Freshman Lauren Foster (Lake Quivira, KS) set a school record in winning the 400 individual medley, while junior Karissa Lopez (Santa Fe, NM) won two events and sophomore Kelli Sweeting (Sarasota, FL) won a single event to lead the Terrier women's swim team to a fourth-place finish at the University of Maine's International Invitational held last Friday (November 30th) and Saturday (December 1st).

Foster was timed in 4:31.35, eclipsing the former record of 4:32.97 held Lopez (Santa Fe, NM). Lopez also swam the event at Maine last weekend and finished third with a time of 4:37.86.

Lopez was the team's top point producer as she won both the 200 fly and the 200 individual medley and was third in the 400 IM. Her time in the 200 fly was 2:06.65, while Foster finished second in 2:08.38. Lopez also won the 200 IM in 2:24.84. Sweeting won the 200 backstroke in 2:07.53, while she was also fourth in the 100 backstroke in 1:01.72.

The Terriers also won the 400 medley relay as Sweeting, Lopez, Foster, and junior Laurie Green (St. Johns, Newfoundland) were timed in 4:27.82.

In all, six teams competed in the meet that was won by McGill University with 646 points. Dalhousie was second with 514 points, followed by the University of Maine, 511; BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 502; University of New Brunswick, 486, and the University of Sherbrooke, 121.

"I was very pleased with how our women swam," said Terrier head coach Reagh Wetmore. "Their times were very competitive.

"We actually used this meet to help our swimmers qualify for the America East championships, and many of the women were able to qualify," concluded the coach.

Divers Take First at Springfield Invitational

Sophomore Stacey Gallacher (Horseheads, NY) placed second in the 1-meter dive and third in the 3-meter dive, as the Terrier diving team placed first in the seven-school Springfield Invitational.

Senior Bridget Nord (Bloomington, IL) placed fourth, and sophomore Kristin Stratton (Aurora, CO) placed seventh in both the 1- and 3-meter dives for the Terriers, who finished with 45 points, three points ahead of host Springfield College.