32.16 33.20

19 Lahowitch, Gabrielle Guilford-NC 35.44 35.68

20 Yankovich, Emma EMORY-VA NT 37.81

21 Skandis, Paula Guilford-NC 37.19 37.93

22 Osterman, Dominique Hood-MD 39.24 38.55

23 Sadler, Tomi CND-VA 39.48 39.56

24 Prosser, Ashley EMORY-VA NT 47.45

-- Givens, Jennifer Hood-MD 30.94 DQ

Event 8 Men 50 Yard Freestyle

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Name Year School Seed Finals Points

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1 Bodine, Andrew Hood-MD 22.81 23.10 16

2 Gage, Douglas Frost NT 23.22 13

3 Lydon, Tyler Frost 23.81 23.56 12

4 Patschak, Chris Hood-MD 26.43 27.14 11

5 Halpern, Drake Hood-MD 31.55 27.94 10

6 Baker, James Hood-MD 29.15 28.90 9

Event 9 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay

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School Seed Finals Points

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1 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'A' 4:13.65 4:14.27 32

1) Plowman, Elizabeth 2) Babington, Tracilyn

3) Buckley, Lizzy 4) Almond, Sarah

2 Bridgewater College Women-VA 'A' 4:28.53 4:26.44 26

1) Crowther, Carrie 2) Zeiler, Jeni

3) Abbott, Jessica 4) Caron, Michelle

3 Randolph-Macon College-VA 'B' NT 4:30.56 24

1) Obermiller, Anna 2) Mullin, Kellianne

3) Mauch, Virginia 4) Shea, Ellie

4 Hood College-MD 'A' NT 4:44.96 22

1) Kucharski, Kristen 2) Harding, Arielle

3) Mittelkamp, Daniela 4) Creelman, Lacey

5 College of Notre Dame-VA 'A' NT 4:52.59 20

1) Moscoso, Melanie 2) Jones, Faith

3) Berry, Shannon 4) Lovejoy, Amber

6 Frostburg State University 'A' NT 5:00.75 18

1) McClurg, Alison 2) Minor, Erica

3) Ferentinos, Alexandra 4) Cox, Meische

7 Guilford College-NC 'A' NT 5:05.51 14

1) Abbott, Kim 2) Johnson, Kelcey

3) Bacon, Rebecca 4) Summler, Allison

8 Bridgewater College Women-VA 'B' NT 5:13.83 10

1) Dillon, Danielle 2) Lutz, Jennifer

3) Sullivan, Maggy 4) Haden, Patricia

9 Emory & Henry-VA 'A' NT 5:21.78 8

1) Campbell, Masha 2) Kroggel, Rachel

3) Knolton, Kelly 4) Biggs, Jessica

Event 10 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay

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School Seed Finals Points

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1 Hood College-MD 'A' NT 4:04.37 32

1) Bodine, Andrew 2) Riley, Tom

3) Eliff, Connor 4) Ennis, Robbie

2 Frostburg State University 'B' NT 4:43.29 26

1) Giambruno, Nicholas 2) Faiella, Vincent

3) Lynch, Tyler 4) Dinterman, Andrew

-- Frostburg State University 'A' NT DQ

1) Norr, Robert 2) Gregory, John

3) Stair, Caleb 4) Gage, Douglas

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 10

1. Randolph-Macon College 256 2. Bridgewater College Women 142

3. Guilford College 59 4. Frostburg State University 58

5. College of Notre Dame 54 6. Hood College 45

7. Emory & Henry 13

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 10

1. Frostburg State University 164 2. Hood College 146

The Cat's Out of the Bag

2010-11-05T22:59:00.000-04:00

It's official - we're adding men's swimming at Randolph-Macon! The press release can be read in full: http://athletics.rmc.edu/sports/mswimdive/2010-11/releases/mswin-new-11

I'm really excited for what this will do for swimming at R-MC, both men's and women's. We're going to start competing with the men next season, in 2011-12. Until then, we'll be recruiting like crazy to get some guys in Speedos on campus.

We're now just the fourth D3 school in Virginia to sponsor men's swimming, meaning this announcement increases D3 swimming opportunities in Virginia by 33%! So, gentlemen, do you want to swim in college? Do you want to get faster in college? Do you want to have a fun and positive college swimming experience? If the answers are yes to any or all of those questions, R-MC could be the place for you....

Great Start

2010-11-03T14:51:00.000-04:00

We've now had two consecutive weekends of meets, and I'm liking what I see right now. Despite the hard work, and increasing workload each week, our swimmers have been excelling for this time of the season.

The ODAC Relay Meet went really well on Oct. 23rd, where R-MC finished second as a team and won four of ten events, including the breaststroke relay, 200 medley, and 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

Our double dual against Mary Washington and Frostburg was even better this past weekend. The team earned a split at the meet, falling to MaryWash but beating Frostburg. There were four more event winners for R-MC. The 200 medley relay of Elizabeth Plowman, Tracilyn Babington, Lizzy Buckley and Sarah Almond won in 1:53.65 to get things rolling for the dual meet season. Lizzy then won the 200 free in a near-best-time of 1:59.84, and Sarah took the 50 in a very respectable 25.31. Tracilyn turned in a strong 100 breaststroke win in 1:08.86, a time that ranks 2nd all time at R-MC and currently ranks 16th in Division III for the season!

Next up is a tough back-to-back dual meet weekend with St. Mary's of Maryland here on Friday and then an away meet at Wash & Lee on Saturday.

R-MC Swim Team Aquathlon

2010-10-19T22:12:00.000-04:00

Aquathlon. It's the term for the run/swim flavor of multisport competition. Following the Ashland Harvest Run, our team came back to the pool for the first annual R-MC Swim Team Aquathlon. Actually, it was an F-1 style aquathlon, and it went a little something like this: 500 swim - 1.2 mile run - 500 swim - 1.2 mile run - 500 swim. For the swimmers with injuries, it was an aquabike competition (swim/bike): 500 swim - 2.25 mile bike - 500 swim - 2.25 mile bike - 500 swim.

Based on early season running form, the odds on favorites were Brianna and Sarah, who occupied the pole positions in lane 6. They were to be challenged early on by the swimming specialists (aren't they all swimming specialists, you ask?) in the form of the two Elizabeths. Plowman and Buckley jumped out to a commanding lead of ~25 seconds on the first 500, but after running around the block and returning to the pool, the runners had taken control. There they would stay for the duration of the competition. Brianna and Sarah, Sarah and Brianna. Side by side the entire race. The photo finish even proved indecisive, and so they shared the top spot on the day.

Here are the results, and photos:

Aquathlon
1) Lovell            40:58
    Almond         40:58
3) Buckley        41:20
4) Babington   42:24
5) Mullin           44:19
6) Dodd          45:15
7) Plowman    46:12
8) Spurrier       47:24
9) Mauch         47:50
10) Carter       47:59
11) Obermiller 48:33
12) Shea           49:15

Aquabike
1) Stevenson - 39:18
2) Milstead - 39:45
3) Preddy - 40:39

The winners take control near the end of the first run

Swimmers do their thing as one athlete changes in the (very orderly) transition area

The photo finish. Keep your head down and reach!

Ashland Harvest Run

2010-10-19T21:47:00.000-04:00

This past weekend was Fall Break here at R-MC. What did that mean for the swim team? Well, it meant several things, including a fun filled Saturday morning in Ashland. After a long warm-up and team breakfast, the ladies and I took our posts at various intersections through town. We served as course marshalls for the Ashland Harvest Run 5K/10K, which meandered through town and campus. It was a good way for the swimmers to get out there and cheer on other athletes, while also supporting two good causes. Race proceeds benefitted Hanover Safe Place and the Western Hanover Emergency Action Team.

It also served as a mental prep session for the events to follow....Anyway, here is proof that our swimmers were helping out some runners:

Kellianne manning the "hot corner" at Center & College

Ellie Shea directing traffic somewhere south of rte. 54

KDodd helping out an unknown runner

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Swim Season

2010-10-14T14:56:00.000-04:00

...Everywhere I go. Yes, the first three and a half weeks have come and gone, the team is getting in better shape each day, and we're not too far away from the first "real" competitions of the season. I say real because our swimmers already got up and raced last weekend at our annual Lemon vs. Black intrasquad meet. I saw some pretty good swims from the ladies, and was pleased with the meet overall. Team Black ended up being a little shorthanded on the day, but still did a good job of keeping it a close meet. It wasn't enough to overcome the might of Team Lemon, which prevailed by a score of 121-116.

The next competition our swimmers will take part in will be our first annual aquathlon (that is swimming plus running) over fall break this weekend. I'm looking forward to it!

Top Ten Lists

2010-10-04T11:25:00.000-04:00

One project that I worked on over the summer was putting together a list of the top ten performers in each individual event in the history of our women's program. In looking through all of the results of the past eleven seasons, it was good to see how our current team stacks up against the teams and individuals that have come before them. Many of our current swimmers and recent grads made the list....which will be posted soon.

New Season Underway

2010-09-29T20:26:00.000-04:00

Welcome back, folks! It's been quite a while since I last posted on our team blog, but now that the 2010-11 season has officially begun, I'll do a better job of putting together updates. Team practices started last Monday, on September 20th. Unlike some coaches who blog/facebook/tweet and come up with nothing but sunshine, lollipops, and immense praise for how awesome and motivated their teams look on day one, I'm going to provide a more accurate assessment of the beginning of the season. It's a mixed bag. On one side, it's great to get everyone back into the training routine, and there is genuine optimism for the season ahead as individuals and the team set their goals. On the other hand, we have to get everyone back into the training routine, which takes a while....Anyway, I'm pleased to report that as we past the midpoint of week 2, we are seeing a lot of improvement. Things are starting to come together for your Lady Yellow Jackets.

Macon Swimmers Honored by ODAC

2010-03-31T13:47:00.000-04:00

The All-ODAC team was recently announced, and I'm pleased to say that we ended up placing six swimmers on the team this year. Making the first team for Macon were individual event winners Lizzy Buckley and Rebecca Stevenson. Additionally, Sarah Almond, Corinne Campbell, Lara O'Brien, and Brianna Lovell were named to the All-ODAC second team. Team captain Ellie Shea was also honored at the championship meet as the recipient of the 2010 Bonnie Kestner Sportsmanship Award.

Congrats to all of our award winners!

Wolf Sighting in Maryland

2010-02-21T19:19:00.000-05:00

Relax, I'm referring to R-MC Swimming's very own wolfpack of one...Rebecca Stevenson. We took Rebecca to the St. Mary's last chance meet over the weekend, along with team motivators Virginia Mauch and Corinne Campbell. Rebecca was going after the school record in the 1000 freestyle. She swam a smart race and accomplished the goal, swimming 10:53.91. This earned her not one but two roundabout victory laps on the way home. Congrats Rebecca. Here were the splits:

Event 127 Women 1000 Yard Freestyle Time Trial
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Name Year School Finals
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1 Stevenson, Rebecca FR Yellow Jackets 10:53.91
29.19 31.89 32.72 32.99 32.80 32.94 32.87 32.94

32.48 32.74 32.81 32.95 33.09 32.93 33.26 33.12

33.18 33.15 33.55 32.31

ODACs 2010

2010-02-19T18:57:00.001-05:00

I was really proud of how the team perfomed at ODACs last weekend. Every swimmer stepped up and swam well, every swimmer did a great job of supporting her teammates. The level of enthusiasm was great all weekend....by far the best team meet we've had in my three years. There were many highlights, including wins from Rebecca Stevenson in the 500 free and Lizzy Buckley in the 100 free, Rebecca's school record in the 1650, and the way our 400 and 800 free relays competed. It was also great to see our lone senior, Lindsey Reid, go out on top with lifetime bests across the board.

As I said, everyone swam well, and so every swimmer deserves recognition for her efforts:

Sarah Almond – Finished 4th in the 50 free in 25.27, 4th in the 200 free in a lifetime best of 1:59.81, and 3rd in the 100 free in a lifetime best of 54.47. Sarah also did a great job on the freestyle relays, with a 24.5 anchoring the 200 relay, a 1:59.78 to hold the lead in the 800 free relay, and a 53.91 to get us out in front on the 400 free relay.

Lizzy Buckley – A close 3rd in the 50 free in a lifetime best of 24.99. 5th in the 200 free in a then best time of 2:00.21. ODAC Champion in the 100 free in a lifetime best of 54.17. Lizzy led off each of the freestyle relays, and put up a best time of 1:59.65 in her leg of the 800 free relay.

Corinne Campbell – Finished 7th in the 500 free (5:37.37 in prelims), 5th in the 100 fly (1:03.36), and 3rd in the 200 fly (2:17.54 in prelims). Corinne also put up a 26.3 split on the 200 free relay and was a part of the 2nd place 800 free relay team.

Katherine Dodd – Finished 19th overall with a season best time of 28.86 in the 50 free, 13th overall with a huge PR of 2:12.52 in the 200 free, and 17th overall with a lifetime best of 1:01.31 in the 100 free. KDodd had a great meet.

Brianna Lovell – Brianna finished 11th in the 200 IM on Friday(2:21.72 in prelims), 5th in the 400 IM on Saturday in a season best of 4:58.14, and 7th in the 200 fly on Sunday (with a season best of 2:23.31 in prelims).

Virginia Mauch – Came in 14th place in the 200 IM, made her collegiate debut in the 100 fly while placing 9th (1:08.11 in prelims), and set a new lifetime best while placing 7th in the 200 breast (2:42.80). VA also swam fly on the 3rd place 200 medley relay.

Kellianne Mullin – Placed 10th in the 200 IM in a season best time (2:21.54), 5th in the 100 breast (1:13.93), and 6th in the 200 breast (2:36.84). Kellianne also swam on the 3rd place medley relays.

Lara O’Brien – Swam to 6th in the 400 IM (4:58.60 in prelims) on Saturday, then performed a tough 1650/200 fly combo on Sunday. She finished 4th in the 1650 (19:13.24) and 8th in the 200 fly (2:21.94 in prelims). Her 100 breast split in prelims on the 400 medley relay was a season best time.

Caitlin Proctor – Finished 14th in the 500 free on Friday (5:59.57), 7th in the 100 back on Saturday (1:05.14 in prelims), and 8th in the 200 back on Sunday (season best of 2:22.72 in prelims). Caitlin also swam BK on the 200 medley relay.

Lindsey Reid – Came in 13th with a lifetime best of 5:53.79 (in prelims) in the 500 on Friday. On Saturday, Lindsey finished 9th with a lifetime best of 5:16.02 in the 400 IM. In the 200 fly on Sunday, she set a lifetime best of 2:30.04 in the morning, then topped that with a 2:27.75 at night, for 11th place. She also put up a college (lifetime?) best of 26.3 to anchor the 200 medley relay.

Ellie Shea – Ellie swam to a 14th place finish in the 50 free on day 1, a season best performance of 2:07.96 for 11th in the 200 on day 2, and a lifetime best of 57.59 for 8th in the 100 on day 3. She also anchored the 2nd place 400 free relay on Sunday, which was the 2nd fastest relay in school history.

Tracy Spurrier – Swam to a personal best time of 5:40.31 while finishing 9th in the 500 free on Day 1. Dropped 4 seconds from her personal best in prelims of the 200 back on Sunday. Then, in finals, finished 7th in a lifetime best of 19:49.82 in the 1650. Just 15 minutes later, Tracy came back to once again lower her best in the 200 back, finishing 7th in a time of 2:22.76.

Amanda Steinagel – Amanda swam well over the weekend. She finished 10th in the 100 breast on Saturday (season best of 1:21.23 in prelims), and then came in 10th in the 200 breast on Sunday night, with a season best of 2:56.38 in prelims.

Rebecca Stevenson – Rebecca had a fantastic meet. She swam a great tactical race in winning the 500 free on Friday (5:14.95). She then finished 3rd in the 200 free with a 1:59.65 on Saturday, and 2nd in the 1650 on Sunday, setting a new school record of 18:15.30. Rebecca split a 25.67 on the 200 free relay, a 1:58.99 on the 800 free relay, and a 54.83 on the 400 free relay. All of these swims either matched or broke her previous lifetime bests.

Ashland = Winter Wonderland

2010-01-30T12:12:00.000-05:00

What do you get when you mix swimmers starting to taper with an uncharacteristic Virginia snowstorm?

Fun times, of course.

Most of the team gathering for a post-practice photo op.

Several swimmers' attempts to make snow angels in their suits.

This will make for good storytelling down the road: "When I was a college swimmer, we had to walk to practice, in the snow, in the dead of winter, uphill both ways, in our swimsuits!"

DISCLAIMER: No swimmers were harmed during the making of this post. All swimmers pictured voluntarily chose to make the ill-advised trek out into the snow.

Turning the Corner

2010-01-17T19:05:00.001-05:00

We're close. We're not there yet, and there's still some work to do, but we're getting there. As time passes and we move from early January to mid/late January, I can see our swimmers starting to come out of the performance sapping fog that annually results from the heavy training loads of mid-December through mid-January. Now that the training peak is behind our swimmers, and volume is starting to come back down, I'm seeing all the signs that point to fast swimming in the near future. Bodies seem to be recovering better, morale is rebounding, and practice performances are starting to be more indicative of what our swimmers are capable of. Meet times aren't quite there yet, but they will be soon. Our swimmers are on the verge of looking sharp once again. Late January and early February dual meets are frequently where many swimmers put up their best in-season efforts, and I'm expecting this to hold true for our team in the last dual meet of the season, and the last chance to gear up for championships, next Saturday.

Here's to fast swimming in late January and February. It's not a matter of 'if' it will happen. They're already turning the corner. The only question is 'when.'

My educated prediction: Soon.

