Washington and Lee University
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The Washington and Lee men's and women's swimming teams finished up action at the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships on Saturday at the University of Minnesota. As a team, the men tied for 36th overall, while the women finished 48th overall.
Two individuals earned Honorable Mention All-America honors, while the Generals 400 free relay team also grabbed Honorable Mention All-America laurels.
On the men's side, first-year Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) earned Honorable Mention All-American honors in the 200 back by touching in ninth place with a school record time of 1:49.25. Washnock had placed 11th in the prelims with a time of 1:50.49.
The Generals' 400 free relay squad consisting of junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee), first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery), junior Nick Talluri (Mt. Airy, N.C./Mount Airy) and senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) finished 15th overall with a time of 3:04.00 to earn Honorable Mention All-America accolades. The relay finished 12th in the prelims with a time of 3:03.37.
Barnds also swam the 100 free in 46.33 to place 40th and missed the finals qualifying mark.
On the women's side, senior Lindsay Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) also earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the 200 back, placing 11th overall with a time of 2:03.31. She placed 15th in the prelims (2:04.78) earlier in the day.
On the men's side, the Generals' 800 free relay squad consisting of senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell), junior Nick Talluri (Mt. Airy, N.C./Mount Airy), first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee) missed qualifying for the finals after finishing in 17th place in the prelims with a time of 6:50.89.
First-year Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) placed 22nd and missed the finals qualifying mark in the 100 back with a time of 51.60.
For the women, senior Lindsay Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) finished tied for 33rd place and missed qualifying for the finals when she touched in 58.70 in the 100 back.
Action continues on Saturday with the 100 free, 200 back and 400 free relay events.
First-year Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) earned Honorable Mention All-America honors with his finish in the 400 IM event. Washnock set a school record in the prelims (4:01.99) then bettered that record time en route to placing 13th overall in the finals with a time of 4:01.60.
The Generals' 400 medley relay squad consisting of Washnock, senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell), first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee) finished 17th in the prelims with a school-record time of 3:26.29. They are the first alternate for the finals and will be selected to compete should another relay team choose not to participate.
The 200 free relay team of Barnds, Brian Stirling, junior Nick Talluri (Mt. Airy, N.C./Mount Airy) and Crook also narrowly missed qualifying for the finals after placing 20th overall in the prelims with a time of 1:24.59.
In other preliminary events on Thursday, Brian Stirling finished 31st in the 100 fly with a time of 50.85, while Crook placed 44th in the 200 free with time of 1:43.03. Both will not compete in the finals.
Action continues on Friday with the 200 fly, 100 back, 100 breast and 800 free relay events.
The Generals set three school records and tied another en route to leading the event after day one with 278 points. Randolph-Macon is in second place with 190 points and Sweet Briar is third with 115 points.
Junior Jenna Worsham (Cumming, Ga./Wesleyan School) led the way for W&L by tying the school record in the 200 IM and swimming on the record-setting 200 free and 400 medley relay teams. Worsham won the 200 IM with a time of 2:12.60, tying the school record that was set in 1993. The 200 free relay team completed in 1:38.17, setting a W&L, ODAC and meet record, while the 400 medley relay team also set a W&L, ODAC and meet record (4:00.28).
Senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake), first-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenberg) joined Worsham on the 200 free relay team.
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) led off the 400 medley relay team with a school and ODAC record in the 100 back (58.08). She was followed in the event by Fredericks, Miata and Worsham.
First-year Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep) won the 500 free (5:13.10), while sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) finished second in the same event with a time of 5:14.71.
Fredericks and senior Susan Mahoney (Richmond, Va./St. Catherine's) finished second (2:12.81) and third (2:13.01), respectively in the 200 IM, while Miata finished second (24.82) and Simpson (25.00) finished third in the 50 free.
Second day action continues on Saturday morning.
Senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) had a stellar meet for the W&L men (11-2), winning three individual events on the day. He touched first in the 200 free with a time of 1:45.26, won the 500 free with a time of 4:50.02 and also emerged with a win in the 200 IM (1:59.60).
Additionally, junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kansas/Shawnee) won the 50 free (22.16) and led off the winning 200 free relay team that finished in 1:26.82. He was joined on the team by first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery), senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./George Walton) and junior Nick Talluri (Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy).
