Three Grinnell College entries won two events each as the Pioneer women's swimming and diving team sailed to a 168-72 victory over Loras College Friday night at Obermiller Pool.

Two-time winners were Meghan McDoniel '10 (left), Martha Reilly '12 (center) and Kelly Bruce '12 (right). McDoniel won the 200-yard freestyle (2 minutes, 4.24 seconds) and was part of the first-place 400 medley relay team (4:18.81), while Reilly took first in the 500 and 1000 freestyles (5:37.08 and 11:35.59, respectively). Bruce was first in one- and three-meter diving with scores of 259.50 and 263.20, respectively.

Also on the winning 400 medley relay team were Laura McElroy '11, Morgan Bober '12 and Amy Hadow '10. Emily Summers '10 won the 50 freestyle (26.24), Emily Bajet '12 was first in the 200 butterfly (2:24.77) and Lauren O'Hair '12, Alex Staff '13, Lindsay Schwartz '13 and Chloe Moryl '10 were first in the 400 freestyle relay (3:56.53).

For Grinnell's men, Marco Fulgoni '12 and Beck Ringdahl-Mayland '13 were each three-time winners as the Pioneers won 166-65.

Fulgoni won the 50- and 100-yard freestyles in 22.13 and 49.61, respectively, and was also part of the first-place 400 medley relay team (3:45.13). Ringdahl-Mayland was also on that relay team and placed first in the 400 individual medley (4:30.72) and 200 breaststroke (2:19.70).

Michael Schoelz '12, Thomas Lankiewicz '12 and Nick Smith '10 all won two events. Schoelz was on the 400 medley relay team and also swam the 400 freestyle relay (3:24.63), Lankiewicz was first in the 200 freestyle (1:51.03) and 500 freestyle (5:06.45) and Smith took first in one-meter diving (234.10) and three-meter diving (233.25).

Rick Bigler '13 completed the 400 medley relay team, while Ethan Drutchas '13, Ian Warlick '10 and Jon Willuhn '10 rounded out the 400 freestyle relay team. Other winners for Grinnell were Patrick Thomas '10 in the 200 butterfly (2:10.32) and Glenn Clark '10 in the 200 backstroke (2:11.08).

Both Pioneer teams are now 3-0 in dual meets. Grinnell has some time off before traveling to Macalester College for a meet Dec. 4-5.

With the aid of triple-event winners Morgan Bober '12 and Meghan McDoniel '10, the Grinnell College women's swimming and diving team sailed past Augustana College 197-101 Saturday afternoon in Rock Island, Ill.

Bober won the 100-yard and 200 breaststrokes in 1 minute, 12.44 seconds and 2:38.98, respectively, and also swam on the 400 medley relay team that had a time of 4:19.58. McDoniel also swam on that relay team and won the 200 freestyle (2:07.01) and 400 individual medley (5:01.24).

Winning two events each were Amy Hadow '10 and Jacqueline Anderson '11. Hadow was first in the 100 butterfly (1:04.27) and swam on the 400 medley relay team, while Anderson claimed first in the 100 freestyle (57.35) and was part of the championship 400 freestyle relay squad that had a time of 3:55.97.

Alex Staff '13 completed the 400 medley relay team while others on the 400 freestyle relay team were Lindsay Schwartz '13, Laura McElroy '11 and Chloe Moryl '10. Other winners for Grinnell were Jenna Beeler '13 in the 1000 freestyle (11:54.13), Kelly Bruce '12 in one-meter diving (203.80), Martha Reilly '12 in the 500 freestyle (5:41.91) and Hannah LaFollette '11 in there-meter diving (213.35).

On the men's side, Thomas Lankiewicz '12 and Marco Fulgoni '12 were each four-time champs as Grinnell won 204-87.

Lankiewicz was first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.81), 100 butterfly (57.24) and 400 individual medley (4:31.29) while also swimming a leg on the 400 medley relay (3:47.86) with Fulgoni. Fulgoni also won the 50 freestyle (22.29), 100 freestyle (50.2) and was a member of the 400 freestyle relay team (3:24.04) with Ethan Drutchas '13, Michael Schoelz '12 and Ian Warlick '10.

