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Immediate Release: February 20, 2005 Contact: Thomas Moore II (sports@binghamton.edu) Phone: 607-777-2956 Tayla named Most Outstanding Rookie and Swimmer at AE Swimming & Diving Championships Binghamton men's swimmers finish in second place; women in seventh place Bearcats break 15 records in the three-day meet America East Day 1 Release America East Day 2 Release America East Day 3 Release Binghamton Press Day 1 Release Binghamton Press Day 2 Release BALTIMORE, Md.--Binghamton University freshman Kaan Tayla (Ankara, Turkey) received two awards, the men's Most Outstanding Swimmer and Most Outstanding Rookie, as men's and women's swimming and diving teams crowned four more winners on the final day of competition at the America East Championship on Saturday at UMBC Natatorium. Senior Robert Kaczynski (Tychy, Poland) was given the Coaches Award for scoring the most total points over the entire championship for his team. The men's swimmers racked up 193 more points to bring their total to 611 and finished second to defending champion UMBC (920). Binghamton was in front of Stony Brook (570), Boston University (489), New Hampshire (346) and Maine (323 points). On the women's side, the Bearcats tallied 52 more points to finish with 212 and behind New Hampshire (754), Northeastern (737), UMBC (502), Maine (413), Stony Brook (390.5) and Boston University (316.5). Binghamton placed ahead of Vermont (180 points). On the men's side, Binghamton's 400-yard free relay quartet of junior Wade Rimbach (Essex, England), Kaczynski, sophomore David Holmes (Doncaster, England) and Tayla touched in 3:04.45 breaking the conference and team records. The previous school record set in 2000-01 season by Aytac Gurbuz, Brien Wan Wagner, Tom Volper and Chris McGuire was 3:04.48. In the 100 free Tayla and Holmes took first (45.14) and second (45.72), respectively. Tayla broke his and McGuire's school record of 46.23, which tied earlier season. In the 200-yard breast, Kaczynski touched in 2:06.37 to win this event for the second year in a row. On the women's side, senior Huijue Cai (Shanghai, China) won the 100 free (52.14). Top Preformances (1st-5th) Kaan Tayla 1st 50 free (20.72) 1st 100 free (45.11) 1st 200 free (1:40.84) School Record 1st 200 free relay (1:24.98) Pool and School Record 1st 200 medley relay (1:32.82) Conference, Pool and School Record 1st 400 free relay (3:04.45) Conference and School Record 1st 400 medley relay (3:26.33) Conference and School Record David Holmes 1st 100 fly (49.58) 1st 200 free relay (1:24.98) Pool and School Record 1st 200 medley relay (1:32.82) Conference, Pool and School Record 1st 400 free relay (3:04.45) Conference and School Record 1st 400 medley relay (3:26.33) Conference and School Record 2nd 50 free (20.93) 2nd 100 free (45.72) Robert Kaczynski 1st 100 breast (56.82) 1st 200 breast (2:06.37) 1st 200 medley relay (1:32.82) Conference, Pool and School Record 1st 400 free relay (3:04.45) Conference and School Record Brian Koizim 1st 200 medley relay (1:32.82) Conference, Pool and School Record 1st 400 medley relay (3:26.33) Conference and School Record 2nd 100 back (53.24) 2nd 400 free relay (7:03.30) 3rd 200 back (1:56.08) Wade Rimbach 1st 200 free relay (1:24.98) Pool and School Record 1st 400 free relay (3:04.45) Conference and School Record 2nd 400 free relay (7:03.30) 3rd 200 IM (1:57.94) Huijue Cai 1st 50 free (23.98) 1st 100 free (52.14) 3rd 100 fly (57.94) Trevor Stone 1st 200 free relay (1:24.98) Pool and School Record 2nd 100 fly (50.75) 2nd 400 free relay (7:03.30) 3rd 200 fly (1:55.97) Dylan Hobe 1st 400 medley relay (3:26.33) Conference and School Record 4th 200 breast (2:12.07) K C Kozlowski 2nd 400 free relay (7:03.30) |
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