Jan. 14, 2006

Complete Results

TOWSON, Md. - George Mason University's men's and women's swimming and diving teams swept Towson University Saturday afternoon at Burdick Pool in Towson, Md. On the men's side, the Patriots posted a 145-75 victory, while the women notched a 142-96 win.

On the women's side, the Patriots had three double-winners on the day. Freshman Allie Smith (Winchester, Va.) posted a time of 2:13.51 to win the 200 IM and she went on to finish second in the 1650-yard freestyle (17:46.32). Sophomore Mallory Pucci (Raleigh, N.C.) took the 200 free with a time of 1:56.49 and also won the 500 free (5:13.04). On the boards, Mason took the top-three spots in both the one-meter and three-meter diving events. Junior Colleen Flack (Langhorne, Pa.) led the way in both events as she won the one-meter with a score of 248.02 and the three-meter with a mark of 282.45.

For the men, the Patriots' junior Joe Houchin (Raleigh, N.C.) placed first in three events on the day. He captured the 200-freestyle in a time of 1:44.89, the 200-butterfly (1:55.14) and was a member of the 200-medley relay that posted a top-time of 1:37.85.

In the 1650-freestyle, Mason junior Tom Koucheravy (Fairfax, Va.) took the top-spot with a mark of 15:54.97, while Towson senior Jimmy Morris was the next swimmer to finish, almost a minute behind Koucheravy (16:51.12). The Patriots took the top-three places in the 50-free with Eric Wellington leading the way in a time of 22.10 seconds. In the 200-IM Mason's Andrew Ryder placed first (2:03.01), while teammate B.J. Dufresne garnered a second place finish with a time of 2:03.57.

In the diving events, Mason freshman Ryan Metzker (Fairfax, Va.) captured both the 1-meter (258.82) and the 3-meter (288.60), while the Tigers' Nick Fugazy placed second in the 1-meter (218.17).

The Patriots will return to action when they hots American, Old Dominion and Army on Jan. 27.