Both the American University men's and women's swimming teams
finished in fifth place in the Potomac Relay Invitational, which
took place on Friday afternoon at American's Reeves Aquatic Center.
This was the first competition of the season for the Eagles.
American's best finishes of the day came with second-place
results in both the 200 free relay and 400 medley relay on the
men's side. In the 200 free relay, the squad finished with a time
of 1:28.18, finishing less than two seconds behind George Mason.
Senior Matt
Pelletier paced the Eagles with a 50-yard split of
21.41, while freshman Michael
Greenberg anchored the team with a split of 21.95.
Sophomore Sean
McNamara and senior Eric
Sveum swam the first two legs for AU.
Additionally, the 400 medley relay team of freshman Ming
Ong, Pelletier, Sveum and Greenberg also finished in
second place, coming up less than three seconds short of
event-winner George Mason. Pelletier again led the Eagles with a
100-yard split of 53.75.
On the women's side, the 300 breast relay team finished in third
place with a time of 3:25.63. Junior Dory
Isaacs swam the first leg with a 1:05.72 split. Junior
Eleanor
Clay and sophomore Anna
Gooding were also part of the squad.
Towson took home the team title on the women's side, followed by
Georgetown and George Mason in the top three. In the men's
competition, George Mason, Georgetown and George Washington took
home top team honors.
The Eagles will be back in the pool in two weekends for a
two-day competition versus Catholic and George Washington. Session
one will begin on Friday, October 16 at 6 p.m. at Catholic. On
Saturday, October 17, the Eagles will host session two at 10 a.m.,
and session three will follow that same day at 3 p.m. at George
Washington.
Final Team Results:
Women:
1. Towson 360
2. Georgetown 292
3. George Mason 282
4. Mary Washington 270
5. American 264
6. George Washington 240
7. Howard 146
Men:
1. George Mason 346
2. Georgetown 292
3. George Washington 290
4. Mary Washington 267
5. American 261
6. Towson 248
7. Howard 150
