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Standouts on the Scot women's team included six national-qualifying performances, one school record, two Wooster pool records, and five Wittenberg pool records. Freshman Liz Whittam set the pace, winning the 200 freestyle against Mt. Union with an NCAA-qualifying time as well as a school- and pool-record of 1:55.09. Whittam also had a national cut in the 200 individual medley, while winning the event and breaking a Wittenberg pool record (2:10.72). She wrapped up her individual weekend by placing first in the 200 backstroke with a Tiger-pool record of 2:12.54.
Whittam also joined junior Jenny Bayuk and sophomores Kayla Heising and Tanya Tarasenkov for a national-qualifying mark in the 200 medley relay (1:51.17). Against Wittenberg, the Scots' 400 medley relay team of Whittam, Bayuk, senior Beth Starling, and freshman Sophie Brym established a pool record with a time of 4:08.11. Rounding out the relays, the 400 freestyle squad of Heising, senior Lori Mitskavich, freshman Kate Henley, and Tarasenkov placed first and set another record in the Tigers' pool (3:46.62).
Heising turned in an individual national cut and Wooster pool record against Mt. Union in the 50 freestyle (24.44), and on Saturday set a Wittenberg pool record in the same event with a time of 24.92. Also posting national-qualifying marks were Starling in the 200 breaststroke during her win in the event at Wittenberg (2:28.25), and senior diver Sara Connolly, who has qualified for the NCAA's in the one-meter competition with her score of 251.80.
"The women's team had a spectacular weekend," said veteran Scot head coach Keith Beckett. "There were strong contributions across the board. This was a great way to start our dual meet season, and a promising beginning."
On the men's side for Wooster, there were also some impressive swims, highlighted by five individual first-place finishes in the victory against Mt. Union. They were sophomore Mike Durik in the 1000 freestyle (11:12.89), sophomore Jim Gilchrist in the 200 individual medley (2:04.09), senior Jason Maines in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.60), sophomore Giles Mitchell in the 100 freestyle (50.90), and sophomore Doug Reiser in one-meter diving (134.70).
On Saturday, Gilchrist won the 200 individual medley again, this time hitting the wall in 2:06.06. The Scots also swept the 200 backstroke led by freshman Kevin Wolfe (2:05.42) and followed by Gilchrist (2:05.66) and freshman Dale Doershuk (2:14.71).
"The men's team swam well this weekend, and had a decisive victory over Mt. Union," Beckett commented. "I am happy with their performance. Though we lacked depth in some areas, they gave a consistent effort this weekend."
Wooster next heads to Meadville, Pa., on Nov. 9-10 for the Allegheny College Invitational.
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