Terps Host Pittsburgh and Villanova For Senior Weekend
1/10/2007 7:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Jan. 10, 2007
The Maryland Terrapins are set to host Villanova and Pittsburgh in a home meet this Friday and Saturday. The Terps are coming off of a second-place finish (126 points) at the FIU Invitational last weekend. Maryland placed behind Iowa (142 points) and ahead of four other participating teams on the men's side. The Terps had a strong showing in the relay meet, winning six out of the eight events.
The Maryland men's team currently holds a 1-4 overall season record. The Terps look to face Pittsburgh (3-2) and Villanova (2-5) 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 men's side this weekend:
Doeck had a successful showing at last year's ACC Championships. He had a 39th-place overall finish in the 100 fly at the 2006 ACCs (51.90) and set a career record in the 200 fly (1:56.22) at the conference meet, finishing 33rd. In 2005, he established his career best in the 50 free (21.91) at ACCs. Doeck came to Maryland from Boca Raton, Florida.
Gray, a criminal justice major from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, swam his first season for Maryland last year after transferring from James Madison. He holds the school record in the 50 free (19.91) for his second-place swim in the event at last year's ACC Championships. Also at the 2006 ACCs, he placed fifth in the 100 free establishing a career-best time (44.38) and was a member of the third-place 400 free relay team, sixth-place 200 medley relay team and fourth-place 200 free relay team.
Miller, a chemical engineering major from Severna Park, Maryland, has set career-best times in each ACC Championship in which he has taken part. At last season's ACCs, he took 12th in the 200 IM, 14th in the 400 IM and 10th in the 200 breast. He established his current career-best times in the 200 IM (1:50.27), 400 IM (3:58.72) and 200 breast (2:02.18) at the 2006 ACCs. Miller was also a World Championship Trials qualifier in 2006.
Shepard had strong swims at last season's ACC Championships, placing 29th in the 200 IM, 17th in the 100 breast and 16th in the 200 breast. At 2006 ACCs he established career-best times in the 200 IM (1:54.33) and 100 breast (57.59). He set a career best in the 200 breast at 2005 ACCs (2:02.94). He also won the 200 breast at the 2004 Terrapin Cup Invitational. Shepard is an accounting major from Catonsville, Maryland.
