October 23, 2006

Results

Virginia Tech 129, Radford 73

 

BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech women's H₂Okies defeated Radford, Friday, 129-73. The team won all 13 events of the meet, held in Radford's Dedmon Center Natatorium.

Tech's Courtney Walsh was the first Hokie to win two events for the night. She clocked in first at 55.16, in the 100-yard freestyle. She also took home the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle.

Becky Horning also had a two-event night for Tech. The junior touched the wall in 25.30 for the win in the 50-yard freestyle, while also taking the 100-yard butterfly in 59.22. Julia Bradford was the third Hokie with a double-event win for the evening. Bradford swept both boards, winning the 1-meter with 206.92 points, followed by the 3-meter with 200.40 points.

Tech was the fastest team in both relay events. The relay squad of Jordan McHorney, Morgan Kowalchuk, Horning and Walsh pooled their talents for a 1:51.29 win in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Julie Sablik, McHorney, Claire Dickey and Sara Shapiro combined in the 200-yard freestyle relay for the top spot. Their time totaled 1:42.14.

Other event winners for the night were Lauren Dillon in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:55.11), Dickey in the 200-yard individual medley (2:11.36), Sarah Ameen in the 100-yard backstroke (1:00.21), Beth Byrum in the 500-yard freestyle (5:08.38) and Kowalchuk in the 100-yard breaststroke event (1:09.03).

Nine members of the women's swimming and diving squad continue to compete in the SMU Swim Classic tomorrow, while the entire team will rejoin for the Virginia Quad Meet, Oct. 27-28.

Virginia Tech: 129, Radford: 73
1. 200 Medley Relay	Virginia Tech	        1:51.29
	(McHorney, Kowalchuk, Horning, Walsh)
2. 1,000 Freestyle	Lauren Dillon (VT)	10:55.11
3. 200 Freestyle	Courtney Walsh (VT)	1:58.02
4. 50 Freestyle 	Becky Horning (VT)	25.30
5. 200 IM	        Claire Dickey (VT)	2:11.36
6. 1-meter Diving	Julia Bradford (VT)	206.92
7. 100 Butterfly	Becky Horning (VT)	59.22
8. 100 Freestyle	Courtney Walsh (VT)	55.16
9. 100 Backstroke	Sarah Ameen (VT)	1:00.21
10. 500 Freestyle	Beth Byrum (VT)	        5:08.38
11. 3-meter Diving	Julia Bradford (VT)	200.40
12. 100 Breaststroke	Morgan Kowalchuk (VT)	1:09.03
13. 200 Free Relay	Virginia Tech	        1:42.14
	(Sablik, McHorney, Dickey, Shapiro)