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Men’s Recap - Nov. 22

 

Five Swimmers Return for Evening Completion as Bison Continue to Impress

FAIRFAX, VA. - The Howard women’s and men’s swim teams concluded action on Sunday night with remarkable performances from many of their finest student-athletes. 

 

The men were led for a third day in a row by senior Miguel Orellana.  The men’s captain concluded his remarkable weekend with a  13th place finish in the 200 breaststroke with 2:12.98, a new season-best mark and a team-best race in the event for the year.

 

Orellana anchored the best-finishing relay of the weekend for both squads in the 400 freestyle relay.  Teamed with fellow seniors Brad Worrell and Jules Graham, as well as freshman Zadok Issacs, the Howard men blitzed their way to an impressive time of 3:11.68 and a ninth place finish.

 

Graham continued his magnificent weekend with a superb 100 freestyle.  Dropping 1.33 seconds in the event, Graham finished in 15th place with a time of 47.45, a season-best mark.  Isaacs earned his first evening swim of his young career-with an outstanding 200 backstroke.  His 2:00.33 notched him 20th place, a new best time in yards and a season-best time for the men's team.

 

For a third day in a row, freshman Chelsea Andrews sparked the women’s squad.  Having already finished in top 24 in her previous three events, Andrews took command in the 100 freestyle with the women's best finish of meet.  Her 52.92 vaulted her into the championship round and, ultimately, earned her 8th place.

 

Andrews also anchored the women in their finest relay finish of the weekend.  Combined with fellow freshman Summer Davis and E’Lan Brewer as well as senior Polo Edwards, the Lady Bison garnered 13th place with a 3:42.65.

 

Senior Alyssa Rogers earned her way into the evening swims.  In the 200 breaststroke, Rogers bettered her time from her morning swim to capture 24th place in a time of 2:37.83.

 

“There is a lot to be proud of from this weekend,” said head coach Matt Salerno.  “To have every swimmer improve their times on the basis of solid training and determination is a testament to the direction the program is headed.  We will take the lessons, achievements and enthusiasm from this weekend and use it as fuel for future competitions and challenges in front of us.”

 

The Bison have concluded competition for the fall semester, but will continue training before resuming action in January.

 

Men’s Recap - Nov. 21

 

Randy Buchanan earns two NCAA Cuts at prestigious Gamecock Invitational

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Senior Randy Buchanan (Mt. Pleasant, S.C) notched a pair of first place finishes and a runner-up performance as the College of Charleston men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams fell at the 2009 Gamecock Invitational. The men’s team finished sixth of seven teams with 161 points while the women finished ninth of nine teams with four points.

Buchanan earned a pair of NCAA Automatic Cuts with a time of 1:48.87 in the 200-yard individual medley and a mark of 55.08 in the 100-yard breaststroke. In that event the Mt. Pleasant, S.C. native posted a meet record. He nearly earned a third when he finished one tenth of a second off the pace in the 200-yard breaststroke, notching a time of 2:01.16.

Sophomore Matthew Sherrier (Boulder, Colo.) earned a pair of B-Final finishes with an eleventh place outing in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.94) and a 14th place finish in the 500-yard freestyle (4:37.31). Senior Chris Rogers (Aiken, S.C.) added a 14th place outing of his own with a mark of 52.60 in the 100-yard backstroke and teamed with Buchanan, Sherrier and senior Greg Greer (Clemmons, N.C.) for a seventh place finish in the 400-yard medley relay (3:26.51). Sherrier and Buchanan added another seventh place outing with senior Andy Puciaty (Woodstock, Ga.) and sophomore Warren Clauss (Madison, Va.) in the 800-yard freestyle (6:56.14).

On the women’s side, sophomore Caitlin Shepherd (Lawrenceville, Ga.) earned a 15th place finish in the B-Final of the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.70) and a 20th place finish in the C-Final of the 200-yard breaststroke (2:26.99). Freshman Casey Sweeney (Richmond, Va.) added a 19th place outing in the 100-yard breaststroke with a mark of 1:08.43.

Both teams will resume their schedule in 2010 when they host in-state rival South Carolina at the Stern Center on January 9. That meet is slated for a 2 p.m. start.

 

Orellana, Graham and Andrews Sparkle on Day Two of Patriot Invitational

 

FAIRFAX, VA. - The Howard Bison continued their momentous showing at the 2009 Patriot Invitational starting from the first races of the morning and rolling through the final relays at night.

 

The impressive showings were led for the men by senior captain Miguel Orellana and senior Jules Graham and for the women by freshman Chelsea Andrews. 

 

In the preliminary session, Orellana swam a season-best time of 1:44.05 to claim eighth place and a birth in the championship heat.  Orellana rewrote his season-best mark with a well-executed time of 1:43.23 and a fourth place mark for the competition, the best showing for the Bison thus far in the meet.

 

Graham turned in a sterling performance in his 100 butterfly in the morning with a season-best time of 52.50, which slotted him into 16th place and a shot at the consolation finals heat.  Graham looked terrific in his evening swim and his final 25 yard surge carried him a new season-best time of 51.50, good enough to earn him 10th place in a very tightly contested race.

 

The two seniors combined with fellow senior Brad Worrell and freshman Zadok Issacs to claim Howard's best showing in the relays in the final race of the day, the 800 freestyle relay.  The men's time of 7:15.17 was their best of the season and good enough for 12th place on the evening.

 

On the women's side, Andrews' magnificent efforts were rewarded with return swims in the evening.  In the preliminary session, the freshman went a new career-best time of 1:00.11 which got her 24th place after all morning swims were done.  At night, Andrews began her evening routine by moving up three spots into 21st with a time of 1:00.17.  Andrews immediately turned around, both in preliminaries and finals, to swim the 200 freestyle.  In the morning, the rookie again set a new personal-best time of 1:58.16 which put her in 23rd place.  In her fourth competition of the day, Andrews swam her finest race, going 1:57.30 which vaulted her into 19th.

 

For the relays, the women began the evening session with a 15th place finish in the 200 medley relay.  Freshmen Summer Davis, Cachanda Evans, E'lan Brewer teamed with senior Alyssa Rogers to swim a 1:57.35.  The Lady Bison closed the evening with Brewer and Rogers combining with senior Polo Edwards and Andrews in the 800 freestyle relay to, again, finish in 15th place with a time of 8:22.55.

 

Sunday will be the final day of competition at the Patriot Invitational.  Preliminaries will begin at 9AM and finals at 5PM.