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Men's & Women's Swimming Compete At Husky Invitational
Oct. 25, 2009
Storrs, Conn. - The men's swimming team placed third (275.5) out of five teams and the women's squad came in fourth (197 points) out of five teams in the Husky Invitational held on Saturday, October 24 in Storrs, Conn. The men's meet was won by Fordham (714 points) while the women's meet was won by meet host, Connecticut (826 points). The men were led by senior Mathew Card (Bow, N.H.) who placed eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:49.55), seventh in the 100 freestyle (48.59) and fifth in the 50 freestyle (22.24). Card's time of 22.24 in the 50 freestyle qualifies him for the event at the BIG EAST Championships. Individually, Card earned 37 points for the Friars and helped to earn 30 more points in the 200 freestyle relay as he teamed up with fellow seniors Mike Loftis (Branford, Conn.), Owen Hughes (Portland, Maine) and sophomore Matt Green (Westfield, N.J.) in a fourth place finish (1:29.95). The Friars also had a strong performance from freshman Eric Burtchell (Pawtucket, R.I.) who finished second behind Fordham senior Lucien Monson in the 1000 freestyle in a time of 10:20:16. Juinior Courtney Larcom (Morristown, N.J.) had a good showing for the Friars as she placed eighth (5:28.79) in the 500 freestyle, pacing fellow Friars junior Alexis Fatigati (New Milford, N.J.) and freshman Eileen Colliton (Bloomfield, Conn.) who finished in ninth (5:30.89) and tenth (5:32.64), respectively. Freshman Kelly Lamoreaux (East Greenwich, R.I.) placed fifth in the 200 backstroke in a time of 2:38.17. The fifth place finish marks the highest finish among the Friar women in the individual events.
The Friars hope to earn their first head-to-head win of the season as they host Fairfield University on Saturday, October 31 at 11:00 a.m. in Taylor Natatorium. FINAL SCORES |
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