Lake Forest College Sports Information
January 29, 2005
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Forester Swimming and Diving Teams Rout Benedictine
11 Foresters claim at least one victory; divers post national-qualifying scores

Kendall Swett (left) and Maggie Rezac (right) continue to
shine for the Foresters.
LAKE FOREST, IL - The Lake Forest College swimming and diving teams hosted Benedictine University Saturday (January 29) and recorded convincing wins. The men outscored the Eagles 92-35 to move to 2-3 in dual meets, while the women improved to 4-1 with a 113-59 triumph.

Leading the way for the Forester men were sophomore Derek Drayer (Albuquerque, NM/Eldorado) and freshman Michael Ojdana (Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier). Drayer won both the 50-meter freestyle (26.15) and 100-meter backstroke (1:07.65) and Ojdana matched his effort with victories in the 100 free (56.65) and 200 individual medley (2:24.36).

Junior Aaron Koop (Newton, KS/Newton) took the top spot in the 200-meter freestyle (2:12.82) and sophomore Jon D'Angelo (Ann Arbor, MI/Ann Arbor) added a win in the 100 butterfly (1:05.29).

The big news on the women's side was the performances of first-year divers Kendall Swett (Akron, OH/Hawken) and Maggie Rezac (Omaha, NE/Marian), both of whom were impressive in reaching national meet qualifying standards. Swett set a Lake Forest College record in the process, posting a score of 297.25 on the 3-meter board. She registered 257.55 points on the 1-meter board. Rezac scored 273.15 points in the 3-meter competition and 249.55 in the 1-meter event.

Five other Forester women posted at least one victory, with sophomore Alexandra Hales (New Iberia, LA/Episcopal School) garnering two in the 50 (31.18) and 100 freestyles (1:05.69).

One swimmer from each class joined Hales in the win column -- freshman Stephanie Kierzek (Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills)  in the 200 free (2:22.68), sophomore Chelsea Bueter (Swisher, IA/Prairie) in the 200 individual medley (2:33.45), junior Genia Lindsey (Albuquerque, NM/Sandia) in the 800 freestyle (10:24.56) and senior Kassie Lennox (Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest) in the 100 butterfly (1:18.61).

Lake Forest will celebrate Senior Day as well as Parents' and Alumni Day this Saturday (February 5) when they host North Central College and the Illinois Institute of Technology. The diving competition starts at 9:00 a.m. and the swimming events begin at 11:00 a.m.

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