Buckley Earns Conference Honor

2010-01-14T11:23:00.000-05:00

Lizzy Buckley became the second swimmer R-MC swimmer this year to grab the ODAC Swimmer of the Week distinction on Monday. The award follows Lizzy's performances at the Hollins meet over the weekend, in which she won two individual events and took part in a first place relay (that swam exhibition). Individually, Lizzy won the 50 freestyle in 26.30 and then made her debut in the 200 fly, winning the race in 2:26.57. She also teamed up with fellow sophomores Virginia Mauch, Ellie Shea, and Sarah Almond to finish first in the 200 freestyle relay to close out the meet.

R-MC's Lizzy Buckley Named ODAC Swimmer of the Week

Next up for the swimmers is a 1 pm matchup against Bridgewater this Saturday, January 16th. With just two more home dual meets before the conference championships, we're looking to sharpen up the performances and improve upon some season bests/seed times.

Winter?

2009-12-22T20:24:00.000-05:00

As Virginia and much of the rest of the east coast was getting pummeled by one of the biggest winter storms in recent memory over the weekend, our team enjoyed beautiful weather in south Florida all of last week. Here's the view from the short course pool at the Deerfield Beach high school just as the sun sets:

A practice setting I could get used to.

Training Trip Day One

2009-12-13T00:19:00.000-05:00

Day one of our trip is in the books. We're actually not down in Florida yet though. It's a two-let trip from Ashland to Deerfield Beach, and the first leg brought us to Savannah, Georgia tonight. We got into our hotel just outside of Savannah earlier than expected, and so we decided to drive into downtown Savannah to find a place to eat. This turned into quite an adventure. First, I'll say that downtown Savannah looks very charming, with a really cool restaurant/shopping district, narrow cobbled streets, and some picturesque homes within walking distance of the waterfront.

I'll also say that finding downtown parking for two 12-passenger vans on a Saturday night is an almost impossible task. On street parking wasn't going to happen for us, and the narrow cobbled streets were pretty much off limits. We did find two parking garages...with a maximum clearance of just over 7 feet. Unfortunately, our van (with a bike rack on top) clears 7 feet easily. We found this out the hard way, twice, backing up traffic as we backed out of the cavernous garages that did not want to house our oversized vehicles. We didn't make too many friends in doing this. I'm pretty sure our team is no longer welcome in downtown Savannah. In the end, we were forced to retreat to a more suburban Applebee's for a late dinner. It was quite an ordeal, but I'm glad we were able to venture into town during our brief stay here in Savannah.

Hitting the tarmac again at 7 am. Next stop: Deerfield Beach, Fl.

Meet Recap - YJ Invitational

2009-12-07T13:24:00.004-05:00

Our swimmers competed in the 8th annual Yellow Jacket Invitational over the weekend, held right here at R-MC. Six women's teams competed, plus two men's teams. Our Yellow Jacket swimmers came out on top on the women's side, with a 94 point margin of victory over second place Mount Saint Mary's University. This meet comes at a busy time of year for our swimmers, falling on the weekend in between the last week of classes and final exam week. To say that student-athletes are under stress at this time of the semester is an understatement. Nevertheless, we did have several highlights from the weekend:
- Rebecca Stevenson claimed Co-Individual High Point Award honors by winning all 3 of her individual events. Rebecca took the 500 free and 200 free on Friday, then dominated the 1650 on Saturday.
- Tracy Spurrier had 3 solid swims in the 500 free, 200 back, 1650 free combo. The 200 back on Saturday was a lifetime best.
- Sarah Almond anchored the 200 free relay with a 24.19 split on Friday, while playing safe on the relay start. Might have been sub-24 with a quicker relay exchange.

Race videos will be posted shortly. Complete results of the meet can be found here.

I'm looking forward to getting our women some quality yardage in Florida next week. The 10-day forecast is looking good for Deerfield Beach!

Time is Flying by at the Pool

2009-12-01T20:22:00.002-05:00

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like this season is really flying by. It's almost hard to believe that our Yellow Jacket Invitational is this coming weekend, but here we are at the symbolic (and almost literal) midpoint of the season. Our swimmers are working hard as the semester comes to a close, with classes ending this week and final exams next week. Before they know it we'll be heading down to Florida, which will hopefully be sunny and warm (it was when I was down there just a few weeks ago).

For now, I'm looking forward to some good competition and fast times at the invitational. The women have put in some quality yardage this fall, and it'll be exciting to see how they can swim.

Big Weekend

2009-11-10T19:29:00.004-05:00

Last weekend was a busy one for your Randolph-Macon swimmers. Friday was an away dual meet against St. Mary's of Maryland, and Saturday was a home meet against Washington and Lee. The team came away with two losses on the weekend, but it was a huge success for two reasons: the team learned some valuable lessons about what it means to compete on Friday, then showed some serious heart in putting those lessons to practice on Saturday.

In Saturday's meet, our swimmers competed in every race and ended up taking 8 out of 14 against W&L, including both relays. This marked the second straight year R-MC has taken both relays in this meet. Our 400 free relay team of Lizzy Buckley, Rebecca Stevenson, Cat Ware, and Sarah Almond also broke a pool record en route to their win.

Next up for the team is our own Yellow Jacket Invitational on December 4th and 5th.

Most of the races from Saturday are now posted on YouTube. Check out our channel on YouTube to see them.

Our First SOTW

2009-10-28T11:15:00.002-04:00

FYI, SOTW = Swimmer of the Week for the ODAC. How many acronyms can I cram into this post?

Congratulations to our very own R-MC freshman Cat Ware (VA Beach / ODAC), who picked up the first conference swimmer of the week award for the 2009-10 season based on her performances against NCAA D1 Radford last weekend. Cat won all 4 events (100 fly, 200 fly, 400 MR, 400 FR...see previous post for more details)against RU, in what was her first collegiate dual meet.

In case you were keeping track, 11 is the magic number of acronyms. In order, they are: SOTW, FYI, ODAC (Old Dominion Athletic Conference), R-MC, VA, ODAC (Old Dominion Aquatic Club), NCAA, D1, MR (Medley Relay), FR (Freestyle Relay), RU. If I knew how to, I would have typed the answers upside down as on a cereal box.

Radford Meet Recap

2009-10-27T10:53:00.002-04:00

Last Friday night we took a smaller group of Macon swimmers out to Radford to go up against their D1 program in our first meet of the year. The flu knocked several of our women out of action for the week, and so we had just 13 swimmers in the lineup for the meet. The key to winning any dual meet is placing first in more individual events than the other team (it's not rocket science), as scoring is 9-4-3-2-1 for individual events. Obviously, when you have fewer swimmers to snatch up those 2nd-5th spots, it is especially crucial.

So the team knew what they had to do, and they went out and did it. R-MC won 137-121 by taking both relays and 7 out of 12 individual events. Freshman Cat Ware led the way for us with 4 wins in 4 events. Individually, Cat took both butterflies (1:02.44 and 2:20.53). She was also a part of the winning 400 medley and 400 freestyle relays. Fellow freshman Rebecca Stevenson did her part by going 3 for 3 on the night, taking wins in the tough 1000/500 combo. Rebecca was also on the 400 freestyle relay team. Joining Rebecca and Cat on the 400 freestyle relay were Lizzy Buckley and Sarah Almond. The 400 medley relay consisted of Caitlin Proctor, Kellianne Mullin, Cat, and Sarah. The other 3 individual winners for R-MC were Sarah in the 50 free, Lizzy in the 200 free, and Kellianne in the 200 breast.

In addition to the W, the team also gained valuable racing experience in the same pool where they'll be finishing the season in February, as Radford will once again host the ODAC Championships for 2010. It was a good meet for the team and a good way to start off the competitive phase of the season.

And We're Off

2009-09-22T11:20:00.004-04:00

The season has officially started, with the first day of practice now in the books. The swimmers gathered early yesterday morning for the first of many pre-dawn lifting sessions in the Brock, and then came back for an [easy] swimming workout in the afternoon. Well, I suppose easy is a relative term. It was easy for those who maintained some off-season fitness. It was easy for me to walk around on the pool deck and do some writing on the dry erase board. It was maybe not as easy for those whose only recent aquatic experiences up until yesterday involved the occasional shower.

I'm pleased to report that no swimmers were harmed during the production of the first day of the 2009-10 season.

More Academic Honors

2009-08-13T15:20:00.002-04:00

Congratulations to Shafer Busch '09 on being named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association Academic All-State team. This is the most recent academic honor for Shafer, who in February was named the ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year for swimming. Congrats Shafer!

Here's the link to the press release.

Summer Update

2009-06-24T11:42:00.002-04:00

It's been quite a while since my last post here...an almost 2 month R-MC Swimming blogging dry spell. So, here's a quick recap of what has gone on in the world of R-MC Swimming in the last couple months:

1) The academic year came to a close, and our swimmers qualified for the CSCAA Academic All-American Team award by compiling a team gpa of 3.01 (just squeaked in above the 3.0 cutoff).
2) We said "so long for now" to 3 graduating seniors (Laura Belch, Shafer Busch, and Meredith Walters), first at the Champions Dinner and then at graduation. Congratulations seniors and best of luck in your postgrad years!
3) Just two weeks after graduating, one of the aforementioned seniors (Meredith) got married. Congratulations Meredith!
4) We just finished up a week of camp here at R-MC. The inaugural Randolph-Macon Competitive Swim Camp took place last week, and offered swimmers between 8-17 years old the chance to learn a few new things in the water. It was a fun week, and temperatures remained low, which kept the air in the pool area bearable (it can get HOT in there during the summer).

More from GMA

2009-04-30T14:30:00.004-04:00

Here is a link to the R-MC news article covering Good Morning America's visit to Ashland on Tuesday.

I'm glad that our swimmers are getting official recognition for waking up at 4 am to be the first on site.

R-MC Swimmers on Good Morning America!

2009-04-28T12:32:00.003-04:00

ABC's Good Morning America has started an "At Your House" series, where the anchors go to selected homes in America and broadcast the show from that location, while doing pieces specific to that locale. This morning, GMA came to Ashland for part of their show, shooting at a home basically adjacent to campus. R-MC swimmers got up very early to take in the spectacle (swimmers are used to getting up in the morning), and were rewarded for their efforts as they were prominently featured (outfitted in R-MC gear and sporting some R-MC Swimming signs) behind the two hosts during one of the segments. Way to represent, ladies!

YouTube Videos

2009-04-22T10:26:00.002-04:00

I recently added a link to our R-MC Swimming home at YouTube, where we have over 50 race videos from the season (thankfully, a certain donut eating contest is not one of them). The link is on the right hand tab of the page. Check it out to take in some of the action from the 08-09 season.

By The Numbers

2009-02-27T09:08:00.004-05:00

Since swimming is a numbers oriented sport, here is a look at some key stats from the 2008-09 R-MC swimming season:

113 - Lifetime best swims (pretty awesome)
11 - Dual meet wins - sets a single season record for R-MC Swimming
8 - All-ODAC swimmers on our team
8 - Pool record holders on our roster
7 - New Estes Aquatic Center pool records (in 6 different events)
6 - New school records (in 5 different events)
6 - School record holders on our roster
4 - ODAC Swimmers of the Week
1 - ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year - Shafer Busch

The numbers don't lie. 8 out of 18 swimmers on our team own an Estes Aquatic Center pool record and were named to either the ALL-ODAC 1st or 2nd team, and 6 out of 18 have a school record. In other words, if you are an R-MC swimmer, there is a 44.44% chance that you have a pool record and/or were named to the ALL-ODAC squad, and a 33.33% chance that you own a school record. Those are pretty good odds.

St. Mary's Last Chance Meet

2009-02-24T10:36:00.003-05:00

The ODAC Championships was not the end of the line for everyone on our team. This past Saturday, St. Mary's College of Maryland hosted the Seahawk Invitational, a last chance meet for NCAA qualification. We took 3 swimmers to the meet in effort to improve some times - Corinne, Brianna, and Sarah. It was a pretty successful trip. Sarah swam the 50, while Corinne and Brianna went to get another crack at a 2fly. Sarah finished 2nd in the 50, with a 25.15 (with a bit of a slip off the blocks).

The 2fly was great. 6 days prior, in finals at ODACs, Corinne finished 2nd in 2:17.98. The event was won in 2:16.13, and she was understandably upset. On Saturday, Corinne went after it and ended up with a new best time of 2:11.69. That crushes her own school record which had been 2:14.15, and was certainly a little redemption from the previous weekend. Brianna also put up a really good swim in the 2fly, and dropped her best time from a 2:22.63 to a 2:21.54.

And with that, the season is officially over for R-MC swimming.

ODAC Recap

2009-02-24T09:41:00.002-05:00

OK, so the ODAC Championships finished last Sunday and I have yet to write about it. My bad. Here's a recap of how the meet went down for R-MC:

The ladies on the team swam very well and finished firmly in 2nd place as a team, 169 points clear of 3rd place Sweet Briar. As a team we put up 30 new lifetime bests during the weekend. While we didn't win any events, we did have 10 2nd place finishes. Leading the way was the 200 medley relay team of Hallie, Kellianne, Shafer, and Sarah, who shattered their own school record - as well as the previous conference record - in a time of 1:50.95. Sarah's split on the end of that relay was the fastest of the meet at 23.82. She also put up the best 100 free split of the meet in anchoring our 400 free relay in 53.09...all that while swimming in a suit held together with duct tape and nail polish! I'm already excited about what our relays are going to look like next season.

The biggest time drop of the weekend for R-MC came from Tracy Spurrier, who has just made some enormous improvements as a distance freestyler this year. Tracy's previous best in the 1650 was the 20:56.43 she put up at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in November. Last Sunday Tracy slashed nearly a minute and 5 seconds from that PR, finishing in 6th place overall in a time of 19:51.65.

The R-MC highlights weren't just contained to the pool during the weekend, however. On Sunday night, Shafer Busch became just the 2nd swimmer in R-MC history to grab top honors as the ODAC Scholar Athlete of the Year. Shafer beat out all other juniors and seniors in the conference for this award, which recognizes both academic and athletic accomplishments. It was a great way for Shafer to end her career as a swimmer.

All in all, it was a good championship meet for our team. The meet as a whole was much improved from last year, and our team was definitely a lot stronger than we were a year ago. We're making progress, and will continue to move forward next season.

Inspiration Anyone?

2009-02-10T21:18:00.002-05:00

ODAC Championships start tomorrow. Time for a little inspiration...the Billy Mills story. The American underdog who become an unlikely Olympic Champion in the men's 10K in 1964. He chopped nearly 2 minutes off his best time and overcame obstacles during the race to pull off an amazing victory. I'll stop typing now, just watch this video.

ODAC Swimmer of the Week - Shafer Busch

2009-02-03T15:52:00.002-05:00

Shafer Busch has been named the ODAC swimmer of the week following her performances last weekend against Mary Washington/Hood on Friday and Randolph/Guilford on Saturday. On Friday, Shafer broke a school record as part of the 200 medley relay team that finished in a time of 1:52.63. Shafer's fly split was 26.37. She also placed second in the 100 fly in 1:01.57, which is the top time in the conference so far this year. On Saturday, Shafer won the 50m freestyle and was a part of the winning 200 freestyle relay.

Congrats Shafer!
http://www.odaconline.com/09pow_0202.htm

Dual Meet Season Recap

2009-01-31T21:28:00.003-05:00

Our team picked up wins against Guilford and Randolph today to close out the dual meet season. Only championship swim meets remain in the 08-09 season. The two wins push our record to 11-3. 11 wins is a new standard for most wins in a season for the Lady Yellow Jacket swimmers. In addition, our swimmers won the Yellow Jacket Invitational against Division I and II competition, have posted 4 new school records, 7 Estes Aquatic Center pool records, and nearly 70 lifetime best times already this year...all untapered (and for the last few weeks unshaved as well). Really looking forward to ODACs in 12 days.

Meet Results are posted on the website.

Another One Bites the Dust

2009-01-31T02:36:00.002-05:00

Another school record, that is. Earlier tonight against Mary Washington and Hood, our 200 medley relay team of Hallie Stewart, Kellianne Mullin, Shafer Busch, and Sarah Almond set a new school record in a time of 1:52.63. Shafer had a 26.37 fly split on that, and Sarah brought it home in 24.26! Not too shabby for 2 weeks out from Championships....and we know that relay can go faster.

The overall final score was not important in the meet, and was not reflective of our efforts, so I'm not gonna post it here. The more important part was that we stepped up and raced against a very strong and deep Mary Washington team. I wanted to see our swimmers COMPETE, and in that respect, I was pleased. Unfortunately for us, many of the close races went in favor of them. We'll have to keep working on that.

We picked up 2 individual wins on the day. Lara O'Brien in the 1000 (11:05.19) and Sarah Almond in the 50 (25.19).

Other highlights were Brianna Lovell getting a new best time in the 2IM (2:23.77), Hallie going the fastest 200 free of her college career (2:03.65), Victoria Cooper closing in on the 30.00 barrier in the 50 (30.57), Shafer going her fastest 100 fly in 2 years (1:01.57), Sarah almost tracking down a probable NCAA competitor in the final yards of the 100 free (55.34), and Corinne Campbell going out hard and taking 6 seconds off her best 500 (5:28.75).

We're back in Ashland now for a short layover (I'm writing this at almost 3 am) before hitting the road for Guilford College in Greensboro in the morning. Back to back meets. Good preparation for that 6-sessions-in-3-days meet we have coming up VERY soon...

Sweet Briar Recap

2009-01-25T11:22:00.002-05:00

Our team may be a little battered and bruised right now, but that hasn't kept the swimmers in the water from continuing to let the good times roll. We headed over to Sweet Briar yesterday afternoon and came home with a 165-95 win. Though the meet was in short course meters, we still had a lot of impressive swims, and the converted times indicate that the ladies put up 6 lifetime bests. Leading the way in that department, as she has done on several occasions, was Tracy Spurrier, who (through her converted times) posted 3 lifetimes bests in the 800 free, 100 back, and 400 free.

