Terps Host Quad Meet For Senior Weekend
1/10/2007 7:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Jan. 10, 2007
The Maryland Terrapins are set to host Villanova, Richmond and Pittsburgh in a home quad meet this Friday and Saturday. The Terps are coming off of a first-place finish (140 points) at the FIU Invitational last weekend. Maryland placed ahead of five other participating teams on the women's side including Iowa in second with 128 points and FIU in third with 34 points. The Terps dominated the relay meet, winning seven out of the eight events.
The Maryland women's team currently holds a 3-1 overall season record, defeating both NC State and Duke in conference competition. The Terps will face both Villanova (4-2) and Richmond (2-3) for the second time this season. Maryland last saw the women's teams for Villanova and Richmond at the Terrapin Cup Invitational in November. The Terps scored ahead of both teams at the Terp Cup with a third-place finish, while Villanova took fourth and Richmond finished in sixth. Maryland looks to face Pittsburgh (4-1) for the first time this year.
This weekend's competition will begin on January 12th at 5:00 pm in Maryland's Eppley Recreation Center. Friday's meet will include the 1650-yard freestyle, 200 medley relay, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 400 individual medley, 100 free, 100 breaststroke, and 200 free relay. One meter diving will take place simultaneously to these events on Friday evening.
On January 13th, Maryland's senior class will be honored at their final home meet as Terrapins. Senior recognitions will begin at 10:45 am and events will promptly follow. Saturday's meet will include the 500 free, 400 medley relay, 200 free, 200 IM, 200 fly, 50 free, 200 back, 200 breast and 400 free relay. Three meter diving will occur at the same time as these events on Saturday morning.
"This weekend will be our seniors' last home meet," says Maryland head coach, Dave Durden, "As proud as I am of everything they have accomplished athletically (from winning ACC titles, to All-American honors and even to qualifying for World Championship trials), I am most proud of their accomplishments outside of the pool. We graduate a senior class that collectively carries over a 3.0 GPA. Our seniors have quickly understood the meaning of being a part of this program well beyond their years as an athlete, and I look forward to their last couple of months as University of Maryland swimmers as we head into ACCs and NCAAs." The following members of Maryland's 2007 senior class will be recognized on the women's side this weekend:
Csomova, an economics major from Komarno, Slovakia, had strong swims at ACCs her freshman and junior years. In 2004, she placed 14th in the 200 breast and 20th in the 100 breast at ACCs. Last season, Csomova finished 16th in the 200 breast and 21st in the 100 breast at the conference championships. She established her career-best times in the 100 breast (1:05.66) and 200 breast (2:21.62) at the 2003 Terrapin Cup Invitational.
deToll is a two-time ACC Champion in the 100-yard butterfly, two-time NCAA Championship qualifier, and Olympic Trial competitor. In her two ACC-title swims, she broke the school record for the 100 fly in 2004 (53.66) and broke the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center pool record for the 100 fly in 2005 (53.77). She was named an Honorable Mention All-American for the 200 and 400-meter medley in 2004 and for the 100 fly and 200 medley relay in 2005. deToll is a family studies major from Culpeper, Virginia.
Ferdinand, a kinesiology major from St. Thomas, Barbados, had an impressive showing at last year's ACCs. She set career records in three events at the 2006 ACC Championships; Ferdinand swam a 24.02 in the 50 free (29th place), a 53.46 in the 100 free (37th place), and a 57.04 in the 100 back for a sixth-place finish.
Laputka was a strong factor for Maryland at 2006 ACCs. She placed 23rd overall in the 50 free, was a member of the 4th-place 200 free relay team, and finished 17th in both the 100 back and 100 free at ACCs last season. Laputka set her career bests in the 50 free (23.76) and 100 free (51.44) at 2006 ACCs. Laputka is a government and politics major from Shamong, New Jersey.
Malanina is the defending ACC Champion in the 400 IM (4:14.77) and placed second in the 200 IM (2:01.54) at last season's ACCs. She competed at the NCAA Championships in 2006 for the 200 and 400 IM and in 2005 for the 400 IM, 500 free, 1650 free and 800 free relay. Malanina was awarded Honorable Mention All-American honors in 2006 for the 400 IM. She received All-ACC honors in 2006 for the 200 and 400 IM, was named to the All-ACC team in 2005 for the 800 free relay and in 2004 for the 400 IM. Malanina is a finance major and came to Maryland from Volgograd, Russia.
