'NEW LONDON, N.H. 10/22/05 -  Keene State College men's and women's swim teams opened up their 2005-06 season with a tri-meet at Colby-Sawyer College on Saturday.  The Owl men defeated Colby-Sawyer (177-88) and Roger Williams University (167-101).  The KSC women split, beating Roger Williams (159-121) and losing to Colby-Sawyer (149-131).

Senior Scott Seligman (Clifton Park, N.Y.) and Dan Ormrod (Branford, Conn.) won a pair of races for the Owls.  Seligman captured the 50-yard breaststroke (28.77) and the 100 breaststroke (1:02. 88) while Ormrod prevailed in the 50 back stroke (27.50) and 100 back stroke (1:00.35).  Both swimmers joined Adam Van Brandenburg (Tenafly, N.J.) and Charlie Garrigan (Camden, Me.) on the victorious 200 medley relay (1:45.22).

Garrigan also win the 200 freestyle (1:52.77). In distance events, John West topped the field in the 1,000 freestyle (11:02.60) and Kyle Uricchio (Enfield, Conn.) won the 500 freestyle (5:20.75).

Finishing where she left off last season, sophomore Katlin Pryor (Jaffrey, N.H.) won three events; the 50 butterfly (28.74), 100 butterfly (1:04.56), and the 200 freestyle (2:04.21).  Junior Devon Trabilsy (Hillsborough, N.J.) also won the 100 breastroke (1:15.52) and the 1,000 freestyle (11:43.70) and took second in the 100 individual medley (1:10.39).  In diving, senior Andria Titko (East Longmeadow, Mass.) won the one-meter event with 163.90 points.

Several freshmen also shined for the owls, including Kelly Widman (Middlebury, Conn.) who came in second in the 50 freestyle ( 27.64) and Katie Allenson (Clifton Park, N.Y.) who was the runner-up in the 100 freestyle (1:00.10.).