James Madison 154, Delaware 75
Towson 165, Delaware 76
James Madison 125.5, Towson 113.5
January 12, 2002

 

Larks Wins Diving Events for Blue Hens in CAA Tri-Meet Setbacks

 

Complete Results

NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware men's and women's swimming and diving teams received strong performances from its divers but were each swept by Towson and James Madison in a Colonial Athletic Association tri-meet Saturday afternoon at Rawstrom Natatorium.

Junior Lavar Larks (Mt. Pleasant HS/Wilmington, DE) captured both the one and three-meter diving events for the UD men and junior Julie Van Deusen (Hill School, Pa./Bear, DE) remained undefeated this season in both diving events to pace the Blue Hens.

James Madison swept both tri-meets as the JMU men defeated Delaware 154-75 and Towson 125.5-113.5 while Towson defeated the Blue Hens 165-76. The James Madison women defeated Delaware 135-108 and Towson 130-111 while Towson downed the Blue Hens 135-102.

James Madison improved to 4-2 on the men's side and 4-3 on the women's side while both Towson teams moved to 5-4. The Delaware men dropped to 3-5 on the season while the UD women fell to 5-5. Towson defeated the Blue Hen men for just the second time in 15 all-time meetings while the Tiger women upended Delaware for just the third time in 28 all-time meetings. Delaware met James Madison for the first time in school history.

Delaware had two other first place finishes as Sara Stephens (St. Mark's/Wilmington, DE) captured the women's 200 breaststroke (2:25.87) while the 400 medley relay team of Stephens, Sandy Stephens (St. Mark's HS), Kristen Avioli (Bishop Shanahan/West Chester, PA), and Jennifer Haus (St.Mark's/Newark, DE) won in a time of 4:02.59.

Also for the UD women, Jill Fitzgerald (Wood/Warminster, PA) was second in the 100 freestyle (54.79) and third in the 400 freestyle relay, Haus was second in the 200 freestyle (1:58.16), and Meghan Petry (Villa Walsh/New Providence, NJ) was second in the 1,000 freestyle (10:31.76) and third in the 200 butterfly (2:12.17). Sara Stephens also placed third in both the 400 individual medley (4:41.65) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:45.30).

For the Delaware men, Kevin Weisser (Franklin Regional/Murrysville, PA) was second in the 1,000 freestyle (10:06.59) and was a member of the second place 400 freestyle relay team that also included Robert Frey (East/West Chester, PA), Bryan Kahner (Jericho,NY HS), and Alex Skacel (Holy Cross/Moorestown, NJ) in a time of 10:06.59. Weisser also was a member of the fourth place 400 medley relay team.

Skacel also placed fourth in the 400 individual medley (4:19.99) and 500 freestyle (5:03.46) while Rick Dressel (McKean/Wilmington, DE) was fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:02.12) and 400 medley relay (3:39.89).

On the women's side, James Madison's A.C. Cruickshanks won the 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, and 400 individiual medley while Towson's Jennifer Irby won the 100 freestyle, 50 freestyle, and 400 freestyle relay. Leading the way on the men's side was Towson's Aaron Krause won won the 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle, and 400 freestyle relay and JMU's Geoff Myers who won the 400 IM and 500 freestyle.

Both Delaware teams will continue action Jan. 19 at Lafayette.

AGATE:

Top Delaware Men's Finishers: 1st Place - Lavar Larks (1m diving), 256.35, (3m diving), 262.15; 2nd Place - 400 Freestyle Relay (Robert Frey, Kevin Weisser, Bryan Kahner, Alex Skacel), 3:20.75; Robert Frey (400 IM), 4:18.24; Kevin Weisser (1,000 freestyle), 10:06.59; 4th Place - 400 Freestyle Relay (Mark Weldin, Jacob Yohe, Sam Blacker, Eric Youngblood), 3:30.36; Rick Dressel (200 butterfly), 2:02.12; 400 Medley Relay (Brendan Donnelly, Tim Wasiewski, Rick Dressel, Kevin Weisser), 3:39.89; Alex Skacel (400 IM), 4:19.99; 5th Place - Jacob Yohe (50 freestyle), 22.71; Alex Skacel (500 freestyle), 5:03.46

Delaware Aquatics 
                         UD vs JMU/Towson - 1/12/2002                          
                                    Results                                    
 
