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Swimming News Release.

 

 

 
Scots swimmers split with Vikings

Release Date:  January 14, 2008

MONMOUTH, Ill. The Monmouth College men’s swim team performed as expected, winning last Friday’s dual meet at Augustana College 146-56. Swimming the second straight meet with a shorthanded squad, the Scots women fell 107-60.

Monmouth’s men finished 1-2 in eight of the 11 events. The Scots got off to a fast start, taking first and second in the first event, the 200-yard medley relay. The Scots’ A Team of Kevin Raske, Jon Peterson, John Kaiser and Kurt Niemeier won with a time of 1:45.52 and the foursome of Harrison Hielman, Kevin Satler, Tom Pederson and Dan Campione logged a second place finish in 1:49.61. Other 1-2 finishes included the 1000- freestyle tandem of Raske (10:07.88) and Chad Rowland (a personal-best 10:50.30); the 200- freestyle with Niemeier (1:50.12) and Ed Novak (2:05.56); the 200- individual medley of Kaiser (2:11.02) and Heilman (2:13.27); Heilman and Niemeier in the 100- backstroke (1:01.56 and 1:01.85, respectively); Ed Novak and Matt O’Rourke in the 500- freestyle (5:32.85 and 5:35.63, respectively); and the 100- breaststroke with Peterson (1:06.53) and Satler (1:06.88).

Pederson touched first in the 100- butterfly (1:00.96) and was second in the 50- freestyle (23.82). Other seconds were recorded by Steven Whittle in the 100- freestyle (53.76) and the 400- freestyle relay team of O’Rourke, Jim Travnik, Brant Furr and Ryan Bouwman (4:10.39).

The women were able to take first in four events. Anne Lane touched first in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.27); Meaghan Gritzenbach in the 500- freestyle (6:04.71); Jessica DeMink in the 100- breaststroke (1:21.10); and the 400- freestyle relay of Gritzenbach, Lauren Nelson, Sally Thomas and DeMink (4:32.29).

Seconds came from the 200- medley relay team of Lane, DeMink, Gritzenbach and Nelson (2:11.50); Nelson in the 1000- freestyle (12:47.05) and the 500- freestyle (6:14.93); Lane in the 100- backstroke (1:08.88). Lane also recorded a personal best while swimming an exhibition 100- breaststroke (1:20.86).

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