Here were the event winners on the day:

200 Medley Relay: Marlene Graf, Kellianne Mullin, Shafer Busch, Sarah Almond - 2:10.77
800 Free: Lara O'Brien - 9:47.25
100 Back: Marlene Graf - 1:12.02
100 Breast: Kellianne Mullin - 1:20.64
200 Fly: Corinne Campbell - 2:32.05
50 Free: Sarah Almond - 28.68
100 Free: Sarah Almond - 1:02.09
200 Back: Marlene Graf - 2:33.37
200 Breast: Kellianne Mullin - 2:54.54
400 Free: Lara O'Brien - 4:46.77
100 Fly: Corinne Campbell - 1:11.44
400 IM: Lara O'Brien - 5:20.85 (just missed pool record held by R-MC's Erin Ewalt)
200 Free Relay: Shafer, Marlene, Corinne, Sarah - 1:57.05

Next weekend is the final weekend for meets before we head into championship season. Friday night, we'll be up the road in Fredericksburg to take on Mary Washington and Hood. I'm looking forward to some great races against a strong Mary Washington team. The next morning, we'll hit the road again to go swim Guilford and Randolph in North Carolina.

We're down to 19 days until the ODAC Championships begin...

Senior Day Surprise

2009-01-17T16:46:00.011-05:00

It was Senior Day at the Brock today. I'll be honest, I thought our team would put up a decent showing, but was totally blown away by some of the time drops our swimmers put up. That's awesome....nothing better than that. Four weeks out from championships, they're still putting in a lot of hard, intense work. We entered this meet pretty beat up, which just makes the fast swims that much better. It shows that the hard work is paying off.

Let's go over some of the stats from the meet:
-R-MC had 25 total individual swims. 11 of those were lifetime bests. Out of those 25 swims, only 4 WEREN'T season best times!
-2 pool and school records were also set, Lara O'Brien in the 1000 free (10:56.50, taking down Erin Ewalt's old record of 10:58.13) and Kellianne Mullin in the 200 breast (2:29.54, erasing Katie Duff's previous best of 2:32.01).
-Tracy Spurrier took 25.41 seconds off her lifetime best in the 1000, swimming 11:50.99.
-Meredith Walters saved the best for last, swimming a best time in the 1000 in her last race at home. She took 5 seconds off her best, hitting in 11:52.41.
-Lara O'Brien took 9 seconds off her best 1000, and set a new school and pool record in the process, finishing in 10:56.55.
-Victoria Cooper took 7 seconds off her best time in the 200 Free (2:31.62) and 3 seconds off her best time in the 100 Free (1:06.96).
-Kellianne dropped 3.30 seconds off her best 200 breaststroke in setting the new record of 2:29.54.

Video of the races are now up on our YouTube page. Check them out at www.youtube.com/user/rmcswimming.

ODAC Swimmer of the Week - Lara O'Brien

2009-01-13T13:52:00.002-05:00

Congrats to Lara on being named the ODAC Swimmer of the Week, the third R-MC swimmer to receive the honor so far this season. Lara won the 200 IM, 400 free, and was part of the winning 400 free relay team last Saturday against Bridgewater. Here is the link to the ODAC site and the press release: http://www.odaconline.com/

Bridgewater Meet

2009-01-12T14:20:00.002-05:00

This past Saturday the team went up to Bridgewater and came back with a 133-62 victory. Our swimmers won all 11 of 11 events en route to the W. We had a little fun with the line-up for the meet, swimming some girls in "off" events, while trying to create some close races between the A and B relays. And that's all the meet was about for us, getting up and competing while working on racing skills. I wasn't too concerned with times for two reasons: 1) Bridgewater's pool is a short course meters pool, and 2) Our team wasn't that fresh, having practiced in the morning prior to getting on the bus.

Event winners were:
400 Medley Relay: "B Team" - 4:55.54
800 Free: Meredith Walters - 10:30.92
200 Free: Sarah Almond - 2:21.53
50 Free: Marlene Graf - 29.93
200 IM: Lara O'Brien - 2:40.00
100 Fly: Laura Belch - 1:14.89 (was exhibition)
100 Free: Ellie Shea - 1:07.82 (was exhibition)
100 Back: Brianna Lovell - 1:18.75
400 Free: Lara O'Brien - 4:51.27
100 Breast: Kellianne Mullin - 1:23.47
400 Free Relay: "B Team" - 4:31.44

Yeah, the B relays shut out the A relays at the meet. The medley was close though, the B hit in 4:55.54 to the A's 4:55.65. It was a good, back and forth race. Next up for our team is Greensboro next weekend, which is also Senior Day at R-MC.

Special thanks to the movie committee for two great selections on the bus rides. A guy can only take so much of the "Step Up" franchise.

Florida Recap

2009-01-08T15:04:00.005-05:00

Now that we've all had a few days to recover from the trip, I want to offer a little recap of what went on.

I was somewhat nervous going into the week because, while south Florida is on average sunny and beautiful this time of year, I've always seemed to be bad luck for training trips to Florida. Every trip to Florida that I've been a part of has always encountered unusually cold weather (by Florida standards), broken pool heaters, extreme wind, etc. Thankfully, we bucked that trend this year. The sun came out, the highs were in the mid to upper 70s all week long, and it never got any colder than lower 60s at night. Aside from a few sprinkles during our first long course practice, it didn't even rain while we were down there.

Enough about the weather. This week was a challenge for our swimmers. My goal was to push them in some way, shape, or form in every workout. They swam more than they've swum all year, they ran more than they've run all year, and they also encountered a few dryland/in-water circuit challenges. Props to Tracy and Shafer for winning the elbows & toes/front bridge/front plank (insert any other name you call it) competition by staying up for 5 minutes. Tracy, with a little help from a teammate, also won a pizza eating contest against one of her coaches, although the result is being disputed.

Our training trip competition took the form of a long course relay meet with the United States Merchant Marine Academy and Gustavus Adolphus College. The USMMA and Gustavus men went against each other, while our ladies went up against the Gustavus women. I don't think it needs to be said, but every swimmer in the water was racing tired that day. Nobody was really concerned with times, but it was a good opportunity to step up and race (everyone has to get up and race while tired during a 3 day championship meet too...). It was a close meet between us and Gustavus. They won several close races between the A's, and came out on top in 5 races to our 3. The battle of the B's was just the opposite, with R-MC taking 5 to Gustavus' 3. It was a fun, low-key meet.

All in all, it was a great week. I like to occasionally remind our swimmers that training trip is a business trip first and a vacation second. Translation: it's OK to have fun on training trip, but you need to make sure you're not doing so at the expense of your swimming. The team did a great job at both. They worked hard and had a great time while doing it. I think staying a block away from the beach definitely helped with that this year. Something about hanging out with your toes in the sand surrounded by palm trees in the month of January helps to lift the spirits.

Some Florida Pics

2009-01-02T09:47:00.001-05:00

A Day in the Life… of RMC TRAINING TRIP 2008/2009!!!

2009-01-01T17:08:00.002-05:00

Well, it is now New Years Eve, and we’ve made it through eight practices with one to come tonight from 6-8 (prime training hours – obviously). The journey down south went smoothly, though I think my bladder almost exploded at one point because Ben REFUSED to pull over. Overall, mainly a good long nap in the van.

And then the true training trip began… From practice the night we arrived to doubles every day since, the trip has definitely been both a physical and a mental trial. Though the swimming has been tough, it has definitely brought the team together. We have never been so encouraging throughout practices, and with the current level of training, we need all the positive energy we can get! Especially since many of us, myself included, were a little surprised by the long course meter pool. Some of the freshman had never swum long course until now, so it was a great experience!

Yesterday we had our big meet of the trip (after morning practice of course). A tri-relay meet against a boys’ team and a girls’/boys’ team. Of course, distance swimmer Lara gets 5 events, one of which being the 200 in the crescendo – long course. Talk about a long 200… but that’s beside the point. It was actually really fun (and got us out of a practice ha!). Everyone was really motivated and cheering even though the events were a little unorthodox. Of course, Macon is never done after a meet – it was time for an hour of drylands with Ben the beast before we could make the traffic-filled trip to the annual Steak and Shake dinner. Absolutely DELICIOUS. Especially after that 5 minute plank hold – ohhh that hurt. All that ab work was immediately eliminated by the deliciousness of milkshakes and French fries – well worth it.

Which bring us to today’s New Year’s Eve training slash A-Mo’s 21st birthday BASH! Practice this morning was from 10 am to 12 pm, giving us such much needed extra sleep. Over in the D-Train we did a mind-numbing 60x100s (not a misprint – yes, 60). I suppose it could have been worse, but on about number 45 or 50 I started miscounting, not the number of 100s, but rather whether I’d done a 50 or a 100. Oh the delirium of distance swimming! (Note to future swimmers: get a REALLY good song stuck in your head before practices on training trip) Then, beach time all afternoon!! The beach has been BEAUTIFUL! Sunny and warm every day so far! Luckily, motivation for tonight’s practice will come from a swimmer’s number one love – FOOD! We’re going to The Cove, a restaurant off the water, for A-Mo’s birthday, which should be a GREAT way to spend the New Year! Everyone is extremely excited because there comes a point where PB&J just doesn’t cut it.

Some warnings for future training trip athletes:

1. The sun does indeed drain you for practice. Put on sunscreen and don’t tell Ben you were out literally all day!

2. You don’t need as many clothes as you think. Pretty sure I’ve worn the same t-shirt and shorts for 3 days…

3. Enjoy training trip in moderation

4. Norman deserves his own seat on the van. Try not to offend him.

5. Microwaves are OPTIMAL cooking appliances. Who needs stoves?

6. 5 people to a room gets a bit crowded – count to 10 and take deep breaths. Oh and get towels every time you’re in the lobby because the maid won’t actually clean your room. Let’s be honest, I wouldn’t touch that mess either!

As a quick recap, the trip has been GREAT! Definitely a lot of fun, though practices can get to be a bit much. Not a huge fan of the freezing cold short course pool, but nothing that the team can’t handle. We’re definitely going to be ready for ODACs after this extra work! I know I’m excited! Back to campus in a mere 3 days! Gotta get back to the beach!

LATER!
Lara O'Brien

Get to Know a Swimmer: Tracy Spurrier

2008-12-29T11:00:00.003-05:00

We're now in our second full day of training trip down in here in Deerfield Beach. Today we're going to profile freshman and Baltimore native Tracy Spurrier.

Name: Tracy Spurrier
Nickname: Tray Tray
Year: 2012
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Favorite Events: 200 Back, 1000 Free
Favorite Hobbies: Decorating, Baking
Favorite Food: Chicken Parmesan
Favorite R-MC Swimming Memory: When Ben realized he bought lane lines for a 25 meter pool, not a yard pool. [Ed: That's not an accurate representation of what went down. The correct lane lines were purchased]
Favorite Movie: She's the Man
Inspirational Quote: "It's 5:30 am. Sleeping isn't an option. Second place isn't either."

Get to Know a Swimmer

2008-12-24T16:32:00.002-05:00

It's December 24th, 2008, and our swimmer of the day is junior Marlene Graf. Marlene is a 4-time ODAC Champion and was the 2007 ODAC Rookie of the Year. Here are a few of Marlene's favorite things:

Name: Marlene Graf
Class: Junior
Hometown: Wilton, CT
Favorite Event: 200 Free
Favorite Hobby: Dancing the night away
Favorite Food: My dad's special pasta & sauce
Favorite R-MC Swimming Memory: Kicking W&L's butt in the 800 free relay at ODACs freshman year
Favorite Movie: The Little Mermaid
Favorite TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
Favorite Quote: "Oh my Gosh, Nemo's swimming out to sea!" ~Finding Nemo

Winter Break Update

2008-12-22T11:32:00.004-05:00

Already bored with winter break? Wondering what to do with all this free time?(...Cough, go swimming, cough...) Fear not, we've got you covered. You can check in all this week for updated "get to know a swimmer" posts on the blog. Plus, starting this weekend, we'll have entries and pictures of our adventures in Florida as the team goes down to Deerfield Beach for training trip. Stay tuned for more.

YMCA Champs

2008-12-16T21:35:00.005-05:00

Last Friday marked the end of the fall semester here at R-MC. What better way for our swimmers to celebrate than to work concessions for 12 hours the next day?! We hosted the championship meet for the Richmond YMCA swim league on Saturday, and the team worked concessions all day. They did a great job with it, and it was actually a lot of fun. Two observations from the day: a) I've never seen so many people in the Brock Center before, and b) it's amazing how much food those kids can eat at a swim meet.

Here are a couple pics from the day:

ODAC Swimmer of the Week - Sarah Almond

2008-12-01T15:25:00.003-05:00

Congratulations to our very own Sarah Almond, who was named the ODAC Swimmer of the Week for the week of November 25th. Sarah was recognized based on her efforts at the YJ Invitational on Nov. 21st and 22nd. Sarah was a perfect 7 for 7 at the meet. Individually, she won both the 50 and 100 freestyles (25.66 and 56.26). She also anchored all 5 winning relays. The 200 free relay, 400 free relay, and 800 free relay each broke the previous Estes Aquatic Center pool record. Not a bad way to finish off the first semester.

Invitational Video Now Up

2008-11-24T20:13:00.002-05:00

I now have most of Friday's races and some of Saturday's races up on YouTube. Special thanks to Viviana Maguire for sitting up in the lifeguard stand and shooting the meet for us both days. You can check out the races at www.youtube.com/rmcswimming .

Enjoy!

R-MC Wins Yellow Jacket Invite

2008-11-22T15:39:00.006-05:00

Our very own Yellow Jackets won their namesake invitational earlier today, outdistancing Division II Millersville and Division I Radford by a healthy margin in the second session. R-MC had two more record setting performances on day two: the 400 freestyle relay team of Laura Belch, Lizzy Buckley, Marlene Graf, and Sarah Almond set a new pool record in 3:46.50, and Lara O'Brien established a new school record, while also breaking the pool record, in the 1650 freestyle to close out the meet in 18:19.09.

It's a tough meet, going through the entire championship lineup in two sessions, with some swimmers racing as many as 5 times in one session. Our swimmers hung tough though, and finished well today. All in all, our swimmers had over 40 season bests and about 20 lifetime bests over the two days, broke 4 pool records (200, 400, & 800 free relays, Lara O'Brien in the 1650), and one school record (Lara O'Brien in the 1650). All this on what I'll say was about 2.5 days of rest. This team was definitely not fully rested or tapered for the invitational, which is exciting for what they will be capable of once shaved and tapered in February!

Here are the results from day 2, with the final team scores posted at the bottom:

Yellow Jacket Invitational - 11/21/2008 to 11/22/2008
Results

Event 21 Women 200 Yard Medley Relay
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School Seed Finals Points
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1 Randolph Macon College 'A' 1:53.46 1:54.60 32
1) Stewart, Hallie 2) Mullin, Kellianne
3) Bush, Shafer 4) Almond, Sarah
29.93 1:02.30 (32.37) 1:29.60 (27.30) 1:54.60 (25.00)
2 Radford University 'A' 1:50.71 1:56.80 26
1) Sears, Alexa M 2) De la Garza, CeCe
3) Butner, Alexis 4) Keck, Kate
29.61 1:02.57 (32.96) 1:30.39 (27.82) 1:56.80 (26.41)
3 Millersville University 'A' 1:56.32 1:59.88 24
1) Evans, Kate 2) Martinez, Bre
3) Neifert, Brittany 4) Schmittle, Katelyn
32.14 1:05.18 (33.04) 1:33.60 (28.42) 1:59.88 (26.28)
4 Randolph Macon College 'B' 1:59.71 2:02.35 22
1) Graf, Marlene 2) O'Brien, Lara
3) Campbell, Corinne 4) Buckley, Elizabeth
31.41 1:07.98 (36.57) 1:37.02 (29.04) 2:02.35 (25.33)
5 Millersville University 'B' 2:01.32 2:03.45 20
1) Jendzurski, Lauren 2) Wallace, Courtney
3) Laufer, Becca 4) Martinez, Ana
32.98 1:08.13 (35.15) 1:36.98 (28.85) 2:03.45 (26.47)
6 Hood College 'A' 2:06.00 2:09.40 18
1) Leggieri, Michelle 2) Hamor, Erica
3) Kucharski, Kristen 4) Garyn, Ashley
32.59 1:10.15 (37.56) 1:41.31 (31.16) 2:09.40 (28.09)
7 Bridgewater College 'A' 2:16.60 2:10.30 14
1) Everhart, Amanda 2) Schlemm, Katie
3) Clague, Lauren 4) Thomas, Sophie
35.41 1:12.99 (37.58) 1:43.23 (30.24) 2:10.30 (27.07)
8 Salem Colege 'A' 2:21.38 2:18.89 10
1) Rado, Olivia 2) Brannock, Sarah
3) Fichthorn, Rachel 4) Laviolette, Elise
33.52 1:15.71 (42.19) 1:48.76 (33.05) 2:18.89 (30.13)
9 Bridgewater College 'B' NT 2:19.52 8
1) Gladish, Lauren 2) Aldstadt, Laura
3) Hoover, Amber 4) Cordle, Morgan
37.53 1:16.66 (39.13) 1:49.85 (33.19) 2:19.52 (29.67)
10 College OF Notre Dame 'A' 2:25.91 2:20.87 6
1) Moscoso, Melanie 2) McCloud, Sarah
3) Rooney, Meg 4) Long, Brigitta
34.15 1:15.37 (41.22) 1:49.58 (34.21) 2:20.87 (31.29)
11 College OF Notre Dame 'B' 2:40.01 2:41.06 4
1) Ellis, Katryn 2) Swank, Jeanette
3) Fleming, Ashley 4) Tannous, Maria
43.01 1:24.77 (41.76) 2:41.06 (1:16.29)
12 Salem Colege 'B' NT 2:50.26 2
1) Hubbard, Samantha 2) Berman, Kara
3) Philips, Laura 4) Mixon, Catherine
43.31 1:27.36 (44.05) 2:11.86 (44.50) 2:50.26 (38.40)
-- Randolph Macon College 'C' 2:07.10 X2:10.40
1) Morgan, Amanda 2) Steinagel, Amanda
3) Lovell, Brianna 4) Walters, Meredith
33.79 1:10.97 (37.18) 1:42.42 (31.45) 2:10.40 (27.98)
-- Radford University 'B' NT DQ
Stroke Infraction swimmer #2: Downward butterfly kick - breast
1) Kappert, Erica 2) Van Kerckhove, Dani
3) Hinson, Morgan E 4) Milotte, Anna
31.80 1:05.42 (33.62) 1:34.86 (29.44) DQ (27.37)

