Lake Forest College Sports Information
November 5, 2004
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Foresters Sweep Monmouth, Split with Lawrence in Double Dual
Women win 10 of 13 events 
  

Alexandra Hales won a pair of events Friday.
LAKE FOREST, IL - The 2004-2005 Lake Forest College swimming and diving teams started the season Friday (November 5) with a double dual meet against Lawrence University and Monmouth College. The Foresters were victorious over Monmouth in both men’s and women’s competition. The Forester women defeated Lawrence, but the Vikings earned victories over the Foresters and Scots in men’s competition.

The Forester women put on a dominating display, winning 10 out of 13 events. The Foresters out swam the Scots in all the women’s races, posting an 84-27 victory. The women also defeated Lawrence 72-40 to boost their record to 2-0. Leading the way for the Foresters were sophomores Chelsea Bueter (Swisher, IA/Prairie) and Alexandra Hales (New Iberia, LA/Episcopal School). Bueter won the 200-meter individual medley (2:34.20) and 100-meter butterfly (1.09.69). Hales captured the 50-meter (30.14) and 100-meter freestyle (1:05.99). Junior Erin Colwell (Northfield, MN/Northfield) took the 200-meter freestyle (2:22.19) and placed second in the 100-meter backstroke (1:16.68). Newcomer Mia Hable (Hudson, OH/Hudson) took first in the 800-meter freestyle (10:14.53) and second in the 400-meter freestyle (5:00.73). Freshman Lauren Petersen (Arvada, CO/J K Mullen) won her first race in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:20.71). Petersen, along with teammates Colwell, Hales, and Bueter, also won the 400-meter medley relay (4:51.41), the meet’s first event, to jump-start the Foresters.

On the men’s side, Lake Forest outscored Monmouth 84-27, but was defeated by Lawrence 76-29. Freshman Michael Ojdana (Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier) won the 200-meter freestyle (2:04.47), placed second in the 100-meter backstroke (1:06.43) and finished third in the 400-meter freestyle (4:37.37). Classmate Nicholas Primrose (Mayfield Heights, OH/Mayfield) was second in the 50-meter (26.15) and 100-meter freestyle (58.68). Sophomore Jonathan D’Angelo (Ann Arbor, MI/Ann Arbor) was second in the 100-meter fly (1:07.16) and third in the 800-meter freestyle (9:55.24). In the 400-meter freestyle relay, the team of freshmen Steven Crabbe (Tucson, AZ/University) Troy Szafalowicz (Oak Brook, IL/Hinsdale Township Central), Brayton Groth, and sophomore Michael Zorniak (Chicago, IL/Lincoln Park) finished second. Junior Aaron Koop (Newton, KS/Newton) added to the Forester scoreboard with a second-place finish in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:16.55).

Lake Forest freshman diver Kendall Swett (Akron, OH/Hawken) had an impressive opening night. On the 1-meter board Swett scored 241.95 points, just 3.05 away from qualifying for the national meet. Swett blew away the competition again on the 3-meter board, scoring 253.85 points, 1.15 shy of a national qualifying score.

Both teams will be in action again Saturday (November 6) at Carthage College at 1:00 p.m.

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