Nov. 2, 2009

Final Stats

Connecticut 237, Villanova 107

STORRS, Conn.--In a two-day meet on Friday night and Saturday morning, Villanova (0-2) swam at Connecticut (1-0) and was defeated by a score of 237-107. The Wildcats posted a pair of runner-up finishes in the meet, as freshman Scott Thiede (Holmdel, N.J.) and sophomore Ted Sukramani (Williamsburg, Va.) each finished in second place in one of their events.

Thiede touched second in the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:45.77 to lead three Villanova entries in the event. He lowered his time in the event by 0.28 seconds from the season opener against La Salle. Thiede was also the Wildcats top finisher in the 100 free, in which he finished third with a time of 48.62.

Sukramani swam in five different individual events over the two days at Connecticut and posted his top finish in the 200 individual medley. He was the runner-up out of five swimmers in the race with a time of 2:02.20, a mark that was nearly a second faster than his time at La Salle last week. Sukramani came in third in the 400 IM in 4:18.62 and was also third in both the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke (1:02.32 and 2:14.54). He lowered his previous BIG EAST qualifying mark in the 200 breast by 0.20 seconds and recorded a qualifying time in the 100 breast in his first race of the season in that event.

In all during the meet, Villanova wound up with four second-place finishes and seven third-place spots. The Wildcats took second in both the 200 and 400 yard freestyle relay races, as the 200 free quartet posted a time of 1:29.41 and was just 0.27 seconds off the winning pace. The 400 free squad posted a time of 3:14.00 in its race.

Freshman Braden Clarke (Chappaqua, N.Y.) placed third in the 100 backstroke in 56.51 to register the other individual third-place finish for Villanova. In the 400 medley relay, the Wildcats `A' team had a time of 3:42.78 which was good for third place.

Villanova is off during the coming week before returning to action in its home opener on November 13 against West Virginia at 6 p.m.

NOTE: All Villanova results from this weekend's meet are listed below. For complete results, click on the link at the top of this release.

VILLANOVA RESULTS

200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Villanova `A' - 2nd of 4 (1:29.41)
Villanova `B' - 4th (1:33.39)

400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Villanova `A' - 2nd of 5 (3:14.00)
Villanova `B' - 5th (3:24.84)

200 Yard Medley Relay
Villanova `A' - 4th of 5 (1:42.68)
Villanova `B' - 5th (1:48.22)

400 Yard Medley Relay
Villanova `A' - 1st of 4, exhibition, 3rd (3:42.78)
Villanova `B' - 2nd, exhibition, 4th (3:51.91)

100 Yard Backstroke
Braden Clarke - 3rd of 6 (56.51)
Jordan Bickhart - 4th (56.80)
Chris Jordan - 5th (57.10)

200 Yard Backstroke
Jordan Bickhart - 4th of 5 (2:02.18)
Chris Jordan - 5th (2:02.58)

100 Yard Breaststroke
Ted Sukramani - 3rd of 5 (1:02.32)
John Kracke - 5th (1:07.06)

200 Yard Breaststroke
Ted Sukramani - 3rd of 4 (2:14.54)

100 Yard Butterfly
Jon Spindler - 4th of 6 (55.70)
Jordan Bickhart - 5th (57.31)
Chris Jordan - 6th (57.65)

200 Yard Butterfly
Jon Spindler - 4th (2:00.63)
Jordan Bickhart - 5th (2:02.03)

50 Yard Freestyle
Braden Clarke - 4th of 5 (23.21)
Tony Colalillo - 5th (23.28)

100 Yard Freestyle
Scott Thiede - 3rd of 6 (48.62)
Nick Williams - 4th (48.83)
John Kracke - 6th (52.13)

200 Yard Freestyle
Scott Thiede - 2nd of 6 (1:45.77)
Nick Williams - 5th (1:49.22)
Russell Paulson - 6th (1:50.08)

500 Yard Freestyle
Russell Paulson - 4th of 6 (4:55.89)
Tony Colalillo - 5th (5:03.09)
Jim Snyder - 6th (5:09.42)

1650 Yard Freestyle
Jim Snyder - 1st of 6, exhibition, 3rd (17:02.46)
Ted Sukramani - 2nd, exhibition, 5th (18:05.97)
Tom Maughan - 3rd, exhibition, 6th (18:30.89)

200 Yard Individual Medley
Ted Sukramani - 2nd of 5 (2:02.20)
Jim Snyder - 5th (2:14.03)

400 Yard Individual Medley
Ted Sukramani - 3rd of 5 (4:18.62)
Jim Snyder - 5th (4:38.70)

1 Meter Diving
James Styles - 1st of 6, exhibition, 4th (173.40)
J. Paul Suydam - 2nd, exhibition, 5th (166.25)
Charlie Cornelius - 3rd, exhibition, 6th (142.40)

3 Meter Diving
Charlie Cornelius - 4th of 5 (159.05)
J. Paul Suydam - 5th (154.90)