Event 23 Women 400 Yard IM
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Butner, Alexis Highlanders 4:50.78 4:49.34 16
30.67 1:04.99 (34.32) 1:42.97 (37.98) 2:20.22 (37.25)
2:59.69 (39.47) 3:40.01 (40.32) 4:14.87 (34.86) 4:49.34 (34.47)
2 Mullin, Kellianne RMC 4:57.50 4:57.64 13
32.37 1:08.65 (36.28) 1:48.35 (39.70) 2:27.61 (39.26)
3:07.63 (40.02) 3:48.66 (41.03) 4:24.18 (35.52) 4:57.64 (33.46)
3 O'Brien, Lara RMC 4:58.45 5:01.04 12
32.53 1:09.97 (37.44) 1:51.13 (41.16) 2:30.55 (39.42)
3:11.18 (40.63) 3:52.72 (41.54) 4:28.03 (35.31) 5:01.04 (33.01)
4 Maness, Ashley M Highlanders 5:45.00 5:01.39 11
33.56 1:11.70 (38.14) 1:48.51 (36.81) 2:25.19 (36.68)
3:09.05 (43.86) 3:51.22 (42.17) 4:27.08 (35.86) 5:01.39 (34.31)
5 Lovell, Brianna RMC 4:59.00 5:07.06 10
33.44 1:11.57 (38.13) 1:51.30 (39.73) 2:30.27 (38.97)
3:13.31 (43.04) 3:56.89 (43.58) 4:32.49 (35.60) 5:07.06 (34.57)
6 Reid, Lindsey RMC 5:25.11 5:22.33 9
33.29 1:12.15 (38.86) 1:54.18 (42.03) 2:36.67 (42.49)
3:23.67 (47.00) 4:11.12 (47.45) 4:46.86 (35.74) 5:22.33 (35.47)
7 Hamor, Erica Hood 5:09.48 5:22.74 7
33.84 1:14.10 (40.26) 1:56.89 (42.79) 2:39.64 (42.75)
3:24.77 (45.13) 4:10.72 (45.95) 4:47.57 (36.85) 5:22.74 (35.17)
8 Rooney, Meg CND 5:45.71 5:40.27 5
35.44 1:17.31 (41.87) 2:00.96 (43.65) 2:43.79 (42.83)
3:35.08 (51.29) 4:26.82 (51.74) 5:04.09 (37.27) 5:40.27 (36.18)
9 Everhart, Amanda BC 5:53.60 5:41.76 4
36.01 1:19.63 (43.62) 2:00.63 (41.00) 2:42.62 (41.99)
3:32.30 (49.68) 4:22.37 (50.07) 5:03.38 (41.01) 5:41.76 (38.38)
10 Schlemm, Katie BC 5:49.00 5:41.96 3
35.18 1:17.76 (42.58) 2:03.39 (45.63) 2:48.98 (45.59)
3:36.43 (47.45) 4:25.88 (49.45) 5:05.45 (39.57) 5:41.96 (36.51)
11 Rado, Olivia SC NT 6:05.94 2
35.76 1:19.43 (43.67) 2:07.25 (47.82) 2:54.66 (47.41)
3:47.36 (52.70) 4:41.43 (54.07) 5:24.48 (43.05) 6:05.94 (41.46)
12 Ellis, Katryn CND 6:48.33 7:27.21 1
49.33 1:48.88 (59.55) 2:45.22 (56.34) 3:41.72 (56.50)
4:47.57 (1:05.85) 5:52.82 (1:05.25) 7:27.21 (1:34.39)
-- Keenan, Sara Millersville 5:39.66 DQ
Shoulders past vertical toward breast - back
34.31 1:17.14 (42.83) 1:57.99 (40.85) 2:38.00 (40.01)
3:22.23 (44.23) 4:08.88 (46.65) 4:48.80 (39.92) DQ (38.31)

Event 25 Women 200 Yard Backstroke
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Stewart, Hallie RMC 2:16.83 2:15.11 16
32.41 1:06.41 (34.00) 1:40.48 (34.07) 2:15.11 (34.63)
2 Graf, Marlene RMC 2:20.50 2:17.81 13
32.98 1:07.34 (34.36) 1:42.13 (34.79) 2:17.81 (35.68)
3 Friend, Whitney Highlanders 2:20.00 2:20.60 12
32.99 1:08.56 (35.57) 1:44.70 (36.14) 2:20.60 (35.90)
4 Smith, Mandy R Highlanders 2:22.78 2:23.88 11
33.37 1:09.34 (35.97) 1:46.51 (37.17) 2:23.88 (37.37)
5 Rapp, Kara Millersville 2:23.52 2:24.98 10
35.05 1:11.80 (36.75) 1:48.75 (36.95) 2:24.98 (36.23)
6 Spurrier, Tracy RMC 2:34.10 2:27.45 9
34.49 1:11.59 (37.10) 1:49.22 (37.63) 2:27.45 (38.23)
7 Kappert, Erica Highlanders 2:23.32 2:27.47 7
34.62 1:11.47 (36.85) 1:49.72 (38.25) 2:27.47 (37.75)
8 Jendzurski, Lauren Millersville 2:27.61 2:29.50 5
35.85 1:14.24 (38.39) 1:52.54 (38.30) 2:29.50 (36.96)
9 Moscoso, Melanie CND 2:33.81 2:29.91 4
36.50 1:14.68 (38.18) 1:52.90 (38.22) 2:29.91 (37.01)
10 Evans, Kate Millersville 2:28.08 2:34.00 3
37.36 1:17.34 (39.98) 1:57.94 (40.60) 2:34.00 (36.06)
11 Morgan, Amanda RMC 2:33.97 2:34.53 2
37.15 1:16.63 (39.48) 1:56.98 (40.35) 2:34.53 (37.55)
12 Fichthorn, Rachel SC 2:40.00 2:35.49 1
37.58 1:17.17 (39.59) 1:56.97 (39.80) 2:35.49 (38.52)
13 McCloud, Sarah CND 2:52.15 2:51.62
41.61 1:25.27 (43.66) 2:09.13 (43.86) 2:51.62 (42.49)
14 Morrison, Sarah BC 2:56.80 2:57.77
41.49 1:27.20 (45.71) 2:13.80 (46.60) 2:57.77 (43.97)
15 Sullivan, Maggy BC 2:53.90 3:04.06
43.64 1:30.17 (46.53) 2:18.27 (48.10) 3:04.06 (45.79)
16 Paulette, Myra BC 2:52.40 3:06.45
17 Tannous, Maria CND 3:35.66 3:42.72
51.32 1:48.33 (57.01) 3:42.72 (1:54.39)
-- Mixon, Catherine SC NT DQ
Non-continuous turning action
51.05 DQ (2:49.91)

Event 27 Women 100 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Almond, Sarah RMC 57.24 56.26 16
27.18 56.26 (29.08)
2 Buckley, Elizabeth RMC 56.39 56.48 13
26.98 56.48 (29.50)
3 Belch, Laura RMC 56.93 56.84 12
27.48 56.84 (29.36)
4 Keck, Kate Highlanders 57.00 57.62 11
27.75 57.62 (29.87)
5 Bush, Shafer RMC 57.75 57.88 10
28.12 57.88 (29.76)
6 Schmittle, Katelyn Millersville 58.29 58.49 9
28.59 58.49 (29.90)
7 Hinson, Morgan E Highlanders 58.18 59.30 7
28.56 59.30 (30.74)
8 Shea, Eleanor RMC 58.08 59.50 5
28.63 59.50 (30.87)
9 Clague, Lauren BC 59.05 1:00.10 4
28.82 1:00.10 (31.28)
10 Martinez, Ana Millersville 58.79 1:00.18 3
28.96 1:00.18 (31.22)
11 Leggieri, Michelle Hood 1:00.39 1:00.26 2
28.84 1:00.26 (31.42)
12 Milotte, Anna Highlanders 1:00.71 1:00.66 1
28.66 1:00.66 (32.00)
13 Thomas, Sophie BC 1:05.20 1:01.04
29.12 1:01.04 (31.92)
14 Garyn, Ashley Hood 1:01.45 1:02.05
30.61 1:02.05 (31.44)
15 Price, Megan Highlanders 59.87 1:02.60
29.67 1:02.60 (32.93)
16 Breznak, Christina Millersville 1:05.20 1:03.44
30.00 1:03.44 (33.44)
17 Puglia, Lauren Millersville 1:02.23 1:03.76
29.97 1:03.76 (33.79)
18 Kucharski, Kristen Hood 1:04.12 1:04.16
30.80 1:04.16 (33.36)
19 Cruice, Kara Hood 1:07.50 1:06.73
32.85 1:06.73 (33.88)
20 Berman, Kara SC 1:07.32 1:07.94
32.36 1:07.94 (35.58)
21 Fleming, Ashley CND 1:11.49 1:08.46
32.13 1:08.46 (36.33)
22 Long, Brigitta CND 1:10.78 1:08.64
32.92 1:08.64 (35.72)
23 Dawson, Alisa BC 1:17.00 1:09.08
32.89 1:09.08 (36.19)
24 Masino, Melissa Hood 1:12.56 1:09.27
33.80 1:09.27 (35.47)
25 Sites, Ashlee BC 1:10.30 1:09.55
33.51 1:09.55 (36.04)
26 Miner, Kristen BC 1:07.30 1:10.42
27 Philips, Laura SC 1:32.58 1:29.81
41.38 1:29.81 (48.43)
-- Cooper, Victoria RMC 1:12.00 X1:09.95
33.20 1:09.95 (36.75)
-- Clark, Erin Highlanders 1:07.00 DQ
False start
30.97 DQ (31.11)

Event 29 Women 200 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Mullin, Kellianne RMC 2:32.84 2:32.96 16
35.95 1:14.75 (38.80) 1:53.71 (38.96) 2:32.96 (39.25)
2 Butner, Alexis Highlanders 2:33.99 2:34.36 13
36.04 1:15.02 (38.98) 1:54.25 (39.23) 2:34.36 (40.11)
3 Wallace, Courtney Millersville 2:40.84 2:42.64 12
36.01 1:17.06 (41.05) 1:59.89 (42.83) 2:42.64 (42.75)
4 Hoffman, Julia Highlanders 2:40.00 2:44.85 11
36.83 1:18.10 (41.27) 2:01.51 (43.41) 2:44.85 (43.34)
5 De la Garza, CeCe Highlanders 2:45.00 2:45.27 10
36.26 1:17.47 (41.21) 2:00.86 (43.39) 2:45.27 (44.41)
6 Martinez, Bre Millersville 2:39.35 2:46.64 9
34.18 1:15.90 (41.72) 2:00.83 (44.93) 2:46.64 (45.81)
7 Keenan, Sara Millersville 2:44.31 2:50.34 7
37.01 1:19.66 (42.65) 2:04.31 (44.65) 2:50.34 (46.03)
8 Freund, Kristi Highlanders 2:55.00 2:52.35 5
38.20 1:22.11 (43.91) 2:07.33 (45.22) 2:52.35 (45.02)
9 Hamor, Erica Hood 2:46.99 2:53.18 4
41.08 1:25.24 (44.16) 2:09.55 (44.31) 2:53.18 (43.63)
10 Steinagel, Amanda RMC 2:50.97 2:53.62 3
39.64 1:22.93 (43.29) 2:08.10 (45.17) 2:53.62 (45.52)
11 Baker, Kaitlyn Highlanders 2:49.02 2:59.56 2
39.75 1:24.81 (45.06) 2:12.22 (47.41) 2:59.56 (47.34)
12 Aldstadt, Laura BC 3:07.90 3:01.57 1
41.00 1:27.10 (46.10) 2:14.71 (47.61) 3:01.57 (46.86)
13 Clymore, Lauren BC 3:09.40 3:02.56
40.75 1:26.60 (45.85) 2:14.73 (48.13) 3:02.56 (47.83)
14 Schlemm, Katie BC 3:02.50 3:02.97
40.33 1:26.90 (46.57) 2:15.38 (48.48) 3:02.97 (47.59)
15 McCloud, Sarah CND 3:08.86 3:07.64
42.08 1:29.51 (47.43) 2:18.98 (49.47) 3:07.64 (48.66)
16 Swank, Jeanette CND 3:24.51 3:21.05
47.22 1:38.67 (51.45) 2:30.21 (51.54) 3:21.05 (50.84)
17 Laviolette, Elise SC NT 3:32.52
47.41 1:40.46 (53.05) 2:36.39 (55.93) 3:32.52 (56.13)

Event 31 Women 200 Yard Butterfly
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Neifert, Brittany Millersville 2:20.79 2:17.96 16
29.70 1:04.38 (34.68) 1:40.56 (36.18) 2:17.96 (37.40)
2 Campbell, Corinne RMC 2:16.69 2:19.79 13
30.07 1:04.52 (34.45) 1:42.87 (38.35) 2:19.79 (36.92)
3 Mowery, Amie Millersville 2:22.56 2:20.65 12
29.99 1:04.63 (34.64) 1:42.20 (37.57) 2:20.65 (38.45)
4 Lovell, Brianna RMC 2:27.50 2:35.47 11
33.62 1:12.62 (39.00) 1:54.13 (41.51) 2:35.47 (41.34)
5 Laufer, Becca Millersville 2:25.38 2:36.41 10
31.06 1:08.85 (37.79) 1:52.45 (43.60) 2:36.41 (43.96)
6 Reid, Lindsey RMC 2:32.17 2:37.38 9
33.34 1:11.85 (38.51) 1:53.65 (41.80) 2:37.38 (43.73)
7 Clague, Lauren BC 2:30.70 2:38.99 7
32.52 1:11.43 (38.91) 1:53.88 (42.45) 2:38.99 (45.11)
8 Jenkins, Carolyn RMC 2:44.13 2:46.30 5
36.58 1:19.57 (42.99) 2:03.58 (44.01) 2:46.30 (42.72)
9 Puglia, Lauren Millersville 2:35.14 2:48.60 4
34.10 1:15.81 (41.71) 2:00.82 (45.01) 2:48.60 (47.78)
10 Rooney, Meg CND 2:45.11 2:50.98 3
36.13 1:18.77 (42.64) 2:05.01 (46.24) 2:50.98 (45.97)
11 Hoover, Amber BC 2:56.40 3:00.91 2
36.67 1:20.03 (43.36) 2:07.85 (47.82) 3:00.91 (53.06)
12 Brannock, Sarah SC 2:47.12 3:27.17 1
38.14 1:28.24 (50.10) 2:28.64 (1:00.40) 3:27.17 (58.53)

