Feb. 28, 2006

HOUSTON - East Carolina set nine varsity records and 22 student-athletes earned all-conference accolades at the 2006 Conference USA Swimming & Diving Women's Championships and Men's Invitational held this past weekend at Houston's Campus Recreation & Wellness Center Natatorium.

The Pirates placed second in both the Women's Championships and Men's Invitational behind SMU.

Sophomore Rebecca Perry qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50-free with a varsity record time of 22.88. She also established varsity records in the 100 (50.83) and 200-free (1:49.10)

She also helped set varsity records in the 400-medley, 400-free and 800-free relays to earn all-conference honors in each relay event.

Junior Bryan Yasinsac earned all-conference honors in four relay events and set the varsity record in the 50-free.

Yasinsac teamed with Greg Neville, Charlie McCanless and Christoph Lubenau to establish a new varsity mark in the 200-medley.

Lubenau and Neville each earned all-conference honors in five events. Neville placed among the top three in the 100 and 200-back as did Lubenau in the 100-fly with an NCAA `B' mark and varsity record time of 47.96.

Senior Adrienne Williams also recorded an NCAA `B' time in the 50-free as did Perry in the 100 and 200-free.

Senior Holly Williams and junior Kate Gordon merited all-conference recognition in the 200-fly as did junior Matt Donohue in the 100-back.

ECU divers also finished among the meet's elite. Sophomores Peter Bradyhouse and Christie Icenhower each medaled on the 3-meter boards, while Bradyhouse also medaled on the platform. Senior Robbie Derr also received accolades for his performance on the 1-meter board.

All-Conference USA performers:

Men
Robbie Derr (1-Meter Dive)
Matt Donohue (100 Backstroke)
Greg Neville (100 & 200 Backstroke)
Peter Bradyhouse (3-Meter & Platform Dive)
Christoph Lubenau (100 Butterfly)
Men's 200 Medley Relay
(Josh Curnutte, Greg Neville, Charlie McCanless, Bryan Yasinsac)
Men's 400 Medley Relay
(Christoph Lubenau, Charlie McCanless, Greg Neville, Bryan Yasinsac)
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay
(Josh Curnutte, Christoph Lubenau, Greg Neville, Bryan Yasinsac)
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
(Josh Curnutte, Christoph Lubenau, Charlie McCanless, Bryan Yasinsac)
Men's 800 Freestyle Relay
(Gregory Connor, Josh Curnutte, Geoff Handsfield, Charlie McCanless)

Women
Holly Williams (200 Butterfly)
Kate Gordon (200 Butterfly)
Christie Icenhower (3-Meter Dive)
Allison Miller (100 Backstroke)
Women's 400 Medley Relay
(Amanda Duncan, Allison Miller, Rebecca Perry, Kelly Shinton)
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay
(Courtney Felker, Kate Gordon, Rebecca Perry, Adrienne Williams)
Women's 800 Freestyle Relay
(Meghan Brosi, Sarah Hunt, Jennie Meade, Rebecca Perry)