ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING
Friday, February 10, 2006

Elizabethtown Men & Women in Sixth Place through First Day of MAC Championships

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College’s men's and women's swimming teams are both in sixth place through the conclusion of the first day of the three day-long Middle Atlantic Conference Championships in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The Etown women have 69 points, and the Etown men have 59 points. Albright leads on the women's side with 229 points, and Widener leads on the men's side with 260 points.

Five Etown entries -- three on the women's side and two on the men's side -- have thus far earned Second Team All-MAC honors by finishing between fourth and sixth in their respective events.

On the women's side, first-year student Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) placed fourth the conference in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:17.45, her best of the season. The 400 medley relay team of Rachel Halton (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus), Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown), Keeley Trumbo (Chester Springs, PA/Great Valley) and Brizek placed fifth in 4:13.38, also a new season low. The 200 freestyle relay team of Geiger, Trish Lemon (Collegeville, PA/Villa Maria Academy), Tara Ison (Lancaster, PA/Hempfield) and Trumbo placed sixth in 1:47.06, another season low.

On the men's side, the 400 yard medley relay team of Jason Rose (Ft. Washington, PA/Upper Dublin), Brian Thudium (Harleysville, PA/Souderton), Darren DiObilda (Coatesville, PA/Malvern Preparatory) and Geoff Betz (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) placed fifth in 3:48.52, a new season low by nearly 10 seconds. The 200 freestyle relay team of Kevin O'Hara (Collegeville, PA/Methacton), Rose, Betz and Thudium placed sixth in 1:32.96, another new season low.

The MAC Championships will resume at 10:00 a.m. Saturday.

at Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
MAC Championship Results through Friday:
Women's Team Scores: 1. Albright 229; 2. Scranton 154.5; 3. Juniata 131; 4. Widener 120; 5. Lycoming 110.5; 6. Elizabethtown 69; 7. Lebanon Valley 56; 8. Drew 38; 9. FDU-Florham 28; 10. King's 0.
Men's Team Scores: 1. Widener 260; 2. Albright 181; 3. Scranton 124; 4. Lycoming 116; 5. Susquehanna 92; 6. Elizabethtown 59; 7. Lebanon Valley 50; 8. King's 44; 9. FDU-Florham 18; 10. Drew 11.
Etown Women's Results (all distances in yards):
200 free relay: 6. Gretchen Geiger/Trisha Lemon/Tara Ison/Keeley Trumbo 1:47.06
200 individual medley: 4. Jenny Brizek 2:17.45 (2:18.56 prelim)
400 medley relay: 5. Rachel Halton/Gretchen Geiger/Keeley Trumbo/Jenny Brizek 4:13.38
Etown Men's Results (all distances in yards):
200 free relay: 6. Kevin O'Hara/Jason Rose/Geoff Betz/Darren DiObilda 1:32.96
200 individual medley: 13. Daniel McGuigan 2:06.21 (2:07.08 prelim)
50 freestyle: 16. Darren DiObilda 23.42 (23.03 prelim)
400 medley relay: 5. Jason Rose/Brian Thudium/Darren DiObilda/Geoff Betz 3:48.52