January 26, 2008
SWIMMING TEAMS PICK UP WINS AT SAINT MICHAEL'S
Men: Bryant 120, St. Michael's 105
Women: Bryant 174, St. Michael's 120
COLCHESTER, Vermont - The Bryant men's and women's swim teams turned in a strong all-around effort in earning a Northeast-10 Conference dual meet victory at Saint Michael's on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldog men earned a 120-105 victory with the women cruising to a 174-120 win over the Purple Knights.
The team's got off to a strong start, opening with wins in the 400 yard medley relay. The women touched the wall in four minutes, 27.64 seconds while the men finished in 3:58.24.
Individually, Jess Looney walked away with victories in the 1000 freestyle (10:32.52), 10 backstroke (1:05.71), and 400 individual medley (4:53.21). Jill Squillante won the 50 backstroke in 30.25 seconds and 100 yard freestyle in a time of 58.13 while Jill Hira captured top honors in the 500 freestyle in 5:39.71.
The Bulldogs return to action next Saturday when they head to Pleasantville, NY for a tri-meet with host Pace and the University of Bridgeport. It will be the final tune-up before New England's take place Feb. 15.
