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SWIMMING & DIVING LEADING NEC FIELD AFTER DAY ONE
2/15/2002
Baltimore, MD - - -The host UMBC Retrievers lead the field with 271points after day one of the 2002 Northeast Conference women's swimming &diving championships. UMBC's men's squad is also leading theInvitational Meet with 318 pts.Seven NEC meet records were established this evening at the UMBCNatatorium. Central Connecticut State broke the women's 200 Free Relaymark with a time of 1:38.61 while UMBC's men established a new recordtime of 1:25.21 in the same event. The Retrievers' women's 400 medleyrelay team also established a new standard with a time of 3:56.51.Central Connecticut State junior Tammie Repass broke her own record inthe 500 Free, finishing first in 4:53.55. UMBC Freshman LindseyPrather established a new mark in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.16 andCentral Connecticut State senior Olga Budasz surpassed her own mark towin the 50 Free in 23.68. St. Francis (NY) sophomore Erno Tekauer brokehis own mark in the 50 Free with a time of 21.29.Women's Team Scores1.UMBC 2712. Central Conn. State 1733. Wagner 1524. St. Francis (NY) 1105. Howard 986. St. Francis (PA) 727. Sacred Heart 61Men's Team Scores1. UMBC 3182. Central Conn. State 1793. St. Francis (NY) 1324. Howard 132Individual WinnersWomen200 Free relay (CCSU, 1:38.61, NEC record), 500 Free (Tammie Repass,CCSU, 4:53.55, NEC record), 200 IM (Lindsey Prather, UMBC, 2:07.16, NECrecord), 50 Free (Olga Budasz, CCSU, 23.68, NEC record), 400 MedleyRelay (UMBC, 3:56.51, NEC record), 1-Meter Diving (Elizabeth Corbin,UMBC, 168.65).Men200 Free relay (UMBC, 1:25. 21, NEC record), 500 Free (JakobSrocczynski, CCSU, 4:42.32), 200 IM (David Landgren, UMBC, 1:55.43), 50Free (Erno Tekauer, SFNY, 21.29, NEC record), 400 Medley Relay (UMBC,3:30.03), 1-Meter Diving (Dustin Boone, UMBC, 226.35).Action continues on Saturday and Sunday with preliminaries beginning at11:00 am and finals starting at 6:00 pm.- - - NEC - - -