Feb. 14, 2008

Orono, Maine - Stony Brook's swimming and diving teams finished day one of the America East Championships in fifth place after 12 events. The Seawolves' top performer was men's diver junior Julian Acevedo (Long Island City, N.Y.) who finished second in the one-meter dive with a score of 308.60.

Stony Brook's next best finish came from the men's 200-yard medley relay team of junior Omer Ozcan (Brooklyn, N.Y.), junior Michael MacDonald (Monroe Township, N.J.), senior Alexei Smirnov (Central Valley, N.Y.) and senior Alexander Kissel (Amityville, N.Y.), who finished third overall (1:34.99). The men's 800-yard freestyle relay team of freshman Eric Gaffey (Bohemia, N.Y.), senior Dan Piastuck (Holbrook, N.Y.), senior Jonathan Eldor (Givat Elah, Israel) and freshman Lukasz Ochmanski (Lodz, Poland) also swam well, finishing fourth (7:01.91).

On the women's side, it was the 800-yard freestyle relay team of senior Courtney Teague (Colorado Springs, Colo.), freshman Adrienne Policht (Mississauga, Canada), sophomore Rebecca Sayles (Calgary, Alberta), and freshman Maja Gudelj (Split, Croatia) with the top finish, claiming sixth-place with a time of 7:55.46. The women's 200-yard medley relay team of junior Lucy Liu (Bronx, N.Y.), freshman Anastasia Kiryushkina (Moscow, Russia), sophomore Anjelica D'Esposito (Holtsville, N.Y.) and senior Nyisha Green-Washington (Highland Mills, N.Y.) touched seventh (1:50.22).

As a team, the Seawolves finished the day with 134 points and are just eight points away from fourth-place University of Maine. The men's team currently ranks fourth, while the women will start tomorrow's competition in seventh.

Overall Scores After Day 1:

Combined Team Scores - Through Event 12

1. Boston University 243

2. Umbc Swimming & Diving 187

3. Binghamton University 181

4. University of Maine 142

5. Stony Brook University 134

6. University of New Hampshire 100

7. University of Vermont 69

Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 12

1. Boston University 125

2. University of New Hampshire 100

3. Umbc Swimming & Diving 84

4. Binghamton University 82

5. University of Maine 73

6. University of Vermont 69

7. Stony Brook University 50

Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 12

1. Boston University 118

2. Umbc Swimming & Diving 103

3. Binghamton University 99

4. Stony Brook University 84

5. University of Maine 69