Nov. 20, 2007
Navy continued its dominance in the pool and in the weekly awards, as Adam Meyer and Tara Chapmon won their second and third awards of the season, respectively. Bucknell's Rebecca Bersani and Lehigh's Clark Cohen earned accolades as divers of the week.
Patriot League Swimming and Diving Release - 11.20.07 
Male Swimmer of the Week
Adam Meyer, Navy So., Bethesda, Md.
Meyer earns his second swimmer of the week award this season after a strong showing at Brown this past weekend. Meyer won the 200 IM event in a time of 1:52.84, the 200 Fly event in a time of 1:51.73 and the 200 Breast event in a time of 2:07.55. His 200 Fly time was a career best and ranks eighth in school history.
Female Swimmer of the Week
Tara Chapmon, Navy So., Virginia Beach, Va.
Chapmon takes home her third swimmer of the week award this season after a record-setting performance at the Terrapin Invitational last weekend. Chapmon set the Navy school record in the 1650 Freestyle event in a time of 16:49.81. The time eclipsed the previous record by just over five seconds, and also was an NCAA `B' Cut qualifying time.
Male Diver of the Week
Clark Cohen, Lehigh Sr., Bradford, Pa.
Cohen becomes the first Mountain Hawk to win a weekly award this season after winning both diving events in the dual meet with Lafayette on Friday. Cohen posted a season-high score of 292.27 in the one-meter event and a season-high score of 292.87 in the three-meter event.
Female Diver of the Week
Rebecca Bersani, Bucknell So., Fairport, N.Y.
Bersani becomes only the second person to receive female diver of the week honors this season. She swept the diving events at the Bucknell Trials/Finals Invitational, and was the lone Bison on the women's side to win an individual event. Her score of 254.90 in the one-meter event set a school record, and her score of 248.95 in the three-meter is good enough for third on the career list.
Honorable Mention
Luke Trafton, Bucknell
So., Bath, Maine
Trafton won two individual events for the Bison at the Bucknell Invitational. He finished first in the 1650 Free and the 500 Free events.
Lindsay Adao, Army
So., New City, N.Y.
Adao posted an NCAA Zone Qualifying mark in the one-meter event with a score of 268.35. She also finished second in the three-meter event.
Patriot League Notebook
Softening the Schedule
There are only a handful of events left for Patriot League swimming and diving teams in the 2007 calendar year. Teams will still send swimmers and divers to invitational events, but the only dual meet left before 2008 is Nov. 29 when Army travels to Navy.
Quotable
"I give our guys a lot of credit. Brown finished in first and second place in the opening 400 medley relay event, which dug a hole for us right out of the starting blocks. But the guys came back and consistently were scoring three people in events throughout the day."
Navy Men's Head Coach Bill Roberts following a sweep of Brown and Dartmouth
"Despite the scores, I thought we had a lot of consistent performances today. We are progressing well and are just about where we want to be at this time of year."
Army Head Coach Mickey Wender after being swept by Columbia
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 traveled down the road to the campus of George Mason University to take part in the Patriot Invitational last weekend. American finished eighth of eight teams in the men's competition, while the women finished seventh of eight teams. Joe Coronato led the men's team, while Meghan Thiel placed first in the 1650 Free to lead the women.
Army
The Black Knights were swept at Columbia in a dual meet last weekend. The men suffered a 182-118 defeat, while the women fell 188-109. Army placed first in three of the four diving events, with senior Greg Sievers taking home two first-place finishes, while sophomore Lindsay Adao won the one-meter event with an NCAA Zone Qualifying score. Army returns to the pool on Nov. 29 against Navy.
Bucknell
The Bison hosted the five-team Bucknell Invitational last week, and had some individual success. The men finished second of four teams and the women finished third of five teams. Luke Trafton led the men with two first-place individual finishes, while Megan Mongan was the top female swimmer. Rebecca Bersani and Jeffrey Manning led the way for the Bison divers.
Colgate
The Raiders did not compete this past weekend, and will return to action at the Kenyon Invite on Nov. 29.
Holy Cross
The Crusaders competed in the Terrier Invitational at Boston University last week. The men finished fifth of five teams and the women came in ninth of ten teams. Holy Cross will return to the water in 2008 after taking a few weeks off from competition.
Lafayette
The Leopards split their annual dual meet with Lehigh on Friday evening. The women were victorious, and were led by Marcella Nehrbass who won individual events in the 50 Free and 100 Free. Diver Kevin Oswalt set a school record in the one-meter diving event by posting a score of 276.30.
Lehigh
The Mountain Hawks split the dual in the pool with arch-rival Lafayette, with the men winning by an impressive 216-81 margin. Sophomore Ben Dearden led the men with a first-place finish in the 100 Fly, a second-place finish in the 400 Medley Relay and a second-place finish in the 400 Free Relay. Freshman Lauren Kindrick won the 1000 Free Event and finished third in the 500 Free.
Navy
The Navy men won a pair of dual meets over Ivy League opponents Brown and Dartmouth, while the women finished sixth of nine teams at the Terrapin Invitational. Adam Meyer won the 200 IM and 200 Fly events for the men, while Tara Chapmon broke the Navy record and posted an NCAA "B" Cut qualifying time in the 1650 Free event. The Mids will return to action on Nov. 29 when they host Army.
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