Event 33 Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Seed Finals Points
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1 Randolph Macon College 'A' 3:47.49 3:46.50 32
1) Belch, Laura 2) Buckley, Elizabeth
3) Graf, Marlene 4) Almond, Sarah
27.74 57.54 (57.54) 1:23.95 (26.41) 1:53.52 (55.98)
2:20.55 (27.03) 2:50.25 (56.73) 3:17.12 (26.87) 3:46.50 (56.25)
2 Millersville University 'A' 3:48.14 3:50.48 26
1) Neifert, Brittany 2) Martinez, Bre
3) Mowery, Amie 4) Schmittle, Katelyn
27.02 56.60 (56.60) 1:23.51 (26.91) 1:55.01 (58.41)
2:22.08 (27.07) 2:52.12 (57.11) 3:19.87 (27.75) 3:50.48 (58.36)
3 Radford University 'A' 3:33.96 3:53.88 24
1) Smith, Mandy R 2) Sears, Alexa M
3) Hinson, Morgan E 4) Milotte, Anna
28.42 59.79 (59.79) 1:26.03 (26.24) 1:55.65 (55.86)
2:23.80 (28.15) 2:54.98 (59.33) 3:22.65 (27.67) 3:53.88 (58.90)
4 Randolph Macon College 'B' 3:53.46 3:57.79 22
1) Bush, Shafer 2) Mullin, Kellianne
3) Spurrier, Tracy 4) Shea, Eleanor
27.75 57.75 (57.75) 1:25.99 (28.24) 1:56.46 (58.71)
2:25.11 (28.65) 2:56.91 (1:00.45) 3:26.33 (29.42) 3:57.79 (1:00.88)
5 Hood College 'A' 3:55.29 4:05.74 20
1) Leggieri, Michelle 2) Garyn, Ashley
3) Kucharski, Kristen 4) Hamor, Erica
28.78 1:00.58 (1:00.58) 1:30.68 (30.10) 2:02.03 (1:01.45)
2:32.04 (30.01) 3:05.58 (1:03.55) 3:34.10 (28.52) 4:05.74 (1:00.16)
6 Radford University 'B' NT 4:06.37 18
1) Colie, Janelle 2) Price, Megan
3) Van Kerckhove, Dani 4) De la Garza, CeCe
29.85 1:02.02 (1:02.02) 1:31.88 (29.86) 2:04.59 (1:02.57)
2:33.49 (28.90) 3:05.22 (1:00.63) 3:34.16 (28.94) 4:06.37 (1:01.15)
7 Millersville University 'B' 4:56.32 4:07.53 14
1) Martinez, Ana 2) DeTample, Vicky
3) Leiphart, Amy 4) Laufer, Becca
28.90 1:00.22 (1:00.22) 1:29.46 (29.24) 2:01.84 (1:01.62)
2:32.10 (30.26) 3:05.83 (1:03.99) 3:34.33 (28.50) 4:07.53 (1:01.70)
8 Bridgewater College 'A' 4:15.60 4:14.22 10
1) Thomas, Sophie 2) Schlemm, Katie
3) Cordle, Morgan 4) Clague, Lauren
29.85 1:01.73 (1:01.73) 1:32.63 (30.90) 2:08.23 (1:06.50)
2:38.96 (30.73) 3:12.40 (1:04.17) 3:41.69 (29.29) 4:14.22 (1:01.82)
9 Salem Colege 'A' 4:24.63 4:22.48 8
1) Laviolette, Elise 2) Rado, Olivia
3) Fichthorn, Rachel 4) Brannock, Sarah
32.59 1:08.52 (1:08.52) 1:23.64 (15.12) 1:39.57 (31.05)
2:12.89 (33.32) 2:44.29 (1:04.72) 3:19.64 (35.35) 4:22.48 (1:38.19)
10 College OF Notre Dame 'A' 4:48.51 4:22.96 6
1) Moscoso, Melanie 2) McCloud, Sarah
3) Rooney, Meg 4) Fleming, Ashley
30.56 1:02.66 (1:02.66) 1:35.47 (32.81) 2:10.67 (1:08.01)
2:40.78 (30.11) 3:14.41 (1:03.74) 4:22.96 (1:08.55)
11 Bridgewater College 'B' 4:49.60 4:34.46 4
1) Dawson, Alisa 2) Clymore, Lauren
3) Sites, Ashlee 4) Gladish, Lauren
32.96 1:09.49 (1:09.49) 1:42.19 (32.70) 2:17.07 (1:07.58)
2:50.32 (33.25) 3:27.58 (1:10.51) 4:34.46 (1:06.88)
12 College OF Notre Dame 'B' 5:15.91 5:09.64 2
1) Long, Brigitta 2) Swank, Jeanette
3) Ellis, Katryn 4) Tannous, Maria
33.55 1:10.53 (1:10.53) 1:46.99 (36.46) 2:25.03 (1:14.50)
3:01.34 (36.31) 3:43.26 (1:18.23) 5:09.64 (1:26.38)
13 Salem Colege 'B' NT 5:43.03
1) Berman, Kara 2) Philips, Laura
3) Mixon, Catherine 4) Hubbard, Samantha
34.13 1:10.65 (1:10.65) 1:50.97 (40.32) 2:40.99 (1:30.34)
3:23.73 (42.74) 5:43.03 (3:02.04)

Event 35 Women 1650 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 O'Brien, Lara RMC 11:11.89 18:19.09 16
30.69 1:03.60 (32.91) 1:37.12 (33.52) 2:10.40 (33.28)
2:43.99 (33.59) 3:17.56 (33.57) 3:50.85 (33.29) 4:24.41 (33.56)
4:58.08 (33.67) 5:31.08 (33.00) 6:04.03 (32.95) 6:37.52 (33.49)
7:11.31 (33.79) 7:45.08 (33.77) 8:18.48 (33.40) 8:52.05 (33.57)
9:25.65 (33.60) 9:59.06 (33.41) 10:32.39 (33.33) 11:05.37 (32.98)
11:38.94 (33.57) 12:12.40 (33.46) 12:45.93 (33.53) 13:19.55 (33.62)
13:53.20 (33.65) 14:26.92 (33.72) 15:00.60 (33.68) 15:33.80 (33.20)
16:07.88 (34.08) 16:41.24 (33.36) 17:14.79 (33.55) 17:47.23 (32.44)
18:19.09 (31.86)
2 Rapp, Kara Millersville 11:39.23 19:23.19 13
32.03 1:06.77 (34.74) 1:41.67 (34.90) 2:16.67 (35.00)
2:51.84 (35.17) 3:27.32 (35.48) 4:02.64 (35.32) 4:38.13 (35.49)
5:13.63 (35.50) 5:49.27 (35.64) 6:25.05 (35.78) 7:00.78 (35.73)
7:36.29 (35.51) 8:11.98 (35.69) 8:47.58 (35.60) 9:22.93 (35.35)
9:58.35 (35.42) 10:33.88 (35.53) 11:09.24 (35.36) 11:44.68 (35.44)
12:20.31 (35.63) 12:55.89 (35.58) 13:31.20 (35.31) 14:06.61 (35.41)
14:41.95 (35.34) 15:17.45 (35.50) 15:53.12 (35.67) 16:28.58 (35.46)
17:04.10 (35.52) 17:39.34 (35.24) 18:14.18 (34.84) 18:49.10 (34.92)
19:23.19 (34.09)
3 Leiphart, Amy Millersville 11:47.35 19:51.52 12
33.01 1:09.55 (36.54) 1:45.64 (36.09) 2:22.75 (37.11)
2:59.91 (37.16) 3:36.75 (36.84) 4:13.38 (36.63) 4:50.13 (36.75)
5:26.86 (36.73) 6:03.88 (37.02) 6:40.55 (36.67) 7:16.78 (36.23)
7:52.51 (35.73) 8:28.10 (35.59) 9:03.91 (35.81) 9:40.07 (36.16)
10:15.95 (35.88) 10:51.99 (36.04) 11:28.30 (36.31) 12:04.41 (36.11)
12:40.00 (35.59) 13:15.70 (35.70) 13:51.59 (35.89) 14:28.11 (36.52)
15:04.20 (36.09) 15:40.28 (36.08) 16:16.55 (36.27) 16:52.38 (35.83)
17:28.69 (36.31) 18:05.11 (36.42) 18:41.08 (35.97) 19:16.88 (35.80)
19:51.52 (34.64)
4 DeTample, Vicky Millersville 11:55.32 20:01.19 11
33.56 1:09.45 (35.89) 1:45.61 (36.16) 2:22.22 (36.61)
2:58.98 (36.76) 3:35.90 (36.92) 4:12.43 (36.53) 4:49.58 (37.15)
5:25.86 (36.28) 6:02.34 (36.48) 6:39.04 (36.70) 7:15.92 (36.88)
7:52.18 (36.26) 8:28.44 (36.26) 9:04.52 (36.08) 9:40.51 (35.99)
10:16.86 (36.35) 10:53.41 (36.55) 11:29.50 (36.09) 12:06.14 (36.64)
12:42.43 (36.29) 13:19.18 (36.75) 13:55.13 (35.95) 14:33.04 (37.91)
15:09.47 (36.43) 15:46.97 (37.50) 16:24.07 (37.10) 17:00.99 (36.92)
17:37.24 (36.25) 18:14.29 (37.05) 18:49.59 (35.30) 19:25.16 (35.57)
20:01.19 (36.03)
5 Walters, Meredith RMC 12:03.43 20:15.32 10
32.95 1:08.92 (35.97) 1:45.67 (36.75) 2:22.62 (36.95)
2:59.89 (37.27) 3:37.14 (37.25) 4:14.16 (37.02) 4:50.95 (36.79)
5:27.41 (36.46) 6:04.16 (36.75) 6:40.58 (36.42) 7:17.55 (36.97)
7:54.48 (36.93) 8:31.50 (37.02) 9:08.60 (37.10) 9:45.73 (37.13)
10:22.82 (37.09) 11:00.09 (37.27) 11:37.28 (37.19) 12:14.51 (37.23)
12:51.50 (36.99) 13:28.62 (37.12) 14:06.09 (37.47) 14:43.15 (37.06)
15:20.23 (37.08) 15:57.44 (37.21) 16:34.61 (37.17) 17:11.70 (37.09)
17:48.63 (36.93) 18:25.72 (37.09) 19:02.62 (36.90) 19:39.46 (36.84)
20:15.32 (35.86)
6 Cordle, Morgan BC 12:25.00 20:48.56 9
33.32 1:10.55 (37.23) 1:48.75 (38.20) 2:26.98 (38.23)
3:04.65 (37.67) 3:42.96 (38.31) 4:21.58 (38.62) 4:59.84 (38.26)
5:37.64 (37.80) 6:15.60 (37.96) 6:53.72 (38.12) 7:31.89 (38.17)
8:09.93 (38.04) 8:48.07 (38.14) 9:26.48 (38.41) 10:05.11 (38.63)
10:43.56 (38.45) 11:22.09 (38.53) 12:00.35 (38.26) 12:39.03 (38.68)
13:17.51 (38.48) 13:55.64 (38.13) 14:34.05 (38.41) 15:12.11 (38.06)
15:50.27 (38.16) 16:28.74 (38.47) 17:07.29 (38.55) 17:45.46 (38.17)
18:23.41 (37.95) 19:01.02 (37.61) 19:38.75 (37.73) 20:15.28 (36.53)
20:48.56 (33.28)
7 Jenkins, Carolyn RMC 12:19.21 20:48.76 7
33.49 1:10.24 (36.75) 1:47.66 (37.42) 2:25.08 (37.42)
3:02.63 (37.55) 3:40.60 (37.97) 4:18.40 (37.80) 4:56.54 (38.14)
5:34.59 (38.05) 6:12.86 (38.27) 6:50.91 (38.05) 7:28.99 (38.08)
8:06.89 (37.90) 8:45.03 (38.14) 9:23.28 (38.25) 10:01.68 (38.40)
10:39.95 (38.27) 11:18.64 (38.69) 11:56.88 (38.24) 12:35.07 (38.19)
13:13.53 (38.46) 13:51.80 (38.27) 14:30.59 (38.79) 15:08.96 (38.37)
15:47.40 (38.44) 16:26.01 (38.61) 17:04.25 (38.24) 17:42.90 (38.65)
18:20.86 (37.96) 18:59.16 (38.30) 19:36.78 (37.62) 20:14.12 (37.34)
20:48.76 (34.64)
8 Spurrier, Tracy RMC 12:16.40 20:56.43 5
33.50 1:10.08 (36.58) 1:47.29 (37.21) 2:24.91 (37.62)
3:02.55 (37.64) 3:40.44 (37.89) 4:18.56 (38.12) 4:56.49 (37.93)
5:35.04 (38.55) 6:13.47 (38.43) 6:51.92 (38.45) 7:30.53 (38.61)
8:09.13 (38.60) 8:47.43 (38.30) 9:25.88 (38.45) 10:04.34 (38.46)
10:42.78 (38.44) 11:21.25 (38.47) 11:59.84 (38.59) 12:38.64 (38.80)
13:17.31 (38.67) 13:56.08 (38.77) 14:33.93 (37.85) 15:12.39 (38.46)
15:51.07 (38.68) 16:29.65 (38.58) 17:08.65 (39.00) 17:47.31 (38.66)
18:26.11 (38.80) 19:04.30 (38.19) 19:42.61 (38.31) 20:20.71 (38.10)
20:56.43 (35.72)
9 Gladish, Lauren BC 12:55.00 21:43.16 4
34.83 1:13.48 (38.65) 1:53.19 (39.71) 2:32.83 (39.64)
3:13.07 (40.24) 3:52.30 (39.23) 4:31.80 (39.50) 5:11.40 (39.60)
5:51.25 (39.85) 6:31.24 (39.99) 7:10.96 (39.72) 7:50.68 (39.72)
8:30.70 (40.02) 9:10.39 (39.69) 9:50.47 (40.08) 10:30.31 (39.84)
11:10.26 (39.95) 11:49.86 (39.60) 12:29.76 (39.90) 13:09.54 (39.78)
13:49.31 (39.77) 14:29.58 (40.27) 15:09.25 (39.67) 15:49.13 (39.88)
16:28.67 (39.54) 17:08.80 (40.13) 17:48.61 (39.81) 18:27.80 (39.19)
19:07.23 (39.43) 19:47.42 (40.19) 20:26.94 (39.52) 21:06.17 (39.23)
21:43.16 (36.99)

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 35

1. Randolph Macon College 690 2. Millersville University 512.5
3. Radford University 502.5 4. Bridgewater College 157
5. Hood College 90 6. College OF Notre Dame 84
7. Salem Colege 49

Host Randolph-Macon Leads after Day One of Yellow Jacket Invite

2008-11-22T00:36:00.003-05:00

Here are the results from day one of the Yellow Jacket Invitational. We are currently in first place, 47.5 points ahead of Division I Radford and 54.5 points ahead of Division II Millersville. Through the first session, the R-MC s'women have teamed up for 30 season bests, 12 lifetime bests, and 2 relay pool records. More info and video to follow tomorow:

Yellow Jacket Invitational - 11/21/2008 to 11/22/2008
Results

Event 1 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Seed Finals Points
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1 Randolph Macon College 'A' 1:44.60 1:41.61 32
1) Buckley, Elizabeth 2) Belch, Laura
3) Bush, Shafer 4) Almond, Sarah
25.46 51.15 (25.69) 1:16.80 (25.65) 1:41.61 (24.81)
2 Radford University 'A' 1:39.94 1:44.11 26
1) Keck, Kate 2) Mantiply, Madison
3) Sears, Alexa M 4) Hinson, Morgan E
26.57 52.70 (26.13) 1:18.07 (25.37) 1:44.11 (26.04)
3 Millersville University 'A' 1:45.36 1:44.45 24
1) Leiphart, Amy 2) Martinez, Bre
3) Martinez, Ana 4) Neifert, Brittany
26.52 52.41 (25.89) 1:18.79 (26.38) 1:44.45 (25.66)
4 Randolph Macon College 'B' 1:48.88 1:47.58 22
1) Shea, Eleanor 2) Spurrier, Tracy
3) Stewart, Hallie 4) Campbell, Corinne
27.11 54.84 (27.73) 1:21.03 (26.19) 1:47.58 (26.55)
5 Millersville University 'B' 1:51.02 1:48.24 20
1) Laufer, Becca 2) Jendzurski, Lauren
3) Mowery, Amie 4) Irvine, Rebecca
27.54 54.73 (27.19) 1:20.81 (26.08) 1:48.24 (27.43)
6 Hood College 'A' 1:46.87 1:51.52 18
1) Leggieri, Michelle 2) Kucharski, Kristen
3) Garyn, Ashley 4) Hamor, Erica
27.44 55.95 (28.51) 1:24.17 (28.22) 1:51.52 (27.35)
7 Bridgewater College 'A' 2:00.07 1:52.58 14
1) Thomas, Sophie 2) Schlemm, Katie
3) Cordle, Morgan 4) Clague, Lauren
28.02 56.27 (28.25) 1:25.14 (28.87) 1:52.58 (27.44)
8 Bridgewater College 'B' 2:07.60 2:02.35 10
1) Clymore, Lauren 2) Dawson, Alisa
3) Sites, Ashlee 4) Gladish, Lauren
29.95 1:00.61 (30.66) 1:32.08 (31.47) 2:02.35 (30.27)
9 College OF Notre Dame 'A' 2:08.91 2:11.93 8
1) Fleming, Ashley 2) Swank, Jeanette
3) Tannous, Maria 4) Ellis, Katryn
31.29 1:03.53 (32.24) 1:38.74 (35.21) 2:11.93 (33.19)
10 Salem Colege 'A' NT 2:21.42 6
1) Mixon, Catherine 2) Philips, Laura
3) Berman, Kara 4) Laviolette, Elise
31.38 1:01.32 (29.94) 1:41.23 (39.91) 2:21.42 (40.19)
-- Randolph Macon College 'C' 1:52.20 X1:51.28
1) Reid, Lindsey 2) Morgan, Amanda
3) Lovell, Brianna 4) Walters, Meredith
27.84 55.44 (27.60) 1:23.40 (27.96) 1:51.28 (27.88)
-- Radford University 'B' NT DQ
Early take-off swimmer #4
1) Colie, Janelle 2) Smith, Mandy R
3) Price, Megan 4) Kappert, Erica
27.42 53.79 (26.37) 1:22.58 (28.79) DQ (26.82)

