Providence College Athletics

Saturday, February 7
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
11:00 AM

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New England Invitational

Providence Swimming & Diving Competes at New England Invitational

2/8/2009 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving

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Feb. 8, 2009

The Providence College swimming & diving teams traveled to Chestnut Hill, Mass. on Saturday, February 8 to compete at the New England Invitational. Although no team scores were tallied, freshman John Evans (Chester, Va.) excelled on the day, earning a BIG EAST Championship qualifying time in the 200-yard individual medley. Evans finished the event in 2:00.07.

Juniors Mike Loftis (Branford, Conn.) and Mathew Card (Bow, N.H.) had strong finishes for the Friars. Loftis earned a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 54.23. Card finished third in the 50-yard freestyle in 22.83. The pair then teamed with classmates Tim Reilly (Floral Park, N.Y.) and Owen Hughes (Portland, Maine) to take second in the 200-yard freestyle relay, finishing in a time of 1:31.30.

For the women, senior Blair Flynn (Middletown, R.I.) earned two third-place finishes on the day. Flynn finished the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:04.20 and the 100-yard freestyle in 56.67. Freshman Caroline Caliri (Marblehead, Mass.) also had a third-place finish coming in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 26.69.

The Friars will travel to the BIG EAST Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. February 18 through February 21.

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Caliri

Freestyle
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Mathew Card

Breaststroke/IM
/ Swimming and Diving

John Evans

Freestyle/IM
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Blair Flynn

IM / Backstroke
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Owen Hughes

Freestyle
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Tim Reilly

Backstroke/Butterfly
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