Sophomore Kevin Makarowski became the first Union male swimmer to win a national championship when he captured the 200-meter individual medley at the NCAA Division III championships.
Makarowski's time of 1:52.77 broke the College record set by teammate Scott Bowden last year. His effort helped Union to a fourth-place finish, with 234.5 points-the best finish ever for a Union team.
Coach Susan Bassett took six swimmers to the NCAA meet, and all earned All-American honors by finishing in the top eight.
Freshman Mark Anderson was second in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 57.7 and sophomore Mike Humphreys placed third in the 100meter backstroke with a time of 51.2.
Makarowski was fifth in the 400 intermediate medley (4:04.75), Anderson was sixth in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.70), and Humphreys was seventh in the 200 backstroke (1:53.68).
The 200- and 400-meter relay teams, composed of Humphreys, Anderson, Makarowski, and Bowden, each finished second, with times of 1:34.65 and 3:28.20. The 800-meter freestyle relay team of Humphreys, Makarowski, junior Chris Riley, and freshman Mike Derbyshire placed fourth (6:53.35) and
the 200 freestyle team of Bowden, Derbyshire, Makarowski, and Humphreys was sixth (1:24.70).
The national success came shortly after Union won its first state title. Bowden won the 200 intermediate medley, the 200 freestyle, the 100 freestyle, and was a member of all five first place relay teams. He was named “Swimmer of the Meet” Diver Brian Field, a freshman, won both the
one-meter and three-meter championships and was named “Diver of the Meet.”
The women's swimming team also had an excellent year, finishing second in the New York State Meet. Junior Jenn Allaire won both the 200 and 400 intermediate medleys for the third year in a row and also was first in the 100 individual medley, second in the 100 backstroke, and third in the 200 backstroke.
Freshman Megan McCarthy set a meet record in winning the 200 breaststroke (2:24.52). She also won the 100 breaststroke, was second in the 100 and 200 individual medleys, and finished eighth in the 100 butterfly.
At the women's national meet, Union placed nineteenth in a field of seventy-four teams. McCarthy finished seventh in the 200 breaststroke to win All-American honors, and four
other women-Allaire, sophomore Jackie Crane, freshman Sarah Spaulding, and freshman Melissa Pomerleau-earned honorable mention All-American status by finishing ninth through sixteenth. All four relay teams also finished among the top sixteen.
Union's women have a record of 63-10 in the eight seasons Bassett has been head coach, and the men are 42-20 in the seven years she
has coached them. Nineteen women and seven men have become All-Americans, and Julie Benker '93 won the national championship in the 100 backstroke.
Several other individuals earned recognition for outstanding efforts:
Rich Pulver, a senior, finished second in the shotput at the NCAA Division III championships with a throw of 54 feet, one inch. Undefeated during the indoor season, Pulver set a Union record with a throw of 54 feet, four inches and nearly matched that when he won the New York State championship.
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association named senior guard Andrea Pagnozzi as its 1995 winner of the Charles T. Stoner Law Scholarship award. Pagnozzi will use the award, presented to a senior woman basketball player who plans to pursue a career in law, at Dickinson School of Law next fall.
Pagnozzi is Union's second leading career scorer, with 1,312 points, and has a 3.85 grade point average. She has been on the Dean's List for four years.
Julie Anderson, a senior, was selected to the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association's first team in tennis. A biology major and a four-year Dean's List student, Anderson had a career singles record of 35-16. The team was 31-12 during her career here and finished sixth in the state tournament in each of the past two seasons.