Swimming and Diving Completes Third Day of Action at BIG EAST Championships

Day Three Results Part 1, Part 2

Day Two - Story and Results

Day One - Story and Results

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (February 17, 2006) – The University of Connecticut swimming and diving teams wrapped up the third day of competition at the BIG EAST Championships with the men’s team in seventh place (191.5) and the women’s team in sixth place (209).

Several members of the men’s team qualified for their final events on Friday evening. Michael Brocki (Westhampton, N.Y.) started things off finishing 14^th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:41.48. Chris Ferreira (Madison, Conn.) put forth yet another performance for the Huskies this time with a 12^th place finish in the 100 backstroke (51.44). In the 100 breaststroke Tristan Jones (Wanniassa, Australia) and Nick Acquavito (Freeport, N.Y.) both swam the finals with Jones capturing a sixth place finish (55.80) and Acquavito a 15^th place finish (57.49). Sean Hannan (Clifton Park, N.Y.) made his first finals appearance of the meet in the 100 butterfly where he placed 14^th with a time of 50.62. In the 400 IM Mike McNulty (Hartland, Wis.) secured an 11^th place finish for UConn. Ferreira, Jones and McNulty were joined by Abed Kaaki (Ras Tarura, Saudi Arabia) in the 400 medley relay where they finished in seventh place (3:25.77).

Danielle Sanders (Mississauga, Ontario) and Emily Karel (Bethesda, Md.) both made appearances in the finals of the women’s 200 freestyle. Sanders performance was good for a ninth place (1:51.76) while Karel finished in 16^th (1:54.44). The 100 backstroke saw three Huskies in the finals with Ryan Smith (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) finishing in fifth place, Lisa Shelps (Quakertown, Pa.) in 11^th  place and Erin McLaughlin (Woodbridge, Conn.) in 16^th place. Bridget Regan’s (Bensalem, Pa.) time of 4:30.04 secured her a seventh place finish in the 400 IM. The 400 medley relay team consisting of Kristalynn Kempton (Glen Head, N.Y.), Diane Duncheskie (Oreland, Pa.), Karel and Smith produced an eighth place finish with a time of 3:52.76.

Allison Coleman (New Canaan, Conn.) had yet another strong performance finishing fourth in the three meter dive. Teammates Lauren Jacob (Elmira, N.Y.) and Liza Marianni (Cherry Hill, N.J.) also competed in the event with Jacob finishing in ninth and Marianni in 11^th.

Competition at the BIG EAST Championships will wrap up tomorrow at the Nassau Aquatics Center. The preliminaries are scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. and the finals slated for 6:30 p.m.