Swimming: WVU Hits the Road for Two Meets
January 12, 2006 03:44 PM | General
January 12, 2006
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University swimming and diving teams travel for two meets this weekend. The Mountaineers face St. Bonaventure on Friday, Jan. 13, at 4 p.m. in Olean, N.Y., before traveling to nearby Syracuse, N.Y., to take on the Orange in a BIG EAST match-up on Saturday, Jan. 14, at noon.
"I think both meets will be very good," head coach Sergio Lopez said. "Both coaches at St. Bonaventure have done a great job coaching and we should have an exciting meet. Syracuse has great swimmers and hopefully this year we can give them a run."
Both the men's and women's teams are coming off a loss to Pitt on Jan. 7. The men fell 133-104, while the women lost 164-79. Freshman Lindsey Largo led the women as she won the 1000 free in a time of 10:20.65, while also placing second in the 500 free (5:10.94). Freshman Meghan Fiene won the 200 breast (2:26.53). Sophomore Erica Pfeiffer dove well, grabbing first in the 3 meter with a total of 251.25 points.
Freshman Scottie Norton got a huge win in the 500 free with a time of 4:40.71 and finished second in the 1000 free (9:36.87). Senior Chris Hagedorn racked up a victory in the 50 free with a time of 20.64. Sophomore Pablo Marmolejo continued his dominance in the 200 fly by grabbing first place (1:51.66). The men's 400 free relay comprised of Hagedorn, freshman Andrew Langenfeld, senior Rick Mann and sophomore Nick Delic finished first in a time of 3:05.77, more than 10 seconds ahead of the next team.
The men and women defeated St. Bonaventure last season, with the men winning 142-99 and the women downing the Bonnies 131-112. Last season, the men defeated Syracuse 140-90, while the women fell by a close 118.5-122.5 margin.
"I'm excited to see the team race, to bond more as a team and to take one more step in getting ready for the BIG EAST championships," Lopez said.
