ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING
Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Etown Swimmers Sweep Penn State-Altoona; Blue Jay Men Get First Win of Season

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College's men's and women's swimming teams swept Penn State-Altoona at home Wednesday night, with the Blue Jay men winning their first meet of the season 74-54 to improve to 1-9, while the Etown women won 102-79 to improve to 5-6 on the season. The Blue Jay women were up 102-59 before they swam exhibition entries rather than competing for points in the final two events.

On the men's side, Brian Thudium (Harleysville, PA/Souderton) won the 200 yard freestyle in 1:56.29, a new team season-best mark by 0.03 of a second. Tim Matlack (Burlington, NJ/Holy Cross) won the 200 yard butterfly in 2:35.65, and Geoff Betz (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) won the 100 yard freestyle in 56.66 seconds. Jason Pino (Broomall, PA/Marple Newton) won the 200 yard backstroke for Etown in 2:24.72, and Thudium took the 200 yard breaststroke in 2:47.77. Also, the 200 yard medley relay team of Pino, Thudium, Matlack and Betz won in 1:57.36.

Keeley Trumbo (Jeffersonville, PA/Great Valley) won both the 200 yard freestyle in 2:07.10 and the 200 yard butterfly in 2:23.80 for the Etown women. Her 200 butterfly time was a new team season-best. Kristen Kuc (Camp Hill, PA/Trinity) took the 50 yard freestyle for Etown in 27.22 seconds, and Jodie Bachman (Turnersville, NJ/Washingtown Twp.) won the 200 yard individual medley in 2:31.55. Stacey Limbach (Harleysville, PA/Souderton) won the 500 yard freestyle in 5:52.50, and the 200 yard medley relay team of Liz Martin (Springfield, PA/Springfield), Christina Blaha (Killingworth, CT/Haddam-Killingworth), Trumbo and Kuc won its event in 2:01.47.

The Elizabethtown College women's swimming team will return to action at home Saturday, January 24 at 1:00 p.m. as the host of Juniata College. The Etown men will not compete, as Juniata does not have a men's swimming program.

At Elizabethtown, Pa.
Men's score: Elizabethtown 74, Penn State-Altoona 54
Men's Event Winners:
200 medley relay: Jason Pino/Brian Thudium/Tim Matlack/Geoff Betz (E) 1:57.36
1000 free: Berkibile (A) 12:14.12
200 free: Brian Thudium (E) 1:56.29
50 free: Young (A) 25.03
200 I.M.: Young (A) 2:37.29
200 fly: Tim Matlack (E) 2:35.65
100 free: Geoff Betz (E) 56.66
200 back: Jason Pino (E) 2:24.72
500 free: Brian Thudium (E) 5:23.45
200 breast: Skvaina (A) 2:45.43
200 free relay: (uncontested)
Women's Score: Elizabethtown 102, Penn State-Altoona 79
Women's Event Winners:
200 medley relay: Liz Martin/Christina Blaha/Keeley Trumbo/Kristen Kuc (E) 2:01.47
1000 free: Johnson (A) 11:38.63
200 free: Keeley Trumbo (E) 2:07.10
50 free: Kristen Kuc (E) 27.22
200 I.M.: Jodie Bachman (E) 2:31.55
200 fly: Keeley Trumbo (E) 2:23.80
100 free: Johnson (A) 59.42
200 back: Karn (A) 2:24.64
500 free: Stacey Limbach (E) 5:52.50
200 breast: Sibel (A) 2:54.07
200 free relay: Swensson/High/McClelland/Knab (A) 2:00.34