Men's Swimmers Open Season On Winning Note Against UNH
November 1, 2003 | Men's Swimming & Diving
BOSTON, MA--The Terrier men's swimming and diving team won 12-of-16 events en route to a 191.5-100.5 victory against conference-rival New Hampshire in the Terriers' season opener on Saturday, Nov 1.
Junior Chris Collins (Phoenix, AZ) led the way for the Terriers, as he won three individual races and was on a winning relay. He won the 100-yard backstroke in :56.79, the 200- backstroke in 2:05.48, and the 200- individual medley in 2:03.22 Collins then combined with sophomore Ryan Falk (Sarasota, FL), freshman Griffin Moodie (Edina, MN), and sophomore Mike Kelly (Shrewsbury, NJ) to take the 200-yard medley relay in 1:39.66.
Collins was not the only swimmer to win multiple races. Moodie led the field in two events-the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:00.36 seconds and the 100-yard butterfly in :54.34.
Kelly finished first in the 50-yard freestyle in :22.15 seconds, while Falk took the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:18.60.
Freshman Mike Bear (Arlington, VA) also contributed to the win with a time of 10:20.60 in the 1000-yard freestyle. Junior Victor Paguia (Lake Forest, IL), who was voted the outstanding diver in last year's America East Conference Championship, picked up on Saturday where he left off last year, as he won both the one- and three-meter dives against New Hampshire. Other notable performances were made by junior David Brown (Fallbrook, CA) and sophomore Bryan Martinez (Chelmsford, MA), who each placed second in the 200-yard freestyle and the three-meter dives, respectively, and by Falk, who also finished second in the 200-yard individual medley.
