Men’s And Women’s Swimming Conclude Day Two At NEISDA Championships

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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, V.T. – The Elms College men’s and women’s swimming teams completed day two action, Saturday at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships in White River Junction, V.T.

After two days of events, the women’s team ranks 13th out of 22 teams, while the men’s team is seventh in the field of 13 teams.

For the women, the 200-yard medley team of sophomore Ashley Arbo (Kensington, Conn.), freshman Tessa Dudunake (Northampton, Mass.), freshman Emalee Furtek (Ludlow, Mass.) and freshman Chalis Bird (Windsor, Mass.) lowered their time from the preliminaries and set a school record with a 1:56.96 to finish sixth in the championship finals.

The squad of Bird, Dudunake, junior Theresa Pitassi (Naugatuck, Conn.) and Arbo set a new school mark in the 800-yard freestyle relay (8:29.81) and Bird opened that race with a new school record in the 200-freestyle by clocking a 2:07.47, helping the Blazers to eighth place in the event.

Furtek finished with a 29.05 in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 29.05, while Arbo notched a 1:04.64 in the 100-yard backstroke.

On the men’s side, the 200-yard medley relay team of senior Jason DiMauro (New Hartford, Conn.), sophomore Garrett Brune (Lakeville, Mass.), sophomore Zach LeBarron (Bennington, V.T.) and junior Adam Tonnesen (Norwich, Conn.) improved upon their school record time from this morning (1:45.39) by registering a 1:44.85 to finish sixth.

Freshman Mark Gehring (West Springfield, Mass.) placed 12th in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:46.43), while DiMauro finished 12th in the 100-yard breaststroke notching a 1:06.45.

LeBarron bested his school record from the preliminaries in the 50-yard butterfly, clocking a 24.75 to finish sixth in the championship finals of the event.

Gehring teamed with junior Nick Whitman (Florence, Mass.), Brune and junior Joe King (Springfield, Mass.) in the 800-freestyle relay to close out day two action. The squad turned in a time of 8:14.27 to finish ninth in the consolation finals of the event.

The teams wrap up their 2009-10 season Sunday in the third and final day of competition at the NEISDA Championships.