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Colonial Athletic Association Championships • Day 2
February 19, 2004

Freshman Henn Places 6th in One-Meter Diving Event 

FAIRFAX, VA -- University of Delaware senior Sarah Peffer captured two more titles and set another school record as the Blue Hen women moved into fourth place in the team standings after the second day of the Colonial Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday night at George Mason's Aquatic and Fitness Center.

The Blue Hen men remained in 10th place in the team standings despite two top 10 finishes. The third day of the championships will get underway Friday with preliminaries at 11 a.m. followed by the championships at 6 p.m. The fourth and final day of competition will be held Saturday.

Host George Mason remains in first place on the women's side with 243 points followed by UNC Wilmington (189), Davidson (168), Delaware (144), Old Dominion (131), Towson (121), Drexel (107), William & Mary (105), James Madison (101), and College of Charleston (51). On the men's side, UNC Wilmington is at the head of the pack with 238 points followed by George Mason (233.5), James Madison (178.5), Towson (157), Drexel, (137) William & Mary (107), Old Dominion (101), Davidson (99), College of Charleston (75), and Delaware (69).

Peffer, a senior from Newark, DE (Newark High School), upped her career conference title count to six, including three in this meet, in just her second year of competition for the Hens after transferring from the University of Nebraska. She captured her second straight 500 freestyle title Thursday night as she swam to a winning time of 4:54.90, breaking her own school record of 4:58.26 set last season.

Peffer then joined the 400 medley relay team for another CAA title, joining the team of Kristen Avioli, Sara Stephens, and Jill Fitzgerald to swim to a winning time of 3:52.90, less than a second off the school record in that event.

Also for the UD women, Stephens placed third in the 200 individual medley (2:08.38), Meredith Law was fifth in the 500 freestyle (5:06.47), and Fitzgerald placed ninth in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.20, breaking her own school record of 24.30 set in the preliminaries earlier in the day. She broke the record of 24.36 set by Nancy Davis in 1996-97.

On the men's side, freshman diver Steve Henn was the Hens' top finisher as he placed sixth in the one-meter diving event with a point total of 234.60 points. Also in that event, fellow UD freshman Dan O'Connell was 11th with a score of 186.95. Also for the Hens, the 400 medley relay team of Alex Skacel, David Hardy, Brendan Spencer, and Colin Gibson placed ninth with a time of 3:36.34.

AGATE:

Men's Team Standings After Second Day: 1. UNC Wilmington- 238; 2. George Mason- 233.50; 3. James Madison- 178.50; 4. Towson- 157; 5. Drexel- 137; 6. William & Mary- 107; 7. Old Dominion- 101; 8. Davidson - 99; 9. College of Charleston- 75; 10. Delaware- 69

Delaware Finishers: 6th Place - Steve Henn - 1 meter diving (234.60 points); 9th Place - 400 Medley Relay (Alex Skacel, David Hardy, Brendan Spencer, Colin Gibson), 3:36.34; 11th Place - Dan O'Connell - 1 meter diving (186.95).

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                                    Results                                    
 
