January 31, 2009
Shoremen Leave Bears All Wet, 119-84
Squad Records Season-Best Time In Six Events

CHESTERTOWN, MD - Washington College got a season-best time in six different events as the Shoremen downed visiting Ursinus, 119-84, on Saturday afternoon in a Centennial Conference men's swim meet this afternoon at the Casey Swim Center. The Shoremen, who won seven of the 11 events on the day, improve to 5-4 overall and 1-3 in the conference with the win. The Bears drop to 4-7 overall and 1-5 in the conference.

Washington got its first season-best time in the 200 medley relay when the team of sophomore Matt Violette (Westbrook, ME/Westbrook), freshman Austin Auger (McLean, VA/Langley), junior Dylan Pollock (Savannah, GA/Benedictine Military) and junior Chris Soper (Towson, MD/Loyola Blakefield) tallied a time of 1:41.86 to win the event. WC also got three other first place finishes that netted season-best times with Soper in the 50 freestyle (22.56), Violette in the 400 individual medley (4:27.98) and Pollock in the 100 butterfly (54.73). The Shoremen had two season-best times in second place finishes, senior Dan Wentzel (Exton, PA/Henderson) in the 1000 freestyle (10:33.49) and freshman Nick Longworth (Media, PA/Strath Haven) in the 200 freestyle (1:51.82). In addition to recording WC's best time of the year in the 200 freestyle, Longworth became the eighth fastest swimmer in the school's history in the 100 backstroke with a time of 56.63 to grab first place in the event.

Other first place finishes for Washington was Soper in the 100 freestyle (50.48) and the relay team of Longworth, Pollock, senior Phil Munger (Devon, PA/Conestoga) and Wentzel in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.17).

Auger placed second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.15.

The Shoremen return to action one week from today with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial Conference meet on Senior Day against visitng McDaniel.

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