Meet Results

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (February 13, 2010) – Ending the regular season on a high note, the Vassar College men's swim team earned a convincing victory at the four-team Vassar Sprint Invitational on Saturday at Kresge Pool.

The Brewers will conclude the season at the New York State Championships in Syracuse, NY on February 25-27. Vassar dominated the field with 258.5 points, followed by Skidmore College (170), SUNY Maritime College (106), and Elms College (101.5).

“Today was the perfect way to end the regular season,” said interim head coach Paul Kueterman. “They came in excited and energetic and swam fast which gives us great momentum heading into the state championships. They really came together as a team today.”

The Brewers bookended the meet with victories in the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay and picked up ten wins in between, taking first in 12 out of 16 events.

“This is a fun meet because there are a lot of events we don't normally get to do, and everyone was having a good time,” said Kuterman. “The atmosphere was incredible today, really positive and energetic.”

Sophomore Jack Smart led the way with three individual wins. Smart won the 400 IM in 4:27.02, nearly eight seconds faster than the second place finisher. He followed that with a win in the 100 IM in 55.77, followed by senior teammate Jeremy Shiman who placed second in 57.44. Smart concluded his day by winning the 100 Breast (1:02.43).

Freshman Nicholas Veazie notched two wins of his own with a close victory in the 100 Back, finishing in 57.27, just .05 seconds faster than the second place finisher. Veazie added another tight win in the 50 Back, finishing in 27.37 with just a .08 second cushion.

“This team's desire to win was really apparent today, with close wins like Nick's,” said Kueterman. “We didn't get out-touched today, we were the ones winning close races.”

Sophomore diver Greg Sullivan split the diving events with Liberty League Diver of the Year, Skidmore's Doug Pilawa, in the process breaking the school record in the 1-meter. Sullivan won that event with a score of 316.05, breaking his own 2009 record of 290.32. Pilawa won the 3-meter with a score of 337.35, followed by Sullivan's 322.43.

Junior Alistair Hall and freshman Simon Whitelaw combined for two 1-2 finishes. Hall won the 50 Free (5:14.93), followed by Whitelaw (5:18.63). The duo reversed the order in the 200 Free as Whitelaw won in 1:55.81, and although getting off to a slow start after not hearing the starting whistle, Hall followed with a time of 1:56.57.

“Alistair and Simon have been training together so they feed off each other,” said Kueterman.

Shiman added a win in the 50 Breast, in 28.56, while freshman Mathue Duhaney notched a victory in the 50 Free in 25.77.

The 200 Medley Relay team of Veazie, Smart, Duhaney, and Shiman kicked off the day with a win in 1:42.92, and the 200 Free Relay squad of Duhaney, sophomore Dustin Molina, Hall, and Shiman capped the event with a win in 1:32.34.