For the W&L women (9-6), first-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) led the way with a first-place finish in the 100 fly (1:03.38), while also competing on the winning 200 free relay squad that finished in 1:43.96. Senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) led off the relay and was joined by Fredericks and juniors Jenna Worsham (Cumming, Ga./Wesleyan School) and Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg).
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) won the 100 back (1:01.55), while first-year Katie Salvati (Roselle Park, N.J./Mount Saint Mary Academy) touched first in the 400 IM (4:56.59).
The Washington and Lee men will return to action on Feb. 11-14 as they compete in the Bluegrass Mountain Championships held in Charlotte, N.C. The women return to the pool on Feb. 13-15 at the ODAC Championships held at Radford University.
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee swimming teams were both in action on Saturday as the Generals hosted Gettysburg College for a dual meet. The W&L men won, 159-100, while the women were victorious for the first-time ever against the Bullets, 135-127.
The women were again led by the exploits of senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School), who won two individual events and swam on a winning relay team. Strachan won the 200 back with a time of 2:09.53 that broke a 26-year old pool record. She also won the 100 back (1:01.53) and led off the winning 200 medley relay squad that finished in 1:53.78. She was joined on the team by junior Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett), senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg).
Other first-place finishers for the Generals included Bazzel, Miata and first-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York). Bazzel touched first in the 100 breast (1:09.75), Miata won the 50 free (25.83) and Fredericks finished first in the 200 breast (2:30.62).
For the men, senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) led the way with a pair of first-place individual showings and a pair of first-place finishes on relay teams. He won the 100 free (48.18) and 200 IM (2:01.98) and also swam on the winning 200 medley (1:40.31) and 200 free (1:31.92) relay teams. He was joined on both relay squads by seniors Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./Walton), Chris Diebold (Platte City, Mo./Landsdale Catholic) senior Matt Anderson (Richmond, Va. / St. Christopher's).
Additionally, juniors Nick Talluri (Mount Airy, N.C. / Mount Airy), Winston Stagg (Midlothian, Va. / Governor's School), Ian Childers (Ona, W. Va. / Greater Latrobe) and Dan Austin (Terrace Park, Ohio / Mariemont), sophomore Dorsey Terry (Gibbstown, N.J. / Salesianum) and first-years Ben Absher (Knoxville, Tenn./Christian Academy) and Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery) all won a event for the Generals. Talluri placed first in the 200 free (1:48.47), Stagg touched first in the 200 fly (2:01.62), Childers won the 200 breast (2:16.53), Austin finished first in the 500 free (5:01.42), Terry won the 100 fly (55.39), Absher placed first in the 1000 free (10:28.32) and Stirling touched first in the 50 free (22.29).
Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it travels to Marymount for a 2:00 pm dual meet.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swimming teams were in action on Saturday afternoon in a tri-match held at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center. Both the men and women defeated Catawba and Ashland and both fell to Wingate. Team scores were unavailable.
The W&L men (9-1) were led by senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell), who won the 200 free with an NCAA “B” cut time of 1:42.59, won the 500 free (4:47.27), finished third in the 200 IM (1:56.91) and swam a leg on the third-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:38.24. He was joined on the relay team by senior Chris Diebold (Platte City, Mo./Lansdale Catholic), first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee).
Junior Dan Austin (Terrace Park, Ohio/Mariemont) placed second in the 1000 free (10:09.19), while Diebold finished third in both the 200 free (1:46.88) and 500 free (4:56.26). Senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./Walton) placed third in the 100 back (55.02) and the 200 back (1:58.86).
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) led the women with a first-place finish in the 200 back (2:10.27) and a third-place finish in the 100 back (1:01.77). She also swam on the second-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:54.53. She was joined by junior Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett), senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake), and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg).
First-year Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep) won the 500 free (5:21.62) and finished second in the 200 free (2:00.58), while sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) placed second in the 500 free (5:23.25). Senior Susan Mahoney (Richmond, Va./St. Catherines) added a second-place finish in the 200 IM (2:15.81).
Both the W&L men and women will be in action again on Jan. 17 as they host Gettysburg for a 2:00 pm dual meet.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swimming teams were in action on Saturday afternoon in a tri-match held at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center. Both the men and women defeated Catawba and Ashland and both fell to Wingate.
