NEWARK, Delaware, January 9. THE University of Delaware men's swimming and diving team posted a 228-70 victory over Towson, while the women fell to the Tigers, 176-124, during a Colonial Athletic Association meet at the Rawstrom Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The meet was highlighted by a strong performance from junior Craig Young, who captured four events, including three individual titles. On the women's side, the Blue Hens were guided by a pair of victories from both Courtney Raw and Hannah Facchine.<\/p>\n
Young led the Blue Hen effort as the standout swimmer won four total events. On an individual level, he snatched both backstroke titles as well as the 200-individual medley. In the 100-back, he paced the field with a time of 52.11 before taking the 200-yard event in 1:52.44. Then, he touched the wall first in the medley after posting a time of 1:56.52.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the meet, Young also swam the lead leg on Delaware's victorious 200-medley relay squad. During that competition, he teamed with Ross Buckwalter, Hans Gillan, and Grady Carter to capture the title after finishing in 1:34.08.<\/p>\n
Buckwalter and Gillan both returned to the pool to win individual events after their relay title. Buckwalter captured the 100-breaststroke in 58.87, while Gillan won the 100-freestyle and 100-butterfly. He posted a time of 46.49 in the free before clocking in at 50.49 in the fly.<\/p>\n
Freshman Ryan Roberts also had an outstanding day after winning three events, including two individual titles. He took the 200-free in 1:43.51 and the 500-freestyle in 4:42.52. Later, he capped the meet by teaming with Carter, Gillan, and Robert MacLeish to win the 400-freetsyle relay with a time of 3:10.05.<\/p>\n
In other events on the men's side, Andrew Speese cruised to the title in the 200-butterfly with a time of 1:54.25, Dominic Pavlik captured the 200-breaststroke crown after finishing in 2:10.99, and Matthew Ryan earned the top spot in the 1-meter board with a score of 279.30.<\/p>\n
On the women's side, Facchine had an outstanding day as she won a pair of events and placed second in two others. She earned her lone individual title after posting a time of 1:06.03 in the 100-breaststroke. She also served alongside Raw, Elise Kanegawa, and MaryKathryn Harris on the team's victorious 200-medley relay squad that finished in 1:48.28.<\/p>\n
During the meet, Facchine also was the runner-up in both the 200-breaststroke and 200-individual medley. She was the top Delaware finisher in both events after touching the wall in 2:22.18 in the breaststroke and 2:11.70 in the IM.<\/p>\n
Raw also won an individual title after serving on the top medley relay squad. The freshman speedster paced the field in the 100-backstroke after completing the course in 58.88.<\/p>\n
Cortney Barry rounded out the Delaware victors after capturing the title in the 1000-freetsyle. During the event, she edged out teammate Lauren Guntner after clocking in at 10:26.28.<\/p>\n
Donna Healy also had a nice performance during the meet after earning two second-place finishes and a third-place showing. She was the top UD finisher in the 100-freestyle after placing second in 53.29. Later, she swam the lead leg on the runner-up 400-freestyle relay squad and placed third in the 200-free with a time of 1:55.30.<\/p>\n
Delaware will return to action next Saturday when the team hosts Drexel at 1 p.m. on Senior Day at the Rawstrom Natatorium.<\/p>\n
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