University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware Women in Fifth Place, Men Remain Sixth After Day Two of Bucknell Invitational
11/22/2014 10:35:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
LEWISBURG, Pa. – After two days of competition at the Bucknell Invitational, the University of Delaware women's swimming and diving team sit in fifth place, while the men's squad is in sixth place heading into Sunday's final day of competition.
A victory in the 800 freestyle relay was the highlight of the day for UD's women's team. The relay team of Brittany Lazear,Sarah Braatz, Hailey Farrell, and Dominique Montoya notched the lone win of the day for the Blue Hens with a time of 7:35.40. Montoya was also a member of the victorious 200 freestyle relay team Friday.
Lazear posted a seventh place finish in the 200 freestyle competition with a time of 1:54.16, while Hailey Farrell finished in eighth place in 400 IM race with a time of 4:30.23.
The Blue Hen women also performed well in Saturday's other relay event as the team ofAlyssa Sanders, Annie Nunes, Kristen Bishop, and Morgan Whyte notched a fifth place finish in the 200 medley relay.
On the men's side, Tim Ware recorded the best finish of the day for the Delaware men as the senior tallied a second place finish in the 100 backstroke event with a time of 50.43.
Everett Albert finished in sixth place in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:42.19, while Colin Hall placed fifth in the 1-meter diving competition with a total score of 267.85. The relay team of Ware, Albert, Tomás Elder, and Nicholas Badsky registered a time of 1:35.03 in the 200 medley relay, which was good for a seventh place finish.
After the second day of competition, Bucknell leads the women's event with 1023 points, while Yale sits atop of the men's standings with 1140 points.
The Blue Hens will return to the pool Sunday for the third and final day of competition at the Bucknell Invitational. Preliminary races are set to begin at 10 a.m., while the finals will be conducted at 5 p.m. All events will take place at Bucknell University's Kinney Natatorium.
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