TAMPA, Fla. (January 19, 2008) ' Kamel Tejeda
won the 500 yard freestyle and was third in the 1000 to lead the
Rollins men's swim team in a double dual split with Tampa and Saint
Leo on Saturday. The Tars fell to host UT 58-37, but beat Saint Leo
by the same score, 57-37.
Tejeda posted a time of 5:01.04 in the 500 yard freestyle to
post the Tars lone individual victory. Earlier in the day, he went
10:26.95 in the 1000 yard freestyle to finish third.
The Tars 200 yard medley relay of Colby Loetz, Jackson
Nicholson, Jeff Mueller and Carson Nicely started the Tars day with
a runner-up finish in 1:42.80. Nicholson went on to finish third in
the 200 yard freestyle (1:49.78) and second in the 100 yard
breaststroke (1:03.04). Mueller finished third in the 100 yard
butterfly in 55.03, less than a second from first place. Loetz was
third in the 100 yard freestyle in 59.89 and Nicely was second in
the 50 yard freestyle in 22.80.
Tom Alexander took third in the 100 yard freestyle (50.54) while
Paul Hoffman finished third in the 200 yard IM (2:09.44).
The Tars second victory of the day came in the final event as
Brad Rubash teamed with Loetz, Mueller and Nicely to win the 200
yard freestyle relay in 1:31.07.
Rollins will be back in the pool and on the road in their next
competition on Saturday, January 26. The Tars will travel to
Savannah, Georgia for a double dual meet with Savannah College of
Art & Design and Darton at 2 p.m.
