CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-
Binghamton University’s Nolan
Slesnick (Austin, T.X./LBJ-LASA)
and Vermont’s Colleen Clark (Unionville,
Conn./Farminton) earned Swimmer of the Week
honors while Boston University’s
Andre Watson (Hempstead, N.Y./Holy Trinity) and Tess
Waresmith (Dover, Mass./Dover
Sherborn) received Diver of the Week accolades, the first weekly accolades of
the 2008 season.
Slesnick, a
freshman, touched first for the men in both the 500 freestyle (4:43.95) and
1000 free (9:52.55) while earning second-place in the 200 fly (2:00.85) and 400
Individual Medley (4:09.7) in his first collegiate outing at the Western New
York Invitational.
Clark, a
junior for the Catamounts, came in first in both the 200 free (1:54.92) and the
50 free (25.07) against Army and conference rival Stony Brook on October
3. Clark, the reigning America East
Champion in the 200 free, was also a member of the first-place 400 freestyle
relay team, and finished second individually in the 100 free.
Watson, the 2008 America East Male
Diver of the Year, started the season in similar fashion earning first on both
the one- and three-meter boards with a scores of 304.50 and 349.53
respectively.
Waresmith,
the 2008 America East Female Diver of the Year and seven-time America East
Diver of the Week in 2007-08, continued the Terrier dominance of the diving
board by winning both the one- and three-meter diving events scoring 299.93 and
310.95 points, respectively.
Binghamton- The
future looks bright for the Binghamton
men’s team as freshmen Nolan Slesnick and Joe Perez-Rogers combined for eight
Top 3 finishes. Although the season
opener had no team scoring, the Binghamton
men took first in five separate races.
Binghamton's Story
Boston- Boston University Swimming & Diving hosted Brown
in an exhibition meet on Saturday, October 11, and although there was no team
scoring, the women earned 11 individual victories while the men, seven.
Boston's Story
Maine- Maine has yet to hit the pool for its season opener,
but will kick off on Saturday, October 25, when it hosts Northeastern and Central
Connecticut State
University.
UMBC- This year’s favorite in the preseason coaches’ polls,
the Retrievers dropped their first meets at N.C.
State this past weekend. Senior Justin Bronson, the only men’s
first-place finisher, won the 200 free in a time of 1:40.60 and took second in
the 100 free. Junior Lindsey Sherman was
the sole first-place finisher on the women’s side, winning the 200 fly with a
time of 2:05.09. The men fell to N.C.
State 157-85, while the women lost
to Miami, 162-79, and N.C.
State, 187-50, in double-dual meet
scoring.
UMBC's Story
New Hampshire- The Wildcats, who have not yet competed in
the 2008-09 season, will kick their season off on Saturday, October 18 when
they host Siena, followed by Wagner on the 19th.
Stony Brook-
The Seawolves started the season at the Husky Invitational in Storrs,
Conn. on Saturday, where the women earned a
first place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The women garnered seven top-five finishes
during the meet while the men earned four.
Stony Brook's Story
Vermont- The Catamounts picked up a pair of wins on Friday,
Oct. 3, when they defeated Army 100-40 and America East rival Stony Brook
94-46. The women earned four first-place
finishes in junior Colleen Clark and sophomore Kate Weaver. With the two wins, Vermont’s
regular-season winning streak dating back to last season extends to 11.
Vermont's Story