Event 8  Men 500 Yard Freestyle
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CAA Top Perf: ! 4:19.61  3/1991    Sergio Lopez, AU                            
CAA Meet Rec: * 4:25.77  2/2000    Frank Byskov, AU                            
                4:19.63  A
                4:27.41  B
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
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Finals
  1 Hicks, Jeff         SR  JAMES MADISON       4:33.17    4:32.09        
      24.69   27.33   27.66   27.58   27.64   27.80   27.70   27.76
      27.82   26.11                                                
  2 Koucheravy, Tom     FR  GEORGE MASON        4:35.83    4:33.08        
      25.26   27.06   27.52   27.51   27.82   27.84   28.03   27.80
      27.47   26.77                                                
  3 Rhodes, Scott       JR  WILLIAM & MARY      4:37.66    4:34.68        
      25.45   28.05   27.88   28.00   28.09   28.15   27.85   27.46
      27.06   26.69                                                
  4 Boyle, Matthew      SR  GEORGE MASON        4:36.09    4:35.45        
      25.62   28.08   27.85   27.77   28.22   28.47   28.29   27.60
      27.09   26.46                                                
  5 Noble, Clark        SR  WILLIAM & MARY      4:37.25    4:36.95        
      25.35   27.39   27.69   28.19   28.42   28.17   28.22   28.42
      27.88   27.22                                                
  6 Libert, Gregory     JR  CHARLESTON          4:36.17    4:37.60        
      25.25   26.83   27.64   27.94   28.22   28.00   28.42   29.01
      28.56   27.73                                                
  7 Norman, Kevin       SR  UNC WILMINGTON      4:36.74    4:37.99        
      25.74   27.58   27.84   28.14   28.10   28.15   28.16   28.13
      28.36   27.79                                                
  8 Orton, Michael      SR  UNC WILMINGTON      4:38.74    4:43.98        
      25.17   27.69   28.29   28.57   29.03   28.82   28.81   29.11
      29.23   29.26                                                
Consolations
  9 Koch, Robert        SR  DAVIDSON            4:40.25    4:38.11        
      24.69   27.11   28.05   28.48   28.44   28.24   28.25   28.77
      28.22   27.86                                                
 10 Malnik, Ariel       SO  DREXEL              4:39.83    4:40.07        
      26.28   27.66   28.12   28.32   28.57   28.13   27.88   28.09
      28.33   28.69                                                
 11 Harrell, Ryan       SO  TOWSON              4:42.22    4:40.08        
      25.30   28.07   28.36   28.13   28.14   28.22   28.92   29.11
      28.52   27.31                                                
 12 Pasaoglu, Cem       FR  DREXEL              4:40.77    4:40.21        
      25.37   27.87   28.20   28.17   28.24   28.51   28.67   28.80
      28.84   27.54                                                
 13 DeNise, Michael     FR  OLD DOMINION        4:39.02    4:40.35        
      25.20   28.08   28.17   28.32   28.24   28.57   28.38   28.80
      28.78   27.81                                                
 14 Moore, Joe          FR  JAMES MADISON       4:40.92    4:41.04        
      25.32   27.20   27.84   28.38   28.94   28.54   28.83   28.85
      28.97   28.17                                                
 15 Rinehart, Billy     JR  UNC WILMINGTON      4:43.11    4:42.89        
      26.51   28.43   28.79   29.25   28.29   28.64   28.54   28.21
      28.27   27.96                                                
 16 Kavanaugh, Joe      JR  OLD DOMINION        4:45.03    4:48.57        
      26.47   28.12   28.77   28.86   28.87   29.12   29.41   29.77
      29.99   29.19                                                
 
