Complete Results l Final Team Scores

Wooster, Ohio – Competing in their last meet of 2009, the Oberlin College swimming and diving teams went out on a high note with a successful finish to the Wooster Invitational on Saturday.

“This was a very positive and productive weekend for us,” Head Coach Mark Fino said. “Everyone worked exceptionally hard and the results showed that.”

First-year stalwart Grace Aheron concluded her sensational weekend by setting yet another school record – this one coming in grand fashion in the 200-yard butterfly. The Roanoke, Virginia, native recorded the fastest time in the nation so far this season with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 2:04.10, setting a new school record and Wooster Invitational record in the process.

Aheron also swam the lead-off leg the 400-yard free relay team that finished second overall with a new school record of 3:39.80. She was followed by Flora Samis, Shannon Gallagher and Sara Kadi. Kadi also had a strong swim in the 100-yard free, placing sixth overall with a time of 54.78.

Laura Fries continued to impress with a great effort in the 200-yard backstroke. Her time of 2:11.94 was good for third overall.

Freshman Chelsea Lane took 11 dives off the 3-meter board and registered 286.30 points.

The strong finished by the Yeowomen bumped them all the way up to fourth place with 881.50 points. They bested the likes of Westminster, Allegheny and Ohio Northern in the process.

Sophomore Dimitri Macris spearheaded an excellent finish for the men's team as he placed eighth in the 1,650-yard free by completing the course in 17:14.61. He also placed fifth in the 200-yard fly with a mark of 2:00.18. Teammate Cory Spiro was close behind in seventh as he touched in at 2:03.83.

Rookie James Foust gets better each meet and today was no different as his time of 48.01 in the 100-yard free was good for fifth place.

The Yeomen bested the likes of Gannon and Allegheny to place sixth overall with 717 points.

After the holidays, Oberlin will take part in its annual training trip to Key Largo, Florida. The teams officially return to competition on January 15 at the Kenyon Invitational.