Allegheny College Athletics - Allegheny defeats Oberlin in NCAC action

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Athletes of the Week

Men's Track and Field

Allegheny's Tony Dipre set a meet record and posted an NCAA automatic-qualifying time while winning the mile at the North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. He was also a member of the winning Distance Medley Relay team for the Gators, who placed third among nine teams at Denison.

Dipre, who was named the NCAC Distance Runner of the Year, claimed his individual win with a time of 4:10.84 and held off Denison's Makorobondo Salukombo (4:12.23). The previous meet record was set in 2009 by the Gators' Jeramie Parker (4:13.89). The Blue and Gold has now won three straight indoor miles at NCACs.

Mike Vlah, Alex Gorski and Chris Marker joined Dipre on the DMR squad, which clocked in at 10:35.79.

Beth Muller

Women's Track and Field

Beth Muller fell one win short of her second straight sprint trifecta, but still won the 55- and 200-yard dashes, to lead the Allegheny women's indoor track and field team to third place out of eight teams at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships at Denison. She was named Sprinter/Hurdler of the Year for the second straight season.

Muller repeated as the 55 champ with a time of 7.51 seconds and then successfully defended her title in the 200 (:26.37).

As the defending champ in the 400, Muller was beat out by Marissa Clardy of Oberlin. Muller finished the race in 1:00.08 while Clardy came in at :59.39.

Allegheny defeats Oberlin in NCAC action

11/20/2009 11:25:08 PM

Complete Results

MEADVILLE, Pa. – Ariana Lyons and Rachelle Barrett were victorious in two races apiece to total four out of the seven events won by the Allegheny women’s swimming and diving team to help the Gators post a 164-130 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) win over Oberlin on Friday night.

In similar fashion to previous meets, Lyons battled it out with teammate Ashley Whitehead for the top spot in each the 50 and 100 freestyles. Lyons came in 24.81 and Whitehead touched in 25.02 in the 50. Whitehead was three tenths of a second behind Lyons in the100 free, clocking in at 55.36 and Lyons edging her with a time of 55.06.

Barrett edged Oberlin’s Krista Currier 1:14.11-1:14.97 for first place in the 100 breaststroke, while winning the 200 breaststroke in 2:40.11.

Megan Knox, Tara Stein, Alycia Conway and Barrett placed second in the 200-yard medley relay, before the Gators swept the 1000 freestyle event.

Lauren Karl tallied a season-best 11:07.22 for first place. Christine Smith came in second with a time of 11:54.70 and Gaby Zinobile was the third finisher for Allegheny in 12:02.06.

Knox not only swam the 200-yard medley relay, but she also won the 200 free. Her season-best time of 1:59.69 broke the two-minute mark and was good enough for first.

In the 100 backstroke, Lyons and Joanna Wieckowska went 2-3 with close finishes. Lyons touched the wall in 1:04.16 for her best time and Wieckowska came in 1:04.47.

The Yeowomen’s Grace Aheron won the 200 butterfly in an NCAA “B” cut time of 2:08.41. Molly Durot took second in this event, but posted her best time this season with 2:16.64.

Jaclyn Skirkanich and Shelby Penn were dominant in the diving events once again. Skirkanich won the one-meter with a score of 179.85 and Penn was second with 171.35.

Allegheny took the two, three and four spots in the 500 freestyle and 200 yard IM, before winning the final relay of the evening. Knox, Stein, Whitehead and Lyons had a four second lead on Oberlin for first with a time of 3:41.96.

The Gators returns to action tomorrow at Fredonia State. Meet begins at 1 p.m.