WALTHAM, MASS. 1/26/08 - Keene State College swimming teams had
mixed results against Bentley College in a dual meet held Saturday
afternoon in Waltham, Mass. The Keene State men remained
undefeated (7-0) with 180-118 victory while the Owl women (9-1)
lost to the Falcons 157-143 in a meet decided on the final
race.
The Keene State men won 13 of 16 events. Sophomores Cody
Larrimore (Trappe, Md.) and Mike Fedele (Sandwich, Mass.) won three
races each. Larimore posted wins in the 100 breast (1:02.08),
100 free (48.81), and 100 fly (54.83). Fedele prevailed in the 200
free (1:49.30), 200 breast (2:17.04), and the 200 IM
(2:04.96).
Freshman Dan Theleen (Southbury, Conn.) was a double-winner,
taking the 1,000 free (10:23.49) and the 500 free (5:03.04).
Single wins came from freshman Connor Pennoyer (Norwalk, Conn.) in
the 200 fly (2:06.48), freshman Karl Balinski (Waterford, Conn.) in
the 50 free (22.38), and freshman Mike Germane (Barrington, R.I.)
in the 200 back (2:03.55). Sophomore Domingo Rose (Nashua,
N.H.) Germane, Pennoyer, and Larrimore teamed up to win the 200
medley relay (1:39.61). Germane, Balinski, Pennoyer, and
Fedele joined forces to win the 400 free relay.
Bentley College nipped the Owls (3:44.60 to 3:44.70) in the 400
medley relay to win the women's meet. The KSC team of senior
Kelly Yankowski (Turners Falls, Mass.), sophomore Kelly Widman
(Middlebury, Conn.) and Jackie Foster (Bedford, N.H.) and freshman
Rachel Mondello (Stoneham, Mass.) just came up short in the race.
Sophomore Kristine Trutor (Holden, Mass.) won the 100 back
(1:01.23) and the 200 back (2:13.98) and sophomore Chelsea Peruccio
(Glastonbury, Conn.) won both the one-meter (220.15 points) and the
three-meter (219.35 points) diving events. Other victories
were turned in by Mondello in the 50 free (25.12), and Foster in
the 500 free (5:20.62). Trutor, Mondello, Yankowski, and Alea
Paddock (Newbury, N.H.) won the 200 medley relay (1:55.13).
Two great swims were turned in by Trutor and Mondello, who
earned themselves trips to ECAC OPEN championship meet in
Pittsburgh. Rachel qualified for the ECAC
meet in the 50 free and Krissy made a qualifying time in the 100
back and a provisional time in the 200 back. Krissy broke her
won record in the 200 back.
Keene State wraps up its dual meet season next Saturday at home
against Gordon College.
