Stephens
Wins Two Events, Ties School Record as
Blue Hen Swimmers Place Fourth at Bucknell
Invitational
Date:
December 6, 2004
LEWISBURG,
PA -- Sara Stephens won two events and
broke her own school record in the 200
butterfly and the Levan Beridze captured
both the 50 and 100 freestyle events to
lead University of Delaware competitors at
the Bucknell University Swimming and
Diving Invitational this past weekend
.
The
Delaware women placed fourth in the team
standings with 464 points behind team
champion New Hampshire (974), Bucknell
(879), and Fordham (520). La Salle was
fifth in the five-team field with 448
points. On the men's side, LaSalle won
with a total of 1,018 points followed by
Fordham in second (790.5), Bucknell in
third (688.5), Delaware in fourth (464),
and New Hampshire in fifth (227) in the
five-team field.
Stephens
continued to star for the Blue Hen women
as she won 100 butterfly in a time of
57.00 and won the 200 butterfly, breaking
her own school record with a time of
2:05.53. She also placed second in the 200
breaststroke (2:24.21), was third in the
200 individual medley (2:11.50), third in
the 400 freestyle relay (3:38.03), fourth
in the 200 freestyle relay (1:41.04), and
fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:51.18).
Also for
the UD women, Meredith Law captured the
1,650 freestyle (17:23.31) and was third
in the 400 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle
(5:10.58), and 400 individual medley
(4:41.06), and Ellen Heinz placed third
in the 400 freestyle relay and 100
freestyle (54.38), fourth in the 50
freestyle (25.13), 200 freestyle relay,
and 200 medley relay, and fifth in the 500
freestyle (5:13.52).
For the
Delaware men, Beridze won the 50 freestyle
in 21.56 and the 100 freestyle in 47.46
and placed second in the 400 freestyle
relay (3:11.75) and 200 freestyle relay
(1:27.30), Adam Blomberg was second in the
400 freestyle relay, third in the 200
freestyle relay, fourth in the 100
freestyle (48.20) and 200 freestyle
(1:44.98), and fifth in the 200 butterfly
(2:03.13), and Andrew Zinn was second in
the 400 freestyle relay, third in the 200
freestyle relay, and fourth in the 50
freestyle (21.92).
AGATE:
Final
Women's Team Standings: 1. New Hampshire -
974; 2. Bucknell - 879; 3. Fordham - 520;
4. Delaware - 488; 5. La Salle -
448
Top
Delaware Finishers: 1st Place - Sara
Stephens - 200 butterfly (2:05.53 - UD
Record), 100 butterfly (57.00); Meredith
Law - 1,650 freestyle (17:23.31); 2nd
Place - Sara Stephens - 200 breaststroke
(2:24.21); 3rd Place - 400 Freestyle Relay
(Law, Stephens, Reed, Heinz), 3:38.03);
Kim Fields - 1,650 freestyle (17:42.92);
Sara Stephens - 200 individual medley
(2:11.50); Ellen Heinz - 100 freestyle
(54.38); Meredith Law - 400 individual
medley (4:41.06), 500 freestyle (5;10.59);
4th Place - Ellen Heinz - 50 freestyle
(25.13); 200 Freestyle Relay (Stephens,
Warren, Reed, Heinz), 1:41.04; 200 Medley
Relay (Avioli, Heinz, Stephens, Warren),
1:51.18; 5th Place - Sarah Bergan - 1m
diving (198.65); Ellen Heinz - 500
freestyle (5:13.52).
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