Event 3 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 O'Brien, Lara RMC 5:29.18 5:26.37 16
30.05 1:02.33 (32.28) 1:35.04 (32.71) 2:07.80 (32.76)
2:40.65 (32.85) 3:13.49 (32.84) 3:46.67 (33.18) 4:19.81 (33.14)
4:53.50 (33.69) 5:26.37 (32.87)
2 Graf, Marlene RMC 5:33.29 5:30.39 13
29.26 1:00.76 (31.50) 1:33.09 (32.33) 2:06.18 (33.09)
2:39.75 (33.57) 3:13.37 (33.62) 3:47.71 (34.34) 4:22.31 (34.60)
4:56.90 (34.59) 5:30.39 (33.49)
3 Maness, Ashley M Highlanders 5:45.00 5:37.49 12
30.01 1:02.83 (32.82) 1:36.28 (33.45) 2:10.22 (33.94)
2:44.56 (34.34) 3:19.07 (34.51) 3:53.74 (34.67) 4:28.83 (35.09)
5:03.65 (34.82) 5:37.49 (33.84)
4 Rapp, Kara Millersville 5:26.26 5:39.12 11
30.65 1:03.99 (33.34) 1:38.16 (34.17) 2:12.59 (34.43)
2:47.26 (34.67) 3:21.98 (34.72) 3:56.85 (34.87) 4:31.54 (34.69)
5:05.83 (34.29) 5:39.12 (33.29)
5 Irvine, Rebecca Millersville 5:41.38 5:40.95 10
30.26 1:03.59 (33.33) 1:37.42 (33.83) 2:11.68 (34.26)
2:46.30 (34.62) 3:20.75 (34.45) 3:55.86 (35.11) 4:31.17 (35.31)
5:06.77 (35.60) 5:40.95 (34.18)
6 Leiphart, Amy Millersville 5:47.30 5:47.70 9
31.30 1:05.69 (34.39) 1:40.94 (35.25) 2:16.75 (35.81)
2:52.80 (36.05) 3:28.07 (35.27) 4:03.46 (35.39) 4:38.43 (34.97)
5:13.38 (34.95) 5:47.70 (34.32)
7 Van Kerckhove, Dani Highlanders 6:15.00 5:49.79 7
31.16 1:04.77 (33.61) 1:39.56 (34.79) 2:14.91 (35.35)
2:50.63 (35.72) 3:26.98 (36.35) 4:02.93 (35.95) 4:40.19 (37.26)
5:15.78 (35.59) 5:49.79 (34.01)
8 DeTample, Vicky Millersville 5:50.90 5:52.13 5
32.14 1:07.89 (35.75) 1:43.52 (35.63) 2:19.41 (35.89)
2:55.38 (35.97) 3:30.97 (35.59) 4:06.86 (35.89) 4:42.84 (35.98)
5:18.46 (35.62) 5:52.13 (33.67)
9 Jenkins, Carolyn RMC 6:03.88 5:55.77 4
32.05 1:06.74 (34.69) 1:42.80 (36.06) 2:18.86 (36.06)
2:55.40 (36.54) 3:31.97 (36.57) 4:08.59 (36.62) 4:45.15 (36.56)
5:21.24 (36.09) 5:55.77 (34.53)
10 Cordle, Morgan BC 5:55.90 5:56.03 3
32.03 1:06.80 (34.77) 1:43.01 (36.21) 2:19.63 (36.62)
2:55.81 (36.18) 3:32.25 (36.44) 4:08.93 (36.68) 4:45.68 (36.75)
5:21.76 (36.08) 5:56.03 (34.27)
11 Spurrier, Tracy RMC 6:01.50 5:56.70 2
31.90 1:06.56 (34.66) 1:42.34 (35.78) 2:18.40 (36.06)
2:55.29 (36.89) 3:31.90 (36.61) 4:08.59 (36.69) 4:45.49 (36.90)
5:21.96 (36.47) 5:56.70 (34.74)
12 Walters, Meredith RMC 5:59.78 5:56.89 1
32.29 1:07.79 (35.50) 1:44.57 (36.78) 2:21.43 (36.86)
2:58.00 (36.57) 3:34.24 (36.24) 4:10.56 (36.32) 4:46.98 (36.42)
5:22.85 (35.87) 5:56.89 (34.04)
13 Rooney, Meg CND 6:12.87 5:57.34
31.71 1:06.77 (35.06) 1:42.65 (35.88) 2:18.79 (36.14)
2:54.99 (36.20) 3:31.99 (37.00) 4:09.11 (37.12) 4:46.00 (36.89)
5:22.46 (36.46) 5:57.34 (34.88)
14 Gladish, Lauren BC 5:58.80 6:07.44
32.52 1:07.80 (35.28) 1:44.93 (37.13) 2:22.05 (37.12)
3:00.10 (38.05) 3:38.10 (38.00) 4:16.73 (38.63) 4:54.51 (37.78)
5:32.16 (37.65) 6:07.44 (35.28)
15 Garyn, Ashley Hood 6:02.44 6:07.46
34.26 1:10.65 (36.39) 1:48.36 (37.71) 2:25.78 (37.42)
3:03.16 (37.38) 3:40.88 (37.72) 4:18.04 (37.16) 4:55.54 (37.50)
5:32.90 (37.36) 6:07.46 (34.56)
16 McCloud, Sarah CND 6:24.43 6:22.50
34.56 1:11.75 (37.19) 1:50.02 (38.27) 2:28.29 (38.27)
3:07.47 (39.18) 3:46.76 (39.29) 4:26.40 (39.64) 5:05.50 (39.10)
5:44.66 (39.16) 6:22.50 (37.84)
17 Sites, Ashlee BC NT 6:46.15
36.85 1:17.17 (40.32) 1:58.25 (41.08) 2:39.39 (41.14)
3:20.98 (41.59) 4:02.22 (41.24) 4:43.60 (41.38) 5:25.78 (42.18)
6:06.67 (40.89) 6:46.15 (39.48)
18 Masino, Melissa Hood 6:38.58 6:48.88
37.44 1:18.11 (40.67) 1:59.75 (41.64) 2:41.31 (41.56)
3:23.18 (41.87) 4:04.69 (41.51) 4:46.64 (41.95) 5:28.37 (41.73)
6:09.21 (40.84) 6:48.88 (39.67)
19 Morrison, Sarah BC 7:32.50 7:01.39
36.64 1:17.26 (40.62) 1:58.94 (41.68) 2:40.53 (41.59)
3:22.57 (42.04) 4:04.81 (42.24) 4:48.33 (43.52) 5:32.96 (44.63)
6:17.66 (44.70) 7:01.39 (43.73)
20 Sullivan, Maggy BC 7:30.90 7:23.62
40.09 1:25.24 (45.15) 2:11.00 (45.76) 2:57.02 (46.02)
3:42.26 (45.24) 4:27.09 (44.83) 5:12.17 (45.08) 5:57.21 (45.04)
6:42.31 (45.10) 7:23.62 (41.31)
21 Philips, Laura SC NT 8:33.34
42.52 1:32.06 (49.54) 2:23.89 (51.83) 3:16.62 (52.73)
4:10.59 (53.97) 5:05.32 (54.73) 5:59.56 (54.24) 6:53.40 (53.84)
7:43.72 (50.32) 8:33.34 (49.62)
22 Mixon, Catherine SC 9:03.35 8:40.32
45.12 2:27.60 (1:42.48) 3:20.90 ( )
4:13.81 (52.91) 5:08.38 (54.57) 6:02.96 (54.58) 6:57.26 (54.30)
7:50.67 (53.41) 8:40.32 (49.65)

Event 5 Women 200 Yard IM
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
===============================================================================
1 Sears, Alexa M Highlanders 2:18.00 2:20.01 16
29.56 1:04.72 (35.16) 1:47.55 (42.83) 2:20.01 (32.46)
2 Mowery, Amie Millersville 2:21.02 2:20.07 13
29.43 1:04.39 (34.96) 1:47.01 (42.62) 2:20.07 (33.06)
3 Stewart, Hallie RMC 2:22.22 2:20.41 12
31.12 1:05.65 (34.53) 1:48.49 (42.84) 2:20.41 (31.92)
4 Campbell, Corinne RMC 2:25.00 2:23.80 11
29.66 1:08.39 (38.73) 1:52.15 (43.76) 2:23.80 (31.65)
5 Laufer, Becca Millersville 2:25.63 2:24.57 10
30.02 1:10.24 (40.22) 1:51.76 (41.52) 2:24.57 (32.81)
6 De la Garza, CeCe Highlanders 2:20.00 2:26.67 9
30.89 1:08.95 (38.06) 1:51.11 (42.16) 2:26.67 (35.56)
7 Lovell, Brianna RMC 2:24.41 2:28.74 7
32.85 1:10.70 (37.85) 1:54.06 (43.36) 2:28.74 (34.68)
8 Hoffman, Julia Highlanders 2:25.00 2:30.84 5
33.55 1:11.37 (37.82) 1:55.35 (43.98) 2:30.84 (35.49)
9 Freund, Kristi Highlanders 2:50.00 2:32.63 4
33.89 1:13.57 (39.68) 1:56.59 (43.02) 2:32.63 (36.04)
10 Jendzurski, Lauren Millersville 2:31.07 2:34.18 3
34.21 1:13.13 (38.92) 1:59.27 (46.14) 2:34.18 (34.91)
11 Moscoso, Melanie CND 2:41.45 2:38.17 2
34.65 1:13.38 (38.73) 2:03.22 (49.84) 2:38.17 (34.95)
12 Everhart, Amanda BC 2:40.50 2:39.84 1
35.34 1:14.42 (39.08) 2:02.42 (48.00) 2:39.84 (37.42)
13 Fichthorn, Rachel SC 2:45.23 2:39.99
34.12 1:13.20 (39.08) 2:02.47 (49.27) 2:39.99 (37.52)
14 Hoover, Amber BC 2:45.30 2:42.30
34.89 1:16.65 (41.76) 2:02.10 (45.45) 2:42.30 (40.20)
15 Baker, Kaitlyn Highlanders 2:39.31 2:48.18
36.05 1:19.98 (43.93) 2:07.68 (47.70) 2:48.18 (40.50)
16 Paulette, Myra BC NT 3:03.71
40.90 1:28.13 (47.23) 2:22.04 (53.91) 3:03.71 (41.67)
17 Fleming, Ashley CND 3:01.56 3:05.05
38.43 1:24.90 (46.47) 2:27.51 (1:02.61) 3:05.05 (37.54)
18 Ellis, Katryn CND 3:34.29 3:19.50
47.03 1:36.64 (49.61) 2:35.75 (59.11) 3:19.50 (43.75)

Event 7 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Almond, Sarah RMC 25.66 25.66 16
2 Buckley, Elizabeth RMC 25.82 25.72 13
3 Mantiply, Madison Highlanders 26.00 26.08 12
4 Schmittle, Katelyn Millersville 25.88 26.24 10.5
4 Martinez, Bre Millersville 26.08 26.24 10.5
6 Belch, Laura RMC 26.69 26.64 9
7 Bush, Shafer RMC 26.72 26.67 7
8 Hinson, Morgan E Highlanders 26.48 26.78 5
9 Milotte, Anna Highlanders 26.78 26.79 4
10 Smith, Mandy R Highlanders 27.17 26.80 3
11 Shea, Eleanor RMC 26.98 27.20 2
12 Martinez, Ana Millersville 27.29 27.41 1
13 Leggieri, Michelle Hood 27.57 27.88
14 Thomas, Sophie BC 28.85 28.38
15 Breznak, Christina Millersville 27.36 28.80
16 Puglia, Lauren Millersville 28.36 29.20
17 Brannock, Sarah SC 29.13 29.21
18 Clark, Erin Highlanders 27.99 29.64
19 Clymore, Lauren BC 30.34 30.04
20 Laviolette, Elise SC 30.08 30.50
21 Miner, Kristen BC 31.76 30.85
22 Dawson, Alisa BC 30.49 30.87
23 Aldstadt, Laura BC 30.46 32.06
24 Swank, Jeanette CND 32.61 33.60
25 Tannous, Maria CND 36.52 35.86
26 Hubbard, Samantha SC NT 38.07
-- Morgan, Amanda RMC 29.02 X28.07
-- Cooper, Victoria RMC 32.14 X31.17

Event 9 Women 100 Yard Butterfly
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Neifert, Brittany Millersville 1:03.23 1:01.72 16
28.47 1:01.72 (33.25)
2 Butner, Alexis Highlanders 1:03.00 1:02.76 13
29.66 1:02.76 (33.10)
3 Bush, Shafer RMC 1:03.41 1:03.99 12
29.69 1:03.99 (34.30)
4 Campbell, Corinne RMC 1:03.64 1:04.25 11
29.96 1:04.25 (34.29)
5 Buckley, Elizabeth RMC 1:05.98 1:05.47 10
29.82 1:05.47 (35.65)
6 Laufer, Becca Millersville 1:05.32 1:05.49 9
30.12 1:05.49 (35.37)
7 Wallace, Courtney Millersville 1:05.02 1:05.77 7
30.74 1:05.77 (35.03)
8 Sears, Alexa M Highlanders 1:03.00 1:06.09 5
30.18 1:06.09 (35.91)
9 Friend, Whitney Highlanders 1:04.00 1:07.38 4
31.05 1:07.38 (36.33)
10 Mowery, Amie Millersville 1:07.85 1:07.49 2.5
30.94 1:07.49 (36.55)
10 Kappert, Erica Highlanders 1:06.26 1:07.49 2.5
31.09 1:07.49 (36.40)
12 Clague, Lauren BC 1:06.00 1:08.08 1
31.55 1:08.08 (36.53)
13 Evans, Kate Millersville 1:08.26 1:09.45
32.23 1:09.45 (37.22)
14 Hamor, Erica Hood 1:08.80 1:10.24
33.15 1:10.24 (37.09)
15 Price, Megan Highlanders 1:09.70 1:13.42
34.21 1:13.42 (39.21)
16 Rado, Olivia SC 1:10.13 1:15.11
33.76 1:15.11 (41.35)
17 Cruice, Kara Hood 1:18.13 1:15.15
35.17 1:15.15 (39.98)
18 Kucharski, Kristen Hood 1:13.88 1:16.14
36.24 1:16.14 (39.90)
19 Hoover, Amber BC 1:16.10 1:16.92
36.19 1:16.92 (40.73)
20 Long, Brigitta CND 1:28.38 1:28.48
39.71 1:28.48 (48.77)
21 Morrison, Sarah BC 1:30.80 1:29.87
41.68 1:29.87 (48.19)

Event 11 Women 200 Yard Freestyle
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Neifert, Brittany Millersville 2:02.34 2:00.53 16
27.85 57.87 (30.02) 1:28.84 (30.97) 2:00.53 (31.69)
2 Graf, Marlene RMC 2:04.01 2:03.06 13
28.42 59.25 (30.83) 1:31.30 (32.05) 2:03.06 (31.76)
3 Belch, Laura RMC 2:04.11 2:03.90 12
28.93 1:00.33 (31.40) 1:32.23 (31.90) 2:03.90 (31.67)
4 Keck, Kate Highlanders 2:00.00 2:05.79 11
28.78 1:00.42 (31.64) 1:33.14 (32.72) 2:05.79 (32.65)
5 Irvine, Rebecca Millersville 2:04.93 2:08.66 10
29.05 1:00.65 (31.60) 1:34.30 (33.65) 2:08.66 (34.36)
6 Reid, Lindsey RMC 2:10.50 2:09.54 9
29.47 1:01.95 (32.48) 1:35.81 (33.86) 2:09.54 (33.73)
7 Leiphart, Amy Millersville 2:09.21 2:10.45 7
30.71 1:04.10 (33.39) 1:37.63 (33.53) 2:10.45 (32.82)
8 DeTample, Vicky Millersville 2:09.64 2:11.46 5
31.09 1:04.83 (33.74) 1:38.82 (33.99) 2:11.46 (32.64)
9 Shea, Eleanor RMC 2:06.81 2:11.51 4
30.54 1:03.66 (33.12) 1:37.89 (34.23) 2:11.51 (33.62)
10 Walters, Meredith RMC 2:15.62 2:12.22 3
30.77 1:04.51 (33.74) 1:38.68 (34.17) 2:12.22 (33.54)
11 Cordle, Morgan BC 2:13.90 2:13.50 2
31.11 1:04.81 (33.70) 1:39.54 (34.73) 2:13.50 (33.96)
12 Moscoso, Melanie CND 2:20.68 2:16.34 1
31.94 1:06.91 (34.97) 1:42.44 (35.53) 2:16.34 (33.90)
13 Garyn, Ashley Hood 2:10.67 2:16.70
32.54 1:06.95 (34.41) 1:42.75 (35.80) 2:16.70 (33.95)
14 Gladish, Lauren BC 2:16.40 2:17.22
32.19 1:06.83 (34.64) 1:42.56 (35.73) 2:17.22 (34.66)
15 Colie, Janelle Highlanders 2:20.00 2:17.92
32.11 1:06.93 (34.82) 1:43.42 (36.49) 2:17.92 (34.50)
16 Brannock, Sarah SC 2:25.00 2:26.33
32.25 1:08.83 (36.58) 1:47.24 (38.41) 2:26.33 (39.09)
17 Berman, Kara SC 2:26.27 2:29.68
34.24 1:11.55 (37.31) 1:50.49 (38.94) 2:29.68 (39.19)
18 Sites, Ashlee BC 2:32.20 2:30.15
34.47 1:12.50 (38.03) 1:51.41 (38.91) 2:30.15 (38.74)
19 Masino, Melissa Hood 2:29.87 2:34.86
35.86 1:14.92 (39.06) 1:55.25 (40.33) 2:34.86 (39.61)
20 Miner, Kristen BC 2:55.90 2:42.16
34.23 1:14.51 (40.28) 1:58.60 (44.09) 2:42.16 (43.56)
21 Ellis, Katryn CND 3:00.14 2:47.67
38.05 1:20.63 (42.58) 2:05.27 (44.64) 2:47.67 (42.40)
22 Tannous, Maria CND 3:03.06 3:05.98
41.95 1:30.11 (48.16) 2:19.35 (49.24) 3:05.98 (46.63)
-- Cooper, Victoria RMC 2:33.00 X2:38.58
34.22 1:14.68 (40.46) 1:58.03 (43.35) 2:38.58 (40.55)

Event 13 Women 100 Yard Breaststroke
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Mullin, Kellianne RMC 1:11.65 1:11.15 16
34.09 1:11.15 (37.06)
2 Martinez, Bre Millersville 1:13.35 1:13.89 13
34.42 1:13.89 (39.47)
3 De la Garza, CeCe Highlanders 1:12.00 1:14.49 12
34.99 1:14.49 (39.50)
4 Van Kerckhove, Dani Highlanders 1:15.00 1:15.28 11
35.10 1:15.28 (40.18)
5 Hoffman, Julia Highlanders 1:14.00 1:15.73 10
35.84 1:15.73 (39.89)
6 Wallace, Courtney Millersville 1:14.95 1:15.93 9
35.73 1:15.93 (40.20)
7 Keenan, Sara Millersville 1:18.84 1:16.46 7
35.27 1:16.46 (41.19)
8 Steinagel, Amanda RMC 1:17.53 1:19.74 5
36.77 1:19.74 (42.97)
9 Freund, Kristi Highlanders 1:20.00 1:19.87 4
37.62 1:19.87 (42.25)
10 Schlemm, Katie BC 1:18.60 1:22.23 3
38.07 1:22.23 (44.16)
11 Baker, Kaitlyn Highlanders 1:19.67 1:23.16 2
39.57 1:23.16 (43.59)
12 Aldstadt, Laura BC 1:24.70 1:23.67 1
39.25 1:23.67 (44.42)
13 Clymore, Lauren BC 1:25.60 1:23.93
39.81 1:23.93 (44.12)
14 Swank, Jeanette CND 1:35.65 1:32.85
44.94 1:32.85 (47.91)
15 Laviolette, Elise SC 1:36.53 1:36.68
45.79 1:36.68 (50.89)
-- Mixon, Catherine SC 2:15.21 DQ
One hand touch
58.94 DQ (1:06.66)

