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Delaware 121, Howard 77
February 6, 2003 

Delaware Men Win Big in Dual Meet Finale

 Complete Results

NEWARK, DE - The University of Delaware men's and women's swimming and diving teams closed out their dual meet season with decisive victories over Howard University Thursday afternoon at Rawstrom Pool.

The UD men (2-8) snapped a three-meet losing streak with a 121-77 win over Howard while the Delaware women (7-4) posted a 160-53 win over the Bison women. Both Delaware teams will have two weeks off before heading to the Colonial Athletic Association championships Feb. 19-22 at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.

The Delaware men captured six first place finishes while the UD women were winners in 11 of the 13 races. Multiple winners were Julie Van Deusen (Hill School, Pa./Bear, DE), Meghan Petry (Villa Walsh/New Providence, NJ), Kristen Avioli (Bishop Shanahan/West Chester, PA), Sarah Bacewicz (Tolland/Tolland, CT), Sara Stephens (St. Mark's/Wilmington, DE), and Sarah Peffer (Newark/Newark, DE) for the women and Tim Wasiewski (Conestoga Valley/Lancaster, PA), Rick Dressel (McKean/Wilmington, DE), and Kevin Weisser (Franklin Regional/Murrysville, PA) for the UD men.

Van Deusen capped the season undefeated in the one-meter and three-meter diving events as she won both easily Thursday while also placing second in the 50 freestyle (26.67). Avioli won the 100 backstroke (1:03.06) and swam the first leg of the winning 400 medley relay team (4:15.46), Bacewicz won the 100 butterfly (1:02.00) and swam in the 400 medley relay, Stephens won the 50 freestyle (26.05) and swan in the 400 medley relay, Petry captured both the 200 freestyle (2:01.37) and the 500 freestyle (5:20.13), and Peffer won the 1,000 freestyle (10:25.24) and 200 individual medley (2:01.37). Also winning for the Blue Hens was Jill Fitzgerald (Arch. Wood/Warminster, PA) in the 100 freestyle (54.50).

For the men, Wasiewski won the 100 breaststroke (1:02.60), Weisser won the 500 freestyle (4:49.48), Dressel won the 100 butterfly (53.11), Jeff Shields (Lawrence/Lawrenceville, NJ) captured the 200 freestyle (1:49.32), Adam Goldstein (Vernon Twp./Highland Lakes, NJ) won the 1,000 freestyle (10:20.34), and the 400 medley relay squad of Alex Skacel (Holy Cross/Moorestown, N), Wasiewski, Dressel, and Weisser) won in 3:43.88.

Other top performances were put in by Chrissy Kapelewski (Severn Park/Millersville, MD) who picked up a second in the 100 freestyle (56.90) and a third in the 200 individual medley (2:17.56); Skacel was also second in the 100 backstroke (55.79), Wasiewski was second in the 200 individual medley (2:02.13), Kevin Kotowski (Salesianum/Wilmington, DE) was second in the 100 freestyle (50.65) and third in the 50 freestyle (22.81); and David Hardie (Dickinson, DE/Taipei, Taiwan) was second in the 50 freestyle (22.65) and 400 medley relay (3:49.04), and was third in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.31).

AGATE:

Delaware def. Howard, 121-77

Top Delaware Finishers:

1st Place - Tim Wasiewski - 100 breaststroke (1:02.60); Kevin Weisser - 500 freestyle (4:49.48); Rick Dressel - 100 butterfly (53.11); Jeff Shields - 200 freestyle (1:49.32); Adam Goldstein - 1,000 freestyle (10:20.34); 400 Medley Relay (Skacel, Wasiewski, Dressel, Weisser), 3:43.88.

2nd Place - David Hardy - 100 breaststroke (1:03.09); Nick Grossman - 500 freestyle (5:05.11); Alex Skacel - 100 backstroke (55.79); Kevin Kotowski - 100 freestyle (50.65); Tim Wasiewski - 200 Individual Medley (2:02.13); David Hardie - 50 freestyle (22.65); 400 Medley Relay (Shields, Hardy, Hardie, Yohe), 3:49.04; Andrew Tokarsky - 1,000 freestyle (11:07.15).

3rd Place - Robert Frey - 500 freestyle (5;15.71); Dan Bailey - 200 Individual Medley (2:09.93); Colin Gibson - 200 freestyle (1:51.55); Pete Murphy - 100 freestyle (51.85); Kevin Kotowski - 50 freestyle (22.81); Matt Aungst - 100 butterfly (56.30); David Hardie - 100 breaststroke (1:03.31).

    
              
Event 2  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
	Team	Relay	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Delaware	    A	3:43.88	11
         
	1) Skacel, Alex W SO	2) Wasiewski, Tim SR	3) Dressel, Rick SR	4) Weisser, Kevin SR
	2	Delaware	    B	3:49.04	4
         
	1) Shields, Jeff JR	2) Hardy, David JR	3) Hardie, David SO	4) Yohe, Jacob SR
	3	Howard University	    A	4:00.07	2
         
	1) Oluwole, Olufolahan JR	2) Coleman, Donte SO	3) Ricketts, Andrew SR	4) Dickerson, Milton FR
	4	Delaware	    D	x4:03.06
         
	1) Frey, Robert SO	2) Blacker, Sam SR	3) Gibson, Colin FR	4) Bailey, Dan SO
	5	Delaware	    C	x4:04.53
         
