SOFLO’s Pinon, Marinheiro, Fourteen Others Named To Miami Herald’s All-Broward, All-Dade Swimming Teams

By Sharon Robb

January 29, 2014

More than a dozen South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers were honored on the annual All-Broward and All-Dade Swimming and Diving teams selected by the Miami Herald.

Melissa Marinheiro, a junior at West Broward High School, earned first team honors for the 500-yard freestyle (4:51.13) and second team honors in the 200-yard freestyle (1:52.21).

Pinon, a sophomore at Plantation American Heritage, also earned first team honors as a member of the 400-yard freestyle relay that finished second at the state meet.

Pinon played a key role in the boys first state team title for American Heritage.

Pinon also earned second team honors in the 100-yard freestyle (47.33) and 200-yard freestyle (1:40.59).

Marinheiro and Pinon are pictured in the Wednesday, January 29th issue of the Broward edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Miami Herald.

The teams can also be found on the newspaper’s award-winning website at http://www.miamiherald.com.

Archbishop McCarthy, coached by SOFLO coach Megan Garland, had five swimmers selected for honorable mention. They are Kryan Nichlany, Philippe Coppee, Matthew Mila, JoJo Perez and Jeremy Piacente. Bowie Suen and Rafael Ramirez of Cypress Bay and Juan Lucas of Pembroke Pines Charter were also named on honorable mention.

Kylie Herman and Haley Wright of Cypress Bay, Amber Hunter of West Broward and Lilli Calero of Pembroke Pines Charter were named on the girls honorable mention.

Named to the boys’ first team were: Kent Haeffner, Pine Crest, 200-yard freestyle, 1:40.10 and 500-yard freestyle, 4:25.75; Alex Evdokimov, Taravella, 200-yard individual medley, 1:52.57; Jordy Groters, University School, 50-yard freestyle, 20.69 and 100-yard breaststroke, 54.76; Logan Downey, South Plantation, diving, 517.60 points; Austin Fields, Pine Crest, diving, 446.05 points; Chad Moody, Cardinal Gibbons, 100-yard butterfly, 51.16 and 100-yard backstroke, 52.57; 100-yard freestyle, Anton Voronin, North Broward Prep, 100-yard freestyle, 46.53;

Selected to the girls’ first team were: Emma Lincoln, Cypress Bay, 200-yard freestyle, 1:52.20; Clara Smiddy, South Florida Heat, 200-yard individual medley, 1:58.39 and 100-yard backstroke, 52.46; Marta Ciesla, Pine Crest, 50-yard freestyle, 23.14 and 100-yard freestyle, 50.42; Carolyn Chaney, Pine Crest, diving, 516.50 points; Karlee Price, St. Thomas Aquinas, diving, 443.00; Jessica Nava, Westminster Academy, 100-yard butterfly, 55.45; Melissa Marinheiro, West Broward, 500-yard freestyle, 4:51.13; and Emily Kopas, University School, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:01.92.

Olivia Katcher of Miami Country Day was named to the All-Dade second team for the 500-yard freestyle (4:59.76) and third team for the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.63).

Maria Lopez of Hialeah Gardens was named to the third team in the 100-yard butterfly (56.63). Teammate Jessica Rodriguez joined her on third team in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.56).

On the All-Dade team, Ryan Capote of American High and Alfredo Mesa and Jordon Colon of Mater Academy were named on honorable mention.

Named to the All-Dade boys’ first team were: Bradley Anan, Columbus, 200-yard freestyle, 1:42.21; Wayne Denswil, St. Brendan, 200-yard individual medley, 1:52.47 and 100-yard breaststroke, 56.97; Ryan Guso, Belen, 50-yard freestyle, 21.18; Jeremy Lentin, Palmetto, diving, 293.80 points; Zuhayr Pigot, St. Brendan, 100-yard butterfly, 48.88; Joseph Hunt, Palmetto, 100-yard freestyle, 47.48; Boleck DePawlikowski, Belen, 500-yard freestyle, 4:30.73 and 100-yard backstroke, 50.13; and Alejandro Carriazo, Belen, utility.