Rick Bigler '13 and Beck Ringdahl-Mayland '13 completed the 400 medley relay team, while Ringdahl-Mayland was also first in the 200 breaststroke 2:21.85. Other winners were Patrick Thomas '10 in the 1000 freestyle (11:12.22), Paul Gagne '10 in the 500 freestyle (5:27.01) and Nick Smith '10 in one-meter diving (202.30) and three-meter diving (200.10).

Grinnell has a home dual meet with Loras College this coming Friday at Obermiller Pool. The event begins at 6 p.m.
Results

The Grinnell College women's swimming and diving team got off to a strong start in 2009-10, posting a 113-58 victory over the University of Nebraska Swim Club squad Friday night at Obermiller Pool.

Two Pioneers posted three victories each, Meghan McDoniel '10 (left) and Laura McElroy '11 (right). McDoniel scored individual wins in the 200-yard individual medley (2 minutes, 20.08 seconds) and 100 breaststroke (1:13.06) while also swimming on the 200 medley relay team (1:59.49), while McElroy won the 50 freestyle (26.7), 100 backstroke (1:06.56) and was on the first-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:48.41).

Winning twice were Alex Staff '13, Morgan Bober '12, Amy Hadow '10, Jacqueline Anderson '11, Kelly Bruce '12 and Lindsay Schwartz '13. Staff, Bober and Hadow joined McDoniel in the 200 medley relay, while Bober and Anderson were on the first-place 400 freestyle relay with Kate Barnewitz '13 and Hannah Lytle '11. Their time was 4:01.85. Staff won the 500 freestyle (5:45.94), Hadow was first in the 100 butterfly (1:03.57) and Anderson claimed the 200 freestyle (2:07.5).

Bruce won one- and three-meter diving with scores of 254.95 and 285.15, respectively, while Schwartz won the 100 freestyle (59.56) and joined McElroy on the 200 freestyle relay team with Martha Reilly '12 and Chloe Moryl '10.

On the men's side, Grinnell posted a 107-63 victory. Beck Ringdahl-Mayland '13 and Michael Schoelz '12 won three events on the night for Grinnell. All of Ringdahl-Mayland's victories came in the relay fashion, those being the 200-yard medley (1:43.53), 200 freestyle (1:35.29) and 400 freestyle (3:37.92). Schoelz was also on the 200 medley relay team and also claimed first in the 50 freestyle (23.39) and 100 butterfly (56.88).

Collecting two wins each were Marco Fulgoni '12, Ethan Drutchas '13, Thomas Lankiewicz '12, Nick Smith '10 and Petar Miljkovic '13. Fulgoni was on the 200 medley relay team, Drutchas swam the 200 freestyle relay and Miljkovic was on the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

Fulgoni also won the 100 freestyle (49.64), Drutchas the 200 freestyle (1:56.42), Lankiewicz the 200 individual medley (2:05.15) and 100 backstroke (58.14) and Smith one-meter diving (253.75) and three-meter diving (264.40).

Glenn Clark '10 completed the 200 medley relay, Emanuel Spooner '13 swam the 200 freestyle relay and Paul Gagne '12 and Bill Mogavero '12 were in the 400 freestyle relay. Also winning were Patrick Thomas '10 in the 500 freestyle (5:19.49) and Jon Willuhn in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.80).

The Pioneers are in action again Saturday when they compete in a dual meet at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. Action begins at 1 p.m.
Results

The Grinnell College men's and women's swimming and diving teams begin their 2009-10 campaigns Friday night with a 5 p.m. dual meet against the University of Nebraska Swim Club.

Head Coach Erin Hurley and the Pioneer women's swimming and diving program will look to capture an unprecedented 12th consecutive Midwest Conference title in 2009-10. A strong contingent of defending conference title holders return. Amy Hadow '10 (three titles), Meghan McDoniel '10 (five titles), and Chloe Moryl '10 (one title), along with Morgan Bober '12 (one title) and Kelly Bruce '12 (two titles), will begin the hunt for team title number 21 in the 32 years of MWC Women's Championship opportunity. The Pioneers will have their work cut out for them as they lost the 2007 and 2008 MWC swimmer of the year, and seven-time conference title holder, Valerie Stimac `09 to graduation.

