Bentley vs. Gordon

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, November 10. SENIOR Dave Curran (Danbury, Conn./Danbury HS) and sophomore Peter Belanger (Andover/Andover HS) each won two individual events and senior Mike Walsh (South Salem, N.Y./John Jay HS) broke a school record en route to qualifying for the NCAA Division II Championships as Bentley University topped Gordon College, 164-70, in men's college swimming at the Dana Center pool Wednesday night.

Curran, who swam the third leg on Bentley's winning 200-yard medley relay team, finished first in the 50 backstroke (27.81 seconds) and the 50 butterfly (25.82). Belanger's wins came in the 100 fly (57.85) and the 100 freestyle (51.91).

Walsh broke his own school record for 11 dives off the one-meter by about 18 points with a combined score of 453.59. He scored a 190.50 in the five-dive voluntary, and registered a 263.09 in the six-dive optional, with his performance earning him the right to compete in the qualifying meet at the NCAA Division II Championships in Mansfield, Texas this coming March. He competed in both events without opposition.

Bentley swept the five freestyle events and won 15 of 16 overall in the meet. The freestyle winners, in addition to Belanger, were junior Tyler Champagne (Orange, Conn./Amity Regional HS) in the 50 (23.75), sophomore Steve Sylvia (Westerly, R.I./Westerly HS) in the 200 (1:56.58), senior Taylor Smolik (Wenham/St. John's Prep) in the 500 (5:39.30) and senior Erik Stricker (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central HS) in the 1000 (11:02.60).

Also winning for the Falcons in individual events were junior George Go (Manila, Philippines) in the 100 back (57.13), freshman Janco Cornelius (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield HS) in the 100 breast (1:05.10) and senior Matt Wessels (Epsom, N.H./Bishop Brady HS) in the 100 individual medley (1:00.13).

Bentley, 2-0, will swim at UMass-Dartmouth next Wednesday at 6 pm.

Senior Susie Boretti (Westford/Westford Academy) won two events and freshman diver Paige Wilde (Naugatuck, Conn./Holy Cross HS) qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships as the Bentley University women's swimming and diving team posted a 186-80 win over Gordon College Wednesday night at the Dana Center.
The victory extended Bentley's dual winning streak to 14 and boosted the Falcons to 2-0 this season.

Boretti captured the 50 yard breaststroke in 34:35 seconds and posted a winning effort of 5:37.42 in the 500 freestyle.

Wilde competed without opposition in the two diving events, posting a combined 11-dive score of 403.19 to earn the right to compete in the NCAA qualifying meet in March in Mansfield, Texas. She registered a 162.45 in the five-dive voluntary and a 240.74 in the six-dive optional.

Junior All-America Jessica Hodsdon (Brewer, Maine/Brewer HS) also played a significant role in the victory as she touched first in the 50 butterfly (27.54) and was a part of both winning relay teams. She helped the Falcons take the 200 medley in 1:54.79 and led off the 200 free relay that finished in 1:50.26.

Bentley's list of individual winners included five sophomores. Caroline Lewis (Westfield/ Westfield HS) claimed the 1000 free in 11:36.89, Kellen Power (San Jose, Calif./Valley Christian HS) was victorious in the 2:05.76, Amy Shin (Lancaster/Nashoba Reg. HS) was the winner in the 100 backstroke (1:03.88), Heather Exley (Oceanside, Calif./Vista HS) finished first in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.73) and Amanda Le (Chelmsford/Chelmsford HS) was first to the wall in the 100 individual medley (1:05.53). Le Shin and Exley were also part of winning relay teams.

Also capturing events for the Falcons were junior Taryn Dooley (Feeding Hills/Agawam HS) in the 50 back (30.49), freshman Nadine Edwards (Danbury, Conn./Danbury HS) in the 50 free (26.65) and freshman Kaitlyn Simoneau (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South HS) in the 100 free (59.65).

Bentley returns to action next Wednesday at UMass-Dartmouth (6 pm).

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