CAA Swimming and Diving Championships - Day 4

By Connect Mason Reporter Alexander Rogge

Mason men and women finished fourth at this weekend's CAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Eric Knight was named the 2008 CAA Men's Most Outstanding Swimmer.

Here are more in-depth results of the four-day meet that ended last night in the Jim McKay Natatorium:

Prelims

Sarah Traynham, Women's 200 Backstroke, 2:15.62, Third place
Allie Smith, Women's 200 Backstroke, 2:07.69, Third place
Stephen Sullivan, Men's 200 Backstroke, 1:51.83, Third place
David Ryan, Men's 200 Backstroke, 1:54.09, Fourth place
Sarah Bizer, Women's 100 Freestyle, 50.48, First place
Hans Johnsen, Men's 100 Freestyle, 48.70, Third place
Tad Ogren, Men's 100 Freestyle, 48.16, Second place
Jennifer Kane, Women's 200 Breaststroke, 2:23.53, Fourth place
Jared Melkun, Men's 200 Breaststroke, 2:07.95, Third place
Damian Rodino, Men's 200 Breaststroke, 2:07.92, Fourth place
Eric Knight, Men's 200 Breastroke, 2:02.82, First place
Sarah Traynham, Women's 200 Fly, 2:16.81, Second place
Caitlin Impink, Women's 200 Fly, 2:05.82, Second place
Lara Shoemaker, Women's 1650 Freestyle, 17:54.64, Fourth place
Steven Benecki, Men's 1650 Freestyle, 16:54.61, Fourth place

Claire Weems, in the previous heat of the Women's 100 Freestyle, had scored the
same 53.39 time as Meghan Heil from James Madison University. In an
unbelievable rematch, Weems and Heil tied with a time of 52.77. On the
second rematch, Weems won with a time of 52.20 over Heil's time of 52.64.

Finals

Matt Kane, Men's 1650 Freestyle, 15:36.89, First place
Allie Smith, Women's 200 Backstroke, 2:06.77, Fourth place
Ryan David, Men's 200 Backstroke, 1:53.81, Fourth place
Claire Weems, Women's 100 Freestyle, 52.70, Fourth place

Mason placed fifth in the Men's 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:29.35.

In the women's division through Event 35, Mason held a 77 point lead in fourth place with a score of 372.0. Towson had widened the lead to 240.50 points over Mason in first place; UNCW had taken second place, followed closely by William & Mary in third.

In the men's division through Event 34, Mason held third place with a score of 384.5 and a small nine point lead over Delaware. UNCW still held first place over ODU with a score of 540 points.

Mary Beth Cheslock, Women's 200 Breaststroke, 2:23.35, Fourth place
Sarah Bizer, Women's 100 Freestyle, 50:41
Eric Knight, Men's 200 Breaststroke, 2:00.00
Mallory Pucci, Women's 200 Fly, 2:07.65

By the end of Event 39, the women's team from Towson had taken first place with a score of 719.5. Mason held fourth with a score of 406.0, having widened the lead over Delaware to 91 points.

The men's team from Delaware had taken third place over Mason with a 16.5 lead over Mason's score of 448.5 points.

Mason Women's 400 Free Relay, 3:27.08, Third place
Mason Men's 400 Free Relay, 3:04.32, Third place

In the Men's 3-mtr Diving competition, Ryan Metzker took fourth place with a score of 302.10; Justin Mallette took eighth place with a score of 251.05.

The final scores for the 2008 CAA Swim and Dive Championship:

Women

Towson, 753.5
William&Mary, 470.0
UNCW, 461.0
Mason, 438.0
Northeastern, 341.5
Delaware, 341.0
JMU, 334.0
ODU, 227.0
Drexel, 221.0

Men

UNCW, 702.0
ODU, 586.0
Delaware, 505.0
Mason, 480.5
Drexel, 416.0
Towson, 356.5
William&Mary, 301.0