
WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Brandeis University men's swimming and
diving team dropped its first dual meet of the season, 149-109, to
Division I Boston College, but the Judges won six of the 14 events
tonight.
Junior James Liu (Longmeadow, Mass.) was the star
for the Judges, winning three different individual races and
anchoring a winning relay. Liu won three different disciplines,
capturing the 100-yard butterfly in 53.90 seconds, the 100-yard
freestyle in 47.87 seconds and the 200-yard individual medley in
2:03.11.
The Judges had two other individual winners on the night. Rookie
Marc Eder (Princeton, N.J.) took the 100-yard
breaststroke in his first collegiate dual meet with a time of
1:02.45, while junior Justin Wellins (Canyon
County, Calif.) took the 100-yard backstroke in 58.72 seconds.
Brandeis also ended the meet on a high note, taking the 400-yard
meter relay, as the team of Wellins, senior captain Mike
Rubin (Bangor, Maine), senior Bobby Morse
(Hope, R.I.) and Liu finished with a time of 3:20.01.