Hawks First, Second At Long And Shorts

NEW PALTZ — The SUNY New Paltz Women’s and Men’s Swimming and Diving teams are first and second, respectively, after day one of the 14th annual Long and Short Relays on Friday at Elting Natatorium.

The six-team invitational annually opens the Hawk season.

The Hawk women won two of the five races on day one, and are just ahead (24 points) of Oswego (23), which set two meet records on Friday.

On the men’s side, the team of Mark Otto, Kraig Brigham and Jeff Burke provided the lone win, in the 3 x 500 yard Freestyle Relay, though the Hawks finished no lower than third the rest of the night. They have 19 points, nine less than 1999 meet champion Coast Guard (28).

Action resumes with the “Short” portion of the two-day meet tomorrow at 10 a.m.

DAY 1 RESULTS (WOMEN)

3 x 500 yd. Freestyle Relay: 1. Oswego (Beth Chmielowiec, Jenna Christiansen, Anne Sarkissian) — 17:00.58**** 2. New Paltz (Erin Thorsen, Stacey Ornitz, Allison Hand) — 17:43.80 3. Potsdam (Layla Riley, Amanda Gormley, Heather Cole) — 18:49.25 4. Coast Guard (Evie Young, Morgan Armstrong, Meg Ryan) — 19:03.46 5. St. Rose (Erin Magee, Danielle Varsanyi, Tamara Shattuck) — 19:42.10 6. Plattsburgh (Jen Pettis, Renata DiBattista, Angela Vacca) — 22:04.03 **** New Meet Record (Previous Record: Oswego ’98–17:31.31) Running Score: OS 6 NP 4 PO 3 CG 2 SR 1 PL 0

3 x 200 yd. Breaststroke Relay: 1. New Paltz (Erin Lalor, Lauren Saracene, Scarlet Duba) — 8:03.33 2. Oswego (Sarah Szczech, Maghan Schaber, Leigh DeRue) — 8:33.76 3. Potsdam (Nicole Marshall, Michelle Clark, Steph Turner) — 9:08.84 4. St. Rose (Megan DeSanta, Erin Magee, Erin Francis) — 9:22.40 DQ. Plattsburgh (Jean Larson, Kate Thompson, Laura Perl) — 8:54.44 Running Score: OS 10 NP 10 PO 6 CG 2 SR 3 PL 0

3 x 200 yd. Backstroke Relay: 1. New Paltz (Kate Hoffman, Molley Soule, Christine Foster) — 7:09.89 2. Oswego (Kristen O’Connell, Noli Douglas, Jenna Christiansen) — 7:22.47 3. St. Rose (Jamie Gillham, Tara Fleury, Tamara Shattuck) — 8:03.20 4. Potsdam (Erin Mitchell, Vicki Brown, Michelle Clark) — 8:17.98 5. Plattsburgh (Emily Zitzman, Jen Pettis Renata DiBattista) — 8:23.92 Running Score: OS 14 NP 16 PO 8 CG 2 SR 3 PL 1

3 x 200 Butterfly Relay: 1. Oswego (Jill Marshall, Katie Hentze, Anne Sarkissan) — 7:31.15**** 2. New Paltz (Meghan O’Brien, Erin Thorsen, Kate Hoffman) — 7:32.67 3. Coast Guard (Jane Carley, Darby Schlaht, Evie Young) — 7:43.06 **** New Meet Record (Previous Record: St. Rose ’95–7:36.05) Running Score: OS 20 NP 20 PO 8 CG 5 SR 3 PL 1

3 x 200 Individual Medley Relay: 1. Coast Guard (Jane Carley, Jodi Maisano, Darby Schlaht) — 7:13.63 2. New Paltz (Christine Foster, Scarlet Duba, Erin Lalor) — 7:15.82 3. Oswego (Sara Szczech, Beth Chmielowiec, Kristen O’Connell) — 7:24.96 4. St. Rose (Jamie Gillam, Megan DeSanta, Danielle Varsanyi) — 7:54.00 5. Plattsburgh (Emily Zitzman, Jean Larson, Alayne Galbreathe) — 7:55.03 6. Potsdam (Erin Mitchell, Meghan Bishop, Kelly Leeuwenn) — 8:23.65

