University of Connecticut Athletics
Husky Swimmers Pull Out Top 15 Finishes At Nike Cup
11/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Sophomore Kate Larson (Sayville, N.Y.) would finish ninth in both the 100 and 200-yard breaststrokes in Saturday's finals. She clocked in a time of 1 minute, 4.58 seconds in the 100 and a 2:19.24 in the 200. Freshman teammate Lindsay Hansen (Clearwater, Fla.) finished eighth in the 1,650 freestyle with a 17:09.88, while senior Rachel Schwartz (Middletown, N.J.) placed 12th in both the 50 (24.49) and 100 (52.62) freestyles.
Relay competition proved successful for the Huskies, as the women racked up top 10 finishes in the 200 freestyle, 400 medley, 200 medley and 800 freestyle relays. The team of junior Anne McAndrew (Centerbrook, Conn.), freshman Katie Jelus (Beavercreek, Ohio) and seniors Liz Klink (Mt. Arlington, NJ) and Schwartz, turned in a time of 7:41.38 in the event good enough for a sixth place finish.
The same went for the men, as they placed 11th in the 800 freestyle relay (6:59.84) behind fast swims from junior Jeff Hammeken (Horseshoe Bay, Texas), freshman Dustin Rogers (West Allis, Wis.) and sophomores Craig Orski (West Sayville, N.Y.) and Marshal Livingstone (Endwell, N.Y.).
In the 1,650 freestyle, junior David Carlson (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and senior Barry Hoey (Valrico, Fla.) finished back-to-back in the race. Carlson placed 10th in a time of 16:05.22 and Hoey 11th with a 16:07.31.
The Connecticut men and women will next travel to Auburn, Alabama, on Dec. 1 and 2 to take part in the U.S. Open hosted by Auburn University, before taking on regional rival UMass in a dual meet on Dec. 9 in Storrs.
MEN'S RESULTS
TEAM SCORING -- 1, North Carolina, 1,113. 2, Pittsburgh, 842. 3, Louisiana State, 609. 4, Virginia Tech, 284. 5, Duke, 159. 6, James Madison, 145. 7, Syracuse, 136. 8, East Carolina, 123. 9, Old Dominion, 117. 10, George Washington, 84. 11, Connecticut, 69. 12, Toledo, 60. 13, UNC-Wilmington, 59. 14, N.C. State, 1.
(All distances in yards)
PRELIMINARIES
200 Backstroke -- 26, Jeff Hammeken (UC), 1:55.82. 30, Craig Orski (UC), 1:56.38. 34, Brian Pordon (UC), 1:57.04. 43, Dave Carlson (UC), 1:58.86.
100 Freestyle -- 27, Marshal Livingstone (UC), 47.04. 31, Dustin Rogers (UC), 47.37. 68, Atti Libertiny (UC), 48.40. 80, Matt Smith (UC), 48.83. 85, Volken Konuralp (UC), 49.09. 88, Dan Levine (UC), 49.44. 96, Brian Pordon (UC), 50.35. 97, Stuart Burns (UC), 50.44. 100, Jeff Wight (UC), 51.29.
200 Breaststroke -- 23, Sean Raffile (UC), 2:09.14. 25, Ofri Brener (UC), 2:09.77. 45, Matt Smith (UC), 2:18.23.
200 Butterfly -- 21, Dave Cohen (UC), 1:53.79. 24, Tim Grimes (UC), 1:54.24. 34, Sean Raffile (UC), 1:58.06. 36, Jim Ciliberto (UC), 1:58.23. 46, Noah Beck (UC), 2:01.14.
FINALS
200 Freestyle Relay -- 13, UC (A), 1:26.08. 29, UC (B), 1:29.71. 32, UC (C), 1:32.28.
200 Individual Medley -- 13, Jeff Hammeken (UC), 1:54.35.
400 Medley Relay -- 14, UC (A), 3:28.95. 27, UC (B), 3:35.84. 28, UC (C), 3:36.45.
200 Medley Relay -- 17, UC (A), 1:36.29. 30, UC (B), 1:40.32.
400 Individual Medley -- 21, Tim Grimes (UC), 4:08.92.
100 Butterfly -- 12, Jeff Hammeken (UC), 51.31.
200 Freestyle -- 18, Dustin Rogers (UC), 1:42.21. 21, Marshal Livingstone (UC), 1:43.27.
100 Breaststroke -- 19, Ofri Brener (UC), 58.66.
100 Backstroke -- 24, Jeff Hammeken (UC), 53.50.
800 Freestyle Relay -- 11, UC (A), 6:59.84. 17, UC (B), 7:03.11. 21, UC (C), 7:06.27.
1,650 Freestyle -- 10, Dave Carlson (UC), 16:05.22. 11, Barry Hoey (UC), 16:07.31. 25, Craig Orski (UC), 16:32.61. 26, Tim Grimes (UC), 16:33.87. 30, Atti Libertiny (UC), 16:58.82. 31, Noah Beck (UC), 17:13.87.
200 Breaststroke -- 22, Sean Raffile (UC), 2:09.51. 23, Ofri Brener (UC), 2:09.59.
200 Butterfly -- 18, Dave Cohen (UC), 1:53.51. 23, Tim Grimes (UC), 1:55.38.
400 Freestyle Relay -- 13, UC (A), 3:08.68. 23, UC (B), 3:14.02. 29, UC (C), 3:21.37.
