Eagles Sweep the College of Charleston at Home
The Emory University swimming and diving teams each picked up a
win at home on Saturday, as the Eagles' men's and women's squads
defeated the Division I College of Charleston in dual meet
action.
The fourth-ranked Emory men earned a 181.5 - 112.50 win over the
Cougars, while the top-ranked Emory women claimed a 177-104 victory
over their counterparts. Emory's men improved to 3-2 on the
season with the win, while the women raised their record to
4-2. The College of Charleston men fell to 2-5 with the loss,
while the women dropped to 4-8.
Two members of the Emory men's squad recorded NCAA ‘B' cut
times during the meet. Senior Kevin Yamada
finished second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 58.26
seconds, and freshman Peter O'Brien won the
200-yard breaststroke with a mark of 2:08.02. The Eagles had
a representative finish first in 12 of the 16 men's events.
The Emory women saw four of its members record provisional
qualifying marks in individual events. In the 50-yard
freestyle, sophomore Claire Pavlak finished first
with a ‘B' cut time of 24.33 seconds, while senior
Ruth Westby finished close behind with a
provisional qualifying time of 24.35 seconds. In the distance
events, sophomore Anne Culpepper recorded a
‘B' cut time of 5:06.74 in the 500-yard freestyle, while
freshman Theresa Gallagher won the 400-yard
individual medley with a provisional time of 4:36.87.
The Eagles also saw their 400-yard freestyle relay team finish
first with a provisional qualifying time of 3:33.94. The
Emory women finished first in all 16 events
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