Lake Forest College Sports Information
November 18, 2006
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Lake Forest Defeated by Grinnell and Chicago
Rezac posts NCAA qualifying marks off both diving boards


Maggie Rezac
Chicago, Ill. - The Forester swimming & diving teams competed in a double dual meet with Grinnell College at the University of Chicago on Saturday (November 18). The Lake Forest men fell 178.5-111.5 to Grinnell and 174-94 to the hosts while the women were defeated 206-77 by Grinnell and 208-69 by Chicago. Both squads are now 1-4 in dual meet competition so far this year.

Junior Maggie Rezac (Omaha, Neb./Marian) placed first and recorded NCAA National Meet-qualifying marks in both diving events. The three-time All-American’s score of 271.45 off the 1-meter board is a new career-high and she won the 3-meter competition with 263.40 points.

Senior Chelsea Bueter (Swisher, Iowa/Prairie) was the only other event winner for the Forester women. She placed first in both the 200-butterfly (2:16.59) and 200-individual medley (2:16.38) and was the runner-up behind a Chicago swimmer in the 200-breaststroke (2:31.35).

The Lake Forest men did not win any events but finished ahead of all Grinnell competitors five times. Junior Michael Ojdana (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) was second overall in the 200-freestyle (1:48.12) and 500-freestyle (4:58.63), freshman Devin McIntyre (Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah) was third in the 100-backstroke (1:00.98), and freshman Josh D’Angelo (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) was the runner-up in the 100-freestyle (49.48). The Foresters also finished ahead of the Pioneers in the final event, the 200freestyle relay. D’Angelo and Ojdana were joined on the team by senior Derek Drayer (Albuquerque, N.M./Eldorado) and junior Nick Primrose (Mayfield, Ohio/Mayfield).

Lake Forest will be back in action in two weeks at Carthage College’s TYR/collegeswimming.com Classic December 1-2. Competition on both days will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Overall Results: Women | Men