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America East Swimming Championships
Day One - February 19, 1999


Blue Hen Men 1st After Opening Day

ORONO, ME -- After the first day of the America East Swimming and Diving Championships the University of Delaware men's swimming team, looking to win its third straight conference title, is in first place with 276 points, 40 point in front of second place Drexel (236).

The UD women's swimming team is fifth with 128 points, with Boston University leading the field with 241 points.

The University of Delaware men's team has not captured a first place finish yet, but the Hens used depth to jump out to a first place lead finishing in four of the top six spots in the 500 freestyle and placed fourth through sixth in the 50 Yd freestyle.

Delaware's top performance of the day came from Ryan Fauth (Gettysburg,Pa./Gettysburg) who set a new UD record inthe 200 yard individual medley with a second place time of 1:55.84.

Delaware also got strong performances from its 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team of Ian Miller, Brian McGillen, John Fernandes and Mike Zambarano who finished second with a time of 1:26.39, Mike Gallagher and Luke Schenck who finished second and third respectively in the 500 yard freestyle medley with times of 4:27.67 and 4:39.70, Tom Maday who finished third in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 1:56.52 and Brian Aston who placed third in the one meter dive with a score of 411.40.

The Delaware women's team finished strong in several events on the day, but ended the day with 128 points in fifth place. Jennifer Haus had the best result for the women with a second place finish in the 500 yard freestyle with a time of 5;05.95. Delaware's 400-yard medley relay team of Lisa Dillinger, Sara Dyson, Kathryn Fryer and Haus finished third with a time of 3:59.43, setting a school record. Amanda Stouffer finished third in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 24.94 while Tanya Mainville finished fifth in the three-meter dive with a score of 367.35.

Delaware will compete in the second and final day of the America East Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday Feb. 20, with preliminaries starting at 11 a.m. and finals getting underway at 6:30 p.m.

AGATE:

Men's: 200 Yd Relay: 1. Drexel 1:25.87, 2. UD 1:26.39; 500 Yd Freestyle: 1. Ian Smith (UNH) 4:35.01, 2. Luke Schenck (UD) 4:39.82, 3. Mike Gallagher (UD) 4:41.38, 4. Jim Reichart (UD) 4:45.97; 200 Yd IM: 1. Rob Kinnear (UD) 1:54.04, 2. Ryan Fauth (UD) 1:55.84, 3. Tom Maday (UD) 1:56.62; 50 Yd Freestyle: 1. Brian Lucey (UNH) 21.02, 4. Mike Zambarano (UD) 21.55, 5. Ian Miller (UD) 21.89, 6. Brian McGillen (UD) 22.02; 400 Yd Medley Relay: 1. UNH 3:29.56, 3. Delaware 3:30.01; Men's 1M Diving: Michael Savicky (Drexel) 478.95, 3. Brian Aston (UD) 411.40;

Women's: 200 Yd Freestyle Relay: 1. Boston Univ. 1:36.65; 5. UD 1:41.66; 500 Yd Freestyle: 1. Laura Tuck (Boston Univ.) 5:05.92, 2. Jennifer Haus (UD) 5:05.95; 200 Yd IM: 1. Kristen Latourelle (UNH) 2:05.92, 13. Amy Spooner (UD) 2:15.02; 50 Yd Freestyle: 1. Mia Seul (Northeastern) 24:03, 3. Amanda Stouffer (UD) 24.94; 400 Yd Medley Relay: 1. Boston Univ. 3:54.60, 3. UD 3:59.43; 3 M Diving: 1. Cindy Hoffman (Boston Univ.) 433.85, 5. Tanya Mainville (UD) 367.35

 

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