Nov. 20, 2006

Prelim Results  | Finals Results  | Diving Results  | Team Scores 

Fairfax, Va.--UMBC claimed both titles at the close of competition at the Patriot Invitational on Sunday as the Retrievers' men's team finished with 1,037 points and the women's with 772 points. Mason's women's team finished in fourth (574), while the men's squad placed seventh (264).

In diving, Colleen Flack placed third in the 3-meter event with 252 points, wh ile teammate Amanda Fielding tallied 236.45 points for a sixth place finish. On the men's side, Ryan Metzker placed third (261.10), while Justin Mallette garnered a fifth place finish (228.35).

In the 100-yard freestyle, Sarah Bizer finished in a second place time of 52.08, just .36 seconds behind Daniel Surkovich of UMBC. In the 200 fly, Brooke Crowther (2:09.33), Mallory Pucci (2:09.61) and Brittany Surkovich (2:09.67) finished in the fourth, fifth and sixth spots, respectively, while Katie Kelly (2:21.84) and Liz Ouzts (2:22.87) placed fourth and fifth in the 200 breast.

In addition, the 400 free relay squad consisting of Bizer, Morgan Hall, Kelly and Mallory Pucci placed third (3:32.27).

On the men's side, Eric Knight swam the 100 free in a fourth place time of 46.80, just .08 slower than Tim Lane (UNCW), who finished third. The 400 free relay team of Tad Ogren, Knight, Josh Carden and Ellis Domenech ended in sixht place with a time of 3:12.74.

The Patriots will return to the Aquatic & Fitness Center on Jan. 13 when Mason will host Towson for CAA dual meet action at 1 p.m.

Licensed to George Mason University            Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 11/19/2006
             2006 Patriot Invitational - 11/17/2006 to 11/19/2006
                       Team Rankings - Through Event 40
                              Women - Team Scores
            Place School                                          Points
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                1 UMBC SWIMMING & DIVING             UMBC            772
                2 DUKE UNIVERSITY                    DUKE            753
                3 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA       UNCW            653
                4 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY            GMU             574
                5 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY              SH              298
                6 SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY            SHIP            243
                7 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY              GU              229
                8 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY                AU              153
                9 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY       GW              130
               10 HOWARD UNIVERSITY                  HOW U            66
                               Men - Team Scores
            Place School                                          Points
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                1 UMBC SWIMMING & DIVING             UMBC           1037
                2 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA       UNCW            626.5
                3 DUKE UNIVERSITY                    DUKE            540
                4 SETON HALL UNIVERSITY              SH              434
                5 SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY            SHIP            371.5
                6 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY       GW              276
                7 GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY            GMU             264
                8 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY              GU              164.5
                9 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY                AU              123.5
               10 HOWARD UNIVERSITY                  HOW U            33