Nov. 6, 2007
The Army men and Navy women swept the third installment of the weekly awards to start the 2007-08 swimming and diving season. Navy senior Katie Griffin won her third consecutive diver of the week award, while teammate Tara Chapmon took home her second swimmer of the week award so far this season. Army's Jake Mentele earned his second swimmer of the week award, while teammate Greg Sievers was named diver of the week.
Patriot League Swimming and Diving Release - 11.06.07 
Male Swimmer of the Week
Jake Mentele, Army Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Mentele earns his second swimmer of the week award in the first three weeks of the season. The senior was impressive in two meets this past weekend, ending with three first-place and two second-place finishes. Against Holy Cross the senior won the 50 Free and 100 Back events, and also was on the winning 400 Medley Relay team. On Saturday, Mentele finished second in the 200 IM and 200 Back against nationally-ranked Harvard and visiting Florida State.
Female Swimmer of the Week
Tara Chapmon, Navy So., Virginia Beach, Va.
Chapmon wins her second swimmer of the week award of the season after a record-breaking performance at Lehigh on Saturday. The sophomore broke the Jacobs Pool record in the 1,000 Free, 500 Free and 400 Free events. She improved her overall season record to 16-1, and helped Navy push its early season record to 7-0 after defeating Lehigh and Colgate.
Male Diver of the Week
Greg Sievers, Army Sr., San Antonio, Texas.
Sievers won the one-meter and three-meter diving events in Friday's dual meet at Holy Cross. The senior racked up scores of 311.48 and 313.80, good enough to earn NCAA Zone Diving Championship marks in both events. He finished fifth in the one-meter and sixth in the three-meter events in Saturday's exhibition meet with nationally-ranked Harvard and Florida State.
Female Diver of the Week
Katie Griffin, Navy Sr., Ellicott City, Md.
Griffin earned her third consecutive diver of the week award to begin the 2007-08 season. The senior broke the Jacobs Pool record in the three-meter event by over 34 points, and also placed first in the one-meter event. She remained undefeated on the season.
Honorable Mention
Maggie Gousman, Holy Cross
So., Fanwood, N.J.
Gousman earned three first-place individual finishes in Holy Cross' meet against Siena last week. She won the 100 Breast, the 200 Breast and 200 IM events.
Patriot League Notebook
Anchors Aweigh in Annapolis
Saturday will feature an important meet between American, Bucknell and Lafayette at Navy. The meet will take place in Lejeune Hall, which is where the 2008 Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championship will be held, and it will be a good early test for each of the four teams.
Quotable
"Our men swam really well today and did a nice job to beat a team that was ranked ahead of them in the preseason poll. We had some big swims from our freshman. Melanie's [Rolish] win highlighted our effort on the women's side. Navy is a very good team and broke many pool records today."
Lehigh Head Coach Rob Herb following the meet with Colgate and Navy women
"It was a great day for us. We had a lot of strong performances today. Our depth was key this afternoon. We received a lot of great swims that gave us the opportunity to record three high placings in every event. Those points are so valuable."
Navy Women's Head Coach John Morrison after his team's victories at Lehigh
Want to Know More?
The 2008 NCAA Qualifying marks can be found on the sidebar of the Patriot League Swimming and Diving website.
A Few Lanes Away
The 2008 Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championship meet will take place Thurs. - Sat., Feb. 21-23 at Lejeune Hall on the campus of Navy. The meet will begin at 10 a.m. on each of the three days of competition.
Team Notebooks
American
The Eagles were idle last week and will return to competition on Saturday, when they travel to Annapolis, Md. for a Patriot League meet against Bucknell, Lafayette and Navy.
Army
The Black Knights competed twice in the New England region this past weekend, with a dual meet at Holy Cross on Friday, and a non-scoring meet at Harvard with Florida State on Saturday. The Army men and women swept the Crusaders in Friday's event. The men were led by senior swimmer Jake Mentele, who finished first in the 50 Free and 100 Back events, as well as the 400 Medley Relay. Senior diver Greg Sievers finished first in the one and three-meter events against Holy Cross.
Bucknell
The Bison returned to the pool for the first time in nearly a month for a dual meet at Duquesne on Saturday. The men earned a 151-100 victory, while the women suffered a 138-124 defeat. The men were led by sophomores Luke Trafton and Ben Leboza, as well as senior John Peterman, who each won two events. Freshman Macey Keath won two events on the women's side for the Bison. Bucknell will return to action in a Patriot League meet at Navy this Saturday.
Colgate
Colgate split their meet with Lehigh as the men were defeated by the Mountain Hawks. The women defeated Lehigh, but were unable to get past Navy, falling 150-87. Junior swimmer Emily Murphy led the way for the Raiders with a win in the 100 Free event.
Holy Cross
The Crusaders welcomed Army to Worcester for a Patriot League dual meet on Friday. The men and women both were defeated by the Black Knights. The women were led by Alisha Carrazza and Maggie Gousman, who each won individual events. The Holy Cross women return to action Wednesday with a meet against Siena.
Lafayette
The Leopards traveled to Seton Hall for a meet with Georgetown and Loyola (Md.) on Saturday. The men left the Pirates' pool winless, while the women swept all three opponents. Liz Geary led the way for the women, finishing first in the 100 and 200 Back events.
Lehigh
The Mountain Hawk men defeated Colgate, while the women fell to both the Raiders and Navy on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore swimmer Kevin McGrath won three events to lead the Lehigh men, as he finished first in the 200 IM, 500 Free and 200 Breast events. Lehigh will return to action when they host Penn and Rider on Saturday morning.
Navy
The Navy men had the week off from competition, while the women continued their hot streak to open the season by defeating Colgate and Lehigh on Saturday. Diver Katie Griffin broke Lehigh's Jacobs Pool diving record in the three-meter event, and also won in the one-meter. Tara Chapmon won individually in the 1,000 and 500 Free events.
