January 21, 2006
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Cal State Bakersfield men’s and women’s swim teams split dual meets with NCAA Division I foe UC Davis Saturday at the Hillman Aquatics Center on the CSUB campus.
The Roadrunner men recovered from an early deficit to down Davis 126–115 while the Aggie women recorded a 128–108 victory.
The men’s match was a thriller, coming down to the final relay of the day. The Roadrunners put themselves in an early hole after their two relays in the 400 medley relay were disqualified, a swing of 22 points early. After that, Bakersfield turned things on, roaring back to take a slight lead going into the final event, the 400 free relay.
In that relay, the Roadrunners trailed the Aggies going into the final swimmers. However, junior All–American Piotr Gegotek swam a blistering 44.29 in final 100 free leg to give the Roadrunners the victory. Gegotek was one of the stars on the day for Bakersfield, winning the 100 freestyle in 45.61 and placing second in the 200 free at 1:40.96.
In addition, Kyle Knoff set up the victory with a big win in the next to last event, the 200 breaststroke. Knoff came from way behind to win the event in 2:06.33.
The Roadrunner men can also be extremely thankful for their diving squad that swept the top three spots on both boards. Evan Crocker picked up the win on the 3-meter board with an automatic qualifying score of 297.00. Sean Ogren won the 1–meter event with a score of 253.13.
On the women’s side the Roadrunners won six events overall. Senior diver Laura Lafranchise kept up her strong final season by sweeping both boards. She recorded scores of 303.68 on the 1-meter and 291.00 on the 3-meter.
Lexie Kelly scored a big win in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:12.98. Erin Craft touched first in the 200 backstroke in 2:11.06 and Merve Terzioglu took first in the 200 breast at 2:26.92.
The Cal State Bakersfield swimmers travel to Riverside to take on Cal Baptist on Saturday (Jan. 28).
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