CHESTERTOWN, Maryland, November 28. VISITING Widener University won six of 11 events en route to a 117-88 non-conference men's swimming victory over host Washington College this evening at Casey Swim Center. The Pioneers improved to 2-1 with the win, while the Shoremen slipped to 3-2 with the loss. The Washington College women's team improved to 4-2 this season with a 141-60 win. Junior Megan Morse (Easton, MD\/Sts. Peter & Paul) and senior Liz Shoemaker (Berwyn, PA\/Conestoga) recorded two individual first-place finishes for the Shorewomen, who won 10 of 11 events. The Pioneers captured the 100 freestyle for their lone victory of the evening<\/p>\n
In men's action, senior Colin Soper (Towson, MD\/Loyola Blakefield) won two individual events for Washington, taking the 200 freestyle in a WC season-best time of 1:48.21 and the 500 freestyle in 5:01.53. Freshman Chris Soper (Towson, MD\/Loyola Blakefield) added a win in the 100 freestyle in 50.93, while junior Alex Thomas (Towson, MD\/Calvert Hall) won the 200 breaststroke in a WC season-best time of 2:19.17.<\/p>\n
Soper, freshman Justin Morgan (Colonia, NJ\/St. Joseph), sophomore Dan Wentzel (Exton, PA\/Henderson), and junior Brandon Becker (Jamison, PA\/Central Bucks East) finished first in the 200 freestyle relay in a WC season-best time of 1:32.27. Soper led off that relay with a WC season-best 50 freestyle time of 22.57.<\/p>\n
Chris Soper, Thomas, and freshman Dylan Pollock (Savannah, GA\/Benedictine Military) each recorded one individual second-place finish for the Shoremen. Chris Soper was second in the 50 freestyle in 23.12, Pollock was second in the 200 butterfly in 2:05.68, and Thomas was second in the 200 individual medley in 2:07.50.<\/p>\n
Morgan was third in both the 50 freestyle (23.42) and the 100 freestyle (51.51), while Becker was third in the 20 backstroke (2:14.36), Pollack was third in the 500 freestyle (5:14.39), and freshman Dan Beadell (Timonium, MD\/Loyola Blakefield) took third in the 1000 freestyle (11:04.33)..<\/p>\n
For the women, Morse won the 200 individual medley in 2:18.77 and the 500 freestyle in 5:30.07. Shoemaker captured the 200 freestyle in 2:04.87 and the 200 backstroke in 2:15.19.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Andrea Cole (Felton, DE\/Caesar Rodney), and freshmen Kathy Gerhart (Phoenixville, PA\/Phoenixville Area), Amy Smith (Phoenixville, PA\/Phoenixville Area) and Liz Thomas (Towson, MD\/Notre Dame Prep) each won one individual event. Cole won the 200 breaststroke in 2:39.77, Gerhart took the 200 butterfly in 2:17.73, Smith was tops in the 1000 freestyle in 11:31.87, and Thomas grabbed the 50 freestyle in 26.03.<\/p>\n
Smith became the eighth fastest swimmer ever at Washington College in the 200 backstroke in 2:16.01.<\/p>\n
Shoemaker, Thomas, and seniors Ally Simons (Camp Hill, PA\/Cumberland Valley) and Caitlin Auger (McLean, VA\/McLean) won the 400 medley relay in 4:17.72. Freshman Caitlin Eisele (Egg Harbor Township, NJ\/Egg Harbor Township), Gerhart, Simons and Morse captured the 200 freestyle relay in 1:45.46.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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