For Immediate Release: February 29, 2008
Contact: Anthony G. Naglieri (sports@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-2956

Swimming and Diving completes day one at ECAC Open Championships

Meet Results

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Binghamton swimming and diving teams completed the first day of competition at the 2008 ECAC Open Championships Friday at the University of Pittsburgh's Trees Pool. The men are currently in ninth place with 51 points, while the women are in 15th with 33 points.

Sophomore Philip Dzieniszewski (Bayside, N.Y.) was the men's top individual swimmer, tying for ninth place in the 50-free in 21.12

Senior Matt Russo (Manhattan, N.Y.) led the Bearcat diving efforts, claiming eighth place in the 1-meter event with 217.30 points.

The men's 200-free relay team won the consolation final and took ninth place overall. The Bearcat quartet of Dzieniszewski, juniors Andrew Palumbo (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.), Joe Rogan (Ithaca, N.Y.), and Brian Koralewski (Floral Park, N.Y.) clocked in with a time of 1:25.25.

Palumbo, Rogan, and Koralewski teamed up with senior Michael Britvan (Pleasantville, N.Y.) to take home 10th place honors in the 400-medley relay in 3:30.47

On the women's side, junior divers Kristin Maney (New Paltz, N.Y.) and Kate Hassfurter (Horseheads, N.Y.) paced the Bearcat women. In the three-meter dive, Maney finished in seventh place with 214.50 points, while Hassfurter placed eighth with 198.35 points.

The 200-free relay team of sophomores Allyce Brand (Highland Park, Ill.) and Taryn Ferrara (Morristown, N.J.) and freshmen Brittany Detlef (Rochester, N.Y.) and Lyndsi Worthington (Leawood, Kan.) claimed 12th place in a time of 1:41.62.

A full day of competition is on the slate for Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.