COLLEGE SWIMMING RESULTS

University of Missouri-Rolla at NCAA Division II Championships

March 14-17, 2001 at Canton, Ohio

Final Team Scores: Cal State-Bakersfield 621, Drury 562.5, North Dakota 390, California-Davis 334, Missouri-Rolla 298, West Chester 283, Tampa 223, California-San Diego 179, Ouachita Baptist 178, Delta State 130, Clarion 129, Indianapolis 116, Southern Connecticut State 76, Wayne State (Mich.) 56, Ashland 52, Truman State 44, Wheeling Jesuit 38, Bentley 23, Metropolitan State 23, Fairmont State 21, Westminster 11, South Dakota 11, Shippensburg 11, Central Washington 10, Kutztown 9, Henderson State 2.

Wednesday's events

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Vlasta Burda (Cal State-Bakersfield), 9:16.67; 11. Mike Minard (UMR), 9:40.63; 16. Vanja Dezelic (UMR), 9:45.00.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Orel Oral (Indianapolis), 1:49.40; 13. Jack Pennuto (UMR), 1:55.10.

50-yard freestyle: 1. John Berry (Ouachita Baptist), 20.06; 3. Dave Belleville (UMR), 20.52.

200-yard medley relay: 1. North Dakota, 1:32.12; 5. Missouri-Rolla (Seth Aldrich, Jeremy Evans, Jack Pennuto, Mike Lach), 1:33.20 (New school record).

Thursday's events

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Missouri-Rolla (Dave Belleville, Sean O'Donnell, Josh Jolly, Mike Lach), 1:22.85 (New school record for the event; Belleville's opening leg of 20.48 tied the school record for the 50-freestyle).

NOTE: UMR wins its first national championship in an event at the NCAA Championships.

400-yard individual medley: 1. Orel Oral (Indianapolis), 3:57.50; 14. Jack Pennuto (UMR), 4:11.86.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Ben Michaelson (Southern Connecticut State), 47.77. UMR had no finishers in the top 16.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Brad Morris (Cal State-Bakersfield), 1:38.82; 16. Dave Belleville (UMR), 1:51.48.

400-yard medley relay: 1. Drury, 3:21.88; 4. Missouri-Rolla (Cagri Sapmaz, Jeremy Evans, Jack Pennuto, Dave Belleville), 3:24.14 (New school record).

Friday's events

500-yard freestyle: 1. Vlasta Burda (Cal State-Bakersfield), 4:27.42; 12. Vanja Dezelic (UMR), 4:38.34; 14. Mike Minard (UMR), 4:39.62.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Tea Austin (California-Davis), 48.44; 6. Cagri Sapmaz (UMR), 50.79 (New school record); 7. Seth Aldrich (UMR), 50.94; 11. Josh Jolly (UMR), 52.30.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Jim Kiner (Tampa), 55.49; 5. Jeremy Evans (UMR), 57.50.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Ben Michaelson (Southern Connecticut State), 1:48.21; 7. Jack Pennuto (UMR), 1:54.53.

800-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cal State-Bakersfield, 6:39.75; 4. Missouri-Rolla (Dave Belleville, Mike Minard, Cagri Sapmaz, Vanja Dezelic), 6:51.92.

Saturday's events

1,650-yard freestyle: 1. Vlasta Burda (Cal State-Bakersfield), 15:32.67; 13. Vanja Dezelic (UMR), 16:15.68.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Tea Austin (California-Davis), 44.27; 3. Dave Belleville (UMR), 45.15;

200-yard backstroke: 1. Jeff Crews (Drury), 1:48.07; 7. Cagri Sapmaz (UMR), 1:52.15 (New school record); 11. Josh Jolly (UMR), 1:53.46; 16. Seth Aldrich (UMR), 1:57.01.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Ben Labowitch (Drury), 2:01.17; 12. Jeremy Evans (UMR), 2:08.18.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cal State-Bakersfield, 3:01.59; 4. Missouri-Rolla (Dave Belleville, Sean O'Donnell, Jeremy Evans, Mike Lach), 3:04.89 (New school record).

All-America Performers: Seth Aldrich (100-backstroke, 200-medley relay, honorable mention 200-backstroke); Dave Belleville (200-freestyle relay/national champion, 50-freestyle, 100-freestyle, 400-freestyle relay, 800-freestyle relay, 400-medley relay, honorable mention 200-freestyle); Vanja Dezelic (800-freestyle relay, honorable mention 500-freestyle, 1,000-freestyle, 1,650-freestyle); Jeremy Evans (100-breaststroke, 400-freestyle relay, 200-medley relay, 400-medley relay, honorable mention 200-breaststroke); Josh Jolly (200-freestyle relay/national champion, honorable mention 200-backstroke); Mike Lach (200-freestyle relay/national champion, 400-freestyle relay, 200-medley relay); Mike Minard (800-freestyle relay, honorable mention 500-freestyle, 1,000-freestyle); Sean O'Donnell (200-freestyle relay/national champion, 400-freestyle relay); Jack Pennuto (200-butterfly, 200-medley relay, 400-medley relay, honorable mention 200-individual medley, honorable mention 400-individual medley); Cagri Sapmaz (100-backstroke, 200-backstroke, 800-freestyle relay, 400-medley relay).