Nov. 10, 2007

Final Stats

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook women's swimming and diving team failed to overcome an early deficit to the Maine Black Bears, as they fell, 175-125 at University Pool. The men's team jumped out to quick lead and never looked back, as they beat the Black Bears 177-118.

The women's team performed well in the relays today, touching first in both the 200-yard medley (1:51.77) and the 200-yard free (1:40.45).

The women's top individual performer was freshman Maja Gudelj (Split, Croatia) who finished first in the 50-yard free (25.35) and the 100-yard free (54.37).

Sophomore Brittany Whipple (Kildeer, Ill.) also racked up first-place points for the Seawolves when she won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:10.21).

The men totaled 11 first-place finishes on the day, highlighted by freshman Lukasz Ochmanski's (Lodz, Poland) school-record in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.3).

Junior Julian Acevado (Long Island City, N.Y.) also had a solid performance for the Seawolves, sweeping the men's diving competition (one-meter: 303.34; three-meter: 304.65).

The day's other top-finishers for the men were: freshman Nathan Fleshman (Monroe, Mich.) in 1000-yard free (10:26.16); junior Omer Ozcan (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in the 100-yard backstroke (54.43); freshman Eric Gaffey (Bohemia, N.Y.) in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.69); junior Rafael Labour, Jr. (New York City, N.Y.) in the 50-yard free (21.69) and 200-yard backstroke (2:03.70); senior Dan Piastuck (Holbrook, N.Y.) in the 100-yard free; Ochmanski in the 100-yard fly (54.27); and the 200-yard medley relay team (1:39.47).

The men's victory puts them at a record of 2-3 on the season while the women fall to 0-5.

The Seawolves will be in action next on December 1st when they travel to Massachusetts to take on Boston University.