Thursday, January 29, 2009

Jack's swim news



POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 27, 2009) – In a dual meet that could not get much closer, the Montclair State University men’s swim-dive team squeaked past Vassar College, 122-118, on Tuesday evening at Kresge Pool.

In the tight meet, the Brewers started off with a victory in the 400 Yard Medley Relay. The ‘A’ team of junior Jeremy Shiman (Brookline, MA/Brookline), senior Tom Liu (Staten Island, NY/Curtis), senior John Alaimo (Blauvelt, NY/Tappan Zee), and freshman Jack Smart (Honolulu, HI/Punahou School) finished in 3:54.54 to soundly defeat the Red Hawk ‘A’ team that finished in 4:02.83.

The Brewers went 1-2 in the 200 Yard IM, as Alaimo won in 2:04.48, followed by Smart (2:07.89). Vassar also got a big 1-2-3 finish in the 200 Yard Backstroke, led by Liu in first (2:17.74), followed by Smart (2:22.51), and Shiman (2:22.65). Alaimo notched a win in the 200 Yard Butterfly, finishing in 2:05.43 and freshman Dustin Molina (Toms River, NJ/Ranney School) won the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 23.49.

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