Sprint Freestyle:
This will be the first test for the Pioneers as some finalists from last year have graduated or will be studying abroad this spring. This shift will give opportunities to Jacqueline Anderson '11 (second in the 50 in '08) and conference title-holder Chloe Moryl (first in 2008) to claim the top spots on the podium. Emily Summers '10 will also be relied upon for strong performances in her distances. Casey Strickler '12 should not be overlooked as she could be a contender in the sprints and middle distances. Last year, the Pioneers captured all three of the relay distances and will need these upperclassmen to step up to have a repeat in 2010. First-years to join this crew and push the Pioneers along will be Lindsay Schwartz '13 and Alex Staff '13.

Distance Freestyle:
Morgan Horton '11 will return to challenge for titles in the middle distance freestyle events as last year she was runner-up in the 500. Casey Strickler and Martha Reilly '12 will also look to add valuable points as they finished fifth and 13th in the 500 in 2009. In the longer race, Reilly was more dominant as she placed fourth. Carly Kruse '10, Hannah Lytle '11 and first-years Jenna Beeler '13 and Alex Staff look to add much-needed depth in these events.

Backstroke:
Another event where most of the returning finalists have either graduated or will be off-campus, the Pioneers will look to versatility in their ranks to fill depth in the backstroke events. Caitlin Short '12 (sixth in the 100 and 10th in the 200) and Lauren O'Hair '12 could start the Pioneers rolling. Surprises could come from Amy Hadow and Hannah Lytle in the longer race, while Meghan McDoniel and Morgan Horton could shake things up in the sprint distance.

Breaststroke:
Morgan Bober, the returning conference champion, school record holder, and NCAA provisional qualifier, will be joined by the talents of Meghan McDoniel (titles in 2007, 2008). Contributions from Lily Camp'10, Emily Bajet '12, Katherine Chung '12 and Lindsay Schwartz will be highly relied upon to rack up top points in these events. If the Pioneers can break Casey Strickler away from the freestyle events, they will not overlook the possibilities of her contributions in the breaststroke.

Butterfly:
The Pioneers will look for complete domination from Amy Hadow as she strives for her fourth consecutive title in the 100. Joining her in the title haul could be Morgan Horton as she defends her 2009 title in the 200. The supporting crew of Emily Bajet (fourth in the 100, fifth in the 200 in 2009), Martha Reilly (sixth in the 200), and Carly Kruse in the 200, as well as Jenny Peek '13 in both distances, could provide solid points that the Pioneers will need to capture their team title.

Individual Medley:
Conference title holder Meghan McDoniel (2007, 2008 in the 200) and last-year top point scorers Morgan Bober (second in the 200) and Emily Bajet (eighth in the 200) bring back experience and power in the shorter IM distance. In the 400 race, runner-up Morgan Horton and Caitlin Short (sixth in 2009) will be strong forces. They will get significant back-up from Jenna Beeler and Carly Kruse.

Diving:
Returning two-time conference title holder and provisional national qualifier, Kelly Bruce, is back, healthy, and ready to make an entrance on the national stage. She could have one of Grinnell's strongest teams behind her as Hannah LaFollette '11, Balyssa Bell '12, and first-year Allison Miller '13 all have potential to place in the top five in both events. Last year, LaFollette was runner-up to Bruce on the one-meter and three-meter boards, while Bell finished fifth on both boards.

The Grinnell College swimming and diving teams recently collected academic accolades from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.

The Pioneer women's squad was named a Division III Scholar All-American Team.

Additionally, a trio of Grinnell men and women earned Individual Scholar All-American Honorable Mention honors in Division III. They included Kelly Bruce '12 and Morgan Bober '12 from the women's team and Cyrus Mistry '11 from the men's squad.

The Grinnell College women's swimming and diving team recorded its record 11th Midwest Conference title in a row on Sunday, Feb., 15, with a dominating performance at Obermiller Pool.

The Pioneers scored 1253 points to race past the field. Lawrence University placed second with 583 points.

