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February 18, 2001
Blue Hen Men Place Third; Gallaher Wins 1,650 Freestyle, Outstanding Performer Award
ORONO, ME -- The University of Delaware women's swimming and diving team placed second and the four-time defending champion Blue Hen men placed third at the final day of the America East Championships Sunday evening at the University of Maine's Wallace Pool. The Northeastern women won their second straight league title with 706 points followed by Delaware (550), New Hampshire (511), Towson (473), Boston University (455), Maine (423), Drexel (264), Vermont (123). The Blue Hens, who placed fourth each of the last two seasons, enjoyed their highest finish since winning the title in 1997. The Drexel men won their first team title since 1993, breaking Delaware's four-year reign as champions. Towson was second with 621 points followed by Delaware (589), Boston University (495), New Hampshire (407), Maine (289.50), Vermont (171). The Blue Hen women had one individual champion Sunday as freshman Meghan Petry (Villa Walsh/New Providence, NJ) captured the 1,650 freestyle with an America East and Delaware record time of 17:02.99. It was Petry's third school record and third top three finish of the meet. Petry was one of two Blue Hens to win individual titles during the meet, joining Sandy Stephens (St. Mark's/Newark, DE) who won the 200 individual medley on Friday. Stephens also placed third in the 200 breaststroke Sunday, breaking her own school record with a time of 2:23.15. Other top UD finishers Sunday were Jennifer Haus (St. Mark's/Newark, DE) who was fourth in the 1,650 freestyle (17:37.25), Kathryn Fryer (Severna Park, MD HS) was fifth in the 200 butterfly (2:10.63), and Jenna Blongiewicz (Andover, MA HS) was sixth in the 200 backstroke (2:09.69). Fryer, Stephens, and Haus joined Jill Fitzgerald (Archibishop Wood/Warminster, PA) in placing sixth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:37.30). Leading the Blue Hen men was senior Mike Gallaher (Peabody/West Peabody, MA) who was Delaware's lone champion in the meet, capturing the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:05.50. Gallaher had three top three finishes for the meet and was honored as the meet's Men's Outstanding Performer. The Hens had five of the top six finishers in the 1,650 freestyle as Kevin Weisser (Franklin Regional/Murrysville, PA) was second in 16:23.88 and Bryan Kahner (Jericho, NY HS) was fourth in 16:31.80. Also for the Hens, Tim Wasiewski (Conestoga Valley/Lancaster, PA) placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.79), Rick Dressel (McKean/Wilmington, DE) was fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:56.49), and Lavar Larks (Mt. Pleasant/Wilmington, DE) was sixth in the three-meter dive (400.50 points). Weisser, Neumann Marlett (Belvidere, NJ HS), Kahner, and Gallaher teamed to place fifth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:14.78). AGATE: Men's Final Team Standings: 1. Drexel - 809.50; 2. Towson - 621; 3. Delaware - 589; 4. Boston University - 495; 5. New Hampshire - 407; 6. Maine - 289.50; 7. Vermont - 171. Top Delaware Finishers: 1st Place - Mike Gallaher - 1,650 freestyle (16:05.50) 2nd Place - Kevin Weisser - 500 Freestyle (4:39.01), 1,650 freestyle (16:23.88); 800 Freestyle Relay (Weisser, Salcetti, Gallaher, na), 6:58.71; 3rd Place - Mike Gallaher - 500 Freestyle (4:40.38), 200 Freestyle (1:43.65); Rick Dressel - 100 Butterfly (52.20); Tim Wasiewski - 200 Breaststroke (2:08.79) 4th Place - Bryan Kahner - 500 Freestyle (4:44.51), 400 Individual Medley (4:14.48), 1,650 freestyle (16:31.80); Tim Wasiewski - 200 Individual medley (1:58.23); 200 Medley Relay (Donnelly, Wasiewski, Dressel, Salcetti), 1:37.65; Rick Dressel - 200 butterfly (1:56.49) 5th Place - 200 Freestyle Relay (Gallaher, Salcetti, Marlett, Dressel), 1:28.36; Nick Grossman - 500 Freestyle (4:47.14), 1,650 freestyle (16:47.50); Kevin Weisser - 200 Freestyle (1:44.52); 400 Medley Relay (Marlett, Wasiewski, Dressel, Gallaher), 3:37.41; Tim Wasiewski - 100 Breaststroke (59.66); 400 Freestyle Relay (Weisser, Marlett, Kahner, Gallaher), 3:14.78 6th Place - David Hardy - 200 Individual medley (1:59.17), 1,650 freestyle (16:48.76); Lavar Larks - 3 meter diving (400.50). 7th Place - Lavar Larks - 1-meter diving (228.0 pts.); Brian Salcetti - 200 Freestyle (1:46.86); Neumann Marlett - 200 backstroke (2:00.21) 8th Place - Bryan Salcetti - 500 Freestyle (4:53.06); Kevin Lavelle - 400 Individual Medley (4:24.13);
Women's Final Team Standings: 1. Northeastern - 706; 2. Delaware - 550; 3. New Hampshire - 511; 4. Towson - 473; 5. Boston University - 455; 6. Maine - 423; 7. Drexel - 264; 8. Vermont - 123. Top Delaware Finishers: 1st Place - Sandy Stephens - 200 Individual Medley (2:07.51 - UD Record); Meghan Petry - 1,650 Freestyle (17:02.99 - UD Record) 2nd Place - Meghan Petry - 500 Freestyle (5:03.37); 400 Medley Relay (Blongiewicz, Stephens, Fryer, Haus), 3:55.03 (UD Record); Sandy Stephens - 100 Breaststroke (1:04.73 - UD Record) 3rd Place - 800 Freestyle Relay (Petry, Fryer, Blongiewicz, Haus), 7:46.14 (UD Record); Sandy Stephens - 200 Breaststroke (2:23.15 - UD Record) 4th Place - 200 Freestyle Relay (Blongiewicz, Stephens, Cierski, Fitzgerald), 1:39.36 (UD record); 200 Medley Relay (Marshall, Stephens, Fryer, Fitzgerald), 1:49.39 (UD Record); Kathryn Fryer - 100 Butterfly (58.18 - UD Record), 100 Backstroke (1:00.02); Jennifer Haus - 200 Freestyle (1:55.72), 1,650 freestyle (17:37.25) 5th Place - Meghan Petry - 400 individual medley (4:36.39 - UD Record); Kathryn Fryer - 200 butterfly (2;10.63) 6th Place - Jenna Blongiewicz - 200 Backstroke (2:09.69); 400 Freestyle Relay (Fitzgerald, Stephens, Fryer, Haus), 3:37.30 7th Place - Jennifer Haus - 500 Freestyle (5:07.81) 8th Place - Megan Rodgers - 3-meter diving (337.30). 1-meter diving (195.15); Rebecca Caldwell - 100 Breaststroke (1:08.96)
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