The past two weeks have been good ones for the women's
swim team. On Saturday, January 8, the
Dutchwomen, who went to Springfield for dual meet matches against the Pride and
Hartwick, snapped a 20-meet skid that began after the Garnet defeated
Rensselaer, 137-95, on January 16, 2002.
Sophomore Sydnie Wells (Bolton Landing, NY) won the 200 IM as
well as the 200 butterfly and for her efforts was named the Liberty League's “Swimmer
of the Week.” She became the third
Union swimmer to earn the award as junior D.J. Hogenkamp (East Aurora, NY)
captured the honor the week of December 6, as did senior diver Sarah Steuer
(Wilton, CT).
In last week's meet against Williams, Steuer and freshman
Molly Freeman (Barrington, IL) each made the national qualifying standard
score. Molly's score was 262.87, which made the standard and broke the team record for 6
dives on the one-meter board.
Sarah also made the standard with a score of 246.75. In order to be considered
for the national championships, they must repeat the score again in a 6 Dive
competition or meet the standard for 10 dives at the conference
championships.
“I really think
they both have a excellent shot at making the national competition,” said head
coach Scott Felix.