Feb. 9, 2008

Final Stats

The Florida Atlantic University swimming and diving teams finished the regular season on Saturday as they faced off with the University of Florida. The FAU women fell to No. 3 UF 169-124 and the men were outscored by the no. 6 Gators 172-112.

Freshman Michael Shimansky continues to improve as he posted a season-best time in the 1000 free. His time of 9:32.68 earned him a first place finish and is the second fastest time in the Sun Belt Conference this season.

On the women's side, Kalina Neal earned a first and second-place finish. In the 200 bresat she took first in 2:26.96 and touched the wall in the 100 breast in 1:07.90 for second place. Bianca Murphy picked up two second-place finishes. She swam a 24.23 in the 50 free and a 52.08 in the 100 free. Senior Shawna Griffith swam the 400 IM in 4:29.21 to take second for the Owls.

In the diving events, FAU took second in both the 1-meter events. Samantha Schlachterman took second on the women's side with a score of 244.42, while Nick McMahon posted a 253.80 for second. Lauren Harvath posted a 258.08 on the 3-meter board to win the event.

The Owls will next compete at the Sun Belt Championships on Feb. 28 - March 1 in Nashville, TN. The women will try to defend their conference title and win their third straight SBC Championship.