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SAINTS 11TH AS A TEAM, SCORE 8 PERFORMANCES ON SATURDAY

Mar. 1: The Saint swim team had seven individual scoring performances and placed third in the B-Finals and 11th overall in the 400 free relay to complete competition in the 2008 UNYSCSA Championships on Saturday. The Saints finished 11th as a team with 294 points in the 15-team meet.

Jared Pellerin finished 11th in 17:48.95 and Dave Burnham was 13th in 17:51.99 in the 1650 freestyle with Russ Hendrick also scoring with a 21st place finish in 18:24.69 in Saturday's evening final.

Matt Feldman was sixth in the C final and 22nd overall in the 200 back, swimming 2:07.52 with Geoff Walano 8th in the C final and 24th overall in 2:08.54. Stephen Dally added a sixth in the B final, good for 14th overall in the 200 back with a time of 2:17.73. Matt Kirkpatrick was the other individual scorer for the Saints on Saturday with a 7th in the C final of the 200 fly in 2:08.25, good for 23rd overall.

The free relay team of Steve Walano, Brandon Barone, Mike Trumbower and Burnham was third in the B final and 11th overall in 3:22.47.

Feldman and Walano each qualified for finals in the 200 Backstroke, as they finished in 23rd and 24th place, respectively. Feldman raced in a time of 2:08.11, while Walano touched the wall in 2:08.54.

Dally qualified in 16th place overall out of 38 competitors in the 200 Breaststroke with an impressive time of 2:18.45, which was over five seconds faster than his previous best in the event. First year student Rob Sibley also competed in the 200 Breast, falling just short of finals in 26th place with a time of 2:23.24.

Kirkpatrick, who has had an outstanding weekend at the state championships, continued to shine as he qualified for the finals in the 200 Butterfly. The Ridgefield, CT native swam a 2:08.58 for 24th place overall in the prelims, earning a spot in the evening race.

St. Lawrence was also represented by four swimmers in the 100 Freestyle, though no one managed to earn a spot in the finals. Junior Mike Trumbower narrowly missed a spot in the finals, finishing in 25th position with a time of 50.15, while sophomore Brandon Barone was next in 40th place in 51.39. Senior Steve Walano (41st, 51.56) and first year student Mike McPhillips (45th, 51.73) also competed in the 100 Free.

There is only one heat in the 1650-yard Freestyle, with rookie Jared Pellerin, senior Dave Burnham and junior Russ Hendrick representing the Scarlet and Brown. Results of the 1650 Free will be available later this evening.

KIRKPATRICK LEADS SAINTS ON DAY

TWO OF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Feb. 29: Sophomore Matt Kirkpatrick led the St. Lawrence University men’s swim team during day two of the six-session UNYSCSA Championships Friday night, earning an eighth place finish in the 400-yard IM at the meet held at Nottingham High School in Syracuse, NY.

In finals, Kirkpatrick touched the wall at 4:25.21. Earlier in the day, the distance swimmer had a career-best swim with a 4:21.72, nearly two seconds under his previous best.

Senior co-captain Dave Burnham touched the wall first in the bonus heat of the same event, earning 17th place with a career-best time of 4:34.54, dropping four seconds off his morning swim.

In the 200-yard freestyle, junior Mike Trumbower swam to a 13th place finish with a personal best time of 1:50.21, while rookie Jared Pellerin came in 24th place with a 1:52.38, also a career-best.

Sophomore Stephen Dally came in 18th with a time of 1:01.79, improving his career best time in the 100-yard breaststroke, while junior co-captain Matt Feldman also earned points for the Saints in the 100-yard backstroke, placing 24th with a season-best time of 57.26.

The medley relay team, consisting of Feldman, Dally, Kirkpatrick, and Burnham, swam to an 11th place finish overall, while the men’s 800-yard freestyle relay, which included Pellerin, Trumbower, Burnham, and Kirkpatrick came in eighth.

Other members of the team achieved personal bests earlier in the day, including first-year Mike McPhillips, who swam to a 1:53.27 in the 200-yard free, and sophomore Brandon Barone, who dropped more than four seconds in the same event to touch the wall at 1:53.76.