         
Event 2  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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    School                                               Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 James Madison University  'A'                          NT    3:33.86  
     1) Hicks, Jeff                     2) Nester, Aaron                  
     3) Bergman, Jeremy                 4) Molle, Joe                     
  2 Towson University  'A'                                 NT    3:34.19  
     1) Hahn, Ryan                      2) Trionfo, Frank                 
     3) Miller, John                    4) Burnsky, Paul                  
  3 James Madison University  'B'                          NT    3:39.57  
     1) Rodkey, Drew                    2) Smith, Robert                  
     3) Minister, Adam                  4) Quimby, Tommy                  
  4 Delaware  'A'                                     3:35.95    3:39.89  
     1) Donnelly, Brendan JR            2) Wasiewski, Tim JR              
     3) Dressel, Rick JR                4) Weisser, Kevin JR              
  5 Towson University  'B'                                 NT    3:44.81  
     1) Deen, Bobby                     2) Freedman, Justin               
     3) McCarraher, Jason               4) Gordon, Sam                    
  6 Delaware  'B'                                          NT    3:54.21  
     1) Hardy, David SO                 2) Kaczmarczyk, Jon SR            
     3) Aungst, Matt SO                 4) Murphy, Pete JR                
 
         
Event 4  Men 1000 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Reid, Brody                  JMU                       NT   10:00.46  
  2 Weisser, Kevin            JR DEL                  9:45.41   10:06.59  
  3 Kaminsky, Joey               JMU                       NT   10:06.78  
  4 Mastorzo, Matthew            TU                        NT   10:09.86  
  5 Adkins, David             DA TU                        NT   10:17.55  
  6 Sava, Dan                    TU                        NT   10:30.01  
  7 Blacker, Sam              JR DEL                       NT   10:39.32  
  8 Bailey, Dan               FR DEL                 10:51.32   11:02.33  
 
         
Event 6  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Krause, Aaron                TU                        NT    1:43.14  
  2 Hegna, Ryan                  JMU                       NT    1:45.51  
  3 Depew, Mark                  JMU                       NT    1:46.46  
  4 Molle, Joe                   JMU                       NT    1:48.98  
  5 Beaver, Jeb                  TU                        NT    1:49.38  
  6 Stockton, Patrick            JMU                       NT    1:49.98  
  7 Gordon, Sam                  TU                        NT    1:50.64  
  8 Deen, Bobby                  TU                        NT    1:51.51  
  9 Murphy, Pete              JR DEL                  1:47.30    1:55.05  
 10 Weldin, Mark              FR DEL                  1:56.50    1:58.33  
 
         
Event 8  Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Weisenborn, Kevin            TU                        NT      21.76  
  2 Dagistan, Kerem              TU                        NT      22.03  
  3 Bergman, Jeremy              JMU                       NT      22.34  
  4 Trionfo, Frank               TU                        NT      22.40  
  5 Yohe, Jacob               JR DEL                    23.17      22.71  
  6 Dressel, Rick             JR DEL                    22.29      22.76  
  7 Smith, Robert                JMU                       NT      22.97  
  8 Becker, Adam                 JMU                       NT      23.14  
  9 Kavchok, Joe              JR DEL                    23.13      24.16  
 
         
Event 10  Men 400 Yard IM
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Meyer, Geoff                 JMU                       NT    4:14.72  
  2 Frey, Robert              FR DEL                       NT    4:18.24  
  3 Moyer, Scott                 JMU                       NT    4:19.12  
  4 Skacel, Alex W            FR DEL                       NT    4:19.99  
  5 Freedman, Justin             TU                        NT    4:20.16  
  6 Keaney, Matt                 JMU                       NT    4:22.29  
  7 Nester, Aaron                JMU                       NT    4:23.53  
  8 Cogdill, Ryan                TU                        NT    4:24.27  
  9 Hahn, Ryan                   TU                        NT    4:24.58  
 10 Wasiewski, Tim            JR DEL                       NT    4:24.83  
 11 Serpico, Danny               TU                        NT    4:25.99  
 12 Youngblood, Eric          SR DEL                  4:21.14    4:37.27  
 
         
Event 12  Men 1 mtr Diving
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Larks, Lavar              JR DEL                       NT     256.35  
  2 Jordan, Drew                 JMU                       NT     235.65  
  3 Moore, Ryan                  TU                        NT     178.90  
  4 Holt, Mark                   TU                        NT     108.70  
  5 McDonough, Matt              TU                        NT      97.95  
 
         
Event 14  Men 200 Yard Butterfly
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
===============================================================================
  1 Miller, John                 TU                        NT    1:56.71  
  2 Adkins, David             DA TU                        NT    2:00.83  
  3 McCarraher, Jason            TU                        NT    2:01.16  
  4 Dressel, Rick             JR DEL                  1:56.49    2:02.12  
  5 Hegna, Ryan                  JMU                       NT    2:03.12  
  6 Kaminsky, Joey               JMU                       NT    2:03.99  
  7 Serpico, Danny               TU                        NT    2:05.14  
  8 Aungst, Matt              SO DEL                  2:03.35    2:05.99  
  9 Shellenberger, Rich       JR DEL                  2:00.53    2:06.39  
 10 Smith, Bradley            SR DEL                  2:09.23    2:12.07  
 
