Lake Forest College Sports Information
February 19, 2005 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Michael Ojdana Sets Lake Forest Record at Midwest Invitational Freshman Michael Ojdana (Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier) was victorious in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:58.46) and along the way he set a Lake Forest College record. His 1000-yard split was 10:00.92, almost six seconds faster than the old 1000 freestyle record set by Joe Zemaitis '02 at the same meet in 2000. Ojdana was also runner-up in the 200-yard freestyle (1:46.70). The "last chance" meet gave sophomore Chelsea Bueter (Swisher, IA/Prairie) one more opportunity to qualify for a return to the national meet, where she earned All-America honors last year. Though she was unsuccessful in that attempt, Bueter claimed at least one victory for the ninth time in ten meets this season. She won the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:29.75. Sophomore Alexandra Hales (New Iberia, LA/Episcopal School) and junior Erin Colwell (Northfield, MN/Northfield) each posted a third-place finish for the Foresters. Hales swam a career-best time of 26.30 in the 50-yard freestyle to earn hers, while Colwell got hers in the 200-yard butterfly (2:20.64). Lake Forest still has a good chance to send competitors to the national meet. Head Coach Alec Webster will find out Thursday (February 24) if first-year divers Maggie Rezac (Omaha, NE/Marian) and Kendall Swett (Akron, OH/Hawken) qualified based on their performances throughout the year. Each diver posted excellent scores all season and won one Midwest Conference championship. Swett established a new school record in the 3-meter event (6 dives). The women's 2005 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships will be held March 10-12 at Hope College in Holland, MI. |