Jan. 9, 2007
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Female Swimmer of the Week
Courtney Warren, Bucknell Fr., Montour Falls, N.Y.
Warren won the 50-backstroke and was a member of the runner-up 200-medley and 350-freestyle relay teams against Princeton.
Male Swimmer of the Week
Kevin Mukri, Navy Sr., Silver Spring, Md.
Against Harvard, Mukri took first in the 200-back by 3.5 seconds and earned second-place in the 100-back. The Mid also swam the opening leg for the 200-medley relay team that placed second.
Female Diver of the Week
Eliza Massie, Bucknell Fr., Rochester, N.Y.
Massie set personal bests at Princeton with her one-meter mark of 246.52 points and her three-meter score of 257.54 points.
Male Diver of the Week
Kevin Teague, Navy Sr., Lexington, Ky.
Teague took first in both diving events against Harvard, winning the one-meter board by 10 points and the three-meter by 27 points.
Honorable Mention Performances Last Week
Jeffrey Manning, Bucknell
So., Bringhurst, Ind.
Manning set personal bests in the one-meter and three-meter boards against Princeton.
Mark Kawczenski, Bucknell
So., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Kawczenski won the 100-backstroke and placed in the top-10 in the 50- and 100-freestyle events.
Patriot League Notebook
Welcome Back
Four of the eight Patriot League teams were back in action this past week. Navy men and Bucknell competed in dual meets, while American and Lehigh kicked off their semesters with invitationals. Army, Colgate and Bucknell return next week to compete in a meet against each other. Lafayette will not be hitting the pools until Jan. 17 when the Leopards face America East foes Binghamton and Stony Brook.
Wanted: Heat Wave
While it has been a mild January for the Northeast, American and Lehigh traveled to warmer climates last week. American found themselves in the sunshine state to compete at the Florida International Invitational facing six opponent teams including Iowa and Maryland. Lehigh hopped a plane to California, where the Mountain Hawks took part in the University of California-Irvine's Ayres Hotel & Suites Sprint Invitational and competed against schools like Wyoming, Texas A&M and San Diego.
Mark Those Calendars
The Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships will be held Thursday, Feb. 15 through Saturday, Feb. 17 at Bucknell.
Team Notebooks
American men and women both placed fifth at the Florida International University Invitational. Chris Leggett, Matt Bank, Joe Coronato and Matt Pelletier teamed up to take second in the 200-freestyle relay with a time of 1:27.75. In the 400-free relay, Dan Nagelberg, Coronato, Leggett and Bank placed third. For the women, Erin Devlin, Michelle Holleran, Julia Anstadt and Alison Katsigiannis took third in the 200-breaststroke relay, while Kaitlin Moughty, Gabi Feibel, Molly Bohmer and Meghan Thiel combined for a fourth-place finish in the 500-free.
Army faces Colgate and Bucknell to kick off its 2007 Spring season next weekend.
Bucknell men fell to Princeton, 210-73, despite taking victories in several events. Mark Kawczenski won the 100-back in just over 53 seconds. Michael Deighan and Bradford Bennett took first and second, respectively, in the 100-breast. Matt Crandell placed first in the 200-fly with a time of one minute, 56.04 seconds. On the women's side, the Bison took on Princeton and James Madison in a non-team scoring meet. Kirsten Skroski posted the top time in the 100-free, while Courtney Warren grabbed first-place in the 50-back.
Colgate resumes competition on Saturday, Jan. 13 against Bucknell and Army.
Holy Cross women host Central Connecticut State and Vermont on Saturday, Jan. 13, while the men will face Boston University on Sunday, Jan. 14.
Lafayette squads are off until Jan. 17 when the Leopards face Binghamton and Stony Brook.
Lehigh traveled to Irvine, Calif. for the UC Irvine/Ayres Hotel & Suites Sprint Invitational last weekend where the women placed ninth out of 12 teams and the men finished fifth out of seven teams. For the women, Julie Mitchell finished sixth in the 200-backstroke, 18th in the 50-back and 20th in the 100-back, while Melanie Rolish had three top-12 finishes: seventh in the 200-IM, ninth in the 100-breast and 12th in the 50-breast. On the men's side, Dan Johnson took third in the 50-freestyle and fifth in the 100-free. Tom Gilbert placed fifth in the 50-back and seventh in the 100-backstroke.
Navy men fell to Harvard, 188-112. Kevin Teague swept the diving events and Kevin Mukri won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 50.82 seconds. Cody Reeb finished third in the mile and the 500-yard freestyle, while Billy Vey claimed fourth-place and a season-best time in the 400-yard IM.