Event 15 Women 100 Yard Backstroke
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Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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1 Stewart, Hallie RMC 1:02.44 1:02.87 16
30.24 1:02.87 (32.63)
2 Sears, Alexa M Highlanders 1:03.00 1:04.39 13
30.91 1:04.39 (33.48)
3 Friend, Whitney Highlanders 1:05.00 1:06.06 12
32.22 1:06.06 (33.84)
4 Smith, Mandy R Highlanders 1:08.41 1:07.95 11
32.63 1:07.95 (35.32)
5 Kappert, Erica Highlanders 1:06.51 1:08.28 10
33.32 1:08.28 (34.96)
6 Evans, Kate Millersville 1:07.70 1:08.77 9
32.94 1:08.77 (35.83)
7 Jendzurski, Lauren Millersville 1:07.69 1:09.56 7
33.71 1:09.56 (35.85)
8 Morgan, Amanda RMC 1:09.48 1:10.11 5
34.47 1:10.11 (35.64)
9 Milotte, Anna Highlanders 1:11.23 1:10.50 4
33.07 1:10.50 (37.43)
10 Leggieri, Michelle Hood NT 1:11.18 3
34.71 1:11.18 (36.47)
11 Breznak, Christina Millersville 1:12.24 1:11.88 2
34.48 1:11.88 (37.40)
12 Rado, Olivia SC 1:17.89 1:12.28 1
35.97 1:12.28 (36.31)
13 Everhart, Amanda BC 1:14.20 1:14.27
36.12 1:14.27 (38.15)
14 Fichthorn, Rachel SC 1:15.00 1:14.58
36.48 1:14.58 (38.10)
15 Kucharski, Kristen Hood NT 1:16.82
36.81 1:16.82 (40.01)
16 Thomas, Sophie BC NT 1:17.36
38.32 1:17.36 (39.04)
17 Cruice, Kara Hood 1:21.13 1:21.38
39.81 1:21.38 (41.57)
18 Fleming, Ashley CND 1:26.27 1:25.16
42.20 1:25.16 (42.96)
19 Dawson, Alisa BC 1:27.40 1:25.23
41.00 1:25.23 (44.23)
20 Berman, Kara SC NT 1:25.34
21 Sullivan, Maggy BC 1:24.60 1:25.42
42.34 1:25.42 (43.08)
22 Paulette, Myra BC 1:23.90 1:26.25
1:26.63 1:26.25 ( )
23 Long, Brigitta CND 1:28.24 1:27.16
42.43 1:27.16 (44.73)
24 Philips, Laura SC NT 1:38.74
47.41 1:38.74 (51.33)

Event 17 Women 400 Yard Medley Relay
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School Seed Finals Points
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1 Randolph Macon College 'A' 4:10.11 4:15.18 32
1) Stewart, Hallie 2) Mullin, Kellianne
3) Bush, Shafer 4) Almond, Sarah
31.21 1:04.89 (1:04.89) 1:21.51 (16.62) 1:38.62 (33.73)
2:16.16 (37.54) 2:44.58 (1:05.96) 3:19.23 (34.65) 4:15.18 (1:30.60)
2 Radford University 'A' 3:58.00 4:18.89 26
1) Sears, Alexa M 2) De la Garza, CeCe
3) Butner, Alexis 4) Keck, Kate
31.47 1:05.62 (1:05.62) 1:21.70 (16.08) 1:40.09 (34.47)
2:19.33 (39.24) 2:48.01 (1:07.92) 3:21.79 (33.78) 4:18.89 (1:30.88)
3 Millersville University 'B' 4:26.84 4:29.77 24
1) Jendzurski, Lauren 2) Wallace, Courtney
3) Mowery, Amie 4) Martinez, Ana
34.19 1:09.80 (1:09.80) 1:45.66 (35.86) 2:26.51 (1:16.71)
2:55.74 (29.23) 3:30.18 (1:03.67) 3:58.28 (28.10) 4:29.77 (59.59)
4 Millersville University 'A' 4:20.32 4:31.45 22
1) Evans, Kate 2) Martinez, Bre
3) Laufer, Becca 4) Schmittle, Katelyn
34.33 1:11.61 (1:11.61) 1:27.33 (15.72) 1:45.99 (34.38)
2:26.72 (40.73) 2:56.35 (1:10.36) 3:32.32 (35.97) 4:31.45 (1:35.10)
5 Radford University 'B' NT 4:33.71 20
1) Kappert, Erica 2) Hoffman, Julia
3) Hinson, Morgan E 4) Mantiply, Madison
34.96 1:11.58 (1:11.58) 1:46.87 (35.29) 2:27.46 (1:15.88)
2:57.51 (30.05) 3:34.25 (1:06.79) 4:02.17 (27.92) 4:33.71 (59.46)
6 Bridgewater College 'A' 4:44.60 4:55.23 18
1) Everhart, Amanda 2) Clymore, Lauren
3) Hoover, Amber 4) Thomas, Sophie
37.03 1:15.48 (1:15.48) 1:54.82 (39.34) 2:38.67 (1:23.19)
3:13.00 (34.33) 3:53.32 (1:14.65) 4:23.00 (29.68) 4:55.23 (1:01.91)
7 College OF Notre Dame 'A' 5:40.24 5:01.38 14
1) Moscoso, Melanie 2) McCloud, Sarah
3) Rooney, Meg 4) Fleming, Ashley
36.48 1:12.71 (1:12.71) 1:53.74 (41.03) 2:39.48 (1:26.77)
3:12.63 (33.15) 3:52.75 (1:13.27) 4:24.36 (31.61) 5:01.38 (1:08.63)
8 Bridgewater College 'B' 5:22.00 5:41.83 10
1) Paulette, Myra 2) Aldstadt, Laura
3) Morrison, Sarah 4) Sullivan, Maggy
1:26.98 (1:26.98) 2:07.07 (40.09) 2:53.49 (1:26.51)
3:35.12 (41.63) 4:24.09 (1:30.60) 5:00.84 (36.75) 5:41.83 (1:17.74)
9 College OF Notre Dame 'B' 6:10.11 6:31.03 8
1) Swank, Jeanette 2) Tannous, Maria
3) Ellis, Katryn 4) Long, Brigitta
47.38 1:36.55 (1:36.55) 2:35.23 (58.68)
3:42.10 (1:06.87) 4:26.75 (1:51.52) 5:22.13 (55.38) 6:31.03 (2:04.28)
-- Randolph Macon College 'B' 4:23.88 DQ
Early take-off swimmer #3
1) Graf, Marlene 2) O'Brien, Lara
3) Campbell, Corinne 4) Spurrier, Tracy
32.26 1:05.03 (1:05.03) 1:41.82 (36.79) 2:23.61 (1:18.58)
2:52.85 (29.24) 3:29.19 (1:05.58) 3:57.09 (27.90) DQ (59.93)
-- Salem Colege 'A' NT DQ
Early take-off swimmer #3
1) Fichthorn, Rachel 2) Brannock, Sarah
3) Rado, Olivia 4) Laviolette, Elise
36.97 1:15.85 (1:15.85) 1:57.39 (41.54) 2:45.80 (1:29.95)
3:19.45 (33.65) 4:00.51 (1:14.71) 4:32.07 (31.56) DQ (1:06.97)
-- Randolph Macon College 'C' 4:35.00 XDQ
Early take-off swimmer #3
1) Morgan, Amanda 2) Steinagel, Amanda
3) Lovell, Brianna 4) Reid, Lindsey
35.01 1:12.33 (1:12.33) 1:49.51 (37.18) 2:32.62 (1:20.29)
3:04.71 (32.09) 3:42.43 (1:09.81) 4:11.37 (28.94) DQ (1:02.39)

Event 19 Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
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School Seed Finals Points
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1 Randolph Macon College 'A' 8:16.00 8:13.28 32
1) Buckley, Elizabeth 2) Graf, Marlene
3) Belch, Laura 4) Almond, Sarah
28.26 59.05 (59.05) 1:30.48 (1:30.48) 2:02.17 (2:02.17)
2:30.02 (27.85) 3:00.71 (58.54) 3:32.46 (1:30.29) 4:04.29 (2:02.12)
4:32.88 (28.59) 5:04.24 (59.95) 5:36.79 (1:32.50) 6:09.73 (2:05.44)
6:37.33 (27.60) 7:08.27 (58.54) 8:13.28 (2:03.55)
2 Radford University 'A' 7:43.92 8:27.67 26
1) Maness, Ashley M 2) Butner, Alexis
3) Friend, Whitney 4) Keck, Kate
29.76 1:01.91 (1:01.91) 1:35.21 (1:35.21) 2:08.11 (2:08.11)
2:37.32 (29.21) 3:09.07 (1:00.96) 3:41.43 (1:33.32) 4:13.76 (2:05.65)
4:42.86 (29.10) 5:15.04 (1:01.28) 5:48.32 (1:34.56) 6:21.59 (2:07.83)
6:50.05 (28.46) 7:22.11 (1:00.52) 8:27.67 (2:06.08)
3 Bridgewater College 'A' 9:06.06 9:13.20 24
1) Gladish, Lauren 2) Schlemm, Katie
3) Cordle, Morgan 4) Clague, Lauren
32.33 1:08.28 (1:08.28) 1:45.47 (1:45.47) 2:21.59 (2:21.59)
2:52.72 (31.13) 3:29.31 (1:07.72) 4:06.62 (1:45.03) 4:42.17 (2:20.58)
4:58.20 (16.03) 5:48.85 (1:06.68) 6:25.71 (1:43.54)
7:02.07 (36.36) 7:31.29 (1:05.58) 9:13.20 (2:47.49)
4 Hood College 'A' 8:33.07 9:23.05 22
1) Garyn, Ashley 2) Kucharski, Kristen
3) Cruice, Kara 4) Hamor, Erica
32.69 1:07.70 (1:07.70) 1:43.97 (1:43.97) 2:18.63 (2:18.63)
2:50.79 (32.16) 3:27.36 (1:08.73) 4:05.36 (1:46.73) 4:41.00 (2:22.37)
5:15.65 (34.65) 5:53.16 (1:12.16) 6:31.81 (1:50.81)
7:10.02 (38.21) 7:25.27 (53.46) 9:23.05 (2:51.24)
5 College OF Notre Dame 'A' 9:35.11 9:37.16 20
1) Moscoso, Melanie 2) McCloud, Sarah
3) Rooney, Meg 4) Long, Brigitta
31.73 1:06.37 (1:06.37) 1:42.11 (1:42.11) 2:17.43 (2:17.43)
2:33.53 (16.10) 2:51.55 (34.12) 3:28.27 (1:10.84) 4:06.27 (1:48.84)
4:43.67 (37.40) 5:14.72 (1:08.45) 5:49.06 (1:42.79) 6:24.72 (2:18.45)
7:00.03 (35.31) 7:35.18 (1:10.46) 8:15.53 (1:50.81) 9:37.16 (3:12.44)
6 Salem Colege 'A' NT 9:54.36 18
1) Berman, Kara 2) Brannock, Sarah
3) Rado, Olivia 4) Fichthorn, Rachel
34.44 1:13.25 (1:13.25) 1:53.73 (1:53.73) 2:32.49 (2:32.49)
3:03.55 (31.06) 3:39.53 (1:07.04) 4:17.64 (1:45.15) 4:54.16 (2:21.67)
5:11.61 (17.45) 5:28.08 (33.92) 6:05.26 (1:11.10) 6:45.56 (1:51.40)
7:27.03 (41.47) 8:00.49 (1:14.93) 8:37.38 (1:51.82) 9:54.36 (3:08.80)
7 Bridgewater College 'B' NT 10:30.33 14
1) Dawson, Alisa 2) Miner, Kristen
3) Sites, Ashlee 4) Clymore, Lauren
34.28 1:13.58 (1:13.58) 1:56.68 (1:56.68) 2:38.89 (2:38.89)
3:13.01 (34.12) 3:55.30 (1:16.41) 4:40.20 (2:01.31) 5:24.81 (2:45.92)
5:57.59 (32.78) 6:36.86 (1:12.05) 7:17.58 (1:52.77) 7:58.08 (2:33.27)
8:33.00 (34.92) 9:11.49 (1:13.41) 10:30.33 (2:32.25)
-- Millersville University 'A' 2:23.56 DQ
Early take-off swimmer #3
1) Laufer, Becca 2) DeTample, Vicky
3) Rapp, Kara 4) Neifert, Brittany
30.51 1:03.76 (1:03.76) 1:38.10 (1:38.10) 2:12.08 (2:12.08)
2:42.62 (30.54) 3:16.88 (1:04.80) 3:52.70 (1:40.62) 4:27.34 (2:15.26)
4:43.88 (16.54) 5:29.94 (1:02.60) 6:04.09 (1:36.75) 6:37.71 (2:10.37)
6:56.36 (18.65) DQ (2:10.36)
-- Randolph Macon College 'B' 8:26.00 DQ
Early take-off swimmer #2
1) Campbell, Corinne 2) Mullin, Kellianne
3) Shea, Eleanor 4) Stewart, Hallie
29.67 1:01.79 (1:01.79) 1:34.73 (1:34.73) 2:06.68 (2:06.68)
2:22.92 (16.24) 3:08.33 (1:01.65) 3:40.90 (1:34.22) 4:13.42 (2:06.74)
4:30.86 (17.44) 5:16.05 (1:02.63) 5:50.12 (1:36.70) 6:23.42 (2:10.00)
6:52.24 (28.82) 7:25.01 (1:01.59) DQ (2:08.72)

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 19

1. Randolph Macon College 347 2. Radford University 299.5
3. Millersville University 292.5 4. Bridgewater College 101
5. College OF Notre Dame 53 6. Hood College 43
7. Salem Colege 25

Strong Showing

2008-11-14T21:06:00.011-05:00

We had an awesome showing this evening in beating St. Mary's College of Maryland. The final score was 129-76, and our swimmers took first in 8 of 11 events in the meet. I was really impressed with the team as a whole, both in the water and in the way the ladies carried themselves on deck. They really came together, displayed great team spirit, and had a good time at the Brock Center today. There is a correlation between enjoyment of swimming and strength of performances. For the 2nd time in 4 dual meets this season, we had over 10 lifetime bests!

I had the meet videotaped, which is something new and exciting for us. Unfortunately, our camera ran out of steam mid-meet(steam powered digital cameras just don't have what it takes to make it through 11 events), so we don't have any footage from the 100 Free (1-2-3 sweep for R-MC), 200 Back, 500 Free (1-2-4 for R-MC), or 400 Free Relay (R-MC setting a new pool record). Enjoy the footage:

400 Medley Relay:

200 Free:

50 Free:

200 IM:

200 Fly:

200 Breast:

A Tale of Two Swim Meets

2008-11-10T08:36:00.004-05:00

We had back-to-back meets this past weekend. Friday evening we were away against Washington & Lee. Saturday afternoon we were home against Emory & Henry and Hollins. Though we had the same swimmers at both meets, it was as if two different teams showed up to swim for R-MC on Friday and Saturday.

At Friday's meet, W&L defeated us 156-102. The highlight of the meet for us was sweeping the relay events. The 200 Medley team of Hallie Stewart, Kellianne Mullin, Shafer Busch, and Sarah Almond took the win in another solid time of 1:54.35. The 400 Free Relay team of Lizzy Buckley, Laura Belch, Marlene Graf, and Sarah finished off the meet with the W in 3:48.22. In between those wins, we fought hard but just didn't have the energy and enthusiasm necessary to get up and race against a tough team like W&L. Lesson: Swimmers who are tight and nervous don't race to their potential. Swimmers who are loose, energetic, and positive will compete at the level they are capable of.

After our post-meet team discussion, I was expecting a different group to show up to the meet on Saturday and bring some fire, and I wasn't disappointed. Team R-MC was much more relaxed on Saturday, and that led to a much better meet. For this one, we played around with the lineup and put some people in "nontraditional" events for themselves. The results showed a balanced team effort, as the women defeated both Hollins and Emory & Henry, taking both relays and grabbing 8 individual wins from 8 different swimmers.

Here were the event winners:
200 Medley Relay: Stewart, Mullin, Busch, Almond – 1:55.12
1000 Free: Tracy Spurrier – 12:16.45
200 Free: Laura Belch – 2:04.11
50 Free: Marlene Graf – 26.39
200 IM: Kellianne Mullin – 2:19.47
100 Fly: Lizzy Buckley – 1:05.98
100 Free: Ellie Shea – 58.40
500 Free: Meredith Walters – 5:59.78
100 Breast: Hallie Stewart – 1:14.16
200 Free Relay: Buckley, Belch, Busch, Almond – 1:44.60

Next up is a Friday afternoon home dual meet against St. Mary's College of Maryland. It should be a close meet. Last year, we dropped a 109-96 decision to St. Mary's at their pool. We'll be looking to reverse that result this season.

Click here to view the 400 Freestyle Relay from the W&L meet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BasYmnvEmGA

Hour of Power Relay

2008-11-07T07:54:00.004-05:00

At 5 pm yesterday, our team (along with nearly 100 other teams across the country) participated in the 3rd Annual Ted Mullin Hour of Power Relay for Cancer Research. An estimated 5,600 swimmers took part in the relay this year, easily exceeding the numbers from last year. This was a great event to increase awareness and promote the need for additional support for cancer research. I'm proud that our team was able to take part in the relay and raise some money, which will be going to The University of Chicago for additional sarcoma research. As if the event was not special enough, we were lucky to have two Carleton College alums and Ted Mullin teammates join us and speak to the team before we got underway. Thanks to Barb Marmet and Jen Gratz for making the event extra special.

