BEREA, OHIO - The Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's swimming and diving team each lost in dual meet competition to host Allegheny College today (Saturday, January 31, 2009) in Meadville, Pennsylvania. This was the final dual meet of the season prior to BW hosting the 2009 Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Meet from Feb. 19-21.
The men lost to the Gators, 144-98, and the women lost, 121-89. With its loss, the BW men end the dual meet season at 6-4 overall and the women drop to 1-9 overall.
The Yellow Jacket men were led by sophomore two-time NCAA Division III All-American Todd Richert (North Royalton), who won the one and three-meter diving events, and senior distance freestyler Sean Sonnenberg (Napoleon), this week's OAC Swimmer of the Week, who won the 1000-meter freestle and placed second in the 500 free.
Richert won the one-meter event with 274.13 points and the 3-meter with 272.12 points. Sonnenberg won the 1000 free in 10:13.73 and was second in the 500 in 5:00. The Yellow Jacket women did not have an individual winner.
The BW swimmers and divers are back in action on Thursday, February 19 when they host the 2009 Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Meet through Saturday, February 21 at the University of Akron. To learn more information about the event, please log onto the Internet atwww.bw.edu/athletics/sd/09oacchampionships.
FOR MORE Baldwin Wallace University Sports Information, please call Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple at 440-826-2327 and/ or e-mail him at kruple@bw.edu or contact Assistant SID Nick Minerd by phone at 440-826-2780 and/ or e-mail him at nminerd@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Sara Gildea, please call her at 440-826-2387 or e-mail her at sgildea@bw.edu. You can access all of the latest BW sports information by visiting our athletics Web site at www.bw.edu/.athletics.
FINAL MEN'S TEAM SCORES: ALLEGHENY (Pa.) -- 144, Baldwin Wallace -- 89
200-Yard Medley Relay: Allegheny (Pasquali, Sesek, Gundling, Ehmann), 1:39.36; 1000-Yard Freestyle: Sonnenberg (BW), 10:13.73; 200-Yard Freestyle: Gundling (AC), 1:47.84; 50-Yard Freestyle: Inwood (AC), 21.72; 200-Yard IM: Sesek (AC), 2:00.10; 1-Meter Dive: Richert (BW), 274.13; 100-Yard Butterfly: Pasquali (AC), 53.02; ; 100-Yard Freestyle: Inwood (AC), 48.64; 100-Yard Backstroke: Pasquali (AC), 56.64; 500-Yard Freestyle: Kinney (AC), 5:00.11; 3-Meter Optional Dive: Richert (BW), 272.12; 100-Yard Breaststroke: Sesek (AC), 1:01.13; 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Allegheny (Inwood, Ehmann, Kinney, O�Brien), 1:31.57.
FINAL WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES: ALLEGHENY (Pa.) -- 121, Baldwin Wallace -- 89
200-Yard Medley Relay: Allegheny (Hanlon, Ham, Scherry, Whitehead), 1:55.35; 1000-Yard Freestyle: Knox (AC), 10:54.36; 200-Yard Freestyle: Whitehead (AC), 2:00.59; 50-Yard Freestyle: McGuire (AC), 26:33; 200-Yard IM: Ham (AC ), 2:18.68; 1-Meter Dive: Daly (AC), 220.58; 100-Yard Butterfly: Hiestand (AC), 1:01.07; ;100-Yard Freestyle: Whitehead (AC), 54.86; 100-Yard Backstroke: Hanlon (AC), 1:05.89; 500-Yard Freestyle:Knox (AC), 5:21.44; 3-Meter Optional Dive: McCartin (AC), 176.25; 100-Yard Breaststroke: Ham (AC), 1:09.24; 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Allegheny (Knox, McGuire, Hanlon, Scherry), 1:48.52.
