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Date: February 26, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

MULLIN, DEWEY LEAD COLBY AT NESCAC SWIM MEET

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Colby College first-year swimmer Evan Mullin finished second in the 200-yard freestyle at the New England Small College Athletic Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at Wesleyan University on Saturday night.

Mullin had a time of 1:44.00 in finishing behind Tufts' Brett Baker, who had a 1:41.53.

Jabez Dewey took third place in the 100-yard backstroke in 51.66, an NCAA 'B' cut qualifying time. Dewey was slightly faster in the prelims with a 51.57.

Justin Dubois placed seventh in the 400-yard individual medley with a 4:15.19 clocking (4:13.49 in prelims). Mitch Bartkiewicz was 16th in the same event for Colby. Meanwhile, Chris DeSantis was 15th in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.87).

Colby's 800-yard freestyle relay team was sixth, while the 200 medley relay squad was seventh.

The Mules are in seventh place out of 11 teams heading into Sunday's final day of competition. Colby has likely secured the seventh position with 552.5 points to Connecticut College's 384.5 points in eighth place.