MOUNT DE SALES EDGES NDP FOR SECOND PLACE AT NATIONAL CATHOLIC SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
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With
the IAAM Swimming Championships looming this Sunday at UMBC, several
IAAM teams got into championship form with a trip, over the past
weekend, to Villanova University in Philadelphia to compete in the
National Catholic Swimming Championships. For two squads, Mount de
Sales and Notre Dame Prep, the competition boiled down to a battle for
second place and the Sailors edged the Blazers, 282--279.5, to take
that honor in this prestigious 22-team field. Good Council (DC) ran
away with the team title as it amassed 388 points.
Mount de
Sales was able to maintain its final edge on Sunday morning when the
Sailors placed fifth in the 400 yard relay. The effort gave it just
enough team points to hold off NDP, which actually placed second in the
event.
Mount de Sales also produced the IAAM's only individual
champion, junior Emily Dean. Dean won the 100 yard butterfly and
placed fourth in the 100 backstroke. She also swam leadoff for the
Sailors' 200 yard medley relay team and anchored the decisive 400 relay
unit. In all, Dean earned 35 individual points, which was the fourth
best performance in the entire meet.
The Sailors, who placed
third in this event last year and fourth in 2005, also got a big effort
from junior Mattie Riley, who finished second in the 50 yard
freestyle, fourth in the 100 yard freestyle and anchored the 200 yard
medley relay.
Katie Baust had two second place finishes for NDP
in the 100 breaststroke and the 100 freestyle and she swam legs on the
third-place 200 yard relay team, as well as the 400 relay squad.
Also
for the Blazers, senior Rebecca Goodwin was second in the 500 free and
third in the 200 individual medley, while sophomore Maggie Brown was
third in the 200 and 500.
St. Mary's was just two points shy of
a top 10 finish, as the Saints totaled 59 points to finish 11th, while
Archbishop Spalding was 13th with 49.5 points and the Institute of
Notre Dame finished 20th with seven points.
For the complete team and individual results click here. |
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