(Portions of this story taken from the DePauw University and Trinity University websites)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The DePauw University men and
the Trinity University women won Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference (SCAC) Swimming and Diving Championships. DePauw's men
won their sixth consecutive league title while the Trinity women
won their seventh straight league crown. Official Championship
Website
The seventh-ranked Tigers claimed their eighth SCAC championship
in 12 years of conference competition. Complete information is
available from the official site.
The DePauw coaching staff, led by head coach Adam Cohen, was named
the SCAC Staff of the Year for the fourth time in the last five
years.
Trinity sophomore Alex Miranda was named the SCAC Male
Swimmer of the Meet while senior Hunter Hayes of Centre College
earned Diver of the Meet honors.
Helping lead DePauw to the men's title, Robby Spichiger was second
in the 1,650-yard freestyle in and NCAA "B" time of 16:17.25 with
Tom Rich placing eighth in 17:25.84.
Alex Troxel was second in the 200 backstroke in 1:56.29 with
Charlie Boehme in fourth in 1:57.53 and Dylan Klossner in seventh
in 2:00.02.
John Cook won his second straight 100 free championship in an NCAA
"B" time of 45.45 seconds with Steve Klabak in third in 46.38 which
also was a "B" time. Johnny Montgomery was fifth in 46.78 followed
by Kyle Kerrigan in eighth in 48.63 and Andrew Nash in ninth in
48.90.
Matt Kukurugya was third in the 200 breaststroke in and NCAA "B"
time of 2:07.04 and Josh Baugh finished sixth in 2:10.30. Tom Smith
finished 12th in 2:17.91 and Dan DeGeus was 14th in 2:19.62.
Brogan Runion finished second in the 200 butterfly in an NCAA "B"
time of 1:54.06 while Tom Lancaster was seventh in 1:59.76 and
Brendan Flores was 12th in 2:03.91.
DePauw wrapped up the meet with the 400 free relay of Baugh,
Montgomery, Klabak and Cook winning in an NCAA "B" time of 3:03.29.
On the women's side, the Trinity University Tigers women won
their seventh straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Swimming and Diving Championship, following Saturday's final day of
competition.
Trinity, which has won 10 team titles overall, scored 914 points,
outdistancing DePauw (865.5) by 48.5 points.
DePauw sophomore Catie Baker was named the Swimmer of the Meet and
the DePauw coaching staff, led by head coach Mary Bretscher was
named the Staff of the Year.
Trinity junior women's diver Hayley Emerick of Portland,
Texas, became the SCAC's first female diver to win three
consecutive championships on each of the competition boards.
Emerick, the SCAC Female Diver of the Meet, won the 1-meter event
Saturday, with a score of 469.45. Last Thursday, Emerick captured
the 3-meter board, registering 479.45. Jill Greshowak of Hendrix
won the 1-meter three times (2003-2005), and the 3-meter twice
(2004 and 2005).
Eight divers have earned NCAA consideration scores.
First-year Lisa Tucci of Mission Hills, Kan., was the women's
400-yard individual medley champion (4:36.61, NCAA "B" cut).
Complete results from Saturday evening's men's and women's championship heats are available here.
For extended media coverege , be sure to visit the conference's official blog and YouTube page.
