For Immediate Release: February 26, 2005
Contact: Thomas Moore II (sports@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-2956

Men's swimming in remained in ninth place after second day of ECAC Championship, women improved to 16th place

Complete Results

Day 1 Release

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-Members of the Binghamton men's and women's swim teams competed in the second day of competition at the ECAC Championship on Saturday. The meet is being hosted by the University of Pittsburgh at Trees Pool. Sunday, the final day of competition will start at 10 a.m.

On Saturday, the men scored a total of 87 points improving their score to 159 points and currently stand in ninth place among 23 teams. The Bearcats were led by sophomore David Holmes (Doncaster, England) who won the 100 fly in 49.36, breaking the school record of 49.58 which he set last weekend when he won the event at the America East Championships. Sophomore Trevor Stone (Windsor, N.Y.) took fifth place behind Holmes touching in 50.31.

In the 800 free relay, Binghamton's quartet of freshman Kaan Tayla (Ankara, Turkey), junior Wade Rimbach (Essex, England), sophomore Brian Koizim (White Plains, N.Y.) and Holmes touched in 6:52.44 to break the school record of 6:55.27 and took third place in the race.

On the women's side, senior Huijue Cai (Shanghai, China) placed second in the 100 fly (56.76). The women improved to 16th place in the 26-team field with 31 points.

BINGHAMTON RESULTS

Event 15 - Men 200 Medley Relay

Binghamton - 12th of 15 (1:36.13); 10 points
Brian Koizim, Dylan Hobe, Trevor Stone, Wade Rimbach

Event 18 - Women 100 Fly

Huijue Cai - 2nd of 16 (56.76); 17 points
Lauren Katz - 12th of 16 (59:78); 5 points

Event 19 - Men 100 Fly

David Holmes - 1st of 16 (49.36); 20 points SR
Trevor Stone - 5th of 16 (50.31); 14 points
Kaan Tayla - 12th of 16 (52.21); 5 points

Event 25 - Men 100 Back

Brian Koizim - 11th of 16 (52.86); 6 points

Event 27 - Men 800 Free Relay

Binghamton - 3rd of 16 (6:52.44); 32 points SR
Kaan Tayla, Wade Rimbach, Brian Koizim, David Holmes