ODAC Swimmer of the Week - Hallie Stewart

2008-11-04T10:33:00.004-05:00

Congratulations to our very own Hallie Stewart, who has been named the first ODAC Swimmer of the Week for the 08-09 Season. Hallie was selected as a result of her performaces last Saturday at the Washington College Quad Meet. Hallie won two events at the meet, leading off the victorious 200 medley relay (1:53.46) and finishing 1st in the 100 backstroke (1:03.58). Here's the link to the press release: http://odac.bridgewater.edu/winter/swim/default.html

R-MC vs. WashColl, Bryn Mawr, Sweet Briar

2008-11-03T08:53:00.004-05:00

Last Saturday the ladies and I traveled over to the eastern shore of Maryland for our first dual meet of the year, which was actually a quad meet. Washington College, Bryn Mawr, and Sweet Briar were the three teams we squared off against. It was an unusually warm and sunny day for November 1st, which meant there were a lot of people heading east for the weekend. The heavy volume of traffic no doubt played a role in an unfortunate accident on the Bay Bridge just before we passed over, backing up traffic for miles. This hour-long delay made things dicey for us, and our swimmers didn't get in the water to warm up until 30 minutes before the start of the meet.

This had no affect on our performances for the day, however. Our girls came to swim, and they wasted no time in showing that they are a team to be taken seriously. Our medley relays took 1st and 3rd, with the "A" relay of Hallie Stewart, Kellianne Mullin, Shafer Busch, and Lizzy Buckley hitting the wall just .36 off the SCHOOL RECORD! In the 1st meet of the year! I knew it would be a good day after that. Other highlights included Hallie and Marlene Graf going 1-2 in the 100 back, and our 200 freestyle relay taking the W in 1:44.79. All in all, R-MC put up 10 personal best times/splits throughout the day, including 2 swimmers cutting 10 seconds from their previous bests in the 1000 (Lara O'Brien and Tracy Spurrier), and Kellianne dropping 4 seconds from her previous best in the 2IM. A great way to start off the season.

Team scores went like this:
R-MC 169 - Bryn Mawr 28
R-MC 160.5 - Sweet Briar 44.5
Washington College 116 - R-MC 89

Get to Know a Swimmer: Lizzy Buckley

2008-10-22T11:08:00.002-04:00

Today's swimmer du jour is freshman Elizabeth Buckley:

Name: Elizabeth Buckley
Nickname: Lizzy
Class Year: 2012
Hometown: Springfield, VA
Favorite Event: 100 Free
Favorite Hobby: Sleeping [...Sometimes through practice...-ed.]
Favorite Food: Ice Cream - coffee ice cream from Estes
Favorite R-MC Swimming Memory: Riding a massive Dino turtle
Favorite TV Show: House
Favorite Quote: "I love lamp." -Brick

Get to Know a Swimmer: Corinne Campbell

2008-10-17T08:10:00.004-04:00

Our swimmer of the day today is sophomore Corinne Campbell. Corinne was the ODAC champion in the 200 butterfly as a freshman, and holds the R-MC school and pool records in the event.

Name: Corinne Campbell
Nickname: Naked Girl....for appropriate reasons
Class Year: 2011
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Favorite Events: 200 Fly, 100 Fly
Favorite Food: Seafood!
Favorite TV Shows: Every Caps game, The Office
Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump
Best R-MC Swimming Memory: Having my brothers surprise me by showing up for the exciting W&L meet.
Favorite Quote: "Kick his ass sea bass!" ~Dumb & Dumber

Congratulations to Us

2008-10-09T11:32:00.002-04:00

By "us" I mean the 07-08 team, which was just recently named to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America's Division III Academic All-American team list for the Spring 2008 semester. The Academic All-American list honors those squads whose combined GPA is above 3.0. Our ladies combined for a very respectable 3.21 average last spring, and were among the 70 D3 women's programs to receive the honor. R-MC was one of only two ODAC programs named to the list. This is further proof that our swimmers strive to achieve excellence both in the pool and in the classroom.

The press release and complete list of schools can be found here: http://www.cscaa.org/

Get to Know a Swimmer: Lara O'Brien

2008-10-07T10:53:00.003-04:00

Today we profile our freshman from the Lone Star State, the very first Texan to put on an R-MC swim cap, Lara O'Brien:

Name: Lara O'Brien
Nickname: Tex
Class Year: 2012
Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
Favorite Events: 200 Breast, 1000 Free, Mile
Favorite Hobbies: Baking and the ever popular facebook stalking
Favorite Food: Estes Dining Hall. Just as a whole - delicious every day. Especially if you like stale cereal for dinner.
Favorite R-MC Swimming Memory: Keeping the team up until 4 am on my recruiting trip so that I could make my 6 am flight home.
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite TV Shows: South Park and Lost
Favorite Movie: Zoolander
Favorite Quote: "I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is." - Derek Zoolander

Get to Know a Swimmer: Lindsey Reid

2008-10-01T10:23:00.004-04:00

Today we profile junior Lindsey Reid, a 3-time conference finalist who, as you will see below, is a great team player!

Lindsey (center) at the 2008 ODAC Champs.

Name: Lindsey Shafer Reid
Nickname: Mom (for the team)
Class Year: Junior
Hometown: Glen Allen, VA
Favorite Event: Whatever Ben decides for me to swim!
Favorite Hobby: Singing
Favorite Food: Cereal and Chocolate milk
Favorite R-MC Swimming Memory: Winning ODACs as a freshman!
Favorite TV Show: Jon and Kate plus 8
Favorite Movie: The Big Green
Personal Motto: Just work hard and something good will always come from it, even if it's not what you expected.

Get to Know a Swimmer: Laura Belch

2008-09-30T10:03:00.004-04:00

Our fourth swimmer of the day is senior and 11-time conference finalist Laura Belch:

Name: Laura Belch
Nickname: LaLa the [Beach Babe]
Class: Senior
Hometown: Manassas, VA
Favorite Event: 100 Free
Favorite Hobby: Beachin' it
Favorite Foods: Sushi, Salmon, Steak
Favorite R-MC Swimming Memory: Winning the ODAC title and busting my butt in front of everyone, not once, but twice at ODACs that year.
Favorite TV Shows: LOST and FoxNews
Favorite Movies: Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Super Troopers
Favorite Inspirational Quotes: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." - Philippians 4:13
"A man that never quits is a man that is never defeated." - Fred Thompson

Get to Know a Swimmer: Kellianne Mullin

2008-09-26T06:04:00.005-04:00

Our swimmer of the day today is freshman, and Eagles fan, Kellianne Mullin:

Name: Kellianne Mullin
Class Year: 2012
Hometown: Charlottesville, VA
Favorite Event: 200 Breast
Favorite Hobby: Shopping
Favorite Food: Arch's Frozen Yogurt
Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girls / Greys Anatomy
Favorite inspirational quote: "Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else wil take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." -Lance Armstrong

Get to Know a Swimmer: Hallie Stewart

2008-09-23T14:27:00.003-04:00

Part II of our Get to Know a Swimmer series features two-time conference champion Hallie Stewart '10.

Name: Hallie Stewart
Class Year: Junior
Hometown: Midlothian, VA
Favorite Event: The R-MC Invitational
Favorite Hobby: Crafting
Favorite Food: Spinach Dip
Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girls
Favorite R-MC Swimming memory: Washington & Lee (dual meet) my freshman year
Personal Motto: Life's too short to be anything but happy.

Get to Know a Swimmer: "A Mo"

2008-09-22T10:57:00.007-04:00

At 6:15 this morning, the 08-09 R-MC swimming season began as the team hit the weights dark and early. To celebrate the start of the season, here is the first of many "Get to Know a Swimmer" posts. Today's swimmer du jour is junior Amanda Morgan. Get to know Amanda M.:

Name: Amanda Morgan
Nickname: "A Mo"
Class: Junior
Hometown: Boiling Springs, PA
Favorite Event: 50 Freestyle
Favorite Hobby: Swimming (duh)
Favorite Food: Hot dogs
Favorite R-MC Swimming Memory: Winning the ODAC title my freshman year.
Favorite TV Show: The Hills, Gossip Girl
Favorite Movie: Sweet Home Alabama
Inspirational Quote: "Lick the rock, chug the tap." - Aimee Powell '08

Out with the Old, In with the New

2008-09-10T16:59:00.014-04:00

The beginning of the swimming season is a great time of year, full of optimism and excitement at what the new team can accomplish. We at R-MC have a lot to be psyched about this fall. First, we have a very talented and huge freshman class (more to come on them). Our team is roughly twice the size as last year. Second, our swimmers will benefit from several sweet upgrades to the Estes Aquatic Center this year. The old rollaway rotary pace clocks and 10 year old lane lines are history. Replacing them are brand new wall-mounted digital pace clocks and brand new lane lines. But wait, that's not all. Also new this year for our swimmers' training pleasure is a relay takeoff pad, which will be an invaluable tool in perfecting relay exchanges.

Of course, all of this was made possible by the generosity of our friends in the Yellow Jacket Club.

The Old:

The New:

Back To School

2008-09-01T08:57:00.002-04:00

Today is Labor Day, and for those of us here at R-MC, that also means it's the first day of classes for the 08-09 school year (yes, we start school on a national holiday). And with that, the start of the swimming season is not far off. Our small army of freshmen have arrived and settled in, the upperclass(wo)men are back as well, and I'm looking forward to getting down to business. September 22nd is going to be our first day of practice this season. T-minus 3 weeks until splash down....

Let The Games Begin

2008-08-07T18:48:00.004-04:00

Approximately four years down, less than one day to go. 8-8-08 is nearly upon us (actually it already is upon the athletes and spectators in Beijing). Yes, the Summer Olympics are here, and I hope you're pumped. I love the Olympics. It is sports' biggest stage. It only comes around once every four years. And, the showcase sports are swimming, track, and gymnastics, three great sports that don't get nearly the attention they deserve (outside of Olympic competition) here in the good ole USofA.

Regarding the swimming action, there are some great story lines in Beijing. Can Michael Phelps one-up Mark Spitz and win eight golds in one Olympiad? What is 41 year old Dara Torres capable of doing in the 50 and sprint relays? Just how dominant will Team USA be on the men's side? It's going to be a great show, and after the excellent coverage NBC had for Olympic Trials, I can't wait for what's in store.

Finally, I want to talk about Lopez Lomong, who I'm sure will get plenty of press during the opening ceremonies tomorrow. He's been selected as the flag bearer for Team USA. He'll be running the 1500m on the track in the Games, and his life story is pretty amazing. He's originally from Sudan, and basically spent his entire childhood in a refugee camp after escaping a militia camp where young boys were abducted and brainwashed/trained to become soldiers. Well in 2001, he was brought over to the United States and adopted by a family not too far from where I grew up in NY. He became a star pretty quickly, winning state titles in high school and a couple NCAA titles in college. He gained his citizenship and is now representing the United States in the Olympics and carrying the flag at the opening ceremonies. Pretty cool.

Busy Weekend

2008-08-04T19:03:00.006-04:00

It was a busy last four days for yours truly. Thursday and Friday were spent in DC, Saturday and Sunday in upstate NY.

Part one of my journey had me in DC for YMCA Nationals, which were held at the University of Maryland. Both YMCA Nationals events are great meets, and this year's long course edition did not disappoint. There was some fast long course swimming to be had at the meet. Congrats to all who swam, including an R-MC Class of 2012 breaststroker who had a solid meet! While at the meet, I stayed literally 2 blocks from the White House, which is why you get to enjoy this beautiful BD original through the gated fence:

Part two of the journey had me going to "gorges" Ithaca, NY for the USA Triathlon Sprint Distance National Championships (where I was an athlete, not a coach). Ithaca is known for it's gorges, including one that features the tallest waterfall in the northeast (see below - as a frame of reference, you can see some tiny dots on the trail in the bottom right hand corner of the picture...those are people). At 216 feet, it's 49 feet taller than Niagara Falls. They actually sell t-shirts that say "Ithaca is Gorges," and yes, I am the proud owner of one such shirt. As for the race, it was a mixed bag. Solid swim and run legs, subpar bike (which cost me the race. Come on Normann!).

Part three of the journey turned out to be the drive back down to Virginia, which was an ordeal that I care not to relive. I'll just say it took much longer than anticipated to make it back, and leave it at that.

Swim Camp

2008-07-21T10:36:00.002-04:00

Today is my first day back in the office after 3 weeks of swimming camp at Hamilton College. Coaching at swim camp is always fun because it allows me to work with swimmers of a different age range than what I'm used to. It's also a change of pace in that the Hamilton camp is a technique camp, not a training camp. This gives the coaches working it a chance to focus solely on teaching swimming, something most college coaches wish they had more time to do with their own teams during the season. Finally, it's fun for me to go back to the place I did my own college swimming and enjoy the great summertime weather in upstate New York, which is very different from upstate New York in the winter (which lasts about 6 months by the way).

Back in VA. Back to work. Go Jackets!

Money Talks - Academic vs. Athletic Scholarships

2008-06-25T20:36:00.012-04:00

Let’s say you’re a pretty good swimmer who’s starting to look at colleges. Among the many decisions to make over the next ten months is whether to focus your efforts on D1, D2, or D3 schools. Like any other college bound student, you probably don’t want to pay the full sticker price to attend ANY school. Who could blame you, a college education is very, very expensive. So right off the bat, you may be drawn toward D1 and D2 schools by the allure of the athletic scholarship. What do those D3 schools have to offer you, right? Well, as it turns out, D3 schools like Randolph-Macon can be quite affordable, and will most often be able to offer you more money based on academic achievement than a D1 school would be able to offer for an athletic scholarship.

Bill Pennington of The New York Times wrote an excellent article on the subject of athletic scholarships earlier this year, in which the reality of the situation was laid out pretty well. The truth is that there aren’t too many full scholarships that are given out in D1 athletics. Most Division 1 scholarship athletes, including some of the very best, receive only partial athletic scholarships. The NCAA actually limits the number of scholarships that sports teams can award. In women’s swimming, the maximum is 14 in Division 1 and 8.1 in Division 2. On top of that, you have to take into account the fact that not all swimming teams are funded at these maximum levels by their university athletic departments. Finally, keep in mind that teams can carry 18 swimmers to conference and NCAA championships, and most coaches will want more athletes than that on their roster. The end result is that most scholarships are divided up among the 20 or more athletes on the team. The average D1 women’s swimming scholarship amounts to approximately $9,500. In Division II, it is less than this.

Now compare that to Randolph-Macon:
At R-MC, the average award for academic scholarships and grants is in excess of $16,800. Our Presidential Scholars Program gives out awards ranging up to $20,000 per year!! In addition to this, the average need based financial aid package is $24,200, with 52% of students receiving such awards.

It literally pays to do well in school, and in many cases, a student will get more money at Randolph-Macon from the combination of academic awards and need based aid than from a Division 1 athletic scholarship.

Sad News

2008-06-25T12:14:00.002-04:00

Since my last post was about graduation and focused on the commencement speaker, Tim Russert, I feel it is only appropriate to note of Mr. Russert's unfortunate death on June 13th. As anyone who tuned in to NBC or MSNBC the week after Mr. Russert's death knows, he was more than just one of the premier political journalists in the nation. While his friends, family, and colleagues mourned his death, so too did those who had only known Mr. Russert through their television sets, and yet somehow felt connected to him on a personal level. He had that effect on people. The sheer number of television hours devoted to memorializing Mr. Russert shows us just how impactful he was on the lives of others.

The Randolph-Macon Class of 2008, and everyone else who had the opportunity to see and hear Tim Russert speak at the May 31st graduation ceremony, should consider themselves lucky to have received some wisdom from this great man.

Graduation Day

2008-06-03T10:49:00.002-04:00

Last Saturday, May 31st, was graduation day here at R-MC. The 2008 commencement exercises were held outdoors on what was a beautiful early summer day (summer starts early here in the south) in central Virginia. The commencement address was given by Tim Russert, who is best known as the moderator of NBC's Meet The Press. Russert (also a native of upstate NY, FYI) urged the class of 2008 to give back and use their R-MC education to help those who are less fortunate.

Graduation also marked the end of a 4-year journey for our 3 seniors, Aimee Powell, Maureen McLaughlin, and Randi Smith. Though not the largest graduating class around, the R-MC Swimming Class of 2008 made up in character what it lacked in numbers. I've said it before and I'll say it again, it'll take a lot more than 3 incoming swimmers to replace the amount of character we're losing to graduation. Luckily, we are welcoming 8 freshmen to the team for next season!

Best of luck to Aimee, Maureen, and Randi as they enter the "real world" and begin their lives as post-grads!

Champions Dinner

2008-05-22T10:27:00.003-04:00

Randolph-Macon Athletics held it's annual Champions Dinner last weekend in the Brock Center. The Champions Dinner honors and recognizes senior athletes and many of the top individuals and teams from throughout the year. The night featured speeches from top administrators (including President Lindgren), the scholar-athlete award winners, and a highlight reel of our championship baseball team.

The swimming team was well represented at the dinner, with 8 members of the team being invited. It was a great night for R-MC Athletics, and a nice way to end the year. Perhaps next year we'll be watching a video of the championship swimming team?!?

Corinne, Aimee, Maureen, and Meredith W. at the Champions Dinner.

Down Goes Swann!

2008-05-15T13:27:00.006-04:00

Randolph-Macon's newest school record holder put her record up on the board today. Corinne broke Sarah Swann's old mark of 2:14.74 in the 200 fly with her dominating 2:14.15 swim against W&L back in January. Congrats Corinne!

Here's the play-by-play.

Before:

During:

After: