BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men's swimming and diving teams concluded competition at the 2007 Ohio Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by Ohio Northern University at the University of Akron Ocasek Natatorium in Akron, Ohio.
The Yellow Jacket men's team finished second behind host Ohio Northern and the women's team placed second, also to Ohio Northern.
Highlighting the day for the men's team was sophomore Sean Sonnenberg (Napoleon) with a first place win in the 1650-yard freestyle in a time of 17:12.91. Also placing tonight was senior Luke Grille (Londonderry, N.H./ Londonderry) with a second place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:00.65, senior Alex de la Pena (Elyria/ Catholic) with a third place finish in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:05.13 and sophomore Matt Laughlin (Centerville) with a third place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:05.89.
Leading the women's team was senior Sara Gombash (Perrysburg/ Notre Dame) with a conference and school-record breaking performance in the 200-yard butterfly capturing a first place win with a time of 2:10.57, breaking her own school-record by 3.23 seconds set in 2003. Placing second behind Gombash in the 200-yard butterfly was freshman Ryan Reynolds (Westerville/ South) with a time of 2:16.63. Additional placers for the Yellow Jackets included junior Stephanie Markley (Mansfield/ Senior) placing second in the 200-yard breststroke with a time of 2:32.23, senior Katie Krzywicki (Brook Park/ Midpark) placed second in the 1-meter dive with 327.80 points, senior Katie Klaus (Huron/ Senior) with a third place finish in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 19:16.03 and the 4x400-yard freestyle relay team in a combined effort of Markley, junior Ambica Iyengar (Banglalor, Inda/ Mount Carmel College), Reynolds and sophomore Mallory Hoffman (Gahanna/ St. Francis DeSales) placed second in a time of 3:43.77.
The Yellow Jacket swimmers and divers will continue competition next Saturday (Feb. 24) when they travel to University Hts., Ohio to compete at the Case Western Reserve University Classic National Qualifying Meet, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
FOR MORE B-W Sports Information, please contact B-W Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 or Assistant SID Cory Blackson at 440-826-2780. You can also reach the B-W SID Office by FAX machine at 440-826-2329. Kevin Ruple can be reached via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu . Cory Blackson can be reached via e-mail at cblackso@bw.edu . Head Sara Gildea can be reached by telephone at 440-826-2387, by FAX at 440-826-2192 or via e-mail at sgildea@bw.edu.
Ohio Athletic Conference Hosted by Ohio Northern University
Saturday, February 17, 2007
The Ocasek Natatorium in Akron, Ohio
FINAL MEN'S TEAM SCORE: Ohio Northern University -- 259,
Baldwin-Wallace College -- 184, John Carroll University -- 168, Mount
Union -- 161, Wilmington College -- 87.
DAY 3 MEN'S EVENT RESULTS: 1650-yard freestyle: Sonnenberg (BWC), 17:12.91; 200-yard backstroke: Hampu (MUC), 2:00.09; 100-yard freestyle: Peyton (ONU), 47.55; 200-yard breststroke: Anderson (ONU), 2:12.66; 200-yard butterfly: Creech (WC), 2:00.66; 3-meter dive: Brandt (ONU), 353.80; 4x400-yard freestyle relay: .Ohio Northern (Kuhn, Peyton, Stephon, Miller), 3:13.51.
FINAL WOMEN'S TEAM SCORE: Ohio Northern University -- 260, Baldwin-Wallace College -- 216.5, John Carroll University -- 188, Wilmington College -- 116.5, Mount Union -- 77.
DAY 3 WOMEN'S EVENT RESULTS: 1650-yard freestyle: Gilmour (JCU), 18:58:33; 200-yard backstroke: Shumate (ONU), 2:10.95; 100-yard freestyle: Moore (ONU), 54.97; 200-yard breststroke: Ewald (ONU), 2:29.77; 200-yard butterfly: Gombash (BWC), 2:10.57; 1-meter dive: Shigle (ONU), 380.80; 4x400-yard freestyle relay: Ohio Northern (Moore, Randall, Huber, Shumate), 3:43.08.
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