Jan. 30, 2007

AKERFELDS MAKES A SPLASH FOR SWIM AND DIVE

WACBA ANNOUNCES WEEKLY HONORS

MEN’S LAX ANNOUNCES 2007 CAPTAINS

LIVE CougarCast of the MEN'S & WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING MEET Jan. 31, 2007 AGAINST WPI

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AKERFELDS MAKES A SPLASH FOR SWIM AND DIVE

Dana Akerfelds is making a name for herself on the Cougar swim and dive team. A native of Bronxville, N.Y., Akerfelds is having a fantastic freshman season highlighted by a Women’s Swimmer of the Meet runner-up nod at last weekend’s Worcester City Championship Meet. She captured three events (100-yard backstroke, 200-back, and 500-freestyle) and set a new meet record (500-free) to lead the Cougars to their second consecutive second place finish. Holy Cross captured the title, while WPI was third.

“I was hoping to do well, but I didn’t expect to get runner-up for women’s swimmer of the meet,” said Akerfelds, who chose to enroll at Clark over Holy Cross last year. “I was happy with my performance.”

While Clark has WPI to prepare for on Wednesday, Akerfelds, who owns a combined 16 first place victories this season, is looking forward to competing at her first-ever New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship meet in a couple of weeks. “I swam in big meets before, but it’ll be different this time around,” Akerfelds said. “Where I knew the swimmers and coach from Holy Cross, I’m a little nervous about NEWMAC’s because I don’t know much about my competition.”

“It’ll be interesting,” she said.

Both men’s and women’s swim and dive teams will be back in action for their final home meet against WPI on Wednesday (6:30 p.m.), where they will also honor the following seniors for their contribution to the program: Lauren Clement, Jessie Clements, Abby Crowley, Mackenzie Kamm, Kate Lied, Danielle Petroni, Sara Stephenson and Joe Page, the lone senior on the men’s squad.

View Wednesday’s action live at http://www.clarku.edu/athletics/cougarcast/

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WACBA ANNOUNCES WEEKLY HONORS

Sarah Roderigue earned Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) women’s basketball honor roll recognition, it was announced on Tuesday. The sophomore forward notched her first double-double of the season with a 20 point (5-6 from the line; 7-12 from the floor), 11 rebound performance in a 65-53 win at Babson last Saturday. She also registered 11 points, six steals, and three blocks in a victory over Coast Guard (54-49).

The Cougar women (8-10, 4-2 NEWMAC) will look to make it four straight wins when they host WPI on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Peter Normandin and Mark Alexander were named to the WACBA men’s basketball honor roll and rookie honor roll, respectively, it was announced Tuesday. Normandin tallied 38 points to go along with 12 boards, while Alexander totaled 31 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a pair of games last week.

The Clark men (7-10, 1-5 NEWMAC) will take on nationally ranked WPI on Wednesday (7 p.m.) at WPI.

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MEN’S LAX ANNOUNCES 2007 CAPTAINS

Dave Breglio, Matt Arnold, and Daniel Rosenak have been named captains for the Cougar lacrosse 2007 campaign, it was announced on Monday. A three-year starting defender for Clark, Breglio, from West Springfield, Mass., finished second in groundballs (64) last season and enters this year’s campaign with 153. Originally from Brookline, Mass., Arnold will begin his fourth straight season as a starting midfielder. He scored a pair of goals and chipped in with an assist last season, and will be expected to contribute more offensively this year. Rosenak, a native of Montclair, N.J., will serve as the team’s junior tri-captain this spring. The defender set a new mark for groundballs (106) in a season last year.

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On Air Commentary by Doug Denny-Brown ’87 and Hall of Famer Betty-Jean (Grazulis) Jaskoviak ’83 along with Assistant Coaches Mike Viotti ’06 and Roy Barnum ‘04.

Please join us for this special LIVE “Cougar-Cast” from the newly renovated Kneller Athletic Center Pool. View the CougarCast

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