Event 10  Men 200 Yard IM
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CAA Top Perf: ! 1:49.32  2/2003    Wes Ebanks, GMU                             
CAA Meet Rec: * 1:49.32  2/2003    Wes Ebanks, GMU                             
                1:46.69  A
                1:49.89  B
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
===============================================================================
Finals
  1 Krause, Aaron       SR  TOWSON              1:51.99    1:50.83        
      23.12   25.90   35.41   26.40                                
  2 Meyer, Geoff        SR  JAMES MADISON       1:53.48    1:51.49        
      23.89   27.28   34.38   25.94                                
  3 Norton, Tim         SO  GEORGE MASON        1:52.52    1:51.66        
      24.16   27.84   32.62   27.04                                
  4 Cooper, David       JR  GEORGE MASON        1:53.33    1:53.49        
      24.83   28.99   32.23   27.44                                
  5 Nagy, Gergely       SO  DREXEL              1:54.49    1:53.91        
      24.76   30.36   32.38   26.41                                
  6 Houchin, Joe        FR  GEORGE MASON        1:55.33    1:54.80        
      24.88   29.79   33.59   26.54                                
  7 Smith, Bobby        SR  JAMES MADISON       1:54.53    1:55.44        
      24.98   29.45   33.18   27.83                                
  8 McCarthy, Patrick   FR  UNC WILMINGTON      1:55.69    1:56.72        
      25.05   29.18   35.05   27.44                                
Consolations
  9 Ryder, Andrew       FR  GEORGE MASON        1:55.82    1:55.04        
      25.15   28.74   33.32   27.83                                
 10 Greene, David       FR  UNC WILMINGTON      1:56.37    1:55.30        
      24.86   30.30   33.69   26.45                                
 11 Coen, Andrew        SR  UNC WILMINGTON      1:56.75    1:56.06        
      25.87   29.23   33.21   27.75                                
 12 Burton, Brad        SO  JAMES MADISON       1:56.81    1:56.60        
      24.55   31.19   33.88   26.98                                
 13 Laurence, Noah      SR  WILLIAM & MARY      1:56.21    1:56.73        
      25.12   30.73   33.83   27.05                                
 14 Fowler, Josh        FR  JAMES MADISON       1:57.05    1:57.51        
      24.69   27.90   36.28   28.64                                
 15 Nester, Aaron       SR  JAMES MADISON       1:56.81    1:58.20        
      25.90   30.75   32.58   28.97                                
 -- Cogdill, Ryan       JR  TOWSON              1:55.71         DQ        
      24.81   28.00   34.39   27.95                                
 
 
Event 12  Men 50 Yard Freestyle
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CAA Top Perf: ! 19.59  3/2002    Dan Gallagher, UNCW                           
CAA Meet Rec: * 19.71  2/2002    Dan Gallagher, UNCW                           
                19.74  A
                20.33  B
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
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Finals
  1 Brenneman, Adam     SO  UNC WILMINGTON        20.51      20.40        
  2 Gray, Danny         SO  JAMES MADISON         20.91      20.81        
  3 Nicholas, Mike      SR  JAMES MADISON         21.00      21.02        
  4 Krayer, Michael     SO  UNC WILMINGTON        21.15      21.05        
  5 Bradford, Patrick   SR  UNC WILMINGTON        21.01      21.16        
  6 Trionfo, Frank      SR  TOWSON                21.35      21.17        
  7 Long, Todd          SR  GEORGE MASON          21.27      21.26        
  8 Wellington, Eric    SO  GEORGE MASON          21.26      21.28        
Consolations
  9 Boyer, Eric         FR  UNC WILMINGTON        21.54      21.24        
 10 Druker, Eric        JR  WILLIAM & MARY        21.45      21.48        
 11 McGillicuddy, Matt  SO  GEORGE MASON          21.47      21.55        
 11 Depew, Mark         SR  JAMES MADISON         21.55      21.55        
 13 Martinetti, Chris   SO  TOWSON                21.51      21.56        
 14 Julich, Brian       SO  OLD DOMINION          21.52      21.62        
 15 Chessey, Nathan     SO  UNC WILMINGTON        21.53      21.69        
 16 Peterson, Mike      JR  GEORGE MASON          21.64      21.71        
 
Event 14  Men 1 mtr Diving
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CAA Top Perf: ! 335.80  2/2003    Anthony Perry, DREX                          
CAA Meet Rec: * 335.80  2/2003    Anthony Perry, DREX                          
    Name              Year School               Prelims     Finals       Points 
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Finals
  1 Perry, Anthony      SR  DREXEL               319.20     325.95        
  2 Berman, Dean        SO  UNC WILMINGTON       316.10     319.45        
  3 Appleman, John      SO  GEORGE MASON         267.00     285.65        
  4 Reustle, Steve      JR  DREXEL               255.75     269.95        
  5 Dingus, Tommy       JR  OLD DOMINION         215.30     253.25        
  6 Henn, Steve         FR  DELAWARE             227.50     234.60        
  7 Wrobleski, Chris    JR  DAVIDSON             202.55     223.00        
  8 Grapner, Michael    FR  UNC WILMINGTON       194.00     203.50        
  9 Bates, Justin       JR  GEORGE MASON         190.70     190.70        
 10 Smith, Cam          FR  UNC WILMINGTON       190.40     190.40        
 11 O'Connell, Dan      FR  DELAWARE             186.95     186.95        
 12 Janela, Billy       FR  WILLIAM & MARY       182.60     182.60        
 13 Rotach, Dan         SR  JAMES MADISON        180.00     180.00        
 14 Tschohl, Nick       SO  OLD DOMINION         179.60     179.60        
 15 Scully, Noah        FR  OLD DOMINION         178.75     178.75        
 16 Demattia, Tom       SR  WILLIAM & MARY       156.40     156.40        
 