The W&L men (9-1) were led by senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell), who won the 200 free with an NCAA “B” cut time of 1:42.59, won the 500 free (4:47.27), finished third in the 200 IM (1:56.91) and swam a leg on the third-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:38.24. He was joined on the relay team by senior Chris Diebold (Platte City, Mo./Lansdale Catholic), first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee).
Junior Dan Austin (Terrace Park, Ohio/Mariemont) placed second in the 1000 free (10:09.19), while Diebold finished third in both the 200 free (1:46.88) and 500 free (4:56.26). Senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./Walton) placed third in the 100 back (55.02) and the 200 back (1:58.86).
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) led the women with a first-place finish in the 200 back (2:10.27) and a third-place finish in the 100 back (1:01.77). She also swam on the second-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:54.53. She was joined by junior Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett), senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake), and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg).
First-year Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep) won the 500 free (5:21.62) and finished second in the 200 free (2:00.58), while sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) placed second in the 500 free (5:23.25). Senior Susan Mahoney (Richmond, Va./St. Catherines) added a second-place finish in the 200 IM (2:15.81).
Both the W&L men and women will be in action again on Jan. 17 as they host Gettysburg for a 2:00 pm dual meet.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swimming teams were in action on Saturday afternoon in a tri-match held at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center. Both the men and women defeated Catawba and Ashland and both fell to Wingate.
The W&L men (9-1) were led by senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell), who won the 200 free with an NCAA “B” cut time of 1:42.59, won the 500 free (4:47.27), finished third in the 200 IM (1:56.91) and swam a leg on the third-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:38.24. He was joined on the relay team by senior Chris Diebold (Platte City, Mo./Lansdale Catholic), first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee).
Junior Dan Austin (Terrace Park, Ohio/Mariemont) placed second in the 1000 free (10:09.19), while Diebold finished third in both the 200 free (1:46.88) and 500 free (4:56.26). Senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./Walton) placed third in the 100 back (55.02) and the 200 back (1:58.86).
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) led the women with a first-place finish in the 200 back (2:10.27) and a third-place finish in the 100 back (1:01.77). She also swam on the second-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:54.53. She was joined by junior Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett), senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake), and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg).
First-year Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep) won the 500 free (5:21.62) and finished second in the 200 free (2:00.58), while sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) placed second in the 500 free (5:23.25). Senior Susan Mahoney (Richmond, Va./St. Catherines) added a second-place finish in the 200 IM (2:15.81).
Both the W&L men and women will be in action again on Jan. 17 as they host Gettysburg for a 2:00 pm dual meet.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Washington and Lee swimming teams wrapped up competition on Monday evening at the Finis Collegiate Invite. The Generals won the men’s team title, while the women finished second overall.
The men totaled 1919.0 points to better UC Santa Cruz, who placed second with 1633.5 points. On the women's side, Santa Cruz took the team title with 1682.0 points, while W&L totaled 1210.0 points to finish second.
Senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) spearheaded the men’s team effort by winning the 200 IM with an NCAA “B” cut time of 1:54.53 and swimming the 500 free in an NCAA “B” cut time of 4:36.24. He also swam the anchor leg on both the winning 200 free relay (1:25.31) and 400 medley relay (3:34.40) teams.
Crook was joined on the 200 free relay team by senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./Walton), junior Nick Talluri (Mount Airy, N.C. / Mount Airy) and junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kansas/Shawnee), while Tatman and first-years Robert Grattan (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal) and Jeff Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) teamed with Crook on the 400 medley relay squad.
Also for the men, Talluri won the 50 free with a time of 21.55 and first-year Ryan Hartman (Yorktown, Va./Grafton), junior Winston Stagg (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) and Barnds all produced runner-up finishes. Hartman finished second in the 500 free (4:45.02), Stagg was second in the 200 IM (1:59.34) and Barnds finished second behind Talluri in the 50 free with a time of 21.64.
For the W&L women, senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) continued to have an impressive showing on Monday, notching a school-record, ODAC-record and NCAA “B” cut time in a 200 back time trial (2:06.66). She also led off the 400 medley relay team that touched the wall first with a school-record time of 4:03.27. Junior Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett), senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) joined Strachan on the winning relay team.
