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The University of Maine men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams fell to the Boston College Eagles Saturday afternoon in Orono. The women lost 207-127, while the men fell 229.5-102.5.
Despite the loss, team members were impressed by their individual and team improvements.
“I thought that everyone had a good meet in the sense that lots of people posted fast times,” said Kevin Staples. “Surely [it's] an encouraging sign as championships approach.”
For the men, the UMaine divers stepped up and swept both the 1 and 3 meter competitions. Keith Burgie took first in both events, while Issac Forbes garnered significant points in both events as well.
Jeremy Bender and Cully Wakelin swam for a number of first and second place finishes, leading the men’s team. Bender took first in the 100 butterfly (2:01.90) and second in both the 1650 freestyle (16:45.56) and the 400 IM (4:19.55). Wakelin swam the breaststroke against the Eagles and won the 100 yard event in 1:01.87. Wakelin also finished second in both the 100 free (48.61) and 200 IM (2:03.06).
John Quinn faired well in the freestyle events taking second in the 500 (5:03.73) and tied for third in the 50 (22.99).
On the women’s side, the team of Courtney Healey, Megan McLean, Meag Fisher and Kerstin Fenton kicked off the meet by placing first in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:52.79. The medley roster continued to rack individual wins for the team.
Healey’s stellar performance continued as she took first in the 100 backstroke (1:01.03) and second in the 200 backstroke (2:10.99).
McLean won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:28.19, and Fisher won the 200 fly in 2:12.72.
Colleen Miller and Kiki O’Donnell took first and second in the 1650 freestyle with times of 17:41.38 and 18:10.32, respectively. Miller also took first in the 500 freestyle in 5:09.52.
“After a long winter training break, it was good to get into the racing mode again,” Miller said. “We had some great swims this weekend, and even some season best times.”
Caitlin Shelley had an amazing meet as she took first in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.83), second in the 200 IM (2:14.34) and fourth in the 500 freestyle.
“As we begin to rest over the next couple of weeks, we will begin to see our times drop even more dramatically,” Miller said.
The UMaine women divers took third in both events; Laura Williamson placed third in the 1 meter, and Samantha Graham in the 3 meter.
This Thursday, Jan. 31, UMaine will host The University of New Hampshire at 5:00 p.m. at Wallace Pool.