Selected for the All-Dade girls’ first team were: Arianna Noya, Reagan, 200-yard freestyle, 1:50.85; Kelly Fertel, Coral Reef, 200-yard individual medley, 2:06.64; Nicole Ochoa, Killian, 50-yard freestyle, 24.26; Demi Jones, Ferguson, diving, 115.75 points; Isabella Paez, Reagan, 100-yard butterfly, 54.70; Laine Morgan, Ransom, 100-yard freestyle, 52.33; Namilla Sanchez, Gulliver, 500-yard freestyle, 4:57.43; Laine Morgan, Ransom, 100-yard backstroke, 57.56; and Annie Valls, Ransom, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:03.00.

After well-organized research, the Herald selects an All-Broward and All-Dade team and is considered the premier all-county team among South Florida coaches and college coaches as a recruiting tool. The Swimmers and Coaches of the Year will be announced at the Herald’s annual awards ceremony.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Hosts FGC Open Invitational This Weekend

By Sharon Robb

January 29, 2014

South Florida Aquatic Club will host a large field of swimmers from Broward and Miami-Dade Counties in its first major meet of the season.

SOFLO will host the three-day Florida Gold Coast Open Invitational that begins Friday at its home Academic Village Pool in Pembroke Pines.

The meet will serve as a gauge for swimmers and coaches training short course.

It will also serve as a dress rehearsal for volunteers, officials and coaches for the March 21-23 FGC Senior Championships that defending champion SOFLO will be hosting for the first time in the club’s fourteen-year history.

Several top FGC clubs will compete this weekend. In addition to SOFLO, other top teams are Titan Aquatics, Hialeah Swim Club, North Miami, Rockway, Miami-Dade, Miami Swimming, Plantation Swim Team and FLA.

SOFLO has several top-seeded swimmers. No. 1 seeds and their events are:

Annita Huang, 12, 200-yard freestyle, 2:05.59; 100-yard freestyle 1:06.89; 200-yard backstroke, 2:22.77; 100-yard individual medley 1:07.71.

Melissa Marinheiro, 16, 1,000-yard freestyle, 10:16.09; 100-yard backstroke, 59.07; 200-yard freestyle, 1:50.71.

Jessica Rodriguez, 15, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:22.74.

Juan Lucas, 14, 100-yard backstroke, 54.86; 200-yard backstroke, 1:56.05.

Amber Hunter, 18, 100-yard butterfly, 57.79.

Julien Pinon, 15, 100-yard butterfly, 52.36; 200-yard individual medley 1:56.98; 200-yard butterfly, 1:59.16; 100-yard freestyle, 46.66.

Maria Lopez, 18, 50-yard freestyle, 24.58; 50-yard butterfly, 26.28.

Kathleen Golding, 13, 200-yard individual medley, 2:07.83; 500-yard freestyle, 5:04.48; 400-yard individual medley, 4:29.69.

Elise Larin, 12, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:41.41; 50-yard breaststroke 33.72; 100-yard breaststroke, 1:14.33.

Rafael Rodriguez, 12, 50-yard breaststroke, 33.60; 100-yard butterfly, 59.98; 500-yard freestyle, 5:07.13; 50-yard butterfly, 27.81; 100-yard freestyle, 54.17; 100-yard individual medley, 1:02.32.

Isabella DiSalvo, 11, 100-yard butterfly, 1:06.50.

Vanessa Mesa, 11, 50-yard freestyle, 26.68; 500-yard freestyle, 5:34.56; 50-yard butterfly, 29.91.

Kelley Heron, 14, 200-yard backstroke, 2:09.79.

Olivia Katcher, 17, 100-yard freestyle, 52.22.

Andrea Pereira, 12, 50-yard backstroke, 30.76; 100-yard freestyle, 57.86.

IF YOU GO

What: SOFLO Florida Gold Coast Open Invitational

When: Friday-Sunday.

Schedule: Friday, Session 1, 5:30-9:50 p.m.; Saturday, Session 2, 8:30-11:33 a.m., Session 3, 1:30-4:42 p.m.; Session 4, 8:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.; Session 5, 1:30-4:47 p.m.

Where: Academic Village Pool, 17189 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines

Admission: $3 per session, heat sheet $3 per session. For information call meet director Chris Anderson, 954-538-3721.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO’s Golding, Pinon Invited To USA Swimming Zone Select Camp

By Sharon Robb

January 29, 2014

South Florida Aquatic Club had two of its top age group swimmers invited to the 2014 Southern Zone Select Camp.

