February 10, 2007 - MAAC's - Men and Women Both Finish 2nd
February 10, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
College Swimming & Diving
Rider Finishes Runner-up at 2007 MAAC Championships
Modrov Most Outstanding Swimmer, Korn Most Outstanding Diver
Ceppa Diving Coach of Year
BALTIMORE, MD—The Rider men and women both placed runner-up at the 2007 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by Loyola College. “We finished very strongly and competed very well,” said head coach Steve Fletcher. “The depth in the conference is really improving so it is harder each year to compete with a small group like we have. So to do this is very rewarding.”
For the Rider men, senior Brandon Modrov (Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge) won the 200 breaststroke (2:03.39) and was named the Championships Most Outstanding Performer for the second consecutive year. “I think Brandon was a little surprised at how well he performed this weekend,” Fletcher said, “pleasantly surprised. He was very excited to win the award.”
Junior Dylan Korn (Hawthorne, N.Y./Westlake) won the 1-meter dive in a MAAC record score of 289.65, and was named the MAAC Most Outstanding Diver for the second year in a row. “Dylan did an amazing job,” said Rider diving coach Dennis Ceppa, who was named the MAAC Diving Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. “He had a rough prelim on the 1-meter but came back and had one of the best events of the season. He’s a trooper. He didn’t let it get to him. He stepped up and did a great job. He’s the main reason I got the award. I’m extremely happy that I got this award again. The kids dove really well, and that certainly helps.”
Also, senior Andy French (Richfield, MN) won the 1650 free (16:09.43) and sophomore Josh Rosenbluth (Lawrenceville/Lawrence) won the 200 backstroke (1:50.12).
For the Rider women, freshman Kellyanne Tomasula (Sussex, N.J./Vernon Township) won the 100 free (52.65) and senior Lauren Urbanski (Lansdowne, Pa./Upper Darby) won the 200 butterfly (2:05.21), senior Shannen Kahler (Ojai, CA) placed second in the 3-meter dive (423.00) and junior Stephanie Cosentino (Staten Island, N.Y./Notre Dame Academy) placed second in the 100 free (53.83).
Graduate student Chris Coles (Plainsboro/West Windsor Plainsboro North) placed third in the men’s 1-meter dive (248.60), sophomore Drew Palmieri (Hanover, MA/Mercerburg) placed fourth in the 200 butterfly (1:56.28), junior Peter Starr (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown Area Senior) placed fourth in the 200 backstroke (1:55.33), junior Matt Bauer (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:48.80) and freshman Alex Grubbs (York, PA/York Suburban) placed fifth in the 1650 free (16:48.78).
Sophomore Amanda Burke (Churchville, PA/William Tennent) placed fourth in the 3-meter dive (383.65), senior Adrianne Glasgow (Davidsonville, MD/Saint Mary’s) was fourth in the 200 butterfly (2:13.17), sophomore Ericka Kriedel (Wethersfield, Conn./Wethersfield) placed fifth in the 200 backstroke (2:11.20), freshman Lovette Leonhard (Piscataway) placed fifth in the 1650 free (17:50.83), senior Hayley Wittsack (Gaithersburg, MD/Damascus) placed seventh in the 200 backstroke (2:14.37) and senior Courtney Clark (Broomall, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) was eighth in the 1650 free (18:01.51).
The women’s 400 free relay of sophomore Priscilla Modrov (Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge), Clark, Cosentino and Tomasula placed second (3:35.89).
The men’s 400 free relay of Rosenbluth, freshman Brian Brady (Turnersville/Gloucester Catholic), freshman Scott Player (Chino Hills, Calif./Ruben S. Ayala) and Modrov placed third (3:09.03).
team standings:
Men: Marist 797, Rider 684, Loyola 574, Iona 464, Niagara 365, Saint Peter’s 294, Fairfield 254, Canisius 215,
Women: Marist 899, Rider 696, Loyola 637, Iona 370, Fairfield 343, Niagara 318, Siena 181, Canisius 159, Manhattan 130, Saint Peter’s 86
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