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SUNY Potsdam Bears sweep at St. Michael’s swim meet

Posted 1/30/11

COLCHESTER, Vt. -- The SUNY Potsdam swimming and diving teams closed their regular season schedule by defeating St. Michael’s in a dual meet Saturday. The men’s team won by a 155-133 count, while …

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SUNY Potsdam Bears sweep at St. Michael’s swim meet

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COLCHESTER, Vt. -- The SUNY Potsdam swimming and diving teams closed their regular season schedule by defeating St. Michael’s in a dual meet Saturday.

The men’s team won by a 155-133 count, while the women narrowly beat the Purple Knights 148-138 in the Bears’ final tune-up before the SUNYAC Championships on Feb. 9-12 in Buffalo.

On the men’s side, sophomore Alexander Taylor (Port Ewen, N.Y.) and freshman Dylan Woythal (Duanesburg, N.Y.) won three events apiece to lead Potsdam.

Taylor won the 100 breaststroke (1:01.82) and the 200 breaststroke (2:18.82), while Woythal captured the 200 butterfly (2:10.36) and 100 butterfly (57.87).

Both were victorious as members of the 200 medley relay team (1:44.71). Senior Dan Callahan (Brewster, N.Y.) and freshman Richie Zimmerman (Victor, N.Y.), the other members of that team, won one individual event each. Sophomore Liz Ringer (Queensbury, N.Y.) and freshman Laurissa Coombs (Port Jefferson, N.Y.) paced the women’s squad with two individual triumphs each.

Ringer won the 200 butterfly (2:33.17) and 100 butterfly (1:04.12), and Coombs took home the 500 freestyle (5:40.41) and 400 individual medley (5:03.99).

Juniors Hollie Heimer (Chesapeake, Va.) and Brittany Berrus (Lowville, N.Y.), and freshman Christina Smith (Williamsville, N.Y.) also recorded individual victories.

The men finished the regular season with a 7-1 record in dual meets, while the women posted a 6-2 mark.