Monday, November 8, 2004
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne

Kristine Holda Named ODAC Swimmer-of-the-Week

W&L's Kristine Holda

SALEM, VA-- Kristine Holda of Washington and Lee has been named ODAC Swimmer of the Week.  Holda helped lead W&L to a 132-130 win over ODAC-rival Randolph-Macon on Friday night. The junior won both the 50-yard freestyle (25.98) and the 100-yard freestyle (57.30). She also swam the anchor leg in the 200-yard medley relay which the Generals' won in a pool and school-record time of 1:53.53.

Washington and Lee improved to 2-2 on the season and 1-0 in the ODAC with a 132-130 victory over Randolph-Macon on Friday night. The Generals trailed 124-121 heading into the final event, the 200-yard freestyle relay, but the foursome of freshmen Allison Rogers, Jess Cobb, sophomore Abbie Sauter, and freshman Amy Roberson won the race in 1:43.18 to help W&L win the meet. Cobb, Sauter, Roberson, and junior Kristine Holda won the 200-yard medley relay in a pool and school-record time of 1:53.53. Holda has the top W&L time in the 50-yard (25.98), 100-yard (56.35), and 200-yard (2:03.94) freestyles. Cobb has the top W&L time in four events - 50-yard (28.74), 100-yard (1:01.88), and 200-yard (2:15.51) backstrokes and the 200-yard IM (2:20.20).