BURLINGTON, Vermont - The UVM swimming teams competed in the Northeastern Invitational and a meet at Dartmouth this weekend and came away with some outstanding performances despite a number of illnesses to some key swimmers.
The Vermont women finished fourth at the Northeastern Invititational while the men were third. Against Dartmouth Sunday, Vermont's women lost, 156-84, while the men dropped a 133-43 decision.
Highlights included sophomore Allison Buza (Huntingdon, PA) winning the 500 freestyle in a personal-best time of 5:27.59, just touching out Alyssa Hochman of Dartmouth for the win. Rebecca Witinok-Huber (Iowa City, IA) swam her best time in the 100 butterfly in more than two years to finish second (1:02.32) against Dartmouth, while Ivan Kolleeny (New York, NY) swam personal-best times in the 100 freestyle at both meets.
"It was a good way to end the first semester for us," head coach Gerry Cournoyer said. "We have a lot of student-athletes fighting illnesses on both teams, and I was impressed with how our other swimmers stepped up to fill important roles. I am looking forward to getting both teams healthy to see what we can really do."
Vermont, 1-6 (women) and 0-6 (men), next swims at Norwich (men only) on Dec. 4th. Their next home meet is Jan. 18th against Stony Brook.
Vermont vs. Dartmouth
Team Scores: Men: Dartmouth 133, Vermont 43. Women: Dartmouth 156, Vermont 84.
Men's Results
3-meter diving: 3. Matt Egbers, 168.65. 200 Medley Relay: 4. UVM (Joe Sawczak, Egbers, Ivan Kolleeny, Greg Gullickson), 1:54.69. 400 IM: 4. Greg Baxter, 4:43.18. 50 Free: 3. Gullickson, 25.21. 100 IM: 4. Kolleeny, 1:02.28. 1-meter diving: 3. Egbers, 216.45. 100 Fly: 4. Kolleeny, 1:00.69. 100 Free: 3. Gullickson, 57.50. 500 Free: 1. Baxter, 5:26.31. 100 Breaststroke: 1. Baxter, 1:09.69.Women's Results
3-meter diving: 3. Alice Ford, 179.90. 200 Medley Relay: 3. UVM (Lauren Tew, Kate McCormick, Rebecca Witinok-Huber, Neily Jennings), 2:01.92. 400 IM: 4. Helen Dembinski, 5:04.15. 200 Free: 3. Jessica Schwartz, 2:07.19. 50 Free: 3. Buza, 26.67. 100 IM: 4. Jennings, 1:08.32. 1-meter diving: 3. Kristin Elsmore, 210.60. 100 Fly: 2. Witinok-Huber, 1:02.32. 100 Free: 3. Dembinski, 56.58. 100 Back: 3. Schwartz, 1:04.13. 500 Free: 1. Buza, 5:27.59. 100 Breast: 1. Holly Austin, 1:15.78. 200 Free Relay: 1. UVM (Schwartz, Dembinski, Buza, Erin Burke), 1:44.13.Vermont's record: Women 1-6, Men 0-6. Next Home Meet: Jan. 18th vs. Stony Brook.