Rookie Rob Sibley also earned a career-best in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.32, while senior Steve Walano tied his previous personal best in the 100 back, touching the wall at 1:01.79.

St. Lawrence is currently in 11th place in a 15-team field, while Alfred, RPI, and Union hold the top three spots.

The Saints will conclude competition Saturday in their final day of the championship swim meet. Preliminaries begin Saturday morning at 10:30am.

SAINTS CONTINUE SOLID SHOWING AT UNYSCSA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Saint Lawrence Men's Swim Team continued to perform well Friday morning in the preliminary session on day two of the UNYSCSA Championships

The first event was the 200 medley relay. The A Relay of Matt Feldman, Stephen Dally, Matt Kirkpatrick and Dave Burnahm posted a time of 1:43.58. The B relay of Groff Walano, Rob Sibley, Brandon Barone and Steve Walano clocked in at 1:45.91.

The 400 IM was the second event. Matt Kirkpatrick qualified for the Final Heat tonight with a time of 4:21.72. Senior Dave Burnham will be swimming in the bonus heat this evening posting a time of 4:38.72 this morning.

The 200-year freestyle was a very successful event for the Saints. Mike McPhillips and Brandon Barone swam season best times of 1:53.27 and 1:53.76 respectively. Returning to finals tonight for the Saints are Jared Pellerin (1:52.09) and Mike Trumbower (1:50.61).

In the 100-yard breaststroke Stephen Dally will swim in finals tonight after posting a time of 1:02.77. Rob Sibley posted a season best time of 1:04.32 in the preliminary session.

The 100-yard backstroke was the last individual event of the session. Seniors Geoff and Steve Walano posted season best times of 59.46 and 1:01.79. Matt Feldman posted a time of 57.26 and will swim in finals this evening.

PELLERIN, KIRKPATRICK ADVANCE IN DAY ONE OF UNYSCSA

Feb.: 28 Jared Pellerin and Matt Kirkpatrick advanced to the evening finals as the Upper New York State Collegiate Swim Association championships got underway on Thursday.

The Saints started the preliminary session Thursday morning with the 200-yard Freestyle Relay. The "A" Relay consisted of junior Mike Trumbower, senior Steve Walano, first year Rob Sibley and Mike McPhillips posted a time of 1:32.24. The team came back in the evening session and swam 1:31.42, finishing second in the B-final and tenth overall. The "B" Relay of Sophomores Brandon Barone nad Stephen Dally along with junior Matt Feldman and senior Dave Burnahm clocked in at 1:34.67.

The 500-yard freestyle was the second event of the meet. Pellerin made it back to finals Thursday evening, posting a time of 5:04.15. Pellerin swam 5:04.39 in the finals and was seventh in the C-final and 23rd overall. Senior Dave Burnham and Russ Hendrick posted season best times of 5:06.26 and 5:17.67 respectively.

Sophomore Matt Kirpatrick made it back to finals in the 200-yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:03.53. He finished eighth in the B-final with a time of 2:04.27 and was 16th overall in the meet. Sophomore Stephen Dally posted a season best time of 2:09.55.

The final individual event of the morning was the 50-yard freestyle. The Saints had 7 men competing in the event. Mike Trumbower (23.33 seconds) and first year Rob Sibley (23.36)were the top two finishers for the Saints. They were followed by Steve Walano (23.43) Brandon Barone (23.76), Mike McPhillips (23.85), Matt Feldman (23.89) and Geoff Walano (25.03).

The men finished up the morning with the 400-yard medley relay. The "A" Relay of Matt Feldman, Stephen Dally, Matt Kirkpatrick and Mike Trumbower posted a time of 3:46.14. They came back with a time of 3:45.70 in the finals and were third in the B-final, 11th overall.The "B" Relay Team of Geoff Walano, Rob Sibley, Jared Pellerin and Steve Walano finished with a 3:55.46.

Saint Fast Facts

Head Swimming Coach
Bob Clemmer
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Assistant Coach
Alex de la Peña

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