Nov. 11, 2006
Complete Results
Washington, D.C. - The Georgetown swimming and diving program lost to William & Mary today in a non-league dual meet. The men lost 155-110 to fall to 0-5 overall while the women dropped a 187-103 decision, for a 1-4 dual meet record. The Tribe improves to 4-1 on the men's side and 4-2 overall for the women.
For the men, sophomore standout Goran Bistric (Saugus, Calif./William S. Hart) took first place in the 100 yard backstroke with a commanding time of 53.96, three-fourths of a second faster than Hoya teammate freshman Wes Going (St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University High). Going qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 100 backstroke, as Bistric had already qualified in a previous meet. In the 200 butterfly, sophomore co-captain David Ballinger (Pleasantville, N.Y./Pleasantville) took first place honors with a time of 1:59.73, enough to qualify him for the conference championship. Sophomore co-captain Daniel Robinson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) finished first in the 200 individual medley, with fellow Hoya freshman Brian Koh (Rowland Heights, Calif./Damien) right behind him, turning in a second-place finish. Going, Robinson and Ballinger teamed up with freshman James LiVolsi (Scotch Plains, N.J./St. Peter's Prep) in the 200 freestyle relay to take first place with a time of 1:32.61. To round out the men's top finishes, sophomore diver Michael McWililams (Potomac, Md./Gonzaga High) took first in both the one and three meter diving events with scores of 208.23 and 201.45, respectively.
On the women's side, freshman Laura Alito (West Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) took first in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.97, over a second faster than the Tribe's Whitney Pezza. Alito also qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 100 backstroke along with teammate sophomore Katelyn O'Connor (New Rochelle, N.Y./The Ursuline School), who also qualified for the conference championship in the 200 backstroke. The 200 individual medley saw a dominant Hoya presence as the top four finishers represented the Blue and Gray; freshmen Laura Stark (Martinsville, N.J./Mount St. Mary Academy) and Suzanne Waller (Darien, Conn./Darien), sophomore Christina DiNapoi (Saddle River, N.J./Barnstable) and freshman Corina Kwami (Titusville, N.J./The Pennington School), respectively, with Stark qualifying for the league championship in the 100 butterfly. To finish the women's events for the day, freshman Emma Porteus (Centerville, Mass./Barnstable), junior Tori Maffey (Mountainside, N.J./Mount St. Mary Academy), junior Megan Maragakes (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) and Alito took first place in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:44.89. Also qualifying for the BE Championships was freshman Lindsay Vickroy (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) in the 200 freestyle.
"We were very excited to have such great performances today, especially after one of the toughest weeks of training all year" Georgetown University Head Coach Bethany Bower said. "The student-athletes are excited as they look forward to a week of less yardage in the pool as we prepare for the Patriot Invite. Highlights included O'Connor taking more than four seconds off her personal best in the 200 backstroke and qualifying for the conference championships as well as Alito coming in just two-tenths shy of our school record in the 100 fly."
Georgetown returns to the water next weekend when they swim at the Patriot Invitational, hosted by George Mason in Fairfax, Va. The Invitational is a three-day event and will start on Friday, November 17.