	1) Goldstein, Adam SO	2) Shellenberger, Rich SR	3) Aungst, Matt JR	4) Weldin, Mark SO
         
         
         
Event 4  Men 1000 Yard Freestyle
	Name	Yr	School	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Goldstein, Adam	 SO	Delaware	10:20.34	9
         
	2	Tokarsky, Andrew	 SR	Delaware	11:07.15	4
         
	3	Coleman, Donte	 SO	Howard University	11:21.46	3
         
         
         
Event 6  Men 200 Yard Freestyle
	Name	Yr	School	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Shields, Jeff	 JR	Delaware	1:49.32	9
         
	2	Johnson, Todd	 FR	Howard University	1:50.98	4
         
	3	Gibson, Colin	 FR	Delaware	1:51.55	3
         
	4	Rasch, Michael	 FR	Delaware	1:53.55	2
         
	5	Grossman, Nick	 SR	Delaware	x1:53.90
         
	6	Dickerson, Milton	 FR	Howard University	2:04.11	1
         
         
         
Event 8  Men 50 Yard Freestyle
	Name	Yr	School	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Binga, Erik	 FR	Howard University	21.84	9
         
	2	Hardie, David	 SO	Delaware	22.65	4
         
	3	Kotowski, Kevin	 SO	Delaware	22.81	2	.	50
         
	3	Yohe, Jacob	 SR	Delaware	22.81	2	.	50
         
	5	Ricketts, Andrew	 SR	Howard University	23.43	1
         
	6	Murphy, Pete	 SR	Delaware	x23.70
         
	7	Holder, DeCardis	 FR	Howard University	27.77
         
         
Event 10  Men 200 Yard IM
	Name	Yr	School	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Perry-Okpara, Ian	 FR	Howard University	2:01.97	9
         
	2	Wasiewski, Tim	 SR	Delaware	2:02.13	4
         
	3	Bailey, Dan	 SO	Delaware	2:09.93	3
         
	4	Bobsein, Kevin	 FR	Delaware	2:15.83	2
         
	5	Shellenberger, Rich	 SR	Delaware	x2:19.52
         
         
Event 14  Men 100 Yard Butterfly
	Name	Yr	School	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Dressel, Rick	 SR	Delaware	53.11	9
         
	2	Johnson, Todd	 FR	Howard University	54.16	4
         
	3	Aungst, Matt	 JR	Delaware	56.30	3
         
	4	Shellenberger, Rich	 SR	Delaware	58.41	2
         
	5	Holder, DeCardis	 FR	Howard University	1:39.67	1
         
         
Event 16  Men 100 Yard Freestyle
	Name	Yr	School	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Adedoyin, Afolobi	 JR	Howard University	48.15	9
         
	2	Kotowski, Kevin	 SO	Delaware	50.65	4
         
	3	Murphy, Pete	 SR	Delaware	51.85	3
         
	4	Ricketts, Andrew	 SR	Howard University	52.25	2
         
	5	Weldin, Mark	 SO	Delaware	55.37	1
         
         
Event 18  Men 100 Yard Backstroke
	Name	Yr	School	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Perry-Okpara, Ian	 FR	Howard University	55.38	9
         
	2	Skacel, Alex W	 SO	Delaware	55.79	4
         
	3	Oluwole, Olufolahan	 JR	Howard University	56.78	3
         
	4	Shields, Jeff	 JR	Delaware	58.44	2
         
	5	Rasch, Michael	 FR	Delaware	1:00.98	1
         
         
Event 20  Men 500 Yard Freestyle
	Name	Yr	School	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Weisser, Kevin	 SR	Delaware	4:49.48	9
         
	2	Grossman, Nick	 SR	Delaware	5:05.11	4
         
	3	Frey, Robert	 SO	Delaware	5:15.71	3
         
	4	Bobsein, Kevin	 FR	Delaware	x5:33.69
         
	5	Dickerson, Milton	 FR	Howard University	5:34.29	2
         
         
Event 24  Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
	Name	Yr	School	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Wasiewski, Tim	 SR	Delaware	1:02.60	9
         
	2	Hardy, David	 JR	Delaware	1:03.09	4
         
	3	Hardie, David	 SO	Delaware	1:03.31	3
         
	4	Adedoyin, Afolobi	 JR	Howard University	1:04.80	2
         
	5	Blacker, Sam	 SR	Delaware	x1:08.69
         
	6	Coleman, Donte	 SO	Howard University	1:09.81	1
         
         
Event 26  Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
	Team	Relay	Finals Time	Points
         
	1	Howard University	    A	3:18.41	11
         
	1) Perry-Okpara, Ian FR	2) Adedoyin, Afolobi JR	3) Johnson, Todd FR	4) Binga, Erik FR
	2	Howard University	    B	3:29.71	4
         
	---	Delaware	    A	X3:18.19
         
	1) Dressel, Rick SR	2) Skacel, Alex W SO	3) Kotowski, Kevin SO	4) Weisser, Kevin SR
	---	Delaware	    B	X3:27.77
         
	1) Frey, Robert SO	2) Rasch, Michael FR	3) Weldin, Mark SO	4) Yohe, Jacob SR
	---	Delaware	    C	X3:32.43
         
	1) Tokarsky, Andrew SR	2) Murphy, Pete SR	3) Grossman, Nick SR	4) Blacker, Sam SR

 

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