Maryland Finishes Terp Cup in Seventh Place
11/18/2006 7:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Nov. 18, 2006
The last day of Terrapin Cup concluded tonight with finals in the 1650-yard freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, and 200 butterfly. The night ended with the 400 freestyle relay. On the men's side, West Virginia was victorious with 860 points, followed by NC State (721 points) in second and University of Connecticut in third (641 points). The Terps finished in seventh place accumulating 149 points.
The night opened with the 1650 freestyle. Freshman Chris Rouchard (Westlake, Ohio) placed 11th in the event with a 16:21.64 and junior Ken Golaszewski (Boulder, Colo.) finished 14th (16:27.07).
In the 200 backstroke, junior Eric Thomasson (Severna Park, Md.) swam to 18th place with a 1:56.22.
Senior Danny Gray (Carlisle, Pa.) led the Terps in the 100 free placing 9th (46.01).
Junior Derek Hock (Aliquipa, Pa.) advanced to finals in men's 3 meter diving. Hock placed sixth with 227.65 points in tonight's session.
In the 200 breast, senior Tim Shepard (Catonsville, Md.) placed 17th with a time of 2:08.84.
Maryland had three men qualify for finals in the 200 fly. Thomasson swam to 20th place (1:57.79) followed by freshman Aleksandar Damjanic in 22nd (1:58.49) and Golaszewski in 23rd (1:59.52).
The three-day Terrapin Cup Invitational ended with the 400 free relay. The team of sophomore Dong Kim (Bucks Co., Pa.), Gray, sophomore Andrew Weinert (Allentown, Pa.), and Damjanic placed sixth (3:07.27) and the team of freshman Ryan Greene (Minnetonka, Minn.), junior Jake DiPiazza (Silver Spring, Md.), sophomore Kyle Glennon (Jarrettsville, Md.), and Golaszewski finished 21st (3:15.12).
The Terps will return to action in a home meet against Western Kentucky on Friday, December 1st. The meet will begin at 4:00 pm at Maryland's Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium. The following day, the men will join the Maryland women's team in an away meet against West Virginia on Saturday December 2nd. The meet will begin at 2:00 pm.
