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updated 12/02/2008

Men's Swimming and Diving Wins Rose Relays;
Women's Squad Comes Home Second

Rose-Hulman opened the season with a first-place men's finish and a second on the women's side at the Rose Relays.

TERRE HAUTE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology opened the swimming and diving season with a victory on the men's side and a second-place team finish on the women's side at the Rose Relays on Saturday at the Sports and Recreation Center.

The Engineers topped NAIA institution Lindenwood on the men's side and placed ahead of NCAA Division III Principia in both team scores.

Rose-Hulman's effort was highlighted by four first-place finishes. The 400-yard freestyle crescendo relay team of freshman Andrew McCurry (Park Ridge, Ill.), junior Chris Routh (Muncie/Yorktown), freshman Greg Laudick (Indianapolis/Brebeuf) and senior Steven Vande Lune (Kokomo) claimed the first win of the season in a time of 3:33.92.

The 200-yard men's medley relay team of freshman Ben Sollman (North Vernon/Jennings County), junior Clayton Shotwell (Arcadia/Hamilton Heights), freshman Daniel Lee (Rochester, Minn./Century) and junior Brian Yount (Bloomington, Ill.) earned a victory in a time of 1:46.47.

The men's 100-yard freestyle relay also claimed top honors with a time of 44.81 seconds. Vande Lune, sophomore John McLaughlin (Evansville/Harrison), sophomore Michael Ulrey (North Oaks, Minn./Mounds View) and senior Ben Butz (Beloit, Wis./Memorial) teamed up for the victory.

The strong freestyle performances continued with a win in the 400-yard relay. McCurry, Lee, Vande Lune and Sollman combined for a time of 3:29.96 in the effort.

The women's squad earned six second-place finishes to earn a second-place effort overall. Junior Deb Aleksa (Glendale, Ariz./Dear Valley), junior Stephanie Hance (Noblesville) and sophomore Heather Weist (Arlington Heights, Ill.) each competed on four runner-up relay teams to lead the team performance.

Rose-Hulman hosts Illinois Wesleyan, Wabash and Hillsdale in the Rose-Hulman Double Dual next Saturday as part of three consecutive home weekends of events at the Sports and Recreation Center Natatorium.