Feb. 5, 2002

Stony Brook, N.Y. - For the second straight meet, a Stony Brook University diver qualified to compete at nationals, as sophomore Erin Byrnes' score of 269.1 on the one-meter board makes her eligibile to compete on both the one- and three-meter boards at the regional national competition. Junior Kristi Schubert made the cut on Saturday in the Seawolves' meet against Fairfield.

The regional national competition will be held March 15-17 in Annapolis, Md.

Byrnes' feat highlighted a meet that saw the Seawolves defeat Sacred Heart by a score of 124-107. Byrnes defeated teammate Schubert on the one-meter board, while Schubert captured the three-meter with 234.5 points.

Sophomore Starlyn Rupinski swept her events, winning the 200 freestyle in 2:02.00 and the 100 freestyle in 56.44. She also helped the 400 medley relay team, which also included Jessica Claud, Alison Porteus and Michelle Miller, post a victory with a time of 4:16.21.

Porteus recorded an individual victory in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.91), while Miller won the 100 butterfly (1:01.14).

In other results, junior Sarah Doret captured the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:27.82, and freshman Laura Zuffante won the 100 butterfly in 1:04.93.

With the win, the Seawolves improve to 5-7-1 in dual meet competition.

The Seawolves return to the pool when they travel to Orono, Maine, to compete at the America East Championships Feb. 15-17.