Ursinus, Washington College Split

Men

Host Ursinus College won nine of 11 events to post a 129-75 Centennial Conference men's swimming victory over visiting Washington College this afternoon. The Bears improved to 6-5 overall and 2-4 in conference meets with the win, while the Shoremen slid to 3-5 and 0-4 with the loss.

Sophomore Austin Auger (McLean, VA/Langley) won the 100 breaststroke for the Shoremen in 1:04.88. Sophomore Nick Longworth (Media, PA/Strath Haven), seniorDylan Pollock (Savannah, GA/Benedictine Military), junior Matt Violette (Westbrook, ME/Westbrook), and senior Chris Soper (Towson, MD/Loyola Blakefield) took the 200 freestyle relay in 1:32.66.

Auger added a second-place finish in the 200 individual medley in 2:13.83. Soper was second in the 50 freestyle in 23.26 and in the 100 freestyle in 50.75, while Violette placed second in the 200 freestyle in 1:53.59 and in the 500 freestyle in a Washington College season-best time of 5:06.43. Longworth finished second in the 100 backstroke in 57.74, Pollock finished second in the 100 butterfly in 56.44, and freshman A.J. Feurer (Kingsville, MD/Archbishop Curley) finished second in the 1000 freestyle in 10:51.14.

The Shoremen return to action one week from today with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial Conference meet at McDaniel.

Women

Junior Rachel Glasser (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) won three individual events as visiting Washington College defeated host Ursinus College, 131-74, in Centennial Conference women's swimming this afternoon in Collegeville, PA. The Shorewomen improved to 7-2 overall and 3-2 in conference meets with the win, while the Bears fell to 8-3 and 3-3 with the los. The win was Washington's 17th in a row over Ursinus.

Glasser won the 1000 freestyle in 10:35.49, the 100 butterfly in 59.37, and the 500 freestyle in 5:15.37. Senior Kathy Gerhart (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville Area) and sophomore Jenna Moore (Catonsville, MD/Mount de Sales Academy) each won two individual events as Gerhart took the 200 individual medley in 2:19.39 and the 100 freestyle in 56.00, while Moore won the 50 freestyle in 25.73 and the 100 breaststroke in a Washington College season-best time of 1:09.10.

Sophomore Mary Stroman (Bala Cynwyd, PA/Friends Central) posted a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle in 2:03.92, while sophomore Morgan Phillips (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle) won the 100 backstroke in 1:05.21. Senior Amy Smith (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville Area), Moore, Gerhart, and Stroman won the 200 medley relay in 1:55.30.

Freshman Sarah Sykes (Haworth, NJ/Northern Valley-Demarest) was second in the 1000 freestyle in 11:41.44 for the Shorewomen, while freshman Alix Batesko (Mountain Lakes, NJ/Mountain Lakes) placed second in the 100 butterfly in 1:06.29.

The Shorewomen return to action one week from today with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial Conference meet at McDaniel.