12/9/2002

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgetown swimming and diving swept both the men and women’s competitions on Saturday afternoon at McCarthy Pool, downing Howard and St. Francis College in impressive fashion.  The men sunk Howard 74.00 to 31.00 and St. Francis College 81.00 to 30.00.  On the women’s side Georgetown roared past Howard 95.00 to 17.00 while doubling up St. Francis College 75.00 to 36.00.

Diver Juliana Bonilla (West Covina, Calif./West Covina) continued to dominate in the one and three meter diving events, earning first place in both against Howard and St. Francis College.  Patricia Dowley (McLean, Va./Georgetown Visitation), Katie Amaro (Shreveport, La.), Liz D’Auria (Newton, Mass./Newton South) and Annie Moore (Blacksburg, Va./The Bolles School) also grabbed top spot in the 200 IM, 500 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle and 1000 Freestyle respectively.  Amaro added a second place finish in the 200 Free while Dowley earned second in the 200 Back.  The women’s 200 IM team also edged the competition, sliding past St. Francis College by nearly two seconds while leaving Howard in their wake, 36 seconds behind.

On the men’s side freshman Jon Hayden (Woodbridge, Va./Osbourn Park) took top spot in the 500 and 1000 Free while teammate Stephen Ferguson (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum High) also double dipped, winning the 200 IM and 200 Back.  Other Hoyas with first place finishes were Heath Walden (Scituate, Mass./Boston College High), Shondai Enters (Tokyo, Japan/St. Mary’s International) and Michael Kizer (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster).  The men’s 200 IM ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams finished one and two in the standings, edging third place St. Francis College.

The team will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico for the New Year before resuming regular competition back at home on January 18, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. against St. Peter’s College.   

FINAL RESULTS FROM MCCARTHY POOL