UMBC

Senior Lindsay Sherman

LEWISBURG, Pa.—The UMBC swimming and diving teams opened their 2009-10 seasons Sunday when they competed at Bucknell in a non-scored meet in Lewisburg, Pa.

On the women’s side, senior Lindsay Sherman (Bethany, Conn./Amity) swept the 50, 100 and 200-yard butterfly events, while senior Tereza Kaplanova (Prague, Czech Republic/Gymnazium J.G. Jankovskeho) won the 100 back and sophomore Kathryn Moorby (Cape May, N.J./Lower Cape May Regional) took the 50 back.

Senior Sam Maccherola (Woolford, Md./South Carroll/Tennessee) and sophomore Ashley Sippel (Rockville, Md./Thomas Wootton) won the two heats of 200 free, while freshmen Amy Fay (Haverhill, Mass/Haverhill) and Tara Morrissette (Somersworth, N.H./Saint Thomas Aquinas) capped their Retriever debuts with wins in the 500 free and 400 IM, individually.

The 400 free relay of sophomore Ashley Miller (New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna Beach), junior Erin Wohlers (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Charles W. Baker), Sippel and sophomore Abbey McKenney (Wilmington, Del./Brandywine) won in a time of 3:35.66.

On the men’s side, sophomore Nour Saad (Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills) started his sophomore campaign off on the right note, sweeping the 50, 100 and 200 back events.

Junior Eric Jones (Gambrills, Md./Arundel) earned first place in the 100 and 200 fly events, while sophomore John Mendenhall (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East) took the 100 and 200 breast events.

The Retriever men won both relays with Saad, Mendenhall, junior Brad Reitz (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) and Jones winning the 400 medley relay, and senior Zach Vonder Haar (Gahanna, Ohio/Columbus Academy), junior Keilan Freeman (Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Argyll Centre) and freshmen Herol Marjak (Harjumaa, Estonia/Tallinn Sec Science School) and Steve Gallagher (Sinking Spring, Pa/Wilson) claimed the 400 free relay.

The Retrievers return to action Oct. 17 when they travel to Rider in a meet that starts at 1 p.m.