February 18, 2005

Meredith Eppers	Jenny Fowler
Becky Grossman	Meghan Mosher

SYRACUSE, N.Y.—The William Smith College swimming and diving team had an excellent first day of competition at the NYSWCAA Championships at Nottingham High School, breaking a pair of school records and exceeding an NCAA “B” Qualifying standard. The Herons are in fifth place in the 15-team field with 222 points, just 12 behind Nazareth for the fourth spot.

The first school record went tumbling in the opening event, as first-years Meredith Eppers (Orchard Park/Orchard Park, N.Y.) and Meghan Mosher (Livonia/Conesus, N.Y.) and seniors Jenny Fowler (Westfield/Westfield, N.J.) and Becky Grossman (Mercersburg Academy/Penfield, N.Y.) teamed up to win the 200-yard freestyle relay with a record time of 1:39.84. Grossman anchored the relay with an outstanding 23.89 split to pass LeMoyne College in the final leg.

Grossman captured her second victory and school record of the day in the 50 free, touching the wall in 24.46, nearly half a second ahead of the runner-up. Her time also exceeds the NCAA “B” qualifying standard.

Mosher also turned in a strong performance in the 50 free, taking seventh with a season-best time of 25.28 just .01 seconds behind the sixth place finisher.

In diving action, junior Sarah Costanza (Gwynedd Mercy/Ambler, Pa.) earned runner-up honors in the 1-meter competition with a score of 357.28.

William Smith resumes the second day of the three-day competition on Feb. 18, at 10:30 a.m., competing in preliminaries. The finals are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

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