Men’s Recap - Jan. 16/15
Matthew Sherrier records three top finishes as CofC swimming drops a pair at national power Emory
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams (2-5, 1-0/4-8, 4-3) fell at Emory on Saturday, January 16 in Atlanta, Ga. The Cougar men dropped a 181.5-112.5 decision to an Eagle squad ranked fourth in the nation in Division III while the women fell 177-104 to the No. 1 ranked Division III team in the country and two-time National Champion.
Sophomore Matthew Sherrier (Boulder, Colo.) delivered three impressive victories and senior Randy Buchanan (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) notched a pair of wins and a third-place performance to lead the men’s team. On the women’s side, freshman Grace Herlong (Charleston, S.C.) was one of four Cougars to earn top honors on the day.
Sherrier dominated the freestyle events as he posted times of 47.33, 1:43.22 and 4:46.42 to claim the 100-, 200- and 500-meter events while Buchanan notched first-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.23) and 400-yard individual medley (4:10.46) and added a third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:10.73).
Freshman Peter Gibbons (Fairfax, Va.), the reigning Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association record holder with six Diver of the Week awards, continued his tremendous rookie campaign with a pair of runner-up finishes in the 3-meter (237.15) and 1-meter (267.38) dives. In the latter event, Gibbons missed top honors by 2.85 points as Emory’s Daniel Kolb recorded 270.23 points. Patrick Jones added a second place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (54.77) and a third-place outing in the 50-yard freestyle (22.19).
For the women, Herlong claimed a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly (1:01.54), runner-up honors in the 200-yard butterfly (2:11.26) and a posted a third-place performance in the 400-yard individual medley (4:41.75. In the 200-yard butterfly, the Charleston, S.C. native was four one-hundredths off the pace of Emory’s Amy Minowitz (2:11.22).
Sophomore Caitlin Shepherd (Lawrenceville, Ga.) led three Cougars in a sweep of the 200-yard breaststroke (2:34.07) for the second meet in a row. Senior Cassie Tubb (Swedesboro, N.J.) came in second with a time of 2:34.80 and freshman Jordan Fogarty took third at 2:38.09. Senior Laura Brichler (Cincinnati, Ohio) took top honors in the 500-yard freestyle (5:29.99) and was joined in second place by freshman Ali Leberfinger (Chatham, N.J.) while sophomore Clare Sweeney (Greenville, S.C.) and freshman Jacqueline Tully (Bethesda, Md.) claimed first- (2:20.43) and second-place (2:30.38), respectively, in the 200-yard backstroke.
The Cougars also performed well in the diving portion of the competition as freshman Julia Martens and sophomore Alyssa Maschi (New Hartford, Conn.) finished second (229.43) and third (198.75) in the 1-meter dive while senior Susan MacGillivray (Westwood, Ma.) took runner-up honors in the 3-meter dive with a total of 206.70.
The Cougars will be back in action on Friday January 22 and Saturday, January 23 when they travel to Boiling Springs, N.C. for a two-day meet with the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs. The first day of competition will begin at 5 p.m. and will be followed by an 11 a.m. start on the second day.
Martin and Onken Individual Winners in Dual Meet at Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Junior Lindsey Martin and freshman Drew Onken were individual event winners as the Davidson Wildcat men's and women's swimming and diving teams competed against the Virginia Tech Hokies this afternoon at War Memorial Pool.
Martin won both sprint freestyle events, finishing first in the 50 free with a time of 23.72 and first in the 100 free with a time of 51.87.
Onken also was an individual event winner for the Wildcats, finishing first in the 200 IM with a time of 1:56.18.
The Davidson Wildcat women were edged 134-100 by the Hokies, who also defeated the Wildcat men, 144-87.
Junior Jessica Delgehausen finished second in the 1000 free with a time of 10:40.37, and class Bryan Droll was the runner-up in the 50 free with a time of 21.97.
Junior Emily Castle also finished in second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.27, and sophomore Geoffrey Peitz turned in the second-best time in the 100 backstroke (53.19).
Junior Ben Lucas also had the second-fastest time in the 500 free (5:01.00).
The Wildcat women will conclude their home season Jan. 23, when they host Georgia Southern, Radford, Campbell and N.C. A&T.
Feb. 15
Wildcats Sweep VMI in Dual-Meet Competition
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Davidson Wildcats won 18 of the 19 events contested Friday night, sweeping the VMI Keydets in dual meet competition at Cannon Natatorium. The Wildcat men downed the VMI men, 160-54, while the Davidson women defeated the Keydets, 69-36.
The Wildcat men kicked off the competition by winning the 4x50 medley relay. Sophomore Geoffrey Peitz, freshman Drew Onken, senior Miller Williams and senior Brad Carman combined for a first-place time of 1:37.72. Sophomore David Kerman, junior Tennant Brastow, junior Patrick Whitman and sophomore Joe Burquist finished second with a time of 1:41.71.
In his final competition at Cannon, Williams also won the 50 free with a time of 22.56.
Onken finished first in the 200 free with a time of 1:46.09, followed by classmates Wills Cooper (1:50.56) and Ben Wilde (1:52.10). Onken also finished second in the 100 free (49.64) to Peitz (49.21).
Cooper won the 500 free with a time of 5:00.47, followed by Brastow (5:06.89)
Sophomore Brian Seo won the 1000 free with a time of 10:05.33, and classmate David Kerman finished first in the 200 IM (2:02.10). Brastow turned in a runner-up time of 2:02.21 in the event. Seo also finished second in the 200 breast (2:19.42) to junior Ben Lucas, who won the event with a time of 2:17.27.
Sophomore Curtis Chaney was the other individual event winner for the Wildcats, winning the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:02.43, just ahead of Lucas (2:06.43).
Junior Bryan Droll, Whitman, Carman and Williams also combined for a winning time of 1:28.86 in the 4x50 freestyle relay.
VMI's James Goodwillie won the lone event for the Keydets, finishing first in the 200 back with a time of 2:02.37, ahead of runner-up Seo (2:04.41).
In limited competition, the Wildcat women were also successful against the Keydets. Freshman Lillie Seifart won the 200 free with a time of 1:56.88, ahead of classmate Allison Cottle (1:59.33).
Junior McKensie Carr also was an individual event winner, winning the 50 free with a time of 26.62, ahead of classmate Hailey Szymczak (27.36). Sophomore Casey VanTassell finished first in the 100 free with a time of 54.98, while sophomore Lauren Kamperman was the runner up with a time of 55.20. Sophomore Meagan Madden won the 200 back (2:22.02), and Szymczak had the top time in the 500 free (5:47.49).
Seifart, Cottle, Hobbs and freshman Jean DeOrnellas combined for the top time in the 4x50 freestyle relay (1:42.99).
The Wildcats swept the diving competition, with senior Linnea Buttermore winning the 1-meter event with a score of 249.02, and Nick Taylor winning the same with a score of 119.11.
Davidson returns to action tomorrow, traveling to Virginia Tech for a 1 p.m. dual meet.
