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Saints swimming spoils St. Andrews first-ever dual meet
October 27, 2007 GAFFNEY, S.C.—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College men’s and women’s swim teams competed in the programs inaugural dual meet on Saturday afternoon at the Timken Aquatic Center against Limestone College. The hosts prevailed as the Lady Saints defeated SAPC 119-50, while the Saints men downed the Knights 128-48. The Knights teamed up to win six events in their first head-to-head competition against a strong Bluegrass Mountain Conference opponent. St. Andrews next visits Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C. on Saturday, November 3 at 1:00 p.m. WOMEN: Limestone 119, St. Andrews 50 The relay team of freshman Amy Tripson (Pittsburgh, Pa.), sophomore Leslie Firth (Charlotte, N.C.), sophomore Courtney Bertram (Acworth, Ga.), and junior Kaley Rouse (Lexington, N.C.) took first in the 200 freestyle relay (2:12.36). Individually, Tripson added a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle (5:59.30) and a fourth in the 200 freestyle (2:16.81) to give St. Andrews five more points. Rouse followed with a third place result in the 100 backstroke (1:23.66) and a fifth in the mixed 1000 freestyle (13:36.37). Firsth registered a couple of fourth place finishes in the 50 freestyle (36.31) and the 100 freestyle (1:21.39). Bertram followed in both events with times of 36.87 and 1:23.44, respectively. The Knights did not compete in the 200 medley relay. MEN: Limestone 128, St. Andrews 48 Richardson won the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.54, which is good for nine Knights points. Richardson was less than a second behin`d the winner in the 50 freestyle taking the runner-up spot with a speed of 22.24. Senior Ian Burkett (Columbia, S.C.) also competed in the same to events finishing with times of 31.19 in the 50 and 1:09.10 in the 100. Vermillion was victorious in the 100 breaststroke by stopping the clock in 1:10.75. The freshman foursome of Richardson, Adam Crago (Amhurst, Va.), Vermillion, and Brad Kochel (Winchester, Va.) earned 11 more points for the Knights with the victory in the 200 freestyle relay (1:40.66). Kochel, Vermillion, Crago, and freshman Joseph Hernandez (Hubert, N.C.) squeaked out a runner-up showing in the 200 medley relay (1:52.22). Kochel added a third place result in the 100 backstroke (1:00.23) while Crago was fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:01.71). Hernandez concluded the Knights swimming with a pair of fourth place results in the 200 freestyle (2:21.00) and the 500 freestyle (6:40.59). SAPC did not compete in the 200 individual medley. |
Freshman Sarah Supcoe (Charleston, W.Va.) won a pair of events to lead the Lady Knights swimmers. Supcoe won the 200 individual medley (2:20.36) and the 100 breaststroke (1:12.60). Supcoe finished off her 22-point day with a runner-up finish in the 100 butterfly (1:03.08), concluding the race less than a second behind the winner.
Freshmen Robb Vermillion (Williamsburg, Va.) and Dwight Richardson (Newport News, Va.) each won an individual event to pace the St. Andrews men’s swimmers against Limestone.