CHESTERTOWN, Maryland, January 31. SOPHOMORE Rachel Glasser (Silver Spring, MD\/Springbrook) won three individual events to lead host Washington College to a 127-75 Centennial Conference women's swimming victory over visiting Ursinus this afternoon at Casey Swim Center. The Shorewomen improved to 9-3 overall and 2-3 in conference meets with the win. The Shoremen were also victorious in their meet, posting six season-best times en route to a 119-84 victory. The Shoremen, who won seven of the 11 events on the day, improve to 5-4 overall and 1-3 in the conference with the win. The Bears drop to 4-7 overall and 1-5 in the conference.<\/p>\n
Glasser captured the 1000 freestyle in a Washington College season-best
\ntime of 10:50.31, the 200 freestyle in 2:01.48, and the 500 freestyle in
\n5:23.76. Junior Kathy Gerhart (Phoenixville, PA\/Phoenixville Area) and
\nfreshman Kelly Dunbar (Williamsburg, VA\/Lafayette) each won two individual
\nevents. Gerhart took the 50 freestyle in 25.16 and the 100 freestyle in
\n55.74. Dunbar swam a 4:55.89 in the 400 individual medley to win the race
\nand become the Shorewomen's 10th-fastest swimmer ever in that event. She
\nalso won the 200 breaststroke in 2:35.34. Junior Cailin Eisele (Egg Harbor
\nTownship, NJ\/Egg Harbor Township) finish first in the 100 butterfly in
\n1:02.37.<\/p>\n
Senior Kimber Shoemaker (Berwyn, PA\/Conestoga), Dunbar, Eisele, and
\nGerhart led off the meet by winning the 200 medley relay in 1:56.32.
\nGerhart swam the anchor leg of the relay and turned a 1.11-second deficit
\nat the start of her leg into a victory by 36 hundredths of a second.
\nEisele, freshman Laura Risell (Collegeville, PA\/Perkiomen Valley),
\nfreshman Morgan Phillips (Charlottesville, VA\/Albermarle), and freshman
\nEllen Liebenow (Sellersville, PA\/Pennridge) swam as an exhibition entry in
\nthe 200 freestyle relay and turned in the event's fastest time of 1:47.83.<\/p>\n
Freshman Mary Stroman (Bala Cynwyd, PA\/Friends Central) added second-place
\nfinishes in the 200 freestyle (2:05.07) and the 100 freestyle (57.76),
\nwhile Shoemaker was second in the 100 backstroke in 1:05.39.<\/p>\n
Washington got its first season-best time in the 200 medley relay when the
\nteam of sophomore Matt Violette (Westbrook, ME\/Westbrook), freshman Austin
\nAuger (McLean, VA\/Langley), junior Dylan Pollock (Savannah, GA\/Benedictine
\nMilitary) and junior Chris Soper (Towson, MD\/Loyola Blakefield) tallied a
\ntime of 1:41.86 to win the event. WC also got three other first place
\nfinishes that netted season-best times with Soper in the 50 freestyle
\n(22.56), Violette in the 400 individual medley (4:27.98) and Pollock in
\nthe 100 butterfly (54.73). The Shoremen had two season-best times in
\nsecond place finishes, senior Dan Wentzel (Exton, PA\/Henderson) in the
\n1000 freestyle (10:33.49) and freshman Nick Longworth (Media, PA\/Strath
\nHaven) in the 200 freestyle (1:51.82). In addition to recording WC's best
\ntime of the year in the 200 freestyle, Longworth became the eighth fastest
\nswimmer in the school's history in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.63
\nto grab first place in the event.<\/p>\n
Other first place finishes for Washington was Soper in the 100 freestyle
\n(50.48) and the relay team of Longworth, Pollock, senior Phil Munger
\n(Devon, PA\/Conestoga) and Wentzel in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.17).<\/p>\n
Auger placed second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.15.<\/p>\n
The Shoremen return to action one week from today with a 1:00 p.m.
\nCentennial Conference meet on Senior Day against visitng McDaniel.<\/p>\n
Special thanks to Washington College for contributing this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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