NEWS RELEASE - 11/20/04

Men's Team Places 1st - Women 3rd

Bloomington - Lincoln College easily outdistanced Millikin University to win the men's swimming and diving title at the Illinois Wesleyan event Saturday. The Lynx had a team total of 174 with Millikin finishing with 105. Augustana, Webster University, Wesleyan, Monmouth and Benedictine followed the two leaders.

Wesleyan won the women's title with 132 points with Millikin finishing second with 85.5 and Lincoln College third with 77.50. Following the top three were Augustana, Benedictine, Eureka, Monmouth and Webster.

Kyle Kearby set a new pool record as the Lynx freshman swam the 100 yard fly in :52.56. Kearby also won the 100 yard back with a time of :54.53, and was named the most valuable swimmer for the meet. In addition to the two 100 yard events, Kearby was also a winner in the 200 yard free.

Other first place winners for Lincoln College were Paul Davis in the three meter diving; Eric Mattingly in the 50 yard free and the 100 yard free; and the 200 yard free relay team of Mattingly, James Hnatuik, Brett Pencar and Kearby.

Amanda Hunt won the one meter diving title for the Lynx women and also took first place in the three meter diving event. She was the lone winner for the Lynx in the women's competition.

Top placings for the men swimmers:
Three meter diving - 1. Paul Davis, 225.25; 2. Shane Costello, 202.75.
One meter diving - 2. Costello, 241.70; 3. Paul Davis, 191.40; Jonathan Gehrke, 149.25.
200 yard medley relay - 2. LC (Will Dickerson, Robert Aritzmendi, Tyler Johnson, Eric Mattingly), 1:42.12. 4. LC (Pencar, Stephen O'Leary, Tyler Stegmaier, Jeff Byrne), 1:47.34.
200 yard free - 1. Kyle Kearby, 1:47.51; 2. James Hnatuik, 1:50.96.
200 yard IM - 2. Stephen O'Leary, 2:02.13; 4. Will Dickerson, 2:10.41.
50 yard free - 1. Eric Mattingly, :22.60; 3. Robert Aritzmendi, :22.04.
100 yard fly - 1. Kyle Kearby, :22.60; 4. Robert Aritzmendi, :57.61.
100 yard free - 1. Eric Mattingly, :49.66; 2. James Hnatuik, :49.86; 4. Brett Pencar, :51.56.
500 yard free - 2. Stephan O'Leary, 5:00.34; 4. Alex Keyser, 5:20.42; 5. Craig Frederiksen, 5:22.20.
100 yard back - 1, Kyle Kearby, :54.53; 3. Will Dickerson, :56.90; 4. James Hnatuik, :57.48.
100 yard breast - 2. Stephen O'Leary, 1:05.18; 3. Tyler Johnson, 1:05.58.
200 yard free relay - 1. LC (Mattingly, Hnatauik, Pencar, Kearby), 1:30.72.
Results for the Lincoln College women:
One meter diving - 1. Amanda Hurt, 197.05; 2. Daryl Anne Barr, 174.45; 4. Reagina Weaver, 134.85.
Three meter diving - 1. Amanda Hurt, 203.80; 2. Daryl Anne Barr, 171.55.
50 yard free - 5. Ashley Jackson, :26.95.
100 yard free - 4. Ashley Jackson, :58.68.
100 yard breast - 5. Jamie Smith, 1:17.65.
200 yard free relay - 2. LC (Reanna Guererro, Laci McCallum, Dianne Lynch, Ashley Jackson), 1:48.34.

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 16:1 and the average class size is 16 students.