Kathleen Golding, 13, and Julien Pinon, 15, two rising young stars in the sport, have been invited to attend the May 22-25 camp at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.

Golding and Pinon were among 28 male and 28 female athletes selected in each of the four zones (Eastern, Southern, Central and Western).

The selections were based on the 2013 long course meters IMX point scores.

The Zone Select camps are viewed as an integral step for athletes to move from the local and zone level to the national scene.

The camps identify emerging young athletes in the sport.

The swimmers will get the opportunity to meet other top swimmers from their zone and train with national caliber coaches and have classroom sessions in nutrition and other topics. It offers a unique motivational and educational experience.

There will be five long course workouts for swimmers.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Swimmers Getting Ready For Saturday’s Sizzler At Sunrise

By Sharon Robb

January 28, 2014

South Florida Aquatic Club’s young up-and-coming swimmers are working hard for this weekend’s Sunrise Swimming 8-and-Under Sizzler at the Sunrise Civic Center.

Six girls and one boy will take turns competing in the 25-yard butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle events.

SOFLO girls will also compete in the 100-yard freestyle relay.

SOFLO swimmers will get an opportunity to see how their training is going with their coaches and how they stack up against other swimmers in their age groups in the Florida Gold Coast.

SOFLO girls entered are Kaitlyn Barrios, 8; Luna Delgado, 8; Isabella Muralles, 7; Judith-Alison Natino, 8; Erika Pelaez, 7; and Valerie Vank, 8.

Sebastian Gonzalez, 8, will represent SOFLO boys.

IF YOU GO

What: Sunrise Swimming 8-and-Under Sizzler

When: Saturday, 10 a.m., warm-up 9:30 a.m.

Where: Sunrise Civic Center, 10610 W. Oakland Park Blvd.

Admission: $2 per session, heats sheets $2. For information call 954-747-4635.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

South Florida Aquatic Club Awarded Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb

January 24, 2014

South Florida Aquatic Club will host the March 21-23 Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships at Academic Village Pool in Pembroke Pines.

It will be the biggest meet the 14-year-old club and its Comets Booster Club will host in the club’s history.

SOFLO was awarded the meet earlier this week at the FGC Board of Directors meeting.

Nova Southeastern University originally was scheduled to be the host venue for the meet but withdrew its bid to host the three-day meet along with other FGC meets when the Davie Nadadores disbanded.

Coral Springs Swim Club was the only other club interested in hosting the meet.

SOFLO and its Booster Club has a successful track record for staging several age group meets every year and hosts several college team training sessions. SOFLO is also the home base of three-time Olympian Alia Atkinson of Jamaica.

SOFLO will also get the chance to defend its title in its home pool. SOFLO made history last year by sweeping the FGC Junior Olympic and Senior Championships, both short course and long course, in the same year.

Every Florida Gold Coast team from Key West to Martin County is expected to compete in the major meet. Several swimmers, including a contingent from SOFLO, will be going after national cut times. The field will feature the top senior swimmers.

Florida Swim Network and announcer Joe Auer have been invited to live stream the meet and interview swimmers and coaches.

SOFLO is looking for a title sponsor and other sponsors including local restaurants and businesses to help defray the costs of hosting a major Florida Gold Coast meet. Those interested can contact Anderson at canderson@swim4comets.com.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

USA Swimming’s Dave Thomas Visits SOFLO On Wednesday

By Sharon Robb

January 21, 2014

Dave Thomas, USA Swimming’s Southern Zone sport development consultant, will share his vast knowledge and ideas with parents and coaches on Wednesday at Academic Village Pool in Pembroke Pines.

SOFLO, looking to build on its already successful 14-year-old program, has invited parents and SOFLO Booster Club members to meet with Thomas.

Thomas is scheduled to meet with the SOFLO parents, 5-6:30 p.m. Among discussion topics:

How the Booster Club can aid the swim team.

Identifying the role of SOFLO staff and coaches.