 
Event 16  Men 400 Yard Medley Relay
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CAA Top Perf: ! 3:18.89  2/2001    American                                    
CAA Meet Rec: * 3:18.89  2/2001    American                                    
                3:12.36  A
                3:18.13  B
    School                                         Seed     Finals       Points 
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  1 TOWSON                                      3:26.62    3:21.02        
     1) Krause, Aaron SR                2) Trionfo, Frank SR              
     3) Will, Chris FR                  4) Martinetti, Chris SO           
       23.15    48.48    25.28    55.53    23.39    51.35    21.59    45.66
  2 JAMES MADISON                               3:23.89    3:23.07        
     1) Hicks, Jeff SR                  2) Nester, Aaron SR               
     3) Nicholas, Mike SR               4) Meyer, Geoff SR                
       24.62    50.53    25.76    56.82    23.31    50.88    21.35    44.84
  3 UNC WILMINGTON                              3:28.16    3:23.21        
     1) Brenneman, Adam SO              2) Trotter, Wilson JR             
     3) Chessey, Nathan SO              4) Krayer, Michael SO             
       24.15    49.63    26.99    58.22    23.08    49.91    21.46    45.45
  4 GEORGE MASON                                3:30.53    3:26.97        
     1) Kellogg, Nate SR                2) Cooper, David JR               
     3) Houchin, Joe FR                 4) Long, Todd SR                  
       25.28    52.80    26.59    57.38    23.67    51.12    21.46    45.67
  5 DAVIDSON COLLEGE                            3:36.11    3:28.30        
     1) Hunter, Charlie SR              2) Mathews, Foster JR             
     3) Poole, Brad SO                  4) Koch, Robert SR                
       24.65    50.99    27.42    59.48    23.38    51.00    22.16    46.83
  6 DREXEL                                      3:31.80    3:28.82        
     1) Backhaus, Chris FR              2) Nagy, Gergely SO               
     3) Hanlon, Stephen SR              4) Mierkowski, Michael JR         
       25.42    52.30    27.32    58.36    23.99    51.55    22.03    46.61
  7 OLD DOMINION                                3:37.80    3:29.14        
     1) Smith, Ian JR                   2) Lundberg, Daniel FR            
     3) Lundgren, Martin JR             4) Julich, Brian SO               
       26.22    54.55    26.75    57.34    23.24    50.36    22.19    46.89
  8 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON                       3:33.22    3:30.37        
     1) Bennett, Drew SR                2) Mule, Michael SO               
     3) Nigro, Brandt JR                4) Libert, Gregory JR             
       25.29    52.39    27.69  1:00.35    23.39    51.73    21.79    45.90
  9 DELAWARE                                    3:40.85    3:36.34        
     1) Skacel, Alex JR                 2) Hardy, David SR                
     3) Spencer, Brendan FR             4) Gibson, Colin SO               
       26.76    55.24    27.28    58.95    24.90    53.68    23.00    48.47
 -- WILLIAM & MARY                              3:29.49         DQ        
     1) Elsaesser, Evan SO              2) Clark, Jeff SO                 
     3) Druker, Eric JR                 4) Noble, Clark SR                
       25.16    52.70    26.71    58.60    23.05    49.60    21.88    46.55
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