George Washington University Athletics
George Washington University
Atlantic 10 Championships
Colonials Place Third And Fourth At A-10 Championships
2/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
Feb. 24, 2003
BUFFALO, NY - George Washington Swimming and Diving put in a strong showing at the Atlantic 10 Championships this weekend held at the Flickinger Aquatic Center in Buffalo, NY. GW's women who finished the season 4-3 took third place with a score of 453. The men who were 0-10 in the regular season finished fourth with a score of 369. Five GW records were broken during the three-day championship and the Colonials won three races.
Maggie Moss (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) concluded her impressive freshman campaign setting a new GW record in the 100-yd backstoke with a time of :57.25 while leading off the medley relay. She also set a new school record in the 200-yd backstroke in the finals on Saturday night with a time of 2:03.50. This time shattered the record that she held previously by more than a second.
Junior Ruth Dubyel (West Point, NY/James I. O'Neill) set school records in the 100-yd and 200-yd butterfly events. Dubyel swam the 100-yd butterfly in a time of :56.14 which improved apon the record she already held. Dubyel posted a time of 2:05.31 in the 200-yd butterfly winning the race as well as breaking an eight-year old GW record previously set in 1995 by Stephanie Ballou. Dubyel was honored for her performance by being named to the Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference.
Junior Kristen Fagley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Westminster) also won A-10 First Team All-Conference honors. Fagley finished first in the 200-yd freestyle in a time of 1:52.93. The women's 400-yd medley relay team also set a new school record with a time of 3:51.97. The team, who broke the four-year old record consisted of Moss, Kirsten Rasmuson (San Diego, CA/Mt. Carmel), Dubyel, and Christina Boland (Purcelville, VA/Loudon Valley).
On the men's side, sophomore Bryan Ferretti (Newtown, PA/Council Rock) was named to the A-10 First Team All-Conference. He finished first in the 1,650-yd freestyle in 16:03.69.
The Atlantic 10 Conference Swimming & Diving Championships was won by the Massachusetts' men and the Richmond women. For complete GW results at the Atlantic 10 Championship, click on the final stats link on the swimming and diving schedule at www.GWsports.com.