Identifying and understanding the swim parents’ role

Thomas will meet with the SOFLO Booster Club over dinner 7-9 p.m. and discuss:

How the Booster Club can aid the swim team and staff and make SOFLO employees more efficient.

Motivating volunteerism such as officials and meet administration help.

The importance of team travel and overnight competitions and the creative ways of financing the team trips.

SOFLO CEO and head coach Chris Anderson invited Thomas, based at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, to help parents understand what goes into building the base, promoting the sport and achieving competitive success and how parents can be more involved.

Thomas has more than 20 years of on-deck coaching experience. He has a Masters degree from University of Iowa.

Thomas has coached at every swimming level including NCAA Division I and Division III, YMCA, AAU, USA Swimming, high school and summer leagues.

Thomas travels through USA Swimming’s Southern Zone working with coaches, athletes, parents and booster clubs to help improve the sport.

At least one parent from each of our SOFLO swim families should attend the informative session.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Ledecky, Adrian, Manuel Win On Opening Night Of Arena Grand Prix

By Sharon Robb

January 17, 2014

It came as no surprise when U.S. national team members dominated the awards podium on opening night of the Arena Grand Prix in Austin, Tex.

Katie Ledecky, Nathan Adrian and Simone Manuel were among winners Friday night.

Ledecky, swimming’s distance queen, won the 400-meter freestyle in 4:04.46, nearly five seconds ahead of Lotte Friis of Denmark.

“It’s a little different than it used to be, not going for best times,” Ledecky told reporters after the meet.

“Now I am just getting up and racing and finding ways to improve, working on little things like race strategy, saving my legs, those kind of things.”

Adrian dominated the men’s field in the 100-meter freestyle. He led from start-to-finish to win in 48.26 ahead of Yannick Agnel of France (49.31) and U.S. Olympian and top morning seed Conor Dwyer (49.39).

“It’s a good start to the long course season,” Adrian said.

Manuel won the 100-meter freestyle in 54.38, nearly a half second ahead of Olympian Allison Schmitt in 54.86. Schmitt is returning to competition after a disappointing 2013 season.

Megan Romano and Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace tied for third in 54.94.

Other individual winners were:

Micah Lawrence, 200-meter breaststroke in 2:25.73.

Tom Shields, 100-meter butterfly in 52.72.

Ross Murdoch of Great Britain, 200-meter breaststroke in 2:12.15.

Frenchman Yannick Agnel, 400-meter freestyle in 3:49.78.

Canadian Noemie Thomas, 100-meter butterfly in 58.54.

Most of the swimmers are using the three-day meet as a gauge for training, looking ahead to the competitive summer season. No Florida Gold Coast teams are entered in the meet.

The meet continues today with prelims and finals, both being live webcast at http://www.usaswimming.org. The finals are also being televised by Universal Network with Rowdy Gaines.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

Stacked Field Entered In This Weekend’s Arena Grand Prix

By Sharon Robb

January 15, 2014

There will be plenty of world-class swimmers competing this weekend when the Arena Grand Prix Series resumes at the University of Texas Lee and Joe Jamail Aquatic Center in Austin.

The three-day meet that begins on Friday will be the first long course meet of the series.

A field of 423 athletes are entered including forty USA Swimming National Team swimmers and thirty Olympic gold medalists.

Heading the field are Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky, Nathan Adrian, Tyler Clary, Natalie Coughlin, Anthony Ervin, Matt Grevers and Allison Schmidt.

Canadian Olympian Martha McCabe was forced to withdraw from the meet with a stress fracture in her clavicle.

Even though he is on the psych sheet for Austin, Ryan Lochte, training full-time with SwimMAC after being sidelined after a freak MCL knee injury, will not be ready until the Feb. 13-15 Orlando stop, SwimMAC coach Dave Marsh said.

Universal Sports Network will have live coverage on Friday and Saturday. There will also be a live webcast streamed on http://www.usaswimming.org.

A total of $150,000 in prize money is available in the six-meet series. First place earns $500, second is $300 and third is $100.

Connor Dwyer and Megan Romano are currently leading the Arena Grand Prix Series standings after the first of six meets.

