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Date: January 29, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

COLBY SWIM TEAMS BEAT TRINITY, FALL TO WESLEYAN

BRUNSWICK, Maine --- Senior All-American Laura Miller (Manchester, N.H.) won two events in leading the Colby College women's swimming team to a victory over Trinity College and a tight loss to Wesleyan University on Saturday at Bowdoin College.

The Colby women (4-4) won 190-103 over Trinity, but fell 152-135 to Wesleyan in a meet that came down to the final event. The Colby men (3-5) also took a win over Trinity (163.5-126.5) and had a loss to Wesleyan (148-138) in another meet that came down to the final race. Miller won the 100 butterfly (59.09), an event she finished second nationally last year, and took the 100 backstroke (1:02.86). Meg Vallaly (Lake Forest, Ill.) also won two events with victories in the 50 freestyle (25.09) and 100 freestyle (54.30).

The 200 medley relay team of Beth Foxwell (Indianapolis, Ind.), Kelly Norsworthy (West Hartford, Conn.), Miller and Vallaly won the 200 medley relay in an NCAA 'B' cut qualifying time of 1:50.78. The time was the 11th fastest in Division III this season.

Tom Ireland (Exeter, N.H.) took the 50 freestyle (21.67) and the 100 freestyle (48.61) for the Colby men. Jabez Dewey (Worcester, Mass.) was a winner in the 100 backstroke (53.10) and Evan Mullin (Winnetka, Ill.) took the 200 freestyle (1:47.03).