Meet of the Week Preview: Hartwick at St. Lawrence

PHOENIX, Arizona, January 18. ON Saturday, SwimmingWorldMagazine.com will feature the Hartwick College at St. Lawrence University Division III match-up to be held in Canton, N.Y., as part of the Meet of the Week program.

We will also spotlight the Ohio State at No. 15 Penn State women's meet in Division I, and the Division II battle between No. 12/17 Indianapolis at No. 5/7 Grand Valley State.

Next week, we will feature:
Jan. 26, 2007, Missouri-Rolla at Truman State
Jan. 27, 2007, Maryland at North Carolina
Jan. 27, 2007, UW-Stevens Point at UW-La Crosse

Here is a quick preview of the Hartwick/St. Lawrence match-up:

Date and Time: Saturday, January 20, 2007 – 1 p.m.
Location: Canton, N.Y.
Facility: Frank and Lee Augsbury Swimming Pool
Collegeswimming.com Rankings:
Men:
Hartwick: NR
St. Lawrence: NR

Women:
Hartwick: NR
St. Lawrence: NR

Hartwick's Last Time Out:
Erin Mosher, Erin Fleming and Casey Whittaker were double winners as the Hartwick women's swimming team posted a 131-68 victory over Alfred University on Jan. 13. The foursome of Mosher, Kate Ahrendtsen, Whittaker and Fleming teamed to win the opening event, the 400 medley relay with a time of 4:22.49. Mosher also posted a 2:23.04 to win the 200 back. Fleming won the 50 free (26.48), while Whittaker posted her second win of the day in the 200 fly (2:22.32). Other Hawks getting first-place finishes included Erin Gray in the 1000 free with a time of 11:17.86; Jillian Paige in the 200 free with a 2:03.11; Katie Swanson in the 200 IM in 2:20.72; Devon Fuller in the 100 free with a 58.16, while Shiana Shorell took top honors in the one-meter diving with a score of 223.65. Paige and Ahrendtsen claimed top honors in the 500 free and 200 breast (2:43.46), but swam as exhibition. The foursome of Paige, Fuller, Fleming and Swanson swam a 3:57.65 in the 400 free relay to win the race, but also, swam as exhibition.

In the men's competition, Hartwick fell for the first time in four meets, as Alfred posted a 136-103 victory. Hartwick jumped out with a great start against the Saxons winning the opening 400 medley relay. Kurt Cedo, Gregg Ducey, Paul Layton and Steve Van Duzer registered the best time by a foursome at Hartwick this season with a 3:41.19. The Hawks then won the 1000 free as Kevin Milkovich clocked a time of 10:05.21, his best of the 2006-07 season.

Looking forward with Hartwick head coach Dale Rothenberger:
We enjoying having this meet with St. Lawrence, as it is always a good meet for us. This weekend will be the first time since before winter training that we will be racing in the sprint events, especially in relays. My team has not done that for awhile, and it is a great opportunity for us to test our speed at this particular juncture of the season. Our women are about four weeks out from the championships season, while our men are five weeks out. We are at a crucial time where we are working on getting that speed before going into the prep and taper phases of our schedule. It is perfect timing for us. We also have a good rivalry with them, and they always give us an opportunity to fine-tune some things with some good competition.

St. Lawrence's Last Time Out:
Alida Gerritsen and Kim Watcke had big meets for the Saint women and Robo Ibler, Chris Woolston and diver Jason Johnson led the Saint men as the men finished fifth and the women sixth at the 2006 Liberty League championships at the University of Rochester in early December. Gerritsen was a two-time champion for the Saints, winning both the 100 and 200 breaststroke and accounted for 59 individual points and 16.5 relay points. Watcke had four top 10 finishes in individual events and was on three relays, accounting for 58 individual points and 20.5 relay points. Ibler was the 50 freestyle champion for the Saint men and swam all four relays accounting for 49 individual points and 28.5 relay points, while Woolston had four top 10 finishes and was on three relay teams to account for 55 individual points and 21.5 relay points during the competition. Johnson finished third in both the one and three meter diving competitions. Union College won the women's team championship with Rochester second in a nine-team field. The Saints scored 350 points, 20.5 behind fifth place Hamilton. Rochester won the men's meet with RPI second in an eight-team field. The Saint men finished with 360 points, 56 behind fourth-place Union.

