Swimming

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - The Salisbury University men's and women's swim teams closed out the second day of the 2008 Capital Athletic Conference championships on Saturday evening at St. Mary's (Md.) College still in fourth place but both teams have their sights on third with one day to go.

The SU men's team is just six points shy of third-place Marymount (Va.) University as the Saints hold a 297 to 291 lead over the Sea Gulls. University of Mary Washington (575.5 points) and York (Pa.) College (417) sit in the top two spots, respectively. Salisbury's women's team is in a similar position as the Sea Gulls (299.5) trail third-place Marymount (326) by 26.5 points with 12 events left out of 36. Mary Washington (633) is running away with the competition as host St. Mary's (351.5) sits a distant second.

Sophomore Mike Ferrari set his second school record, in as many days, as he broke the one-minute mark in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 59.92 as he finished second behind Mary Washington's Kennard Smith (59.64). Ferrari wasn't done there as he was a member of the 200 medley relay team along with senior Cole Mangum, junior Brad Buckley and junior Ian Branigan, who improved on last year's mark to set a new school record of 1:40.09 as the Gulls placed fourth.

Salisbury's women's 800 free relay team of junior Laura Kordzikowski, sophomore Angie Hammond, sophomore Maureen Gillespie and junior Raienne South finished third with a time of 8:24.99. Sophomore Lindsay Southworth had a strong fifth-place finish in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:05.14. Overall, the Sea Gulls completed the day with six top-five finishes in either individual or team events.

The competition will conclude Sunday, beginning with the preliminary races at 10 a.m. and the championship races at 6 p.m. Salisbury will look to close-in on Marymount for third place in both the men's and women's standings. Last season, the SU men's team finished a program best third while the women's team placed fifth.

Prior to the evening swims, the CAC will honor the senior members of each team in its traditional final day ceremony.