For Immediate Release: November 20, 2005
Contact: Thomas Moore II (sports@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-2956

BU's Tayla meets second NCAA "B" provisional mark on final day of Bucknell Invitational
Both men and women finished fourth

Complete Results

Day One Release

LEWISBURG, Pa.--Binghamton University sophomore Kaan Tayla (Ankara, Turkey) won the 100 free in 44.00, meeting the NCAA "B" provisional mark of 44.65 as members of the Binghamton men's and women's swim teams competed in the final day of competition at the Bucknell Invitational on Sunday in the Kinney Natatorium. The men finished in fourth place with 741.5 points, behind James Madison (905), Old Dominion (840) and Bucknell (790.5). While the women placed fourth as well with 422 points, behind James Madison (1246), Bucknell (991) and Old Dominion (626).

"Overall we had a great competition," head coach Patrice Back said. "The teams were extremely supportive of each other. Everyone had high goal times to go after. It was a great invitational for us. It makes us look forward to the conference championship."

On the men's side Tayla's 100 free time broke his school record of 44.46 which he set at the ECAC Championship last season. Finishing right behind Tayla in the 100 free was junior David Holmes (Doncaster, England) with a time of 45.51. Holmes was triumphant in the 500 free (4:35.83). Freshman Brenno Varanda (St. Petersburg, Fla.) finished second in the 200 breast in 2:08.11.

In the 100 fly, junior Trevor Stone (Windsor, N.Y.) was victorious (51.06), Tayla touched second (51.46), junior Brian Koizim (White Plains, N.Y.) placed seventh (53.70) and senior Wade Rimbach (Essex, England) finished eighth (53.72). In the 400 IM, Varanda touched second (4:04.04) while Rimbach placed sixth (4:17.16). In the 200 back, Koizim finished fourth (1:55.77) while freshman Sean Lorenz (Norwich, N.Y.) placed eighth (2:01.30).

On the three-meter board dive freshman Ryan Graham (Vestal, N.Y.) finished second (262.10) while sophomore Matthew Russo (Manhattan, N.Y.) placed sixth (211.20).

The relay team of Tayla, Koizim, Stone and Holmes was triumphant in the 400 free relay in 3:04.05.

On the women's side freshman Aleksandra Grubic (Split, Croatia) finished second in the 100 free (53.20) while senior Eden Payabyab (College Point, N.Y.) placed eighth in the 100 fly (1:00.86). In the three-meter board dive, freshman Katherine Hassfurter (Horseheads, N.Y.) placed third (201.35) and junior Shelley Wax (Dix Hills, N.Y.) placed seventh (167.25).

The Bearcats are off till November 30 when they travel to Cornell for a dual meet at 2:30 p.m.