Nov. 2, 2002
Monroe, La. - The Western Kentucky University men's and women's swimming and diving teams traveled to Monroe, La. Saturday and swept dual meets with Louisiana-Monroe and Centenary. The men downed the hosts 139-103 and Centenary 52-23, while the women defeated ULM 148-88 and Centenary 52-23.
The men dominated the competition in their first dual meets of the season winning seven of 13 events on the afternoon. Jerrod Janes (Sr., Carlsbad, N.M.) and James Campbell (Fr., Dacula, Ga.) led the way for the Hilltoppers as each won two individual events. Janes won the 50 Freestyle in 21.35 and the 100 Free in 47.38. He also swam the anchor leg in the 400 Freestyle Relay, which finished first in 3:12.28. Campbell took top honors in the 500 Free (4:42.99) and the 1000 Free (9:42.20).
The women were even tougher than the men winning nine of 13 events. For the Lady Toppers, freshman Rachel Buncher (Fr., Nicholasville, Ky.) was the lone two-time winner in the individual events. Buncher won the 200 Free by nearly two seconds in 1:57.11. She finished first in the 100 Free in 54.85. The women are now 8-2 on the season in dual meets with their only losses coming to Air Force on both days of the Sun Belt Fall Classic. With the win over Monroe, who entered the Sun Belt Conference this season, the Lady Toppers are 7-0 over conference opponents.
Both Western teams will head north for their next competition. They will take on Wisconsin-Green Bay in dual meets on Friday and Saturday and then visit Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Sunday.
Top WKU Finishers Event Place Competitor(s) Time Women's 400 Medley Relay 1st Deanne Thomas, Lacy Faria 4:03.29Meredith Mountjoy, Carol Brown
Men's 400 Medley Relay 1st Gord Veldman, Chris Tarter 3:27.63
Ryan Crosby, Matt Nalbone
Women's 1000 Freestyle 1st Stacey Schortgen, 10:35.94
Men's 1000 Freestyle 1st James Campbell 9:42.20
Women's 200 Freestyle 1st Rachel Buncher 1:57.11
Men's 200 Freestyle 2nd Keith Janson 1:46.33
Women's 50 Freestyle 1st Carol Brown 25.41
Men's 50 Freestyle 1st Jerrod Janes 21.35
Women's 200 IM 1st Meredith Mountjoy 2:11.83
Men's 200 IM 3rd Paul Graves 1:57.55
Women's 1-Meter Diving 2nd Marci Kacsir 199.97
Men's 1-Meter Diving 2nd Andy Ray 220.36
Women's 200 Butterfly 2nd Penta Stanley 2:19.34
Men's 200 Butterfly 2nd Alex Handley 1:54.86
Women's 100 Freestyle 1st Rachel Buncher 54.85
Men's 100 Freestyle 1st Jerrod Janes 47.38
Women's 200 Backstroke 1st Alexis Rieck 2:11.10
Men's 200 Backstroke 2nd Gord Veldman 1:51.60
Women's 500 Freestyle 1st Lisa Ross 5:10.83
Men's 500 Freestyle 1st James Campbell 4:42.99
Women's 3-Meter Diving 2nd Marci Kacsir 224.85
Men's 3-Meter Diving 3rd Andy Ray 143.11
Women's 200 Breaststroke 1st Lucy Faria 2:25.67
Men's 200 Breaststroke 1st Chris Tarter 2:11.39
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay EX Rachel Buncher, Lisa Ross 3:43.60
Alexis Rieck, Meredith Mountjoy
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay 1st Matt Nalbone, Nick Bracco 3:12.28
Gord Veldman, Jerrod Janes
