Orediggers win the Colorado College Classic

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Colorado School of Mines swimming & diving teams competed at the three day Colorado College Classic that began on Friday evening, Jan. 22nd and finished earlier today at Schlessman Pool. The men’s and women’s teams combined for team score of 1382.5 points and took home the overall team title.

On the men’s side, CSM won its second meet of the season scoring 994.5 points. Jacob Dole won three individual events and was part of two winning relay teams. Dole won the 50 and 100 freestyle events as well as the 100 backstroke. The 200 medley relay team of Siarhei Piletski, Matthew Bisping, Brian Coates and Dole finished first as well as the 200 freestyle relay team composed of Will MacIntyre, Travis Ransom, Bisping and Dole. Kevin Shaw won 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 400 IM. Andrew Zerwick won one of nine events for the CSM men doing so in the 200 backstroke.

Sarah Moore and Angel Forsling helped lead the way for the Oredigger women who placed third out of eight teams scoring 388 points. Moore won both the 1-meter and 3-meter events marking the fifth time this season that she has won both events at a competition. Forsling won both the 100 and 200 breaststroke and placed third in the 200 IM and 200 butterfly. Michaela McNiff won the 400 IM with a time of 4:57.48.

The Orediggers will host the 2010 RMAC Championships at Meyers Pool in Arvada, Colo. beginning Thursday, Feb. 11th. Those athletes that qualify will compete in the NCAA Division II Championships on March 10th-13th in Canton, Ohio.

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