02-11-02
Men's and Women's Teams Defeat Penn State Altoona
The men's and women's swimming team
defeated Penn State Altoona on Saturday, February 9 in the Junker
Center. The women won 99-64, while the men defeated the Cougars
121-43.
In the 200 yard medley relay for the men's team, Casey Doody
(Scarborough, ME/Cape Elizabeth), Justin Lucas (Houston,
TX/Cypress-Falls), Alex Fertelmes (Cabot/Knoch), and Rob Christensen
(Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili) took first with a time of 1:44.97.
Doody also placed first in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.11 and 100-yard
freestyle in 50.17. In the 100-yard breaststroke, Fertelmes took
first with a time of 1:00.99. Eric Phillips
(Monroeville/Gateway) placed first in the 1000-yard freestyle with a
time of 11:10.76. Lucas Dushac (Indiana/Indiana) placed first in
the 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. Ben Atkins
(Pleasantville/Titusville) placed first in the 200-yard IM in 2:17.69.
Leading the women's team was Hollie Stash
(North Huntingdon/ Norwin) placed first in the 200-yard freestyle
in 2:09.33 and 100 backstroke in 1:06.61. Samantha Cibula
(Bradford/Bradford) took first in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard
freestyle with a time of 1:01.36. In the 500-yard freestyle,
Christine Williams (Seltzer/Pottsville) took first in 5:41.45, while
Tara Braden placed first in the 100-yard breastroke with a time of
1:14.53. Williams, Braden, Cibula, and Braden teamed up for the
200-yard freestyle relay and took first with a time of 1:51.24.
Next up for the Behrend Lions is the Grove City Invitational/AMCC Classic on February 21-23. Then the blue and white will compete in the ECAC Championships on February 28-29.