OTHER SWIMMING NEWS

Florida Gold Coast swimmer Brandon Goldman, a St. Thomas Aquinas alum, won three events to lead LSU men’s team to a 185-112 victory over SMU. Goldman, a freshman, won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:49.95, 200-yard backstroke in 1:48.34 and 200-yard individual medley in 1:51.10…LSU also defeated Oklahoma Baptist, 51-26. Oklahoma Baptist is coached by Sam Freas, former executive director of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and Florida Gold Coast coach…

Another Florida Gold Coast swimmer, Carlos Omana of the University of Florida, was named the first Southeastern Conference Male Swimmer of the Week for 2014. Omana won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:08.26 and 400-yard individual medley in 3:54.69 in the Gators’ 180-118 win over Florida…Florida Southern’s Luis Rojas and Lauren Reynolds won the Sunshine State Conference Swimmer of the Week honors…

North Baltimore Aquatic Club coach Bob Bowman, who coached Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt among others to Olympic gold, is writing a book that is expected to come out in late 2015 or early 2016. While some of his swimming experiences will be included, the book will dwell more on goal-setting, business and personal development.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SWIMMING ROUNDUP: SOFLO’s Anderson, Atkinson Conduct National Team Camp In Jamaica

By Sharon Robb

January 14, 2014

South Florida Aquatic Club coach Chris Anderson and three-time Olympian Alia Atkinson conducted a three-day national swimming camp at the National Aquatic Centre at National Stadium in Jamaica this past weekend.

Anderson shared his coaching expertise with Jamaica’s national senior and junior age group swimmers and talked about how Atkinson has progressed since he started coaching her at age 14.

The three-day event was sponsored by the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica which is trying to promote the sport in a country known for its track and field, GraceKennedy Money Services and Pure Water.

GraceKennedy Money Services signed a sponsorship deal with Atkinson. The company announced on Jan. 11 at a local press conference in Jamaica that the company will endorse Atkinson. Company officials said what impressed them the most was her fourth-place finish at the 2012 London Olympics bringing attention to her home country.

Atkinson will represent all of GKMS brands including Western Union, FX Traders and Bill Express. She will serve as ambassador in nine of the companies markets throughout the Caribbean. Track star Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce heads GKMS’ Olympic athlete stable.

The three-day camp attracted swimmers, coaches and parents from throughout Jamaica. Twenty swimmers, nine girls and 11 boys, took part on the final day.

Anderson said the camp’s purpose was to work with young swimmers on fundamentals of swimming and to train together as a team.

“I am teaching them the fundamentals of swimming,” Anderson said. “This is how Alia started out. I expect them to develop more and learn a lot from this camp and use it when they resume training and competing.”

The swimmers first meet in Jamaica is February.

“In time they will develop flexibility to help them come off the wall better and develop speed,” Anderson said. “They are learning about discipline and responsibility so they will take ownership of what they are doing. I want them to come together and continue their hard work. One day they could be the next Alia.”

ATKINSON, 2013 SPORTSWOMAN RUNNER-UP

Atkinson was named the 2013 Sportswoman of the Year runner-up Friday night during Jamaica’s annual awards dinner. Track and field sprint stars Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were named the 2013 RJR Sports Foundation Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year. The pair were also the IAAF’s World Athletes of the Year awarded in Monte Carlo. Another track sprinter, Warren Weir, was named runner-up for Sportsman of the Year honors.

AROUND THE FLORIDA GOLD COAST

A 15-ton dead sperm whale that beached itself at the finish line area near Spanish River Boulevard after floating for a while about a half-mile offshore attracting hungry sharks, forced St. Andrew’s Swimming Swim Across America charity event for cancer research to move to the Scots’ pool this past weekend. The events were 200-yard surf dash, 1-mile swim and 10K swim. SAS swimmer Luke Hayhoe was top fundraiser collecting $5,920. The unofficial contribution total was $12,055…

Missouri-bound swimmer and Broward County High School Swimmer of the Year Jordy Groters of University School and Pine Crest Swimming will be sidelined four to six weeks. Groters sprained a muscle in his foot. He is not allowed to compete, kick or walk for four to six weeks…St. Andrew’s will host the next Florida Gold Coast board meeting on Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Boca Raton.

SUNSHINE STATE GAMES DATES ANNOUNCED

Florida’s Sunshine State Games will celebrate its 35th anniversary this year when 27 competitions including swimming around ten Florida communities will be held beginning in May.

