November 21, 2009
BULLDOG SWIMMING COMPETES AT FAIRFIELD
Men - Fairfield 147.5, Bryant 141.5
Women - Fairfield 155, Bryant 117
RESULTS
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Bryant University men's and women's
swimming teams dropped a dual meet to Fairfield University Saturday
afternoon with the men coming up just short to the Stags, falling
147.5-141.5 while the women came up short, 155-117 .
Steven Nguyen (San Jose, Calif.) had a
fantastic afternoon for the men. The junior recorded three
victories to pace the Bulldogs. The first coming in the 800 meter
freestyle, winning in a time of 9 minutes, 9.34 seconds, seven
seconds ahead of second-place finisher Jonathan O'Connor of
Fairfield.
Later, Nguyen would later take top honors in the 400 meter
freestyle in a time of 4:24.24. Teammate Brendan
Heller (Naugatuck, Conn.) was fourth in 4:54.74.
Nguyen capped off the individual performance with a first in the
200 meter IM winning in a time of 2:19.30, just ahead of teammate
Steve Sinclair (Middleton, Mass.) who was second
in 2:24.57. Konrad Lech (Portland, Maine) was
third in 2:46.95.
Other winners for the men include sophomore Alex
Kosenski (Lavalette, NJ) in the 200 meter freestyle
(2:00.54), Kevin McDonald (North Haven, Conn.) in
the 100 meter backstroke (1:01.79) and 200 backstroke (2:19.55),
and Matt Derwin (Cheshire, Conn.) in the 200 meter
butterfly (2:18.52). In addition, the men capped off the meet
with a win in the 400 meter freestyle relay in 3:44.51.
The Bryant women were also victorious in the 400 freestyle
relay, winning in a time of 4:14.74 keyed by the anchor leg of
freshman Casey Ostrander (Yarmouthport,
Mass.). Ostrander took home a first-place finish in
the 100 meter freestyle in 1:01.45. Freshman Brianne
Dwyer (Hicksville, N.Y.) was third in the event in
1:03.29.
Senior standout Jessica Looney (Goffstown, NH)
was first in the 200 meter backstroke in a time of 2:32.01 while
freshman Molly Smith (Belmont, Mass.) captured a
first-place of her own in the 200 IM in 2:29.02.
