October 27, 2008
MEN'S SWIMMING FINISHES 5TH AT BENTLEY INVITATIONAL ON SUNDAY
WALTHAM, MA- Senior Tom Ferrigno won the 200 yard backstroke, while Steven Nguyen took home the 500 yard freestyle to help the Bulldogs to a 5th place finish at the Bentley Invitational on Sunday in their first meet of the season. The meet featured eight teams, with Southern Connecticut finishing in first place.
Ferrigno also finished in third in the 200 yard breaststroke, while Nguyen came in sixth in the 1000 yard freestyle. Ray Savner finished in second in the 50 yard freestyle, falling just .07 of a second short of first place finisher Rafael Pena of Bentley. Freshman Kevin McDonald also competed in the 50 yard freestyle, coming in seventh with a time of 23.30.
Also having strong performances for the Bulldogs were freshman Zach Bowen, finishing sixth in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:53.16, and sophomore Matt Derwin, who came in fifth in the 200 yard butterfly.
The squad will next travel to Boston College on Friday for its first ever Division I dual meet (5 p.m.).
BENTLEY INVITATIONAL Team Scores: 1. Southern Connecticut 144, 2. Keene State 98.5, 3. Bentley 86, 4. Saint Rose 74, 5. Bryant 63.5, 6. Adelphi 48, 7. St. Michael's 30, 8. Pace 4 400 Medley Relay: Southern Connecticut (Miguel Nesrala, Austin Mizzell, Matt Sorena, Michael Cozzi), 3:40.40M; 1000 Free: Ryan Brauer, Saint Rose, 9:56.28; 200 Free: Jeremy Frey, So. Conn, 1:49.07; 50 Free: Rafael Pena, Bentley, 22.98; 200 Ind. Medley: Aaron Rocheleau, So. Conn, 1:59.50; 1 Dive: Timothy Thornton, Keene State, 222.25; 200 Butterfly: Brauer, 1:57.46M; 100 Free: Nesrala, 48.06; 200 Back: Tom Ferrigno, Bryant, 2:02.23; 500 Free: Steven Nguyen, Bryant, 4:59.77; 3 Dive: Jon Andrews, Bentley, 243.15; 200 Breaststroke: Rocheleau, So. Conn, 2:17.21; 400 Free Relay: Southern Connecticut (Dan Collins, Frey, Sorena, Nesrala) 3:22.07. M: Meet Record
