University of Louisville
at BIG EAST Championships
Swimming and Diving Finish Day Two at BIG EAST
February 15, 2007 | Swimming & Diving
Feb. 15, 2007
EAST MEADOW, N.Y.- At the conclusion of Day 2 of the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships, the University of Louisville men improved to fourth place and the women stand at fifth. The Notre Dame women lead the pack with 246 points while the West Virginia University men's team posted 273 points for the lead as action continues at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, N.Y.
The 500 freestyle kicked off Thursday evening's BIG EAST Championship events. U of L's Adam Madarassy was the top Cardinal at twelfth. West Virginia's Zoltan Povazsai placed first with a time of 4:22.97
In the women's 200 Individual Medley, Ashlee Edgell of Notre Dame earned the BIG EAST title with a time of 2:02.08. Last year's champion, Louisville's Leslie VanWinkle was edged posting a time of 2:02.36. She was followed by Kitti Veisz of West Virginia coming in at 2:02.90.
The men followed as Louisville captured its first title of the meet as Vali Preda came in first at 1:47.90. Finishing second and third, West Virginia teammates Pablo Marmolejo touched the wall at 1:48.07 followed by Sean Mahoney at 1:49.02.
U of L freshman Anna Dischuck made NCAA B-cut times with a fourth place in the 50 free. Liz Halet made the consols and posted a time of 23.85. The 50 free crown was captured by Rutgers' Madison Kennedy who set a new BIG EAST record with a time of 22.45. West Virginia's Kayla Andrews finished second coming in 22.81 followed by Notre Dame's Rebecca Grove who recorded a time of 23:03.
In the men's 50 free, U of L freshman Carlos Van Isschot made the A-finals and posted a time of 20.83 in a hotly contested sprint. Andrew Langenfeld of West Virginia earned the men's 50 Yard Freestyle title with a time of 20:28. Josh Schneider of Cincinnati hit the wall at 20:31 followed by Mountaineer Nick Delic placing him third with a time of 20:32.
In the 200 freestyle relay, the U of L foursome of Anna Dischuck, Melanie Greyling, Liz Halet and Johanna Nyysti finished fourth with a time of 1:32.88 in the event that concluded the day of competition. The women of Notre Dame finished on top as Caroline Johnson, Christa Riggins, Katie Carroll and Rebecca Grove earned the title with a 1:31.85 time. West Virginia's foursome of Kitti Veisz, Rachel Fedyk, Stephanie Shupe and Kayla Andrews finished just four tenths of a second behind the Irish at 1:31.89. Rutgers relay team consisting of Alex Allen, Kasey Kesses, Ashley Dunphy and Madison Kennedy hit the wall at 1:31.99, placing them third.
In the men's 200 free relay, the U of L team of Chris Lindauer, Carlos Van Isschot, Sergiu Daghid and Adam Madarassy touched fifth with a time of 1:21.89. Andrew Langenfeld, Zoltan Povazsai, Ivan Tolic and Nick Delic of West Virginia claimed the BIG EAST crown with a time of 1:18.89. Notre Dame's foursome of John Lytle, Tim Kegelman, Louis Cavadini and Andrew Hoffman finished second at the 1:21.35 mark. Following the Irish, Cincinnati finished third with a time of 1:21 earned by Marcel Kleiner, Josh Schneider, Stephen Wood and Steve Marshall.
The fourth session of the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championships will consist of the men's and women's 400 Individual Medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 400 Medley Relay. The men will compete for the 3-Meter diving crown.
Preliminaries will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by the finals which will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Results will be posted on the BIG EAST Website, www.bigeast.org
1. Notre Dame, 286
2. West Virginia University, 201
3. Rutgers University, 181
4. Villanova University, 145.5
5. University of Louisville, 142
6. Pittsburgh, 136.5
7. University of Connecticut, 102
8. Cincinnati Bearcats, 98
9. Syracuse University, 84
10. Georgetown University, 48
11. Seton Hall University, 36
12. Providence College, 20
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 14
1. West Virginia University, 273
2. Notre Dame, 264
3. Pittsburgh, 149
4. University of Louisville, 137
5. Rutgers University, 127
6. University of Connecticut, 122
7. Cincinnati Bearcats, 118
8. Syracuse University, 92
9. Seton Hall University, 74
10. Villanova University, 52
11. Georgetown University, 40
12. Providence College, 22
Women - Team Rankings - Through Event 14
