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Retrievers Say Goodbye to Swimming and Diving Seniors, Welcome Back Alumni While Hosting Marist

1/26/2007


Senior Ryan Karrer

Senior Agnes Stanislawska

Baltimore-The UMBC men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams conclude their dual meet schedule Saturday, Jan. 27, as Marist comes to the RAC Arena for a 12 p.m. meet. The UMBC women are 9-1 on the season while the men are 7-1.

 

As is tradition at the team’s final home meet of the season, the Retrievers will honor their 14 seniors – Tim Conway, Ashley Houghton, Brian Jaeggi, Ryan Karrer, Amy Mensch, Kristen Moorby, Juan Ortiz, Jesse Rowton, Jeff Salgado, John Saums, Cliff Schmardel, Katie Spohnholz, Agnes Stanislawska and Pat Woodward – in a pre-meet Senior Day ceremony. UMBC will also welcome back swimming and diving alumni.

 

Looking Back: The UMBC women’s swimming and diving team defeated East Carolina for the first time ever last Saturday. The meet came down to the last event, the 400-free relay, which the Retrievers took by five-tenths of a second to win the meet, 119-118. The UMBC men won by a score of 134-103. Senior Agnes Stanislawska and junior Meghan Sackett paced the Retriever women with two wins apiece. Other winners included sophomore Daniele Surkovich, senior diver Ashley Houghton and sophomore Tina Cantwell. Sophomore Justin Bronson and senior diver Jeff Salgado were the only multiple winners on the men’s side. Other winners included sophomore Evan Roseberry, senior Tim Conway, freshman Rasmus Kutt and senior Ryan Karrer.

 

On the Red Foxes: The Marist men are undefeated on the season at 9-0 and are ranked 17th in the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major poll. The Red Foxes are coming off a 137-90 victory over Southern Connecticut State last Saturday. Pat Collins and Devon O’Nalty each won two events in the meet. The Marist women are 7-2 on the season after a 139-90 victory over Southern Connecticut State last weekend. The Red Foxes are ranked 22nd in the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Poll. Sandra Bujalski, Janell Walsh-Thomas and Mangona were multiple winners against the Owls, and Mangona was named MAAC Diver of the Week after her performance.

 

Last Time vs. Marist: Last season, the Retrievers concluded their dual meet season at Marist, and the women came away with a 138.5-104.5 victory, handing the Red Foxes their first loss of the season, while the men lost a meet that came down to the final relay, 125-118. Both meets were closely contested throughout, but UMBC’s women pulled away by winning six of the last seven events, while the Retriever men lost in the final relay for the third time of the season. Daniele Surkovich and Ryan Karrer were the only multiple winners for UMBC.

 

Retrievers Getting Noticed: The UMBC women received a vote in the most recent College Swimming Coaches Association of America Top 25 poll for the first time ever. The Retrievers are one of only three teams from mid-major conferences to receive a vote in last week’s poll. UMBC also ranks sixth in the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major poll, less than nine full points behind top-ranked Navy. The Retriever men are ranked eighth in the Mid-Major poll, while Navy sits atop the standings on the men’s side, as well.

 

Records Falling: Four UMBC school records have been broken so far this season. Senior diver Ashley Houghton broke her own school 1-meter diving record with a score of 281.48 at Towson on Nov. 11, besting her previous school mark of 273.59, which she set on Oct. 29, 2005 against Navy. The next weekend, the Retrievers broke three school records at the George Mason Patriot Invitational. Sophomore Freddie Reitz broke one of the oldest school records, the 500-free, which head coach Chad Cradock set in 1996. Reitz broke Cradock’s previous mark of 4:28.62 by one-tenth of a second, finishing in 4:28.52. Senior Agnes Stanislawska reset her own school record in the 200-IM with an NCAA consideration time of 2:03.74. Her original mark, which she set in 2003, was 2:03.47. Finally, sophomore Daniele Surkovich lowered her own school 50-free record with her leadoff split in the 200-free relay. Her time of 23.74 bested her previous mark of 23.99, which she set at the same meet a year ago.

 

Cradock Reaches Milestone: UMBC head coach Chad Cradock notched his milestone 100th career victory when the Retrievers defeated Binghamton on Nov. 4. With 16 combined dual meet wins this season, Cradock now holds a combined record of 111-19 in six seasons at the helm, good for an .854 winning percentage. The UMBC men are 54-10 under Cradock, while the women are 55-15.

