Nov. 13, 2005

Final Stats

The Stony Brook University swimming and diving teams split with the University of Maine this afternoon in the Seawolves first home meet of the 2005 campaign. The men's team topped the Black Bears, 133-85, while the women were defeated 132-109.

The men's team recieved a record breaking performance from its 400 yard medley relay team comprised of Rafael Labour, Vladimir Sreckovic, Jeffrey Chu, and Omer Ozcan. The team set a new pool and school record with a time of 3:34.78. Sreckovic touched first in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.87). The Seawolves swept the top three spots in the 500 free, with Bryce Cullinane (4:55.92), Matt Descovich (5:17.61), and Dan Piastuck (5:24.45). The men also recieved individual wins from Jeffrey Chu in the 200 IM (2:01.60), Cullinane in the 200 free (1:48.62), Descovich in the 1000 free (11:04.30), Jon Sigurosson in the 50 free (21.72), and Labour in the 200 backstroke (2:00.36). Tom O'Hanlon recorded first place in the 3-meter diving event.

The women's team also saw a new record on the afternoon as Shirlee Manoogian shattered her previous record in the 1000 freestyle. Manoogian, who swam a time of 10:38.64, bettered her time by over 10 seconds. Manoogian also had wins in the 200 IM (2:08.32) and 500 free (5:08.72)

Kim Harris and Autumn Griggers claimed the top two spots in the 50 free, with times of 25.24 and 25.67 respectively. Griggers claimed the top spot in the 100 free with a time of 55.15, while Harris nabbed second place in the 200 backstroke (2:12.19). Alison Porteus recorded a second place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:30.00), while the 400 yard freestyle relay team of Jamie Bevilacqua, Courtney Teague, Griggers, and Harris registered a first place finish. Hailey Lewandowski had an impressive day on the boards, as she registered a second place finish on the 1-meter board, and won the 3-meter event.

The Seawolves return to action when they travel to take on Iona and St. Francis on November 21.