Women Place Fifth, Men Seventh At Indiana Intercollegiate

Oct. 14, 2006

Complete Results

West Lafayette, Ind. - The Butler women's swimming team scored 86 points to place fifth, while the men's team notched 83 points to place seventh in their first competition of the season at the Indiana Intercollegiate on Saturday (Oct. 14).

Senior Mary Beth Arnold put up the women's team's finest showing, notching a seventh-place finish in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:08.15.

Freshman Stephanie Altepeter placed 15th overall in the 200 IM with a 2:22.10 and in the 500 free with a 5:39.98, while Gates (1:05.18 - 11th), sophomore Katie Krueger (1:10.14 - 14th) and freshman Kendall Wormley (1:11.04 - 15th) each recorded top-15 showings in the 100 back. The quartet of Sarah Lynne Gates, Arnold, Ali Overgaard and Stephanie Moles added a fourth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:55.89).

Senior Korey McCulley put up the men's team's best showing in the tournament in the 50 freestyle, placing sixth and finishing just .15 seconds off his career-best time with a 21.97. He also swam to a 13th-place showing in the 100 back with a 58.02.

Newcomer Chris Gordon notched a 1:50.59 in the 200 freestyle to place 14th and came close to setting a lifetime-best in the 100 back with a 59.72. Senior Jason Brozek added a pair of top-15 finishes with a 1:03.72 in the 100 breast and a 56.37 in the 100 fly, while senior Raj Duggal swam to a 12th-place finish in the 500 freestyle with a 5:03.51.

"For our first meet, I thought we raced the competition well as a team" head coach Maurice Stewart said. "There were several close races where our swimmers finished first.

"This meet was also a great opportunity for both coaches and swimmers to identify strengths and weaknesses in their primary and secondary events. Overall, I was pleased with the way we competed today, and I am confident they will carry this competitiveness into our first home meet at Carmel."

For their efforts in the meet, Altepeter and Gordon were named the Butler Swimmers of the Meet by coach Stewart.

The Bulldogs return to action on Sunday (Oct. 15) when they host Evansville, Saint Louis and Valparaiso at Carmel High School beginning at 1:00 p.m.