Oct. 30, 2004
Green Bay, Wis. -
Results
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The Viking men's and women's swim teams won a combined 15 events in the first dual meet of the season against UW-Green Bay, with the men picking up a strong 135-90 win and the women coming up just short to the Phoenix at 146-85.
The men's team recorded top times in every swimming event on the day. Senior Luke Wilkens set a Phoenix Sports Center Pool record of 1:52.35 in the 200 butterfly and picked up a second win in the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:42.57. Sophomore Bjorn Schantz picked up a pair of wins, swimming the 500 freestyle in a pool-record 4:35.97 and finishing the 1,000 free in 9:37.57. Junior Pieter Pelser scored two top times as well, winning the 200 IM (1:58.89) and the 200 backstroke (1:54.21).
Junior Daniel Thomasson added a win in the 100 freestyle (48.09) and finished second to Wilkens in the 200 free (1:45.14). Freshmen Johan Norling and Dave Duecker also posted top times, with Norling swimming the 50 free in 21.94 and Duecker edging senior Gabriel Linton in the 200 breaststroke, 2:11.48 to 2:12.71.
Additionally, CSU finished 1-2 in the 400 medley relay with times of 3:30.72 and 3:37.66.
"I'm very happy with the showing we had today," men's head coach Wally Morton said. "I wasn't sure what to expect from our freshmen, but they stepped up big in their first dual meet. I really am impressed with their performance today."
The women's team recorded five wins in a competitive showing versus the Phoenix. Senior Samantha Jones tallied a pair of victories, swimming the 200 IM in 2:13.23 and the 200 backstroke in 2:08.90.
Junior Kirsty McKechnie swam a best 10:43.06 in the 1,000 free and a second-best 2:12.65 in the 200 butterfly, while sophomore Marianne Lionell took first in the 50 free (24.56) and second in the 200 breastroke (2:51.86).
Freshman Deanna Raedel earned her first win of her collegiate career, posting a best 55.43 in the 100 freestyle.
"I'm pleased with the way we swam here," women's head coach Mike Lehto commented. "We knew coming in that Green Bay was one of the top teams in the league, but we really gave them a good battle. It's good to open up the season with a strong showing like this against a tough opponent."
The women's team will head to Youngstown State for a dual meet on Friday (Nov. 5) before rejoining the men's team at Busbey Natatorium on Saturday (Nov. 6) for the home opener against St. Bonaventure at 12 noon.
