ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING
Tuesday, January 14, 2002

Etown Men Defeat Washington College 90-84, Etown Women Fall 131-74

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown's men's swimming team won its second meet of the year with a 90-84 win over Washington College (3-4), while the women's team fell to 3-6 overall with a 131-74 loss to Washington's 8-0 women's team.

The only event winner for the Etown women was Holly Gish (Carlisle, PA/Carlisle), who won both the 200 yard individual medley in 2:22.93 and the 100 yard backstroke in 1:06.80.

In the men's meet, Etown (2-6) started off with an 11-4 lead by winning the 200 medley relay. Etown's team of Garth Semple (Marietta, OH/Mercersburg Academy), Casey Moore (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson), Michael Hyde (Willow Grove, PA/Upper Moreland), and Scott English (Southbury, CT/Pomperaug) won the event in 1:48.52.

However, by the conclusion of the 200 freestyle, Etown had fallen behind, 24-18, to Washington. Etown regained the lead, 33-28, in the 50 freestyle when English and Semple took first and second with times of 22.95 and 24.07, respectively. Etown stretched its lead to 44-35 when Moore won the 200 individual medley in 2:02.29.

Washington cut Etown lead to one, 49-48, by sweeping first and second in the 100 butterfly. Etown struck back by taking first, second, and third in the 100 freestyle to go up 65-50. English won that event in 52.91 seconds.

A Semple victory in the 100 backstroke in 1:01.13 increased Etown's lead to 74-57, and the Blue Jays extended their lead to 83-64 when Moore won the 500 freestyle in 4:58.08. By the end of the 100 breaststroke, Etown held an insurmountable 90-73 lead with just one event to go, the 200 freestyle relay, which Washington swam uncontested.

Elizabethtown returns to action Wednesday, January 16 as host of Middle Atlantic Conference rival Drew. Meet time is 6:00 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, Pa.
Women's Score: Washington College 131, Elizabethtown 74
Event Winners:
200 medley relay: Vanessa Makarewicz, Sam Shaffer, Julie Meirs, Sarah Cooper (W) 1:57.57
1000 free: Stacy Sines (W) 10:57.95
200 free: Pam Vazquez (W) 2:04.10
50 free: Margaret Klag (W) 26.45
200 IM: Holly Gish (E) 2:22.93
100 fly: Emily Rawson (W) 1:02.49
100 free: Sines (W) 56.42
100 back: Gish (E) 1:06.80
500 free: Vazquez (W) 5:33.20
100 breast: Shaffer (W) 1:10.85
200 free relay: Cooper, Hardy, Sirman, Klag (W) 1:48.63

Men's Score: Elizabethtown 90, Washington 84
Event Winners:
200 medley relay: Garth Semple, Casey Moore, Mike Hyde, Scott English (E) 1:48.52
1000 free: Ryan Behles (W) 11:14.97
200 free: Ken Jensen (W) 2:00.08
50 free: English (E) 22.95
200 IM: Moore (E) 2:02.29
100 fly: Pat Cline (W) 57.64
100 free: English (E) 52.91
100 back: Semple (E) 1:01.13
500 free: Moore (E) 4:58.08
100 breast: John Evans (W) 1:04.44
200 free relay: Cline, Behles, Eric Waterman, Blake Craft (W) 1:44.52