ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING
Saturday, January 15, 2000

ETOWN WOMEN DOWN PSU-ALTOONA, 104.5-92.5, MEN FALL, 132-61

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown women’s swimming team ran its record to 5-2 with a 104.5-82.5 victory over Penn State-Altoona Saturday afternoon. The men’s team is now 2-3 following a 132-61 loss to PSU-Altoona.

The women’s team picked up a pair of first place finishes from Brooke Knepper (Williamsport, MD/Williamsport) in the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly with times of 2:05.05 and 1:05.82, respectively.

Sarah Bradley (Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant) also had two victories in the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.41 seconds and in the 100 freestyle with a time of 57.74 seconds. Bradley actually tied for first place in the 100 freestyle with PSU-Altoona’s Katie Ferguson (Lower Burell, PA), who also finished in 57.74.

Lindsay Texter (Lititz, PA/Warwick) was the third Blue Jay with two individual first place finishes. She finished with a top time of 2:23.06 in the 200 individual medley and a meet-best 5:43.87 in the 500 freestyle.

The Etown men’s team did not register a victory in any event, but the Blue Jays did pick up five second place finishes in individual events and two more in relays.

Etown returns to action at home against Washington College Tuesday, January 18. Meet time is 5:30 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Men’s times for Elizabethtown:
PSU-Altoona 132, Elizabethtown 61
200 Medley Relay: 2. Elizabethtown 1:50.91
1000 Free: 3. Robert Sowers 11:52.87, 4. Michael Hyde 12:09.33, 5. J. Rupp 13:16.02
200 Free: 3. Jon Fortin 1:57.47
50 Free: 3. Matt Ostrelich 24.66, 5. Scot MacPherson 28.63, 6. Andrew Rawding 28.64
200 I.M.: 2. Paul Contino 2:13.34, 3. Brian Polaski 2:23.63
100 Fly.: 2. Eric Bicocchi 59.62, 3. Paul Contino 1:00.17
100 Free: 2. Jon Fortin 52.91, 4. Matt Ostrelich 56.46, 6. Andrew Rawding 1:06.08
100 Back: 3. Eric Bicocchi 1:04.06, 4. Scot MacPherson 1:15.42
500 Free: 2. Michael Hyde 5:43.90, 3. Robert Sowers 5:46.74, 4. J. Rupp 6:35.84
100 Breast: 2. Brian Polaski 1:09.34, 4. Andrew Rawding 1:35.91
200 Free Relay: 2. Elizabethtown 1:49.25

Women’s times for Elizabethtown:
Elizabethtown 104.5, PSU-Altoona 82.5
200 Medley Relay: 1. Elizabethtown 2:01.77 (Klaiber, Bradley, Knepper, Texter), 3. Elizabethtown 2:08.01 (Benton, Cumor, Ellis, Sadak)
1000 Free: 2. Emily Hahn 12:45.09, 3. Caitlin Green 12:59.70
200 Free: 1. Brooke Knepper 2:05.05, 3. Laura Barnes 2:27.94, 4. Casey Kieffer 2:44.22
50 Free: 1. Sarah Bradley 26.41, 3. Lauren Thompson 27.63, 4. Tara Sadak 28.47
200 I.M.: 1. Lindsay Texter 2:23.06, 3. Kathryn Thomas 2:34.02, 5. Sarah Klaiber 2:41.73
100 Fly: 1. Brooke Knepper 1:05.82, 3. Kaitlyn Ellis 1:13.68, 5. Laura Barnes 1:18.67
100 Free: 1. Sarah Bradley 57.74, 3. Lauren Thompson 1:02.75, 4. Casey Kieffer 1:12.84
100 Back: 2. Sarah Klaiber 1:06.60, 3. Stacey Benton 1:08.72, 5. Christine Ackermann 1:24.27
500 Free: 1. Linday Texter 5:43.87, 5. Kathryn Thomas 6:02.12
100 Breast: Exhibition only
200 Free Relay: Exhibition only