Fairfax, VA (Dec. 4) -- The Old Dominion men's swimming & diving team dominated virtually every event en route to a victory at the inaugural George Mason Invitational in Fairfax, VA. Old Dominion's men took first out nine competing teams while the women's team finished tied for seventh out of thirteen.

Monarch swimmers John Wall (Hoover, AL), Mark Giusto (Va. Beach, VA) and Eric Mitchell (Armonk, NY) were just some of the individuals who had an outstanding meet. The Monarch men took first or second place in almost every race to finish with a score of 655, more than 100 points ahead of second place Shippensburg (541.50).

On the women's side, diver Ashley Kirchner (Arlington, VA) took first place in the 3 meter dive and had a second place finish in the 1 meter dive to pace the Lady Monarchs. Also having solid showings during the meet were Jamie D'Agostino (Ardsley, NY) and Kara Fichthorn (Landsdowne, PA), who registered numerous top ten finishes.

PATRIOT INVITATIONAL
At George Mason University-Fairfax, VA

MEN'S FINAL SCORE
1. Old Dominion         	655
2. Shippensburg         	541.50
3. George Washington    	540
4. Georgetown       		470
5. George Mason         	455
6. Ohio University      	394
7. Boston College       	388.50
8. Howard University         	200
9. Xavier University         	192

WOMEN'S FINAL SCORE
1. Washington State     	916
2. Ohio University      	651
3. Boston College       	482
4. Columbia             	331.50
5. Buffalo              	321
6. George Mason         	303
7. Old Dominion         	270
7. George Washington    	270
9. Shippensburg         	119
10. Georgetown      		103.50
11. Saint Francis       	 54
12. Howard              	 50
13. Xavier              	  4

ODU Individual Results

Women's 200 free relay
13.  Fichthorn, Mooney, Walker, Vanderbilt        1:41.61
23.  Everson, Farrell, Wolfe, DiToro              1:45.70

Men's 200 free relay
1.  Giusto, McGraw, Coley, Maher        	  1:25.17
13. Mitchell, Hofmann, Van Deren, Newcomb    	  1:32.26

Women's 500 free
8.  Jamie D'Agostino         			  5:13.82
17. Melody Wolff        			  5:10.25
23. Leslie Blaine       			  5:15.02
24. Anne Mittelstaedt        			  5:19.55

Men's 500 free
1. John Wall            			  4:40.92
7. Steve Corson         			  4:53.48

Women's 200 IM
2. Kara Fichthorn       			  2:06.80
8. Sarah Mooney         			  2:13.08
24. Rebecca Walker      			  2:18.16

Men's 200 IM
1. Eric Mitchell        			  1:55.38
4. John Wall            			  1:58.12
11. Mark Van Deren      			  1:59.34
21. Bobby Newcomb       			  2:03.17

Men's 50 Free
1. Mark Giusto      				  21.14
4. Mike Coley           			  21.50
7. Steve Maher      				  21.72
17. Paul McGraw         			  22.13

Women's 3 Meter Diving
1. Ashley Kirchner      			  426.00
11. Andria Cucchiara        			  320.65

Men's 1 Meter Diving
9. Joe Kieffer          			  152.25
10. Carl Ferguson       			  146.65

Women's 400 Medley Relay
5.  Wolff, Miller, Fichthorn, Vanderbilt          4:00.31
17. Mooney, Coley, Walker, Everson  		  4:12.16

Men's 400 Medley Relay
10. Wall, Corson, Maher, McGraw         	  3:41.15

Women's 200 Medley Relay
17. Wolfe, Coley, Everson, Farrell      	  1:56.78

Men's 200 Medley Relay
1. Hofmann, Coley, Maher, Giusto        	  1:35.92
16. Wall, Corson, Van Deren, Newcomb              1:44.61

Women's 400 IM
20.  Ann Chapman        		          4:39.98

Men's 400 IM
1.  Eric Mitchell       			  4:07.30
3.  John Wall           			  4:08.97
5.  Mark Van Deren      			  4:15.25
17. Steve Corson        			  4:21.62

Women's 100 Fly
11.  Kara Fichthorn     			  59:36

Men's 100 Fly
9. Greg Hofmann         			  53.63

Women's 200 Free
14.  Sarah Mooney       			  1:57.53

Men's 200 Free
1.  Steve Maher         			  1:42.15
9.  Mark Giusto         			  1:43.31
17. Paul McGraw         			  1:46.57

Women's 100 Breast
4.  Jessica Miller      			  1:06.47
15. Catie Coley         			  1:09.70
23. Megan Paller        			  1:11.77

Men's 100 Breast
2.  Mike Coley      				  57.08

Womens' 100 Back
10. Melody Wolff        			  59.45
21. Brianna Wolfe       			  1:01.68

Men's 100 Back
3.  Eric Mitchell       			  53.50
5.  Greg Hofmann        			  54.16
12. Mark Giusto         			  55.11

Women's 800 Free Relay
7.  Wolff, Mittelstaedt, Vanderbilt, D'Agostino   7:58.13
18. Walker, Farrell, Blaine, Chapman              8:13.46

Men's 800 Free Relay
1.  Hofmann, Corson, Newcomb, Van Deren           7:01.29
11. Coley, McGraw, Mitchell, Wall                 7:21.90

Women's 1650 Free
2.  Jamie D'Agostino         			  17:24.02
18. Ann Chapman         			  18:00.16
24. Leslie Blaine       		          18:07.85
27. Ann Mittelstaedt         			  18:20.24

Men's 1650 Free
1.  John Wall           			  16:23.27
7.  Steve Corson        			  16:52.10

Women's 200 Back
5.  Melody Wolff        			   2:07.45
15. Sarah Mooney        			   2:10.44
18. Kara Fichthorn      			   2:09.93
23. Brianna Wolfe       			   2:14.57

Men's 200 Back
4.  Mark Van Deren      			   1:56.65
9.  Greg Hofmann        			   1:57.53
19. Bobby Newcomb       			   2:02.99

Men's 100 Free
2.  Mark Giusto         			   46.93
3.  Steve Maher         			   47.21
15. Paul McGraw         			   48.90

Women's 200 Breast
3.  Jessica Miller      			   2:22.66
11. Sarah Mooney        			   2:27.27
13. Catie Coley         			   2:28.70

Men's 200 Breast
2.  Mike Coley      				   2:06.94

Women's 200 Fly
3.  Kara Fichthorn      			   2:05.35

Men's 200 Fly
1.  Eric Mitchell       			   1:54.84
2.  Mark Van Deren      			   1:56.49
5.  Steve Maher         			   1:57.88

Women's 1 Meter Diving
2.  Ashley Kirchner     			   484.05
12. Andria Cucchiara         			   366.35

Men's 3 Meter Diving
9.  Carl Ferguson       			   277.75
10. Joe Kieffer         			   276.05

Women's 400 Free Relay
10.  Wolff, Fichthorn, Mooney, Vanderbilt          3:40.08
22.  Everson, Chapman, Blaine, Miller              3:48.74

Men's 400 Free Relay
1.  Mitchell, Coley, Giusto, Maher                 3:08.03
13. Wall, McGraw, Newcomb, Corson                  3:20.50