Leading Grinnell on the final day of the meet was Valerie Stimac '09 (pictured), who broke four records on her way to winning the 100-yard freestyle. Her time of 53.34 shattered her own school record of 53.75 set in 2007, the MWC meet record and overall conference record of 53.72 set by Alyssa Bonine of Lawrence in 1998 and the pool record of 53.58 set by Amanda Croix of Carroll University.

Grinnell also got wins from Morgan Horton '11 in the 200 butterfly (2:13.98) and the 400 freestyle relay team of Stimac, Meghan McDoniel '10, Casey Strickler '12 and Horton (3:40.37).

Placing third for Grinnell were McDoniel in the 100 freestyle (55.98), Laura McElroy '11 in the 200 backstroke (2:19.54) and Morgan Bober '12 in the 200 breaststroke (2:34.20).

Grinnell's Kelly Bruce '12 was named the meet's Women's Diver of the Year (see story below).

Grinnell's men were also victorious, winning their eighth MWC title in a row with 1301.5 points to easily beat Monmouth College, which had 825.

Sparking Grinnell on the final day of the meet was Cyrus Mistry '11, who shattered multiple records on his way to winning the 200-yard breaststroke. He earned an NCAA B provisional qualifying mark with a clocking of 2:07.05, which beat his own school and meet record of 2:08.16 set last year as well as his pool record of 2:08.91, which he set in Sunday's preliminaries.

Grinnell won two other events Sunday. Nate Wittnam '09 took first in the 200 butterfly in 2:00.13, while the 400 freestyle relay team of Marco Fulgoni '12, Tommy Olson '10, Michael Schoelz '12 and Tom Lankiewicz '12 won in 3:14.52.

Runners-up for Grinnell were Lankiewicz in the 1650 freestyle (16:51.37) and Glenn Clark in the 200 butterfly (2:02.79), while third place went to Aaron Bisch '12 in the 200 backstroke (2:06.01) and Mike Weslander '09 in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.23).

Grinnell's Nick Smith '10 was named the meet's Men's Diver of the Year, while Erin Hurley was tabbed Men's Coach of the Year.
Day 3 Results

After Grinnell College swept the women's and men's Midwest Conference swimming and diving team titles, the Pioneers went on to win half of the individual awards presented at the conclusion of the meet.

Nick Smith '10 and Kelly Bruce '12 (standing left and second from left in photo on the left) were named the 2009 Men's and Women's Divers of the Year, while Erin Hurley (left side in photo on the right) was named 2009 Men's Coach of the Year.

Lawrence University's Hayley Vatch and Peter Brengel (left photo) were named the Women's and Men's Swimmers of the Year, while Carroll University's Joanne Brandtjen (right photo) was named Women's Coach of the Year.

With Morgan Bober's '12 multiple record-breaking performance, the Grinnell College women's swimming and diving team continued to dominate the Midwest Conference Championships Saturday, Feb. 14, at Obermiller Pool.

Bober (upper left) shattered the meet, school, pool and overall MWC record during preliminary action of the 100-yard breaststroke and earned an NCAA B qualifying standard in the process.

She had a time of 1:06.39 in the prelims and went on to win the event in the finals with a time of 1:08.28. Her prelim clocking bettered the previous MWC meet record of 1:07.78 by Kim Makar of Lake Forest College in 1996, school record of 1:07.80 by Sheryl Thedford in 1984, pool record of 1:08.41 and overall MWC record of 1:07.43 by Makar in 1998.

Bober also helped the 200 medley relay team to victory in a time of 1:51.52. She teamed with Alex Peitz '10, Amy Hadow '10 and Valerie Stimac '09 in the win. Hadow (upper right) and Stimac (lower left) were both double winners on the day. Stimac helped the 800 freestyle relay team to victory in 8:01.85 with Meghan McDoniel '10, Casey Strickler '12 and Morgan Horton '11, while Hadow won the 100 butterfly in 1:00.65.

Kelly Bruce '12 (lower right) was the Pioneers' other champ, as she completed a diving sweep at the meet by placing first in the three-meter event with an NCAA provisional qualifying score of 429.35.