Miata also took first place in the 50 free with a time of 25.06, while first-year Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep) and senior Susan Mahoney (Richmond, Va./St. Catherines) also took home first place honors. Starnes won the 500 free (5:21.42) and Mahoney won the 200 IM (2:14.32).
Also for the women, sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) finished as the runner-up in the 500 free (5:22.99), junior Jenna Worsham (Cumming, Ga./Wesleyan School) placed second in the 200 IM (2:16.85) and Simpson placed second in the 50 free (25.60).
The Generals will now break for the holidays before returning to action on Jan. 10 against Wingate, Catawba and Ashland at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center near Charlotte, N.C.
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The Washington and Lee swimming teams were in action again on Sunday evening at the Finis Collegiate Invitational. With one day of competition remaining, the W&L men reside in third place out of 10 teams, while the women are fourth out of 11 teams.
On the men's side, UC Santa Cruz leads the way with 1433.5 points, followed by Fresno Pacific with 1261.5 points and Washington and Lee (1169.0). The Banana Slugs also lead the women's competition with 1590.0 points. Fresno Pacific is second with 839.5 points, followed by Cal State-Bakersfield (839.0) and W&L (674).
The W&L men were paced by senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./Walton), who finished third in the 200 back with an NCAA "B" cut time of 1:54.11 and first-year Ryan Hartman (Yorktown, Va./Grafton), who placed second in the 200 fly with a time of 1:55.21.
The 400 free relay team of junior Nick Talluri (Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy), senior Chris Diebold (Platte City, Mo./Landsdale Catholic), junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kansas/Shawnee) and senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) placed third overall (3:11.16), while first-years Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) and Robert Grattan (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal) both finished fourth in their respective events. Washnock completed the 200 back in 1:55.64 and Grattan finished the 200 breast in 2:13.97.
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) had another strong day for the W&L women, winning the 200 back with a school-record and NCAA "B" cut time of 2:07.04. The time also ties the ODAC record.
The Generals' 400 free relay team comprised of first-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York), junior Jenna Worsham (Cumming, Ga./Wesleyan School), first-year Jocelyn Cassada (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) also tallied a school record, finishing in third place with a time of 3:41.43.
Other top finishers for the women were sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier), who placed sixth in the 1650 free (18:32.57) and first-year Brielle Weinstein (Summerville, S.C./Pinewood Prep), who placed sixth in the 200 back (2:16.09).
Washington and Lee will complete action in the Finis Intercollegiate with the final day of competition on Monday evening.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swimming teams were in action on Saturday evening at the Finis Collegiate Invitational.
After participating in just one of the two days contested thus far, the W&L men are fourth out of nine teams, while the women are sixth out of 11 squads.
Leading the way for the men was senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell), who finished third in the 200 free with an NCAA “B” cut time of 1:40.36 and swam a leg of the 200 medley relay that finished second overall (1:37.09) and participated on the 800 free relay team that placed third overall (6:53.95). He was joined on the 200 relay team by junior Winston Stagg (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School), first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kansas/Shawnee), while his teammates on the 800 relay team were senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./Walton), senior Chris Diebold (Platte City, Mo./Landsdale Catholic) and first-year Ryan Hartman (Yorktown, Va./Grafton).
First-year Jeff Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) finished as the runner-up in the 100 fly with a time of 52.10, while classmate Robert Grattan (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal) placed second in the 100 breast (1:00.51).
For the W&L women, senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) led the way with a second place finish in the 100 back with an NCAA “B” cut and school-record time of 59.20.
The 800 free relay team of first-year Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep), senior Susan Mahoney (Richmond, Va./St. Catherines), first-year Jocelyn Cassada (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) also set a school record (8:05.73) in finishing fourth overall.
Other individual leaders for the women were Mahoney, who placed third in the 400 IM with a time of 4:45.85 and Starnes, who placed fifth in the 200 free with a time of 1:58.11. Senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) also finished eighth in the 100 fly with a time of 1:01.81.
Finis Invitational action continues on Sunday afternoon with the third day of competition.
LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Washington and Lee swimming teams were in action on Saturday afternoon at the Franklin & Marshall Quad Dual meet. The W&L men finished 3-0 with wins over Carnegie Mellon (156.5-105.5), Franklin & Marshall (201-61) and Rochester (199-63). The W&L women went 2-1 on the day, defeating F&M (173-89) and Rochester (182-80) and falling to CMU (137-125).
