For Immediate Release: March 1, 2008
Contact: Anthony G. Naglieri (sports@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-2956

Swimming and Diving completes second day at ECAC Open Championships

Meet Results

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Binghamton swimming and diving teams completed the second of competition at the 2008 ECAC Open Championships Saturday at the University of Pittsburgh's Trees Pool.

After two days of competition, the men are currently in ninth place out of 25 teams with 98 points, while the women are in 15th in the 25-team field with 64 points.

In his final collegiate competition, senior Matt Russo (Manhattan, N.Y.) claiming third place in the 3-meter dive with 250.25 points.

Junior Andrew Palumbo (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and sophomore Philip Dzieniszewski (Bayside, N.Y.) highlighted the Bearcat swimming efforts. Palumbo was a finalist in seventh in the 100-breast in 58.08. Dzieniszewski took 10th in the 100-fly in 51.57.

The 200-medley relay team paced the Bearcat women's efforts on Saturday. The BU quartet 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.) won the consolation final and took ninth place overall in a time of 1:52.77.

Brand and Worthington were both consolation finalists in their individual events as well. Brand finished 14th in the 100-breast in 1:09.43, while Worthington was 15th in the 100-back in 1:01.48.

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