Results

NEW PALTZ, NY (November 22, 2008) -- Swimming against a strong and deep New Paltz team on Saturday, the Vassar men's team positioned itself nicely for the upcoming Liberty League Championships, due in large part to emerging performances from several swimmers.

Bouncing back from an injury that has kept him from competing since the Union Relays, junior Tom Liu (Staten Island, NY/Curtis) won the 100 Breastsroke in what head coach Lisl Prater-Lee called a "great time" of 1:02.86.

Senior captain Alan Neuhauser (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scot Plains-Fanwood) had a strong afternoon, placing 4th in the 500 Free and 5th in the 200 Free. In both events, Neuhauser shaved significant time off previous efforts, setting a pair of seasonal bests. He dropped seven seconds off his 500 Free time with a 5:36.13 performance. In the 200 Free, he was two seconds faster, finishing in 2:00.95.

In the 200 Backstroke, Vassar got a 2nd place fnish from junior Jeremy Shiman (Brookline, MA/Brookline) at 1:00.68 and a third place finish in that same race from Alistair Hall (Montreal, Canada/West Morris Mendham-NJ) who finished in 1:02.86.

In the 200 IM, freshman Jack Smart (Honolulu, HI/Punahou School) finished 4th with a lifetime best performance of 2:11.80. Another notable effort was earned by junior Dan Pierson (Haddonfield, NJ/St. Joseph's Prep) who swam a sesaon best 5th place in the 100 Fly at 1:02.69.

"The guys are putting races together and getting faster," said Prater-Lee. "Everyone is putting the pieces together, and as a team we are improving drastically."