The wins helped put Grinnell comfortably in command in the team standings with 901 points, well ahead runner-up Lawrence University's score of 421. The Pioneers are seeking their 11th MWC team title in a row.

Runners-up for Grinnell on Saturday were Horton in the 400 IM (4:46.60), Stimac in the 200 freestyle (1:58.83), Alex Peitz '10 in the 100 backstroke (1:03.68) and Hannah LaFollette '11 in three-meter diving (400.80), Jordan Allison '09 was third in three-meter diving with a score of 355.30.

For the Grinnell men, Cyrus Mistry '11 and Thomas Lankiewicz '12 both set school records as the Pioneers inched closer to their eighth MWC team title in a row.

Mistry broke his own school record of 59.71 while winning the 100-yard breaststroke in 59.63, while Lankiewicz set a new standard in the 400 IM by winning in 4:15.30. That broke the previous Grinnell record of 4:15.34 by Dave Ressner in 1991.

Mistry also helped the 200 medley relay team to victory in 1:38.62 along with Tommy Olson '10, Dan Neely '09 and Marco Fulgoni '12, while Lankiewicz was on the winning 800 freestyle relay team with Ross Noecker '11, Pat Blachly '09 and Paul Gagne '10. Their time was 7:13.49.

Grinnell's other winner was Nick Smith '10, who completed a diving sweep at the meet by placing first in the one-meter event with an NCAA provisional qualifying score of 428.50.

Nate Wittnam '09 was a runner-up in the 100 butterfly (54.54), while third place went to Noecker in the 200 freestyle (1:49.48) and Michael Schoelz '12 in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.23).

Grinnell now has 876.5 points compared to runner-up Monmouth College's score of 641.

The meet finishes up Sunday, with preliminaries set for 9 a.m. and finals starting at 4 p.m. Finals are being shown for free on Midwest Conference Television. For more information, go to http://www.midwestconference.tv/.
Day 2 Results

Led by Kelly Bruce's '12 school-record in one-meter diving, the Grinnell College women's swimming and diving team is well on its way to winning its record 11th Midwest Conference title in a row after action Friday, Feb. 13, at Obermiller Pool.

Bruce (left) recorded a score of 420.45 in the event as the Pioneers finished the first day of action with 394 points, well ahead of runner-up Lawrence University's score of 197. Grinnell's men are also in position to win their eighth league title in a row after finishing with 382.5 points. Monmouth College is in second with 257.

Bruce was one of nine Pioneer women to win titles on Friday. Valerie Stimac '09 (right) was a double winner, taking first in the 50-yard freestyle (24.86) and as part of the 400 medley relay team with Alex Peitz '10, Morgan Bober '12 and Amy Hadow '10 (4:05.25). The other champs were Laura McElroy '11, Meghan McDoniel '10, Casey Strickler '12 and Chloe Moryl '10, who won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:41.71.

Runners-up for Grinnell were Morgan Horton '11 in the 500 freestyle (5:18.98), Bober in the 200 IM (2:15.61) and Hannah LaFollette '11 in one-meter diving (367.90). Jordan Allison '09 was third in one-meter diving with a score of 360.10.

On the men's side, Marco Fulgoni '12 was a triple winner, while Dan Neely '09 and Tommy Olson '10 won two events each as the Pioneers made a push toward their eighth title in a row.

Fulgoni won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.96 and was part of the winning 200 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams that posted times of 1:28.03 and 3:38.95, respectively. Neely and Olson also swam both relays, while Michael Schoelz '12 completed the freestyle team and Cyrus Mistry '11 the medley squad.

Other winners for Grinnell on the first day were Tom Lankiewicz '12 in the 200 IM, whose time of 1:57.79 was just off school-record pace, and Nick Smith '10 in three-meter diving with a score of 374.30.

Mark Sullivan '10 was second in three-meter diving with a score of 358.75, while third-place finishes went to Paul Gagne '10 in the 500 freestyle (4:55.47) and Olson in the 50 freestyle (22.36).

The meet continues on Saturday, with preliminary action set for 10 a.m. and finals for 5:30 p.m. Finals are being shown for free on Midwest Conference Television. For more information, go to http://www.midwestconference.tv/.
Day 1 Results