NCAA Div. I: Princeton Dunks Rutgers

By Jen Milner

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Jan. 5. THE Princeton men's (5-0) and women's (4-0) swimming and diving teams defeated Rutgers Friday night with each squad winning nine out of 16 events. The women won by a score of
164-136 while the men coasted to a 187-113 victory.

Kate Conroy won the 100 back with a time of 57.40 seconds and the 200 back in 2:06.94. Lauren Rossi won the 100 (1:06.89) and 200 (2:21.37) breaststroke for the Tigers.

Molly Seto won the 200 fly (2:05.91) and Valerie Kukla won the 500 free (5:01.02). Erin Lutz took both the 3-meter and the 1-meter dives. The medley relay team of Conroy, Holland, Seto and Sangeeta Puri won the 200 medley relay (1:47.55).

Kevin Volz (9:13.88), Juan Valdivieso (9:27.78) and Paul Cremer (9:34.03) took the top three places in the 1,000 free on the men's side. Lance Needham (4:02.82), Matt Harrigan (4:05.42) and Cremer (4:06.25) swept the 400 IM. Volz also won the 500 free (4:30.93).

Craig Wales won the 100 fly (50.08), Jesse Gage won the 100 free (45.69) and Chris Cunningham won the 200 free (1:41.81). Michael Sullivan won the 3-meter dive and placed second in the 1-meter.

Gage, Mike Salerno, Nathan Rebuck and Jamie Leahy won the 400 free relay.

Meet Scores
Men
Princeton 187 Rutgers 113
Women
Princeton 164 Rutgers 136

Men's Results (Princeton)

200 Medley Relay
1. Rutgers 1:32.37 Laracy, Ilnicki, Pinter, Campbell
2. Princeton 1:33.05 Chadeayne, Evans, Wales, Leahy

1,000 Free
1. Kevin Volz 9:13.88
2. Juan Valdivieso 9:27.03
4. Paul Cremer 9:34.03

200 Free
1. Chris Cunningham 1:41.81
2. Nathan Rebuck 1:42.47
4. Jim Nash 1:43.44

100 Back
2. Andrew Chadeayne 51.43
3. Steve Flemming 51.85
4. Patrick Donahue 52.34

100 Breaststroke
3. Matt Harrigan 59.06
4. Hallett Johnson 59.74
5. John Evans 1:00.08

200 Fly
1. Juan Valdivieso 1:51.95
2. Craig Wales 1:53.59
4. Carl Hessler 1:55.16

50 Free
2. Jessie Gage 21.03
3. Jamie Leahy 21.12

1-Meter Dive
2. Michael Sullivan 266.62
3. Eric Carty-Fickes 256.72

100 Free
1. Jesse Gage 45.69
3. Nathan Rebuck 46.64
4. Mike Salerno 47.10

200 Back
2. Steve Flemming 1:51.32
3. Andrew Chadeayne 1:51.70
4. Chris Cunnigham 1:55.08

200 Breaststroke
2. Matt Harrigan 2:08.11
3. Oliver Stroeh 2:09.31

500 Free
1. Kevin Volz 4:30.93
2. Carl Hessler 4:40.10

100 Fly
1. Craig Wales 50.08
2. Jessie Gage 50.51

3-Meter Dive
1. Michael Sullivan 299.40
3. Eric Carty-Fickes 273.75
4. Michael Shyong 230.77

400 IM
1. Lance Neeham 4:02.82
2. Matt Harrigan 4:05.42
3. Paul Cremer 4:06.25

400 Free Relay
1. Princeton 3:06.07 Gage, Salerno, Rebuck, Leahy

Women's Results (Princeton)
200 Medley
1. Princeton 1:47.55 Conroy, Holland, Seto, Puri
3. Princeton 1:50.06 Nielson, Rossi, Petrella, Donahue

1,000 Free
3. Sarah Frauman 10:25.78
4. Sandra Kamholz 10:45.33
5. Alix Eastman 10:48.66

200 Free
2. Valerie Kukla 1:52.11
5. Jocelyn Petrella 1:58.85
6. Meagan Donahue 1:59.73

100 Back
1. Kate Conroy 57.40
2. Claire Pearson 59.48

100 Breaststroke
1. Lauren Rossi 1:06.89
2. Chrissy Holland 1:07.04
4. Kristen Szumera 1:09.46

200 Fly
1. Molly Seto 2:05.91
3. Margaret Hirce 2:09.21
5. Stephanie Wright 2:10.86

50 Free
2. Ann-Marie Casperite 24.89
5. Sangeeta Puri 25.13

3-Meter Dive
1. Erin Lutz 320.55
2. Kristy Wilson 296.71
4. Melissa Ginsberg 257.40

100 Free
2. Valerie Kukla 53.22
4. Sangeeta Puri 54.55
5. Meagan Donahue 55.91

200 Back
1. Kate Conroy 2:06.94
2. Cara Goeller 2:07.30
4. Lisa Battaglio 2:11.98

200 Breast
1. Lauren Rossi 2:21.37
3. Meredith Saylor 2:25.54
4. Chrissy Holland 2:25.98

500 Free
1. Valerie Kukla 5:01.02
4. Ann-Marie Casperite 5:06.10

100 Fly
3. Jocelyn Petrella 59.55

1-Meter Dive
1. Erin Lutz 294.68
2. Kristy Wilson 283.65
3. Katherin Mattison 274.72

400 IM
3. Stephanie Wright 4:33.65
4. Sarah Frauman 4:35.27
5. Margaret Hirce 4:40.11

400 Free Relay
2. Princeton 3:32.60 Seto, Conroy, Casperite, Kukla

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