George Washington University Athletics
Swimming And Diving Honored On All-Conference Team
2/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Swimming
Feb. 27, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - The George Washington Colonials received several All-Conference honors from the Atlantic 10 for their impressive showing at the A-10 Championships over the weekend. The Colonials men finished fourth with 408 points while the women finished third 406 points in the three-day conference championships in Buffalo, NY. Three Colonials earned First Team All-Conference honors with four first place finishes. Five Colonials earned Second Team All-Conference Honors for four second place finishes and second in the 400-yd medley relay in a new GW record time.
Freshman Sean Flaherty (Scarborough, ME/Scarborough) was honored for his fantastic season finishing first and second at the A-10 Champioinships performance by being named the A-10 Most Outstanding Rookie. Flaherty placed first in the 1,650-yd free with a time of 15:47.39. The freshman also finished second in the 200-yd freestyle with a time of 1:41.95.
Sophomore Maggie Moss (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) was named to the First Team All-Conference by winning two events and also swimming the lead leg for the 400-yd medley relay team which finished second in a new GW record time of 3:50.53. Moss' time of 57.17 in the 100-yd backstroke was just one one-hundredth off of her GW record time. She also finished first for the second straight day when she finished the 200 backstroke in 2:02.77.
Also earning Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference honors was senior Kristen Fagley (Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Westminster) who made the most of her final swim meet for the Colonials. Fagley finished first in the 500-yd freestyle with a time of 4:55.27. Additionally, Fagley earned second team honors with a second place finish in the 200-yd freestyle in 1:52.42. The senior also swam the final leg of the GW's record breaking 400-yd medley relay performance.
Joining Moss and Fagley on the record breaking 400-yd medley relay team were senior Ruth Dubyel (West Point, NY/James I. O'Neill) and junior Kirsten Rasmuson (San Diego, CA/Mt. Carmel) all of whom earned Second Team All-Conference honors for their second place finish. Dubyel also finished second in the 100-yd butterfly with a time of .57.07 while Rasmuson earned second place in the 100-yd breaststroke with a time of 1:05.06.
Men's First-Team All-Conference
Sean Flaherty, GW (1,650 free)
Men's Second-Team All-Conference
Sean Flaherty, GW (200 free)
Women's First-Team All-Conference
Maggie Moss, GW (100 back, 200 back)
Kristen Fagley, GW (500 free)
Women's Second-Team All-Conference
Ruth Dubyel, GW (100 fly)
Kristen Fagley, GW (200 free)
Kirsten Rasmuson, GW (100 breast)
Maggie Moss, Kirsten Rasmuson, Ruth Dubyel, Kristen Fagley, GW (400 medley relay)
Most Outstanding Rookie
Sean Flaherty
