Bloodhounds Scratched by Bearcats

1/18/2007 8:39:59 PM

New York, N.Y. --- The John Jay women’s swimming and diving team fell on Thursday evening as they were defeated by Baruch College 68-26 at the John Jay Pool to fall to 3-3 (2-3 CUNYAC) on the season.

The Bloodhounds evening was highlighted by their win in the opening event as the team of Kelly Calderon (Bronx, NY/ St. Francis Academy), Amanda Garcia (Astoria, NY/ St. John’s Prep), Lorraine Virgilio (Woodside, NY/ Riverbend), and Katelyn O’Shea (Union, NJ/ Union) teamed up to win the 200 yard Medley Relay (2:24.02).

In addition Virgilio claimed first place in the 100 yard butterfly (1:06.27), and scored a second place finish in the 100 back (1:13.25)

O’Shea scored a second place finish in the 50 yard free (30.75), while Johanna Montoya (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/ Union Hill) claimed second in the 200 yard individual medley (4:24.86).

In the final event of the evening the team of Madelline Zaiter (Bronx, NY/ DeWitt Clinton), Zugelly Perez (Bronx, NY/ Harry Truman), Montoya, and Ariadna DiFabrizio (Mendoza, Argentina/ Cobble Hill) placed second in the 200 free relay (2:24.33).

Tonight the Bloodhounds also fielded their first ever diving team as Katherine Higuera-McCoy (Jamaica, NY/ St. Francis Prep), Jennifer Gonzalez (Bronx, NY/ Jane Addams Vocational), Erin Mondello (Mastic Beach, NY / William Floyd), and Josephine LoBaido (Astoria, NY/ St. Johns Prep) performed two dives each as an exhibition event. Gonzalez earned a score of 6.0 on her first dive, a back dive.

John Jay will return to action on Mon. Jan. 22 against St. Joseph’s-Patchogue, 6 p.m. at the John Jay Pool.

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