The Sunshine State Games, an Olympic-style Sports Festival for amateur athletes of all ages, started in 1980 and is the longest consecutive running State Games in the United States.

Swimming will be hosted by Gainesville on June 6-8. The water polo tournament is June 27-29 in Coral Springs.

Those interested in registering to compete can go to http://www.flasports.com for online registration.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Swimmers Shine At Rough Water Swim

By Sharon Robb

January 5, 2014

Vanessa Mesa and CJ Kopecki of South Florida Aquatic Club braved rough conditions to win their age group titles Saturday at the 45th annual Fort Lauderdale Rough Water Swim off Fort Lauderdale beach.

Mesa, 11, won the 11-12 age group and was 30th overall in 28 minutes and 26.1 seconds.

Kopecki, 13, won the 13-14 age group and was third overall in 23:14. In the same age group, teammate Matthew Menocal, 13, was third in his age group and eighth overall in 24:00.

Alfredo Mesa, Jr., 15, was third in the 15-17 age group and 14th overall in 23:21.8.

Joey Pedraza, 26, a member of the U.S. national open water team, won the overall men’s title in 20:31. Former Alabama All-American swimmer Ricardo Valdivia, 49, was second in 22:58.

The field attracted international, national, college and local age group swimmers.

Conditions were challenging with four to six-foot waves, wind and plenty of jellyfish.

SATURDAY RESULTS

WOMEN

10-and-under, 1. Rylie Barnhardt 38:04; 11-12, 1. Vanessa Mesa, SOFLO 28:26; 13-14, 1. Alice Leoni 25:37; 15-17, 1. Megan Moroney 25:12; 18-24, 1. Yuhsyra Dazzia 36:29; 25-29, 1. Mandi Nilsen 40:29; 30-34, 1. Ara Bergillos 31:01; 40-44, 1. Debra Robenhymer 33:12; 45-49, 1. Valerie Yaeger 46:23; 55-59, 1. Kathleen Coolman 59:04; 60-64, 1. Helen Ederen 36:39.

MEN

10-and-under, 1. Simone Vale 38:03; 11-12, 1. Nicholas Vale 29:34; 13-14, 1. CJ Kopecki, SOFLO 23:14, 3. Matthew Menocal, SOFLO 24:00; 15-17, 1. Luis Martinez 22:59, 3. Alfredo Mesa, Jr., SOFLO 23:21; 18-24, 1. Anton Kuzjomkin 24:17; 25-29, 1. Joey Pedraza 20:31; 30-34, 1. Tristran Jordan 28:43; 35-39, 1. Jeff Henderson 23:48; 40-44, 1. Kit Koenig 27:45; 45-49, 1. Ricardo Valdivia 22:58; 50-54, 1. Hugo Villa 28:27; 55-59, 1. Carlos Lloreda 28:18; 60-64, 1. George Brenco 35:22; 65-69, 1. Johns Peck 45:22; 75-and-over, 1. David Nicholas 42:35.

COLLEGE RESULTS

WOMEN

Freshmen: 1. Lucy Emerson, UND 26:20; Sophomores: 1. Jackie Crawford, James Madison 25:20; Juniors: 1. Amiee Hooper, James Madison 24:13; Seniors: 1. Morgan Johnson, James Madison 24:28.

MEN

Freshmen: 1. Noah Lucas, UND 22:58; Sophomores: 1. Shahar Resman, Keene State 22:04; Juniors: 1. Macian Campbell, UND 23:20; Seniors: 1. Drew Ledwith, Keene State 21:54.

FIU INVITATIONAL

Old Dominion won the men’s team title with 687 points at the Florida International University Invitational Saturday in Miami. Grand Valley State was second with 659 and Eastern Michigan was third with 610. New Mexico won the women’s title with 554 points. Florida International, Florida Atlantic and North Florida also competed in the holiday meet. Host FIU was second with 458.5 points and four individual wins. Diver Sabrina Beaupre swept the 1- and 3-meter events, freshman Jennifer Alfani won the 50-yard butterfly in 26.07 and was also a member of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay. Next weekend FIU hosts Central Connecticut at noon at the Biscayne Bay Vista campus.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com