 

America East Recognizes Retrievers: A number of Retrievers have earned America East Performer of the Week awards this season. Most recently, sophomore Evan Roseberry won the first Men’s Swimmer of the Week nod of his career after the Bucknell meet, while senior Jeff Salgado garnered his fourth Men’s Diver of the Week this season and senior Ashley Houghton earned her third Women’s Diver of the Week award. Roseberry and Salgado also earned the same honors from the ECAC. In addition, senior Agnes Stanislawska, junior Meghan Sackett and sophomore Justin Bronson have each earned a Swimmer of the Week nod this season.

 

Cantwell, Stanislawska Earn B Cuts: Sophomore Tina Cantwell became the second Retriever in as many seasons to achieve an NCAA Division-I consideration time with her time of 2:32.83 in the 200-meter breaststroke against Navy. Her time was nearly one full second under the standard of 2:33.63. Senior Agnes Stanislawska’s 2:03.74 in the 200-IM was also a consideration time, as it is nearly four-tenths of a second below the standard of 2:04.13. Meghan Sackett achieved ‘B’ cuts last year in the 500- and 1,650-free. The last Retriever to qualify for the NCAA Championships was Lindsey Prather in the 200-breast in 2001.

 

Divers Qualify for Zones: Seniors Jeff Salgado, Ashley Houghton and Katie Spohnholz have all qualified for the NCAA Zone Regional diving competition, which will take place at Rutgers University March 2-4. Salgado qualified with a score of 308.40 on the 1-meter board against Rider, while Houghton achieved it with her scores of 270.52 on the 1-meter board at Navy and 280.28 on the 3-meter board against New Hampshire and Wagner. Spohnholz qualified on the 1-meter board at Howard.

 

Swimmers Achieve Top Times: Several Retrievers’ individual times rank among the top 100 times in the nation this season. Among them are:

 

Men                                                                      Women

42. Evan Roseberry, 1,650 Free (15:43.75)            50. Tina Cantwell, 200 Breast (2:18.16)

43. Freddie Reitz, 500 Free (4:28.52)                     60. Agnes Stanislawska, 200 IM (2:03.74)

63. Ryan Karrer, 1,650 Free (15:50.30)                 72. Agnes Stanislawska, 100 Breast (1:04.38)

79. Justin Bronson, 500 Free (4:32.23)                   81. Agnes Stanislawska, 200 Back (2:02.88)

82. Rasmus Kutt, 200 Back (1:49.84)                    83. Tina Cantwell, 100 Breast (1:04.55)

84. Rasmus Kutt, 100 Back (50.45)                       95. Meghan Sackett, 1,650 Free (17:11.71)

87. Evan Roseberry, 500 Free (4:32.70)

92. Scott Auchter, 100 Breast (57.43)

 

Like It’s Our House: For the second year in a row, the Retrievers have broken pool records on the road. Last year it was at New Hampshire’s Swasey Pool; this season it was Navy’s Lejeune Hall and Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium. At Navy, the UMBC team of senior Agnes Stanislawska, freshman Kate Chialastri, sophomore Tina Cantwell and junior Lindsey Engler bested the pool record in the 400-meter medley relay with their time of 4:23.89, six-hundredths of a second lower than the previous mark of 4:23.95. Cantwell also broke the pool record in the 200-breast but her mark will not stand as she was beaten in the event by Navy’s Mallory Dietrich, who won in 2:32.47. Both times shattered the previous pool record of 2:36.30. At Bucknell, sophomore Evan Roseberry set a new pool mark in the 1,000-free with his winning time of 9:31.66. The Retrievers also set new George Mason Invitational records in the men’s 400-medley relay, as freshman Rasmus Kutt, junior Scott Auchter, sophomore Justin Bronson and senior Tim Conway won in 3:23.19. Stanislawska’s school record 2:03.74 in the 200-IM was also a GMU Invite best.

 

Sackett Wins Ocean Mile Swim: For the second year in a row, a Retriever won the Ocean Mile Swim female competition on New Year’s Day in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., as junior Meghan Sackett finished first this season. Last year’s winner, sophomore Daniele Surkovich, placed second. Junior Erin Mathews placed 10th overall. On the men’s side, the Retrievers were led by senior Brian Jaeggi, who came in fourth, followed by sophomores Evan Roseberry and Freddie Reitz in fifth and eighth, respectively.