The W&L men (7-0) were led by senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell), who won three individual events and was part of one winning relay team. Crook won the 200 free (1:43.60), the 500 free (4:42.72) and the 200 IM (1:59.31). He also swam on the winning 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:38.56.
Junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee) recorded one individual first-place finish and was a member of two winning relay teams. Barnds touched first in the 50 free in a time of 21.89 and was also victorious in the 200 medley and 400 free relay (3:14.09) teams.
Junior Nick Talluri (Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy) won the 100 free (48.44) and swam a leg on the winning 400 free relay, while junior Josh Gonzalez (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) finished first in the 200 butterfly (1:58.58).
First-years Jeff Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) also notched first-place finishes. Stirling touched first in the 100 butterfly (52.74), while Washnock won the 200 back in a time of 1:56.19.
The W&L women (5-4) were paced by first-year Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep), who recorded a first-place finish in the 200 free (1:59.62) and also swam a leg on the 400 free relay team (3:44.89) that finished second.
First-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) won the 200 breast (2:31.47) and finished second in the 200 IM (2:18.46), while senior Jule Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) touched first in the 100 fly in a time of 1:01.95.
Junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) placed second in the 100 free (55.98) and swam a leg on the 400 free relay team, while senior Lindsay Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) and junior Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) wrapped up the Generals' leaders with second-place finishes. Strachan placed second in the 200 back (2:09.28), while Bazzel notched a second-place mark in the 100 breast (1:09.01).
The W&L swimming teams return to the pool on Dec. 13, 14 and 15 at the Cal-Lutheran Invitational.
LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Washington and Lee swimming teams were in action on Saturday afternoon at the Franklin & Marshall Quad Dual meet. The W&L men finished 3-0 with wins over Carnegie Mellon (156.5-105.5), Franklin & Marshall (201-61) and Rochester (199-63). The W&L women went 2-1 on the day, defeating F&M (173-89) and Rochester (182-80) and falling to CMU (137-125).
The W&L men (7-0) were led by senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell), who won three individual events and was part of one winning relay team. Crook won the 200 free (1:43.60), the 500 free (4:42.72) and the 200 IM (1:59.31). He also swam on the winning 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:38.56.
Junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee) recorded one individual first-place finish and was a member of two winning relay teams. Barnds touched first in the 50 free in a time of 21.89 and was also victorious in the 200 medley and 400 free relay (3:14.09) teams.
Junior Nick Talluri (Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy) won the 100 free (48.44) and swam a leg on the winning 400 free relay, while junior Josh Gonzalez (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) finished first in the 200 butterfly (1:58.58).
First-years Jeff Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) also notched first-place finishes. Stirling touched first in the 100 butterfly (52.74), while Washnock won the 200 back in a time of 1:56.19.
The W&L women (5-4) were paced by first-year Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep), who recorded a first-place finish in the 200 free (1:59.62) and also swam a leg on the 400 free relay team (3:44.89) that finished second.
First-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) won the 200 breast (2:31.47) and finished second in the 200 IM (2:18.46), while senior Jule Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) touched first in the 100 fly in a time of 1:01.95.
Junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) placed second in the 100 free (55.98) and swam a leg on the 400 free relay team, while senior Lindsay Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) and junior Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) wrapped up the Generals' leaders with second-place finishes. Strachan placed second in the 200 back (2:09.28), while Bazzel notched a second-place mark in the 100 breast (1:09.01).
The W&L swimming teams return to the pool on Dec. 13, 14 and 15 at the Cal-Lutheran Invitational.
LANCASTER, Pa. -- The Washington and Lee swimming teams were in action on Saturday afternoon at the Franklin & Marshall Quad Dual meet. The W&L men finished 3-0 with wins over Carnegie Mellon (156.5-105.5), Franklin & Marshall (201-61) and Rochester (199-63). The W&L women went 2-1 on the day, defeating F&M (173-89) and Rochester (182-80) and falling to CMU (137-125).
The W&L men (7-0) were led by senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell), who won three individual events and was part of one winning relay team. Crook won the 200 free (1:43.60), the 500 free (4:42.72) and the 200 IM (1:59.31). He also swam on the winning 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:38.56.
Junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee) recorded one individual first-place finish and was a member of two winning relay teams. Barnds touched first in the 50 free in a time of 21.89 and was also victorious in the 200 medley and 400 free relay (3:14.09) teams.
Junior Nick Talluri (Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy) won the 100 free (48.44) and swam a leg on the winning 400 free relay, while junior Josh Gonzalez (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) finished first in the 200 butterfly (1:58.58).
First-years Jeff Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) also notched first-place finishes. Stirling touched first in the 100 butterfly (52.74), while Washnock won the 200 back in a time of 1:56.19.
The W&L women (5-4) were paced by first-year Elizabeth Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep), who recorded a first-place finish in the 200 free (1:59.62) and also swam a leg on the 400 free relay team (3:44.89) that finished second.
First-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) won the 200 breast (2:31.47) and finished second in the 200 IM (2:18.46), while senior Jule Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) touched first in the 100 fly in a time of 1:01.95.
Junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) placed second in the 100 free (55.98) and swam a leg on the 400 free relay team, while senior Lindsay Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor's School) and junior Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) wrapped up the Generals' leaders with second-place finishes. Strachan placed second in the 200 back (2:09.28), while Bazzel notched a second-place mark in the 100 breast (1:09.01).
The W&L swimming teams return to the pool on Dec. 13, 14 and 15 at the Cal-Lutheran Invitational.
SWEET BRIAR, Va. -- The W&L women’s swimming team, competing for the second day in a row, defeated ODAC-foe Sweet Briar, 151-101, on Saturday afternoon at Prothro Natatorium.
The Generals improved to 3-3 on the season and 2-0 in the ODAC, while SBC fell to 2-3 on the season and 0-2 in the ODAC.
Washington and Lee received wins from both the 400 medley relay team and the 400 free relay in addition to taking the top-three places in both the 800 free and the 100 back on its way to victory.
Seniors Lindsay Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) and Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake), junior Jenna Worsham (Cumming, Ga./Welseyan) and first-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) combined to win the 400 medley relay in a time of 4:43.67.
In the 400 free relay it was Strachan, Fredericks, junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) and first-year Jocelyn Cassada (Charlotte, N.C./Country Day) winning in 4:15.88.
Cassada, Simpson, and junior Lynn Bazzel (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) went 1-2-3 in the 800 free with times of 10:02.41, 10:12.48 and 10:12.53, respectively. In the 100 back it was sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier), senior Susan Mahoney (Richmond, Va./St. Catherine’s) and first-year Joan Hudak (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet) finishing 1-2-3 in 1:13.89, 1:17.69 and 1:18.54, respectively.
The W&L women are off until November 22, when they take on Franklin & Marshall, Carnegie Mellon and Rochester at F&M. The meet is set to begin at 11:00 am.
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee women’s swimming team defeated Randolph-Macon, 156-102, in a dual meet held at Cy Twombly Pool on Friday evening.
First-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) led the W&L women as she tallied three first-place finishes. Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School), junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) and first-year Lauren Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Prep) won two events each.
Fredericks took the 100 breast (1:10.20), the 200 breast (2:31.62) and the 200 IM (2:17.57). Strachan was victorious in the 100 and 200 back with times of 1:01.71 and 2:11.84, respectively.
Simpson and Starnes combined to win four of the five freestyle events as Starnes took the 200 (2:00.10) and 500 (5:21.48) and Simpson captured the 50 (26.10) and 100 (56.59).
Sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) completed W&L’s sweep of the freestyle events as she captured the 1000 free in 11:06.91.
W&L returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Sweet Briar for a 1:00 pm meet.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The W&L men’s and women’s swim teams were in action on Saturday afternoon, taking on Centre and DePauw in a meet held on the campus of the University of Louisville. The men came away with a pair of victories, while the women came up just short.
The men’s team posted a 192-92 win over Centre and defeated DePauw 155-139 to improve to 4-0 early in the season. The W&L women fell 155-116 to Centre and 166-112 to DePauw.
Senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) headlined the event winners for the Generals as he notched three wins on the day. Crook captured the 200 free (1:43.94), the 500 free (4:53.65) and the 200 IM (1:56.44).
