ORONO, ME-Junior Victor Paguia (Lake Forest, IL) was named the America East's Outstanding Male Diver for the third straight year, while sophomore Michael Kelly (Shrewsbury, NJ) led the swimmers as the Terrier men's swimming and diving team finished fourth at the America East Swimming and Diving Championships hosted by the University of Maine from Feb. 20-22.

The Terriers finished with 485 points behind the University of Maryland Baltimore County, which won the team title overwhelmingly with a championship-record 901 points. The previous record for points was 809.5 set by Drexel at the 2001 Championships. For the Retrievers, who joined America East at the start of the 2003-04 season, it marked their first America East team title. Binghamton was second with 574 points, followed, in order, by Stony Brook (509), BOSTON UNIVERSITY (485), New Hampshire (402), Maine (324), and Vermont (162).

Paguia continued his dominance of Conference opponents in both the one- and three-meter dives. He won his third straight one-meter diving title with 330.75 points and his second consecutive three-meter diving crown with 514.85 points.

What's more, the Terrier diving staff, led by head coach Agnes Miller, was named the Conference's Diving Staff of the Year.

While Paguia led all divers, it was Kelly who emerged as the Terriers' top swimmer, as he finished second in the 100-yard freestyle and third in both the 50- and 200-yard freestyles.

Here is a recap of how each of the three days went for the Terriers.

DAY 1-February 20th

The Terriers emerged from the first day of competition with 154 points, tying them with Binghamton for second place.

Paguia was the top story with his win at three meters as he led a 1-4-5 Terrier finish in the event with 514.85 points. Junior James Yon (Pittsfield, MA) was fourth with 366.85 points, and freshman Craig Fritch (Delaware, OH) was fifth with 325.10 points.

Kelly also provided valuable team points by finishing third in the 50 freestyle in :21.31. The Terriers had three other competitors in the event, and all three were in the consolation finals. Sophomore Michael McGrath (Pittsburgh, PA) was fourth (:22.18), followed by senior Jay Toutant (Madison, WI), sixth in :22.41, and junior David Brown (Fallbrook, CA), eighth in :22.85.

Other individuals who accounted for team points on the first day of competition were freshman Michael Bear (Arlington, VA), who was second in the consolation finals in the 500 freestyle (4:50.84) and junior Chris Collins (Phoenix, AZ), who was eighth in the championship finals in the 200 IM (1:59.10).

The Terriers also competed in two relays-the 200 freestyle, in which they were third in 1:25.91 and the 400-medley relay where they were fourth in 3:29.98.

DAY 2-February 21st

At the conclusion of day two, the Terriers found themselves in third place with 358 points.

Paguia led the way with his third straight one-meter diving title with 330.75 points, as he joined Drexel's Mike Savicky as the only three-time winner in conference diving history. Fritch finished fifth with 208.35 points and Yon was sixth with 207.30.

The next big point producers for the day were Kelly and freshman Griffin Moodie (Edina, MN). Kelly finished third in the 200 free in 1:42.07, while Moodie also accounted for 16 team points when he took third in the 100 breaststroke in :58.50.

Two Terriers advanced to the championship finals in the 100 backstroke. They were Toutant, who captured fourth in :53.93, and Collins, who was seventh in :55.35.

All other individual points came from the consolation finals. The top finishers were freshman James Lands (Montclair, NJ), Brown, and Moodie, all three of whom were winners. Lands won the 400 IM consolation finals in 4:28.65, while Moodie bested the field in the 100 fly in :52.37, and Brown won the 200 free in 1:44.79. McGrath was fourth behind Moodie in :55.47, and senior Brent Bernkrant (Hollywood, FL) was seventh in :57.35. Finally, junior Scott Hendrickson (Mystic, CT) was fifth in the consolation finals in the 100 backstroke in :58.58.

The Terriers were entered in two relays on day two. They were third in the 200-medley relay in 1:35.61 and fifth in the 800 freestyle relay in 7:17.5.

DAY 3-February 22nd

There were a number of highlights for the Terriers on the third and final day.

Kelly was the Terriers' top point producer for the day when he added 17 points to the team total by finishing second in the 100 free in :46.36.

Bear was next with 15 team points when he finished fourth in the 1650 with a time of 16:43.35, while Collins contributed 14 team points when he took fifth in the 200 back in 1:59.83.

Moodie, in his first America East Championship, tacked on 13 points for his team with a sixth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke in 2:11.85. Finally, Lands won the consolation finals in the 200 fly in 2:02.62.

In the final event of the meet, the Terriers finished second in the 400-yard freestyle with a time of 3:08.93, which was a little slower than UMBC, which was clocked in 3:06.33.