BU Swimming Raids Colgate

by Dan McCarthy

The Boston University Terriers once again dominated at their home pool in what turned out to be a lopsided victory. The Terriers, coming off of a women’s win and men’s loss and Binghamton last weekend, swept the Red Raiders of Colgate on Sunday by a combined 151 points.

The men had no problem with their latest opponent and after coming off of a loss last week, they were able to show their resilience. The win was highlighted by BU Dual Meet records with senior Tyson Slesnick (’10) and junior Kyle Ernst (’11) putting their names into the record books. Junior Matt Rickett (’11) won the hundred fly with a time of 50.99 five hundredths of the BU Dual meet record which he already owns and Junior Mark Nakanishi ('11) took the 200 Free with a time of 1:46.6.

The Terriers started strong and finished strong; something that they have failed to do in prior meets, which is a good sign for the preseason American East favorites.
While the men were able to take the lead and keep their distance from the start, the Boston University Terrier women had their first scare of the year as the women of Colgate were able to hang around until the 50 Free which was unquestionably the turning point of the meet. Going into that race the women were holding on to an 18 point lead and led by Maria McIntyre, Emily Munday, and Kirsten Tullis. The Terriers finished one, two, three to extend their lead to thirty one points and effectively end the meet. Both McIntyre and Munday were able to add wins later in the meet with McIntyre adding a meet record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.29 and Munday taking the 100 fly with a time of 54.97. Sophomore Kristen Connors ('12) took the 200 breast with a time of 2:18.46.

On the diving side, Junior Tanner Knorr (’11) once again showed his prowess on the diving board today winning both the one meter and three meter dives, while freshman Melinda Matyas (’13) continued her strong rookie performance also winning both the one and three meter dives for the women.

Looking ahead, the Terriers will host the Blue Devils of Central Connecticut State University and the Reveilles of Texas A&M University next Saturday the 14th at the FitRec Competition Pool. The Terriers have been excellent at home this year winning both meets in dominating fashion. The season will hinge on whether or not the Terrier men can turn their home success into road wins.