Day 1 Standings: 1st: New Paltz 24 pts. 2nd: Oswego 23 3rd: Coast Guard 11 T4th: St. Rose 8 T4th: Potsdam 8 6th: Plattsburgh 2

DAY 1 RESULTS (MEN)

3 x 500 yd. Freestyle Relay: 1. New Paltz (Mark Otto, Kraig Brigham, Jeff Burke) — 16:02.91 2. Coast Guard (Rich Sanzo, Garret Faulkner, Ian Callander) — 16:17.77 3. Oswego (Shaun Manning, Lucas Ferrin, Rob Bahr) — 16:17.91 4. Plattsburgh (Matt Wilson, Rich Gafney, Evan Luzinas) — 16:57.75 5. Potsdam (Nick Dietrich, Josh Jock, Pat Howe) — 17:31.95 6. St. Rose (Joe Raniere, Todd Busha, Frank Smith) — 17:3878 Running Score: OS 3 NP 6 PO 1 CG 4 SR 0 PL 2

3 x 200 yd. Breaststroke Relay: 1. Coast Guard (Chad Brick, Stephen Simpson, Mike Calhoun) — 7:08.43 2. New Paltz (Jon Amoia, Jeff Galaise, Greg Muller) — 7:20.22 3. Oswego (Alex Witowski, Tyson Littenburg, Rich Simpson) — 7:37.98 4. Plattsburgh (Andy Morse, Doug Hitlin, Ernie Emirgil) — 7:37.99 5. St. Rose (Brian Hackett, Kyle Rourke, Todd Busha) — 8:17.25 6. Potsdam (Brad Hepburn, Nick Dietrich, Pat Shiels) — 8:27.03 Running Score: OS 6 NP 10 PO 1 CG10 SR 1 PL 4

3 x 200 yd. Backstroke Relay: 1. Coast Guard (Ian Callander, Bryan Swintek, Joe Mathews) — 6:25.61 2. Oswego (Scott Williams, Rich Carlock, Shaun Manning) — 6:36.45 3. New Paltz (Mark Castello, Matt Jankowski, Brian Cassidy) — 6:48.49 4. Plattsburgh (Ryan Brernser, Brian McLoughlin, Matt Wilson) — 6:48.55 5. St. Rose (Kyle Rourke, Joe Raniere, Frank Smith) — 7:06.11 6. Potsdam (Mike Green, Josh Jock, Pat Shiels) — 8:08.17 Running Score: OS 10 NP 13 PO 1 CG 16 SR 2 PL 6

3 x 200 Butterfly Relay: 1. Coast Guard (James Conner, Brian Galleano, Mike Boyes) — 6:45.19 2. Oswego (Tom Buttino, Matt Playfair, Tim Alongi) — 7:04.46 3. New Paltz (Mark Otto, Chris Newell, Nathan Haus) — 7:11.33 4. Plattsburgh (Matt Buneo, Andy Johnson, Rusty Wasem) — 7:17.61 EX. Potsdam (Mike Green, Josh Jock, Nick Dietrich) — 7:51.40 Running Score: OS 14 NP 16 PO 1 CG 22 SR 2 PL 8

3 x 200 Individual Medley Relay: 1. Coast Guard (Chad Brick, Mike Calhoun, Rich Sanzo) — 6:28.12 2. Oswego (Alex Witzowski, Sacott Williams, Tom Bruttino) — 6:38.36 3. New Paltz (Jeff Galaise, Kaig Brigham, Jon Amoia) — 6:41.59 4. Plattsburgh (Ryan Brernser, Andy Morse, Matt Buneo) — 6:42.51 5. Potsdam (Mike Green, Pat House, Brad Hepburn) — 7:43.91

Day 1 Standings: 1st: Coast Guard 28 pts. 2nd: New Paltz 19 3rd: Oswego 18 4th: Plattsburgh 10 T5th: Potsdam 2 T5th: St. Rose 2