2008 Woodie Awards
Men's swimming and diving program earns 200th win
Greg Hrinya
Issue date: 12/7/06 Section: Sports
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The Marist Red Foxes swimming and diving team won the H20unds Invitational and earned its 200th win in school history over the weekend in Baltimore.
The Red Foxes beat Delaware, Loyola, and Niagara to push the school win total to 202 all time, and earn an impressive 7-0 (5-0) mark on the season.
Marist rode strong performances from Pat Collins, Greg Jablonski, and Spencer Hartmann to sweep all three matches at the Invitational.
The meet began with Dan Garaffa, Greg Jablonski, Nick Chevalier, and Pat Collins winning the 400-yard medley relay in a time of 3:31.58.
Senior Pat Collins would go on to win multiple events and anchor three out of four winning relay teams.
Collins won the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard freestyle in times of 52.19 and 46.49, respectively. The 46.49 time Collins posted was a meet and personal best in the 100-yard freestyle.
Spencer Hartmann and Greg Jablonski were also multiple event winners for the Red Foxes. Hartmann won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:40.00 and the 1650-yard freestyle in 16:28.47. Jablonski won the 400-yard individual medley in 4:11.47 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 59.53. He would finish out with a win in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:12.18.
In diving, junior Devon O'Nalty won the one-meter event on Friday and scored a 438.00 on the 3-meter dive to finish second.
The team would officially finish with wins of 244-126 over Delaware, 228-140 over Loyola and 272-95 over Niagara.
The team win at the H20unds Invitational also marked the 200th win in school history in the 28 years the program has been in existence.
Marist Red Foxes coach Larry VanWagner said the historic win was a testament to the team and coaching staff.
"We've come a long way in 28 years, and a lot of that has to do with consistency and coaching," VanWagner said. "A lot of it is also due to Melanie Bolstad [associate head coach/diving head coach] who has been with the school for 18 years."
The Red Foxes beat Delaware, Loyola, and Niagara to push the school win total to 202 all time, and earn an impressive 7-0 (5-0) mark on the season.
Marist rode strong performances from Pat Collins, Greg Jablonski, and Spencer Hartmann to sweep all three matches at the Invitational.
The meet began with Dan Garaffa, Greg Jablonski, Nick Chevalier, and Pat Collins winning the 400-yard medley relay in a time of 3:31.58.
Senior Pat Collins would go on to win multiple events and anchor three out of four winning relay teams.
Collins won the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard freestyle in times of 52.19 and 46.49, respectively. The 46.49 time Collins posted was a meet and personal best in the 100-yard freestyle.
Spencer Hartmann and Greg Jablonski were also multiple event winners for the Red Foxes. Hartmann won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:40.00 and the 1650-yard freestyle in 16:28.47. Jablonski won the 400-yard individual medley in 4:11.47 and the 100-yard breaststroke in 59.53. He would finish out with a win in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:12.18.
In diving, junior Devon O'Nalty won the one-meter event on Friday and scored a 438.00 on the 3-meter dive to finish second.
The team would officially finish with wins of 244-126 over Delaware, 228-140 over Loyola and 272-95 over Niagara.
The team win at the H20unds Invitational also marked the 200th win in school history in the 28 years the program has been in existence.
Marist Red Foxes coach Larry VanWagner said the historic win was a testament to the team and coaching staff.
"We've come a long way in 28 years, and a lot of that has to do with consistency and coaching," VanWagner said. "A lot of it is also due to Melanie Bolstad [associate head coach/diving head coach] who has been with the school for 18 years."
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