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University of California Men Dominate CSUB

Nov 9, 2004

The No. 4-ranked California men's swimming team won 16 of 19 events in a non-scoring meet with Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday afternoon at Spieker Aquatics Complex. Golden Bears freshman Jernej Godec and junior Miguel Molina each won three events, while Cal senior John Dorr, sophomore Rolandas Gimbutis and freshman Dominic Cathey each won two events, at the meet, which was swum in short course yards.

Godec, from Ljubljana, Slovenia, won the day's first event, the 50 butterfly, in a time of 22.51. He later won the 100 fly (50.36) and 200 fly (1:55.67). Molina, from Tokyo, Japan, won the 100 individual medley (52.26), the 200 IM (1:51.66) and the 400 IM (3:55.68).

Dorr, from Lafayette, owned the middle- and long-distance freestyle events, winning the 500 (4:40.86) and 1000 (9:54.34). Typically a freestyler, Gimbutis, from Kaunas, Lithuania, won the 100 back (52.36) and 200 back (1:55.11). Cathey, an Oakland product, won his first two events of the season, taking the 100 breaststroke (59.80) and 200 breaststroke (3:55.68).

Cal freshmen Joe Whittington (Bakersfield) and Garrett Wagner (Loomis) won the other two individual events, with Whittington taking the 50 free (21.11) and Wagner winning the 200 free (1:41.55).

The Bears won both relays. The Cal B team (Chris Gibson, Caleb Rowe, Rolandas Gimbutis, Joe Whittington, 3:25.24) led a sweep of the 400 medley relay. Cal C was a close second (3:25.32) and Cal A was third (3:26.20). Cal A (John Foster, Mark Eckert, Evan Lane, Matt Lyon, 3:06.08) edged Cal State Bakersfield A (3:07.38) in the 400 free relay. Cal B was third (3:10.94).

Three Roadrunners won events for Cal State Bakersfield, the defending Division II champion: Karol Zemier in the 50 backstroke (24.82), Carl Crawford in the 50 breaststroke (27.19) and Mark Soho in the 100 free (46.64).

Cal next competes at the Stanford Triple Distance Meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in Stanford, Calif., before hosting Pacific at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Spieker Aquatics Complex.