Looking forward with St. Lawrence head coach Bob Clemmer:
We will continue our storied rivalry against a formidable opponent, Hartwick College this weekend. On the men's side, SLU has benefited from an exceptional freshman class but we will have a tough task as 2006 UNYSCSA champions Hartwick look like they are again the class of the conference. As for the women, this has been a very strong rivalry in recent years as both teams match up well against each other. We have a strong upperclass group as Hartwick's freshman and diving should make for another close battle.

Top 2006-07 Times Comparison:
Men:
50 Free
HC: 22.61, Steve VanDuzer
SLU: 22.30, Robo Ibler
100 Free
HC: 49.37, Craig Leaness
SLU: 49.33, Robo Ibler
200 Free
HC: 1:48.84, Craig Leaness
SLU: 1:49.87, Chris Woolston
500 Free
HC: 4:55.83, Craig Leaness
SLU: 5:13.14, Matt Kirkpatrick
1000 Free
HC: 10:05.21, Kevin Milkovich
SLU: 10:43.66, Matt Kirkpatrick
1650 Free
HC: 17:01.84, Kevin Milkovich
SLU: 18:36.64, Mike Trumbower
100 Back
HC: 54.03, Mike Brown
SLU: 55.89, Chris Woolston
200 Back
HC: 1:56.65, Kurt Cedo
SLU: 2:02.77, Chris Woolston
100 Breast
HC: 1:03.82, Gregg Ducey
SLU: 1:05.64, Steven Dally
200 Breast
HC: 2:22.15, Gregg Ducey
SLU: 2:23.35, Steven Dally
100 Fly
HC: 54.67, Kurt Cedo
SLU: 57.23, Robo Ibler
200 Fly
HC: 2:01.82, Kevin Milkovich
SLU: 2:11.73, Matt Kirkpatrick
200 IM
HC: 2:02.09, Kurt Cedo
SLU: 2:08.68, Matt Kirkpatrick
400 IM
HC: 4:21.84, Kevin Milkovich
SLU: 4:35.08, Matt Kirkpatrick
200 Free Relay
HC: 1:30.52
SLU: 1:34.43
400 Free Relay
HC: 3:18.03
SLU: 3:31.08
800 Free Relay
HC: 7:20.83
SLU: N/A
200 Medley Relay
HC: 1:42.08
SLU: 1:43.75
400 Medley Relay
HC: 3:41.49
SLU: 3:51.00
1M Diving
HC: 157.10, Nick Breden
SLU: 259.85, Jason Johnson
3M Diving
HC: 172.30, Nick Breden
SLU: 272.78, Jason Johnson

Women:
50 Free
HC: 26.15, Devon Fuller
SLU: 25.83, Ashley Bogosian
100 Free
HC: 57.29, Jillian Paige
SLU: 56.85, Kim Watcke
200 Free
HC: 2:02.24, Jillian Paige
SLU: 2:04.55, Ashley Bogosian
500 Free
HC: 5:25.38, Jillian Paige
SLU: 5:37.86, Katie Waters
1000 Free
HC: 10:59.87, Erin Gray
SLU: 11:50.90, Devan Meserve
1650 Free
HC: 19:24.17, Kathleen Black
SLU: 20:08.94, Megan Bernier
100 Back
HC: 1:05.18, Erin Mosher
SLU: 1:02.85, Kim Watcke
200 Back
HC: 2:17.30, Erin Mosher
SLU: 2:17.61, Kim Watcke
100 Breast
HC: 1:13.85, Casey Whittaker
SLU: 1:11.01, Alida Gerritsen
200 Breast
HC: 2:41.51, Kate Ahrendtsen
SLU: 2:33.27, Alida Gerritsen
100 Fly
HC: 1:01.43, Jillian Paige
SLU: 1:04.69, Abby Lynch
200 Fly
HC: 2:18.78, Casey Whittaker
SLU: 2:24.49, Devan Meserve
200 IM
HC: 2:19.41, Katie Swanson
SLU: 2;19.55, Alida Gerritsen
400 IM
HC: 4:58.48, Katie Swanson
SLU: 5:09.71, Devan Meserve
200 Free Relay
HC: 1:46.44
SLU: 1:43.38
400 Free Relay
HC: 3:48.26
SLU: 3:48.68
800 Free Relay
HC: 8:29.81
SLU: N/A
200 Medley Relay
HC: 1:58.89
SLU: 1:58.23
400 Medley Relay
HC: 4:17.12
SLU: 4:14.36
1M Diving
HC: 225.59, Ashley Brinkman
SLU: N/A
3M Diving
HC: 246.65, Shaina Shorell
SLU: N/A

* – denotes meter conversion

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