UR Swimmers Beaudreau, Sieben Vie For Spot On U.S. National Team
6/23/2008 - Richmond swimmers Lauren Beaudreau and Katie Sieben were recently featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch as they prepare for the U.S. Olympic Trials June 29-July 6.
UR Swimmers Beaudreau, Sieben Vie For Spot On U.S. National Team6/23/2008 - Richmond swimmers Lauren Beaudreau and Katie Sieben were recently featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch as they prepare for the U.S. Olympic Trials June 29-July 6. Brad Byars Of Saint Louis Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship- 4/30/2008 - Earned first-team All-Conference honors and the A-10 Swimming & Diving Student-Athlete of the Year Award A-10 Swimming & Diving Academic All-Conference Team Announced- 3/5/2008 - Duquesne's Melissa Johnson and Brad Byars of Saint Louis Named Student-Athletes of the Year UMass, Richmond Defend Crowns At 2008 A-10 Swimming & Diving Championships- 2/23/2008 - Richmond women claim seventh straight title; UMass wins seventh crown in eight years Day Three Sees Massachusetts Men and Richmond Women Increase Their Advantages- 2/22/2008 - Day three complete. Richmond Women, UMass Men Extend Leads At The A-10 Swimming & Diving Championships UMass Men, Richmond Women Lead After The Opening Day Of The A-10 Swimming & Diving Championships A-10 Swimming Championships To Be Streamed Live A-10 Swimming & Diving Championships Set For Feb. 20-23 A-10 Spotlight: "Four of a Kind" Richmond Women, UMass Men Tabbed To Win A-10 Titles Richmond's Lauren Beaudreau Qualifies For The U.S. Olympic Trials |
Witt earned her second A-10 Most Outstanding Performer honor after leading the Spiders to their seventh consecutive league crown...won the 200-yard butterfly (2:02.80), 400-yard individual medley (4:22.80) and 500-yard freestyle (4:54.75) events...her time in the 400-yard individual medley was an NCAA "B" cut time...also swam a leg of the winning 200-yard medley (1:44.02), 400-yard medley (3:46.54) and 800-yard freestyle (7:28.97) relays.
Upperco won a gold and a silver medal and earned Most Outstanding Diver honors at the 2008 A-10 Championship...captured the one-meter event with a Championship-record total of 520.60...finished runner-up in the three-meter competition (563.95)...UMass finished fourth in the ten-team field.
Peglar became the first-ever Xavier swimmer to garner Most Outstanding Rookie honors after leading the Musketeers to a program-best second-place finish at the 2008 Championship...won the 1,650-yard freestyle (17:05.10) and placed second in the 500-yard freestyle (4:56.69)...established school records in both events...also swam a leg of the 800-yard freestyle relay that finished third with a program-best time of 7:34.46.
Zenk won three individual events to earn Most Outstanding Performer honors at the 2008 A-10 Championships (Feb. 20-23)...captured gold in the 200-yard backstroke (1:47.15), the 200-yard individual medley (1:50.50) and 400-yard individual medley (3:56.36)...earns his second Most Outstanding Performer award in three seasons.
Rappe garnered Most Outstanding Diver honors at the A-10 Championships after eclipsing his previous Conference record in the one-meter diving competition with a score of 635.90...also won the three-meter event with a record total of 678.55...UMass claimed its seventh A-10 crown in eight seasons.
LeBlanc won a pair of individual events and was a part of two school record-setting relays en route to being named the Most Outstanding Rookie of the 2008 A-10 Championship...won the 200-yard freestyle (1:39.26) and 500-yard freestyle (4:29.73) events and swam a leg on the winning 200-yard freestyle (1:22.72) and 800-yard freestyle (6:42.51) relays. |