The men's swim team captured its second consecutive state title last weekend, and in the process qualified eight swimmers for NCAA nationals.
The team won 13 of 20 races, including ten relay races, to win with 1,453 points. Hamilton was second with 1,283, Hartwick third with 1,128. Sixteen colleges participated.
What Coach Judy Wolff described as a “total team effort” resulted in 18 of 19 swimmers setting career bests and all 17 designated scorers earning points.
Junior Mike Humphreys was named “Swimmer of the Meet” by winning the 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke. Junior Kevin Makarowski won the 200 IM, the
100 butterfly, and the 200 butterfly.
Meanwhile, on dry land, the men's indoor track team had its 4 x 800 relay team capture a state title. Mike Leding '96, Nick Conway '97, Peter Flynn '99 and Seth Rudin '96 won
the relay in 8:04.41. The same relay team took second place in the distance medley relay. For women's indoor, freshman Jessica Goveia took fourth place in the 1000 meter run with a
time of 3:14.8.
And on the ice, two exciting overtime wins have brought women's hockey to a 5-6 record and a shot at a .500 season.
Sarah Moss '98 scored both Union goals, including the overtime winner, in Friday's win over Holy Cross. But the next day against Skidmore, junior captain Kristen Hoffman, matched Moss' feat, scoring both Union goals, the last to break a double overtime tie.
Coach Tim Benson '99 also credits the wins to goalie Lauren Locke '99, who was “huge in goal.”
The season concludes with a game at Troy Academy on Sunday, March 3, at 3 p.m.