NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz women’s swimming team captured its fourth straight Long and Short Relays team title on Saturday at the Elting Natatorium.
New Paltz has lost this meet only once, in 1995, when Oswego edged the Hawks by two points. Victories in the 200 yard Medley and 4 x 50 yard Breaststroke Relays on Saturday helped hold off the second-place Lakers.
New Paltz hosts Hartwick next Saturday at 1 p.m.
DAY 2 RESULTS (WOMEN) ***FINAL***
200 yd. Medley Relay: 1. New Paltz (Lisa Elovsky, Erin Lalor, Christine Foster, Kyle Henzler) — 2:00.36 2. Oswego (Beth Chmielowiec, Leigh DeRue, Katie Hentze, Kellie Winters) — 2:00.41 3. Plattsburgh (Katie Flanagan, Jean Larson, Melissa Robinson, Lesley Crawford) — 2:06.58 4. Potsdam (Lisa Engstrom, Vicki Brown, Nicole Moreau, Katie Bartenstein) — 2:14.99 5. Coast Guard (Rebecca Burdick, Darby Schlaht, Caroline Snipes, Carly Reeve) — 2:15.59
4 x 50 yd. Backstroke Relay: 1. Oswego (Noli Douglas, Jenna Christiansen, Kara Thines, Kristen O’Connell) — 2:04.69 2. New Paltz (Molly Soule, Jessica Craine, Jillian Sabine, Lisa Elovsky) — 2:02.20 *** 3. Potsdam (Vicki Brown, Stephanie Bush, Nicole Moreau, Leslie Stockton) — 2:10.61 4. Plattsburgh (Katie Flanagan, Jen Pettis, Margo Weisman, Jessica Bull) — 2:16.20 5. Coast Guard (Gina Neese, Joyce Dietrich, Sarah Salazar, Rachel DiGaudio) — 2:22.69 *** New Paltz was disqualified in the finals, so the time listed is from the first heat
4 x 50 yd. Breaststroke Relay: 1. New Paltz (Erin Lalor, Scarlet Duba, Lily Yeung, Christine Foster) — 2:18.43 2. Plattsburgh (Jean Lawson, Amy Perry, Lesley Crawford, Alayne Galbreath) — 2:23.94 3. Oswego (Leigh DeRue, Jill Marshall, Lisa Vergoni, Meghan Ahrens) — 2:28.81 4. Potsdam (Laura Steigerwald, Michelle Clark, Nicole Marshall, Kathleen Broderick) — 2:31.32 5. Coast Guard (Darby Schlaht, Vanessa Martin, Allison Klenk, Sarah Salazar) — 2:34.86
4 x 50 yd. Butterfly Relay: 1. Oswego (Noli Douglas, Katie Hentze, Cassandra Ezyk, Jill Marshall) — 2:00.52 *** 2. New Paltz (Meghan O’Brien, Jacquie Edelman, Lily Yeung, Kathryn Brodfuehrer) — 2:03.05 3. Potsdam (Leslie Stockton, Katie Townsend, Nicole Moreau, Stephanie Bush) — 2:28.81 4. Plattsburgh (Melissa Robinson, Amy Parry, Margo Weisman, Jen Pettis) — 2:31.32 5. Coast Guard (Carly Reeve, Gina Neese, Allison Klenk, Rachel DiGaudio) — 2:34.86 *** New Meet Record (previous record: Oswego’98 — 2:01.54)
200 yd. Freestyle Relay: 1. Oswego (Kellie Winters, KaraThines, Jenna Christiansen, Beth Chmielowiec) — 1:47.59 2. New Paltz (Molly Soule, Allison Hand, Kirstin Lemme, Kyle Henzler) — 1:48.14 3. Coast Guard (Rebecca Albert, Carla Longanecker, Kate Hutchto, Joyce Dietrich) — 2:17.31 4. Potsdam (Kathleen Broderick, Lisa Engstrom, Marianne, McAllister, Karen Vito) — 2:25.31 DQ. Plattsburgh (Alayne Galbreath, Melissa Colf, Rebecca Castro, Jessica Bull) — 2:06.18
Final Standings: 1. New Paltz 50 pts. 2. Oswego 43 3. (t) Plattsburgh 24 Potsdam 24 5. Coast Guard 11
NOTE: Day 2 was swam in two sessions. All teams competed in the first race, with only the top two teams returning to face off in the event final. The times for the top two teams, therefore, reflect the final heat, while the third, fourth, and fifth place times are from the first race.
Scoring: 6 points = first place, 4 points = second place, 3 points = third place, 2 points = fourth place, 1 point = fifth place