Joining Crook on the podium, was a quartet of first-years as Brad Harder (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) won the 100 back (54.72) Ryan Hartman (Yorktown, Va./Grafton) took the 200 fly (1:58.57), Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) captured the 100 fly (52.96) and Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) captured the 200 back in 1:58.13.
Junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee South) also won for the Generals, taking the 50 free in 22.24.
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School), the reigning ODAC Swimmer of the Year, led the W&L women’s team as she took the 200 back in 2:13.58 and placed second in the 100 back with a time of 2:13.58. First-year Lauren Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Preparatory) was a winner in the 500 free (5:20.30) and took second in the 1000 free (11:03.82). Junior Lynn Bazzell (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) added a second-place finish in the 200 breast with a time of 3:32.02.
But, it was first-year Kate Gibbs (Midothian, Va./Clover Hill) who provided the real highlight for the women’s team. Gibbs set a new Adapted American Swimming Record in the S9 classification of the 200 fly for a single-arm amputee as she notched a time of 2:31.29.
The women’s swim team returns to the pool on Friday when it hosts Randolph-Macon in an ODAC meet, while the men are off until the Emory Invitational on November 15.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The W&L men’s and women’s swim teams were in action on Saturday afternoon, taking on Centre and DePauw in a meet held on the campus of the University of Louisville. The men came away with a pair of victories, while the women came up just short.
The men’s team posted a 192-92 win over Centre and defeated DePauw 155-139 to improve to 4-0 early in the season. The W&L women fell 155-116 to Centre and 166-112 to DePauw.
Senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) headlined the event winners for the Generals as he notched three wins on the day. Crook captured the 200 free (1:43.94), the 500 free (4:53.65) and the 200 IM (1:56.44).
Joining Crook on the podium, was a quartet of first-years as Brad Harder (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) won the 100 back (54.72) Ryan Hartman (Yorktown, Va./Grafton) took the 200 fly (1:58.57), Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) captured the 100 fly (52.96) and Chris Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) captured the 200 back in 1:58.13.
Junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee South) also won for the Generals, taking the 50 free in 22.24.
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School), the reigning ODAC Swimmer of the Year, led the W&L women’s team as she took the 200 back in 2:13.58 and placed second in the 100 back with a time of 2:13.58. First-year Lauren Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Preparatory) was a winner in the 500 free (5:20.30) and took second in the 1000 free (11:03.82). Junior Lynn Bazzell (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) added a second-place finish in the 200 breast with a time of 3:32.02.
But, it was first-year Kate Gibbs (Midothian, Va./Clover Hill) who provided the real highlight for the women’s team. Gibbs set a new Adapted American Swimming Record in the S9 classification of the 200 fly for a single-arm amputee as she notched a time of 2:31.29.
The women’s swim team returns to the pool on Friday when it hosts Randolph-Macon in an ODAC meet, while the men are off until the Emory Invitational on November 15.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The W&L men’s and women’s swim teams took part in a dual meet with Transylvania on Friday evening and both teams came away with victories. The men improved to 2-0 with a 127-76 win, while the women evened their ledger at 1-1 with a 116-89 triumph.
First-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) was a double-winner for the women as she took the 100 breast in a school-record time of 1:08.96 and the 200 IM with a time of 2:16.47.
Also winning for the Generals were seniors Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) in the 100 back (1:03.26) and Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) in the 100 fly (1:02.81). Sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) was a winner in the 500 free, touching in 5:26.38, while classmate Lauren Starnes (Harrison, Tenn./Girls Preparatory) won the 1000 free in 11:07.99.
The W&L women also received one relay win as the 200 medley team of Strachan, Fredericks, Miata and junior Jenna Worsham (Cumming, Ga./Wesleyan School) recorded a 1:55.32 on its way to victory.
On the men’s side, junior Nick Talluri (Mount Airy, N.C./Mount Airy) recorded an individual win and was a part of two winning relays to lead the Generals to their second win in as many chances.
Talluri won the 100 free in 49.73 and teamed with first-years Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery) and Bradley Harder (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) and junior Winston Stagg (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) to take the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:40.40. The 200 free relay won with a time of 1:30.05 and consisted of Talluri, Stirling, senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./George Walton) and junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee South).
