GREENVILLE, N.C., Oct. 23. THE East Carolina swimming and diving teams officially kicked off the season today at Minges Aquatic Center, where the women made
\nhistory beating NC State 122-121, after 14 losses to the Wolfpack. ECU`s men fell to the Wolfpack, 133-109. <\/p>\n
The Lady Pirates won eight out of the 13 events. Sophomore Diane Parker took first place in the 200 IM and the 200 fly, setting a new school record with 2:03.89 in the fly. The 400 medley team made up of Lauren Havard, Kelly Shinton, Katie Kochman, and Lindsay Holman took first place with 3:54.80. <\/p>\n
Five freshman Lady Pirates took first place in their races: Adrienne Williams in the 50 free (24.51), Sarah Hunt in the 100 free (54.39), Holly Williams in the 200 back (2:05.36), and Courtney Kos (5:08.93) and
\nMeredith Lindgren in the 200 breast (2:19.69). <\/p>\n
In the diving well, Carrie Wright set a new school record on the one meter board with 264.70 points, which also qualified her for nationals. Robbie Derr
\nalso took first place for the men in the one-meter dive with a mark of 288.98. <\/p>\n
The men had first-place finishes in six of the 13 events. Sophomore Casey Cronin earned two first-place finishes as he won the 200 IM (1:53.39) and the 100 free (46.46). Junior Dean Cheek took first place in the 1000 free (9:35.52), while junior Matt Walker won the 200 free (1:41.30) and sophomore Brad Bumgarner took first in the 200 fly (1:53.79). <\/p>\n
"We made history today," Head Coach Rick Kobe said.
\n"It is the first time ever the girls have beaten NC State. We are extremely proud of both guys and girls; the guys only lost by 24 points. It is a great way to
\nstart the season. We have Duke on Saturday and they are just as tough as NC State so we are opening with two really great teams." <\/p>\n
The Pirates head to Duke on Saturday and return home November 1 to take on James Madison in Minges Aquatic Center at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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