Men’s swimming tops Wabash; women second at WU Invitational After their yearly winter-break trip to Florida, the Bears took part in a pair of meets over break. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the men’s team headed to Crawfordsville, Ill., and handled Wabash College by a score of 182-94. The Bears were victorious in 12 of the meet’s 14 swimming events.

Taryn Surtees finished first with a 21:07 as the women’s cross country team won the 2009 UAA championship. Surtees earned the UAA Most Valuable Athlete title for the second year in a row and is the Student Life Athlete of the week.

The Washington University men’s and women’s track teams opened the 2009 indoor season in strong form over the weekend. The men finished first of four teams at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology dual meet while the women, who finished third at the NCAA Indoor Championships last year, finished a close second to defending national champion [...]