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Men's Swimmers Open With Victory

Kevin Schuster

MUNCIE, IN – The University at Buffalo men's swimming and diving team opened the 2006-07 campaign with a 137-106 victory over Mid-American Conference foe Ball State, Friday evening at Ball State's Lewellen Aquatic Center.

The Bulls (1-0) won eight of the 13 events with six individuals taking single events and UB sweeping both relay races. The Bulls relied on their newcomers for the win with five freshmen winning their first collegiate races.

Freshmen Connor Vander Zalm (Kelowna, British Columbia/Kelowna) and Scott Woster (North Pole, AK/North Pole) scored indiviudal wins and also were part of winning relays to lead the Bulls. Vander Zalm took first place in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:48.16 while Woster won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:57.86.

Three other freshmen scored individual victories for the Bulls. Andrew Tamchyna (Newmarket, Ontario/Newmarket) took the 200-yard backstroke in 1:56.22. Kevin Song (Ottawa, Ontario/Sir Robert Borden) won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:12.60 and Michael McDowell (Rush, NY/Rush Henrietta) took the three-meter diving competition with a six-dive total of 275.78 points.

Sophomore Kevin Schuster (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) was the lone UB returnee to score an individual win. Schuster took the 100-yard freestyle in 49.00.

The UB foursome of sophomore Dave Harris (Rochester, NY/Greece Arcadia), sophomore Richard Shi (Ottawa, Ontario/Merivale), junior Mike Hurst (Rochester, NY/Greece Athena) and Vander Zalm took the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:12.42.

Senior Luke Adams (Quinnesec, MI/Kingsford) combined with three freshmen, Jordan Matthews (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), Woster and Simon Hall (Newcastle, England/Queen Elizabeth) to win the 400-yard medley relay in 3:35.94.

The Bulls travel to Niagara next Saturday, November 4, in their next action.