         
Event 16  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Quimby, Tommy                JMU                       NT      47.66  
  2 Weisenborn, Kevin            TU                        NT      47.77  
  3 Dagistan, Kerem              TU                        NT      48.59  
  4 Stockton, Patrick            JMU                       NT      48.63  
  5 Molle, Joe                   JMU                       NT      48.67  
  5 Burnsky, Paul                TU                        NT      48.67  
  7 Becker, Adam                 JMU                       NT      50.42  
  8 Yohe, Jacob               JR DEL                    50.76      50.90  
  9 Kavchok, Joe              JR DEL                    50.95      52.44  
 10 Murphy, Pete              JR DEL                    50.80      52.50  
 
         
Event 18  Men 200 Yard Backstroke
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Krause, Aaron                TU                        NT    1:50.45  
  2 Hicks, Jeff                  JMU                       NT    1:55.23  
  3 Rodkey, Drew                 JMU                       NT    1:58.63  
  4 Hahn, Ryan                   TU                        NT    1:58.70  
  5 Minister, Adam               JMU                       NT    2:00.22  
  6 Frey, Robert              FR DEL                       NT    2:01.61  
  7 Beaver, Jeb                  TU                        NT    2:03.78  
  8 Hardy, David              SO DEL                       NT    2:05.68  
  9 Kimble, Brian                TU                        NT    2:08.96  
 10 Donnelly, Brendan         JR DEL                  2:01.60    2:09.01  
 11 Dorman, Terrence          FR DEL                  2:16.72    2:17.65  
 
         
Event 20  Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Meyer, Geoff                 JMU                       NT    4:47.90  
  2 Moyer, Scott                 JMU                       NT    4:53.46  
  3 Reid, Brody                  JMU                       NT    4:54.16  
  4 Depew, Mark                  JMU                       NT    5:01.82  
  5 Skacel, Alex W            FR DEL                       NT    5:03.46  
  6 Mastorzo, Matthew            TU                        NT    5:04.22  
  7 Cogdill, Ryan                TU                        NT    5:04.92  
  8 Wilkinson, Greg              TU                        NT    5:05.64  
  9 Blacker, Sam              JR DEL                       NT    5:05.84  
 10 Clemson, Paul                TU                        NT    5:05.96  
 11 Bailey, Dan               FR DEL                  5:38.53    5:15.16  
 12 Youngblood, Eric          SR DEL                  5:07.29    5:18.84  
 
         
Event 22  Men 3 mtr Diving
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Larks, Lavar              JR DEL                       NT     262.15  
  2 Jordan, Drew                 JMU                       NT     241.45  
  3 Moore, Ryan                  TU                        NT     152.55  
  4 Holt, Mark                   TU                        NT      95.35  
  5 McDonough, Matt              TU                        NT      93.70  
 
         
Event 24  Men 200 Yard Breaststroke
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    Name                    Year School                  Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Nester, Aaron                JMU                       NT    2:09.78  
  2 Trionfo, Frank               TU                        NT    2:11.18  
  3 Freedman, Justin             TU                        NT    2:11.97  
  4 Keaney, Matt                 JMU                       NT    2:12.73  
  5 Smith, Robert                JMU                       NT    2:12.80  
  6 Wasiewski, Tim            JR DEL                  2:08.79    2:16.39  
  7 Burnsky, Paul                TU                        NT    2:18.41  
  8 Becker, Adam                 JMU                       NT    2:24.44  
  9 Hardy, David              SO DEL                  2:21.18    2:24.50  
 10 Kaczmarczyk, Jon          SR DEL                  2:21.77    2:26.17  
 11 Serpico, Danny               TU                        NT    2:27.14  
 
         
Event 26  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
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    School                                               Seed     Finals Points 
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  1 Towson University  'A'                                 NT    3:11.67  
     1) Beaver, Jeb                     2) Dagistan, Kerem                
     3) Weisenborn, Kevin               4) Krause, Aaron                  
  2 Delaware  'A'                                     3:10.70    3:20.75  
     1) Frey, Robert FR                 2) Weisser, Kevin JR              
     3) Kahner, Bryan SR                4) Skacel, Alex W FR              
  3 Towson University  'B'                                 NT    3:21.12  
     1) Deen, Bobby                     2) Miller, John                   
     3) Gordon, Sam                     4) Wilkinson, Greg                
  4 Delaware  'B'                                          NT    3:30.36  
     1) Weldin, Mark FR                 2) Yohe, Jacob JR                 
     3) Blacker, Sam JR                 4) Youngblood, Eric SR            
 -- James Madison University  'A'                          NT   X3:11.56  
     1) Depew, Mark                     2) Bergman, Jeremy                
     3) Quimby, Tommy                   4) Hicks, Jeff                    
 -- James Madison University  'B'                          NT   X3:16.93  
     1) Stockton, Patrick               2) Rodkey, Drew                   
     3) Hegna, Ryan                     4) Kaminsky, Joey