Newark, NJ (11/26/02) - The Montclair State University men's and women's swimming & diving teams swept the competition tonight at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The MSU men defeated host NJIT, 89-62, while the MSU women won a double-dual, topping NJIT, 56-36, and the College of St. Elizabeth, 49-44.
The Red Hawk men are now 2-1 overall this season, while the MSU women improve to 3-1 overall. MSU swept four men's and women's events at NJIT, winning six events in all in each division:
MSU Men - First-Place Finishes @ NJIT, Nov. 26
* 200 Medley Relay -
VINCE ACCARDI,
EDDIE FERNANDEZ,
SHANE SCHWARZ, Jeff Velia (1:49:18 minutes)
* 1000 Freestyle -
PAT MCGURRIN (12:02.84)
* 200 Freestyle -
SHANE SCHWARZ (1:57.48)
* 50 Freestyle -
JASON MARTINELLI (23.72 seconds)
* 100 Butterfly -
SHANE SCHWARZ (59.08)
* 100 Freestyle -
JEFF VELLA (54.98)
MSU Women - First-Place Finishes @ NJIT, Nov. 26
* 200 Medley Relay -
REGINA POTOCNIE,
AMY GRAMMAS,
AMBER BABCOCK,
DEENA HAMDAN (2:12:30 minutes)
* 1000 Freestyle -
DANIELLE FLORIO (12:28.14)
* 200 Freestyle -
AMY GRAMMAS (2:15.26)
* 200 Indvd. Medley -
AMBER BABCOCK (2:33.36 seconds)
* 100 Butterfly -
REGINA POTOCNIE (1:04.53 minutes)
* 100 Backstroke -
KATHLEEN FINN (1:11.07)
Both Montclair swim teams will return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Seton Hall University at 5:00 p.m., to face host SHU along with St. Peter's College.
