Jan. 24, 2002
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This Week
The San Diego State swimming and diving team concludes its regular-season schedule this weekend in marathon style, as the team competes in two meets in as many days. The Aztecs travel to Los Angeles for a double-dual with Loyola Marymount and Cal Poly at 2 p.m. on Friday, and will be in Malibu for a dual meet with Pepperdine at noon on Saturday. SDSU has won four of its last five matchups and posts a 7-3 dual mark this season following the split of a double-dual with Hawai'i (W, 152-138) and UNLV (L, 176-117) on Friday in Honolulu.
Recapping Hawai'i/UNLV
Senior Heather DeFelice placed first and set season-best times in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:21.40) and in the 200 individual medley (2:08.70) as the Aztecs defeated Hawai'i 152-138 and lost to UNLV, 176-117. The Aztecs set three more season bests in the outing. Sophomore Megan Storey was responsible for two, one was her second-place time of 10:17.31 in the 1,000 freestyle and the other a second-place time of 2:08.16 in the 200 butterfly. Sophomore Jennifer Graham set the team's other season best, clocking in with a first-place time of 58.47 in the 100 fly. Graham and DeFelice were the only Aztecs to win an event on the day. Storey also came in second in the 500 free (5:04.03) and DeFelice earned the third-place spot in the 50 free (24.58). Graham swam to a third-place finish in the 100 breast (1:07.27). Senior Meghan Casillan and sophomore Aletta Haff teamed up to take second and third place, respectively, in both the 100 and 200 backstroke. In the 100 back, Casillan clocked in at 1:00.18 and Haff at 1:00.91. In the 200 back, Casillan had a time of 2:08.68 and Haff swam to a time of 2:11.27. Casillan also finished third in the 200 individual medley (2:14.43). Junior Erin Kilpatrick swam to a time of 54.41 in the 100 free, good for third place.
For The Record
The victories over UC Irvine and Fresno State on Jan. 12 helped the team double its win total in dual competition from the 2000-01 season when it went 3-7. Last weekend's win gives the team seven this season, tying the program record for most in a season. The 1999-2000 squad posted a final dual mark of 7-7. That season SDSU posted four consecutive dual-meet wins, the most since the program was reinstated in 1994. Earlier this season the Aztecs posted a three-meet win streak.
Aztec Honors
Two SDSU swimmers have earned the league's swimmer of the week honor this season. Sophomore Megan Storey was named the Mountain West Conference's swimmer of the week on Dec. 13. The honor came following her two-win performance versus Northern Arizona. She placed first in the 500-yard freestyle (5:06.03) and set a season-best time of 10:21.43 in the 1,000 free. The honor was the second of her career and makes her the second Aztec to earn the weekly award this season. Senior Meghan Casillan was honored the week of Nov. 14 following a three-win performance at USD.
Cleaning Up
The Aztecs have placed first in 59 events thus far this season, nine of those wins have come in relay competition. Thirty-seven of the 50 wins in individual events come by way of four athletes. Senior Meghan Casillan and sophomore Megan Storey have 11 each, senior Heather DeFelice has nine and junior Erin Kilpatrick has six.
Double Time
Senior Heather DeFelice is one of six Aztecs to win two events in a meet this season, having performed the feat four times. Sophomore Megan Storey has recorded a pair of wins three times, junior Erin Kilpatrick has done it twice and seniors Tara Johnson and Meghan Casillan and sophomore Jennifer Graham have done so once. Casillan is the only Aztec to earn three wins in a match, doing so at USD on Nov. 10.
The 1-2 Punch
The Aztecs have recorded 24 1-2 sweeps this season, with the most recent occuring in the 100 breaststroke and 100 and 200 butterfly at the UC Irvine/Fresno State double-dual on Jan. 12. SDSU has recorded two 1-2-3 sweeps and one 1-2-3-4 sweep this season.
On The List
As of meets through Jan. 17, four Aztecs are listed among the Mountain West Conference's top-five times in several events this season. Sophomore Megan Storey is listed in three events. She owns the league's third-fastest time in the 1,650 freestyle (17:01.34) along with the fourth and fifth fastest, respectively, in the 500 (5:01.18) and 1,000 free (10:22.35). Storey also owns the fourth-best time of 2:08.41 in the 200 butterfly. Senior Meghan Casillan is listed first in the 200 backstroke (2:05.24) and second in the 100 back (58.03). Senior Heather DeFelice's school-record time of 23.90 in the 50 free is the fifth best by any MWC swimmer this season, and her 1:05.80 time in the 100 breaststroke ranks her fourth. Sophomore Jennifer Graham holds the league's fourth-best clocking of 2:22.46 in the 200 breast.
Looking Ahead
After Saturday's meet the Aztecs begin preparing for the 2002 Mountain West Conference Championships to be held in Oklahoma City Feb. 27-Mar. 2. The Aztecs finished sixth with 357.50 points.