Patriot League Championships: Day Three

LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania, February 21. THE Navy men and Colgate women retained their titles as Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday night. With 1,031.5 overall points, Navy set a Patriot League record for the most points earned in a Patriot League Championship Meet. The previous record was 1,009 points, set by Army at the 1997 title meet. The Colgate women won the championship with 862 overall points, just three points shy of the League Championship Meet record of 865, set by Navy in 1995. Twenty-eight Patriot League records were set over the course of the three-day meet.

The 2009 Patriot League Male Swimmer of the Meet award went to Navy junior Adam Meyer. Meyer set three individual Patriot League records over the course of the three-day meet and qualified for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship with an A-cut time of 1:42.54 in the 200-yard butterfly. The junior is the first Midshipmen to win the award since Joe Smutz earned it in 2006.

The 2009 Patriot League Female Swimmer of the Meet honor went to Navy junior Tara Chapmon for the second-consecutive year. Chapmon set Patriot League records in the 200-, 500- and 1,650-yard free during the meet.

Army’s Lindsey Adao took home Patriot League Female Diver of the Meet honors. Adao won both the one- and three-meter diving events and became the first Black Knight to win the award since four-time winner Chelsea Haviland last won in 2006.

Sophomore Olaf Olson of Navy dethroned teammate Jon Galinski as Patriot League Male Diver of the Meet. Olson set the Patriot League and League Championship Meet records in one-meter diving with a 345.20 for six dives. Navy has won the last six Diver of the Meet honors.

Freshman James “Mac” Anthony of Navy was named the 2009 Patriot League Male Rookie of the Meet. Anthony set the Patriot League record in the 200-yard free with a time of 1:36.29 and was a member of Navy’s winning 400-yard free relay team. Anthony is the third Mid to win the award since its inception at the 2005 title meet; David Guthmann (2006) and Alex Buck (2008) also earned the honors.

Paige Brink of Army was awarded Patriot League Female Rookie of the Meet honors. The freshman finished second to Colgate’s Caren Guyett in the 200-yard butterfly and was a member of Army’s 400- and 800-yard free relay teams. Brink is the first-ever Black Knight to earn Female Rookie of the Meet honors.

Bucknell’s Errol Carter was named 2009 Patriot League Diving Coach of the Year. Carter is the first Bucknell diving coach to win the award.

Colgate Head Coach Steve Jungbluth was named 2009 Patriot League Women’s Head Coach of the Year for leading the Raiders to their second-straight Patriot League title. Jungbluth last won the award in 2004.

Navy’s Bill Roberts picked up his third Men’s Head Coach of the Year honors after leading Navy to its sixth-straight League championship. Roberts shared Coach of the Year honors with Army’s John O’Neill in 2004 and won outright in 2005.

Special thanks to the Patriot League for contributing this report.

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