ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING
Tuesday, January 16, 2007

McDaniel Edges Elizabethtown , 50-45 (Women) and 53-42 (Men)

WESTMINSTER , Md. --- Elizabethtown College’s swimming each dropped to 4-7 overall Tuesday night with narrow road losses to non-conference rival McDaniel College. The McDaniel men edged Elizabethtown 53-42, while the McDaniel women eked out a 50-45 victory over Elizabethtown.

On the women’s side, Elizabethtown competitors won five out of the ten events. Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus) won a pair of individual events, taking the 200 yard freestyle in 2:09.82 and the 100 freestyle in 59.18 seconds. Christine Nutini (Newark, DE/Sanford) won the 50 yard freestyle in 27.15 seconds for Elizabethtown, while Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) won the 200 breaststroke in 2:37.26. The Elizabethtown 200 medley relay team of Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser), Gretchen Geiger, Tara Ison (Lancaster, PA/Hempfield) and Kara Geiger won in 2:04.06.

On the men's side, Christopher Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) won the 500 yard freestyle in 5:06.31, and Matthew Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) won the 50 yard freestyle in 23.45 seconds. The Elizabethtown 200 medley relay team of Miller, Tim Donahue (Hatfield, PA), Drob and Darren DiObilda (Coatesville, PA/Malvern Prep.) won in 1:48.55.

Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Saturday, January 20 at Middle Atlantic Conference rival Juniata College in a 1:00 p.m. meet. Only the women’s team will compete then, as Juniata does not have a men’s team.

at Westminster, Md.
Men’s Team Score: McDaniel 53, Elizabethtown 42
Women’s Team Score: McDaniel 50, Elizabethtown 45
Men’s Event Winners (all distances in yards):
200 medley relay: Christopher Miller/Timothy Donahue/Matthew Drob/Darren DiObilda (E) 1:48.55
1000 free: Scott Cammarata (M) 11:06.29
200 free: Stephen Gomez (M) 1:52.19
50 free: Matthew Drob (E) 23.45
200 IM: Chris Reed (M) 2:07.80
200 fly: Stephen Gomez (M) 2:03.00
100 free: Wes Henry (M) 51.88
200 back: Chris Reed (M) 2:09.66
500 free: Christopher Miller (E) 5:06.31
200 breast: Chris Reed (M) 2:17.67
200 free relay: Stephen Gomez/Scott Cammarata/Mark Yankovich/Wes Henry (M) 1:35.82
Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards):
200 medley relay: Jenny Brizek/Gretchen Geiger/Tara Ison/Kara Geiger (E) 2:04.06
1000 free: Molly Bolek (M) 11:14.88
200 free: Kara Geiger (E) 2:09.82
50 free: Christine Nutini (E) 27.15
200 IM: Molly Bolek (M) 2:23.39
200 fly: Alyssa Romasco (M) 2:34.43
100 free: Kara Geiger (E) 59.18
200 back: Molly Bolek (M) 2:21.69
500 free: Molly Ruane (M) 5:53.47
200 breast: Gretchen Geiger (E) 2:37.26
200 free relay: Katie Doran/Stefanie McCole/Molly Ruane/Kacey Cribbs (M) 1:49.50