AU swimming and diving teams end dual meet season with losses to Ithaca 1/26/13
ALFRED, NY The Alfred University men&s and women&s swimming and diving teams concluded their dual meet seasons Saturday afternoon at home against Ithaca. The visiting Bombers swept the meets, defeating the AU men, 184- 103, and the Saxon women, 197-98.
The Alfred men (4-3) got individual race wins from sophomore Dave Coombes (Dansville, NY/Dansville), in the 100-yard freestyle (48.68); senior Brett Irwin (Springwater, NY/Wayland-Cohocton), in the 100 butterfly (55.10);
and sophomore Zac Toth (Lockport, NY/Starpoint), in the 200 individual medley (2:03.02).
Senior Nate Chapman (Hornell, NY/Hornell) was second in the 1,000 freestyle (10:33.07) and 500 free (5:05.83);
Toth was second in the 200 free (1:48.63); Coombes was second in the 100 backstroke (56.00); and freshman Dustin Whyte (Wrentham, MA/King Philip Regional) was second in the 200 butterfly (2:09.50).
The team of sophomore David Luke (Ocala, FL/West Port), Toth, Coombes and junior Peter Sowinski (Akron, NY/Akron) took first in the 200 free relay (1:28.63).
Freshmen Carly Watson (Hyde Park, NY/FDR) and Kelsey McRill (Solon, OH/Solon) each earned two wins to pace the Saxon women (4-5). Watson took first in the 100 fly (1:02.97) and 500 free (5:26.37) and McRill won the 100 breaststroke (1:13.91) and 50-yard breaststroke (33.50).
Sophomore Chrissy Behr (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) won the 50 free (25.79) and took second in the 50 backstroke (29.96) and 100 free (57.09); and senior Shelby Remington (Pike, NY/Letchworth) was second in the 1,000 free (11:45.95).
The AU men&s and women&s teams are now idle until the Empire 8 Conference/Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association (UNYSCSA) championships, Feb. 20-23, at Ithaca College.