Barnds was an individual winner in the 50 free (22.68), and was clocked at 1:03.12 in taking the 100 breast. Senior Paul Crook (Nashville, Tenn./Montgomery Bell) recorded a time of 10:28.93 in winning the 1000 free. First-year Ryan Hartman (Yorktown, Va./Grafton) won the 200 free with a time of 1:48.58 and sophomore Brandon Wilder (Suffolk, Va./Nansemond-Suffolk Academy) rounded out the winners for W&L with a victory in the 100 fly (55.19).
Both the men’s and women’s teams are in action on Saturday in a tri-meet with DePauw and Centre. The meet, which is being held at the University of Louisville, is set to begin at 1:00 pm.
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The W&L Women’s swimming team took first in all 10 events as the Generals posted a team score of 662 to take the ODAC Fall Relays on Saturday.
Randolph-Macon was the Generals’ nearest competitor, totaling 506 points. Sweet Briar (444), Bridgewater (424) and Emory & Henry (238) rounded out the Top 5.
Senior Julianne Miata (Valhalla, N.Y./Westlake) and junior Sarah Simpson (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) led the Generals to the team win as each participated on five winning relay teams. Senior Lindsey Strachan (Richmond, Va./Governor’s School) and junior Jenna Worsham (Cumming, Ga./Wesleyan School) each had a hand on four winning teams.
Wins for W&L included; Simpson and Miata teaming with first-year Kate Salvati (Roselle Park, N.J./Mt. St. Mary) to win the 150 yard butterfly relay in a time of 1:25.14. Simpson and Miata, as well as Worsham and first-year Lauren Starnes comprised the 400 free relay that won in 3:47.83. Simpson, Worsham and Starnes were then joined by sophomore Tess Hayden (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) to win the 500 free relay with a time of 5:02.49.
Strachan also had a hand in the 150 backstroke relay along with first-years Jocelyn Cassada (Charlotte, N.C./Country Day) and Brielle Weinstein (Summerville, S.C./Pinewood Prep), as they clocked a 1:28.47 in victory.
Miata, Simpson and Strachan swam with junior Lynn Bazzell (Atlanta, Ga./Lovett) to take first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:56.90.
Both the men’s and women’s teams are in action on Friday when they travel to Transylvania for a 7:30 pm meet.
ODAC Fall Relays
Washington and Lee - 661 points
Randolph-Macon - 506 S
weet Briar - 444
Bridgewater - 424
Emory & Henry - 238
Guilford - 226
Randolph - 206
Hollins - 192
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s swimming teams split with visiting Mary Washington to open the 2008-09 season. The W&L men came away 170-92 winners, while the women fell 152-110.
10 event victories (eight individual, two relays) highlighted what was a solid opening meet for the W&L men’s swim team.
Junior Winston Stagg (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) won both the 100 breast (1:02.79) and the 200 breast (2:18.65) as well as taking part in the 200 medley relay that won with a time of 1:38.53 to lead the Generals. Joining Stagg on the medley relay team were first-year Brian Stirling (Skillman, N.J./Montgomery), junior Brandon Barnds (Mission Hills, Kan./Shawnee) and senior Paul Crook (Nashville Tenn./Montgomery Bell). The team of Crook, Stirling, senior Brett Tatman (Marietta, Ga./George Walton) and first-year Bradley Harder (Redding, Conn./Joel Barlow) captured the 400 free relay in a time of 3:18.67.
Other individual winners for the men included junior Dan Austin (Terrace Park, Ohio/Mariemount) in the 1000 free (10:19.51), Crook in the 200 free (1:44.15) and the 500 free (4:47.99), Harder in the 100 back (55.52), first-year Ryan Hartman (Yorktown, Va./Grafton) in the 200 butterfly (2:00.66), first-year Christopher Washnock (Greer, S.C./Greenville) taking the 200 back in 1:59.61.
On the women’s side, first-year Dana Fredericks (Yorktown, Va./York) was a two-time winner in her college debut. Fredericks took the 100 breast in 1:10.41 and followed that up with a win in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:18.25.
Senior Lindsey Strachan (Midlothian, Va./Governor’s School) was also an individual winner for the women, taking the 200 back in 2:13.80.
The women are in action next Saturday when they host the ODAC Fall Invitational, while the men return to the pool on October 31, when they travel to Transylvania.