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penn state behrend dual recap
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21 School Records Broken In 2007-08
Sports Information
Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: February 26, 2008
GANNON BREAKS 21 SCHOOL RECORDS
DURING 2007-08 SWIMMING CAMPAIGN
KNIGHTS RECORD 65 NEW ALL-TIME TOP-10 PERFORMANCES
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon women’s
and men’s swimming and diving teams recently concluded another great regular
season under second-year head coach Gregg Sarbak. The Golden Knights broke
21 school records and recorded 65 performances that were among the school’s
all-time top 10. The programs missed three more school records by five-tenths
of a second.
Paul Musille (Canton, Ohio/Glen Oak) and Megan Beresford (Greensburg,
Pa./Hempfield Area) will head to the NCAA Division II National Championships
March 12-15 at the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia, Missouri. Musille qualified
in the 50-freestyle, 100-freestyle, and 200-freestyle. Beresford will participate
in the diving prequalifications on March 11 with the top 16 advancing to the
finals.
Three men’s relay teams missed qualifying for the NCAA Division II National
Championships by less than five-tenths of a second. Also, the Golden Knights
recorded nine “B-cut” times throughout the season.
Musille and Beresford accounted for seven of the 21 school records this
season. Musille set new marks in the 50-freestyle (20.88), 100-freestyle
(45.85), and 200-freestyle (1:42.30). Beresford set highs in the one-meter
six dives (227.60), one-meter 11 dives (365.45), three-meter six dives (237.10),
and three-meter 11 dives (383.54).
Ashlee Calandra (Hamburg, N.Y./Frontier), Sarah Lawton (Franklin,
Pa./Franklin), and Michael Piper (Houston, Texas/Clear Lake) recorded
two school records each. Calandra had school-record performances in the 1000-freestyle
(10:33.90) and the 1650-freestyle (17:47.29). Lawton set high marks in the
100 backstroke (1:01.19) and 200 backstroke (2:13.01). Piper produced school
records in the 200 backstroke (1:56.30) and the 400 IM (4:14.23).
Ellie Hess (Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell) added a new mark in the 200
freestyle (1:56.79).
Seven school relay records fell in 2007-08, including all five men’s relay
records. The men’s team broke records in the 200-freestyle (1:23.88, Richie
DiLoreto-John Krakowski-Sean Hazlett-Musille), 400-freestyle (3:06.20, DiLoreto-Krakowski-Joe
Wagner-Musille), 800-freestyle (7:05.03, Mitchel Meighen-Igor Makovey-Wagner-Krakowski),
200-medley (1:33.70, DiLoreto-Connor Wolf-Hazlett-Musille), and 400-medley
(3:29.55, DiLoreto-Wolf-Hazlett-Musille).
Women’s relay records fell in the 800-freestyle (7:56.49, Calandra-Brenna
Pease-Liz Clary-Hess) and the 400-medley (4:06.69, Lawton-Rachel Rzymek-Clary-Calandra).
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updated 2/26/08 by: drt
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