The American University swimming and diving team broke two
school records and set five all-time top 10 times on the first day
of the Patriot League Championships on Thursday, which is taking
place at Navy in Annapolis, Md. The Eagles' women's squad sits in
fourth place through the first day while the men's squad is in
sixth.
Dory
Isaacs posted the best result of the day for AU,
recording a third-place finish in the 200 IM in a time of 2:03.74.
This is a new personal-best for Isaacs and sets a school record in
the event. She bested her preliminary time of 2:04.95 by over a
second in the finals.
Alexandra
Wessel finished in sixth in the 500 free (4:59.82),
while Leah
Breen earned an eighth-place result in the 50 free
(24.13). Breen's time is good for the third-fastest in program
history in the event.
Eleanor
Clay placed 14th in the 200 IM (2:08.82), which is the
10th-best time in school history. Diver Kelsey
Monarch posted a 12th-place finish in the three-meter
diving (188.80). Additionally, in the 400 medley relay, the squad
of Jess
Balance, Isaacs, Elinor
Shetter and Wessel claimed fourth place with a time of
3:49.14. Ballance began the race with a 56.73 second clip in the
100 back, which goes down as the second fastest time in the event
in school history.
On the men's side, Matt
Pelletier paced the squad with a third-place finish in
the 50 free (21.04). He recorded a time of 20.93 in the prelims. Sean
McNamara came in 13th in the 50 free (21.34)
and Ming
Ong finished 16th in the 500 free (4:43.22).
Additionally, the men's 400 medley relay team of Pelletier, Ong,
Rick
Driscoll and McNamara earned a fifth-place result
(3:25.36). More impressively, however, Pelletier led off the event
with a 100 back time of 48.89, which sets a new school record and
goes down as a NCAA 'B' Cut time.
Day two of the Patriot League Championships will begin at 10:30
a.m. on Friday, February 19. All the action can be watched live on
Patriot League All*Access.
Women's Team Rankings (Through 11
Events)
1. Navy 297
2. Bucknell 205
3. Colgate 166
4. American 104
5. Army 100
6. Lehigh 96
7. Holy Cross 65
8. Lafayette 59
Men's Team Rankings (Through 11
Events)
1. Navy 317
2. Bucknell 172
3. Lehigh 98
4. Colgate 91
4. Army 91
6. American 74
7. Holy Cross 46
8. Lafayette 26
