February 9, 2009
FOUR DOLPHINS EARN NORTHEAST-10 SWIMMING AND DIVING WEEKLY
HONORS
South Easton, Mass. - Le Moyne College senior Zach Hisert
(Amsterdam, N.Y./Amsterdam), sophomore Jerry
Dumary (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) and freshmen
Drew Acquaviva (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) and
Katie O'Donnell (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem) have
garnered Northeast-10 Conference swimming and diving weekly honors,
as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
Dumary, named the men's swimming athlete of the week for the third
time this season, won three individual events and teamed on a relay
victory in a 153-131 loss at Hamilton on Friday night. Dumary
recorded individual first-place finishes in the 50-yard
breaststroke in 28.86 seconds, the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:01.39
and the 200-yard IM in a time of 2:01.62. He also swam the second
leg for the winning 200-yard medley relay team that finished in
1:38.33.
O'Donnell, honored as the women's swimming athlete and freshman of
the week for the second consecutive week, won three individual
events and was part of a relay victory in the 154-146 loss at
Hamilton. O'Donnell, a three-time recipient as the freshman of the
week and two-time athlete of the week, registered individual
victories in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.18, the 100-yard
backstroke in 1:01.40 and the 200-yard IM in 2:13.04. She also swam
the lead leg for the first-place 200-yard medley relay team that
finished in 1:55.08 to open the meet.
Hisert, honored as the men's diving athlete of the week for the
fourth time this season, won the one-meter diving event with a
score of 257.80 in the 153-131 loss at Hamilton. He placed second
in the three-meter diving event with a score of 182.40.
Acquaviva, named the men's freshman of the week for the second time
this year, won a pair of individual events and teamed on a relay
victory in the 153-131 loss at Hamilton. Acquaviva registered
individual victories in the 50-yard backstroke in 25.69 seconds and
the 100-yard backstroke in 54.53 seconds. He also teamed on the
winning 200-yard freestyle relay squad that finished in
1:28.67.
Following nearly two weeks off, the women's team returns to the
pool as the host of the UNYSCSA Championships from February 18-21.
The Men's team returns to action the following week with the
UNYSCSA Championships from Feb. 25-28.
