Gannon University Athletics - Lady Knight Swimming and Diving Splits Tri-Meet at Ashland Saturday

Lady Knight Swimming and Diving Splits Tri-Meet at Ashland Saturday

Megan Beresford won both the one and three-meter diving competitions at Ashland Saturday afternoon.

Brian Vail, Graduate Assistant Sports Information

1/23/2010 10:19:30 PM

ASHLAND, Ohio - The Gannon women’s swimming and diving team split a tri-meet at Ashland University Saturday afternoon, defeating Edinboro 158-130 and losing to AU 161-136. The Gannon men fell to AU 204-73 and to Edinboro 155-107.

Sam Bluhm (Alliance, Ohio/Alliance) won the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 1:58.40 in the event. She also won gold in the 500 freestyle race. Jackie Rzymek (Erie, Pa./McDowell) touched the wall first in the 200 butterfly, swimming a 2:13.44 in the win. Megan Beresford (Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area) totaled a 220.49 to win the one-meter dive and a 262.34 to take first in the three-meter competition.

The Golden Knights were led by Ethan Chase (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep), who finished second in the 200 yard butterfly. The 200 yard freestyle relay also took runner-up honors. Alex Dovale (Cape Town, South Africa/South African Collage), Jason Jamieson (Cape Town, South Africa/Rondebosch), Greg Nelson (Homewood, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor), and John Krakowski (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) combined to swim a 1:29.99 in the event.

GU’s men dropped to 5-5 and the women are now 8-2. The Knights head to Indiana (Pa.) February 6 for their next meet. The competition is set for a 1 p.m. start. Results from Saturday’s meet are available here.

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Athletes of the Week

Greg Radwan

Baseball

Radwan earned two of the Gannon baseball team's four victories last weekend in Winter Haven, Florida. The senior righthander went 2-0 with a 1.93 earned run average in two starts. He allowed only three earned runs while tossing two complete games. Radwan struck out 17 compared to only four walks. The Farnham, N.Y., native limited the opposition to a .226 average. He was even tougher in clutch situations, limited hitters to a .154 (4-26) average with runners on base. Radwan began the week with an 8-1 victory over Hillsdale, striking out 10 and walking two. During a victory against Findlay, he allowed two earned runs on five hits, striking out seven and walking two.

Tiffany Crocker

Women's Basketball

Crocker led the No. 1 Gannon women's basketball team to its first-ever Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship last weekend at the Hammermill Center. The Lady Knights won the tournament with victories over Edinboro (81-67), Kutztown (81-65) and California (Pa.) (77-68). Crocker was named PSAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 15.7 points, 7.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals in three games. She scored a career-high 27 points against Cal in the PSAC title game, including 22 in the second half. Crocker narrowly missed her second career double-double with nine assists. The Dublin, Ohio native was 7-of-11 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 10-of-10 from the free throw line. She began the week with 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists against Edinboro in the quarterfinals. Crocker had four points, seven rebounds and seven assists against Kutztown in the semifinals. In all, she dished out 22 assists compared to 10 turnovers in 114 minutes during the tourney.

The Gannon athletic department is in the midst of a fabulous winter campaign. Which Gannon team will finish highest at their respective national championship? (Note all national rankings are as of February 8)

No. 3 Gannon Women's Basketball Team
Gannon Men's Basketball Team
No. 8 Gannon Wrestling Team
No. 6 Gannon Women's Swimming & Diving Team
No. 23 Gannon Men's Swimming & Diving Team

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