Seniors shine for Salisbury in final home meet
SALISBURY, Md. - For six Salisbury University senior swimmers Saturday afternoon's meet with in-state rival Frostburg State University marked the last home event in their collegiate careers. The Senior Day celebration at the Maggs Center pool ended the way the Sea Gulls wished as the men's and women's teams coasted to victories over the Bobcats. The SU women's team (5-4) won 109-47 in 10 events while the men's team (5-4) won 108-52 in as many events.

The final men's and women's event for the afternoon was the 200 freestyle relay. The SU team of Laura Kordzikowski, Caitlin McGing, Lindsay Southworth and Erin Smith won the relay with a time of 2:06.67. No points were awarded since the team competition was already over but for McGing and Smith, the two seniors on the SU women's team; it was a fitting end to their home collegiate career.

The men's 200 free relay team of Benjamin Overholt, Ross Spangler, Brad Buckley and Cole Mangum set a new pool record with a time of 1:39.78. The time breaks the old mark of 1:40.18 held by Capital Athletic Conference foe York (Pa.) College. Mangum, a fifth-year senior, and Spangler are two of the four seniors on the SU men's team.

Salisbury won the first 15 events before the Sea Gulls gave way to a depleted Bobcats team (0-5 men's and women's teams) who received first-place points for the final five events. The rest of the meet were exhibition and time trial events.

On the women's side, junior Raienne South and sophomore Angie Hammond won two individual events apiece. South was first in the 100 butterfly (1:14.79) and 200 free (2:20.31). Hammond won the 200 IM (2:42.72) and the 100 free (1:05.33). Hammond joined Smith and teammates Jessica Krauss and Lindsay Southworth on the 200 medley relay team that was first with a time of 2:16.13. McGing anchored the second place 200 medley relay team (2:24.20) of sophomores Sarah Duffy, Laura Dignan and Lauren Buda. Freshman Becky Akers won the 800 free (9:54.34) and fellow freshman Katy Turner edged out teammates Kelsey Rada and Kordzikowski in the 50 free with a time of 29.01.

Freshman Drew Robichaud was the only Sea Gull to win two individual events on the men's side. Robichaud came in first in the 800 free (9:27.84) and the 200 IM (2:26.58). In the 200 IM Robichaud edged out freshman Kyle Miller (2:32.03) and senior Chris McGaunn (2:38.89). Spangler won the 200 free (2:08.22) and Mangum was first in the 100 free (58.73) but second in the 50 free (26.06) behind Buckley (25.11). Overholt won the 100 fly with a time of 1:04.71. The SU 200 medley relay team of senior Matt Anderson, sophomore Mike Ferrari, Overholt and Spangler won the event with a time of 1:58.21. The Sea Gulls were also second in the 200 medley relay as the team of freshman Mike Radloff, Buckley, junior Ian Branigan and freshman Eddie Rubenstein were just over a second behind (1:59.55).

Salisbury will travel to St. Mary's City, Md., next Saturday to compete against St. Mary's (Md.) College in the Sea Gulls' final CAC meet before the conference championships. St. Mary's is again hosting the CAC championships on February 15-17.