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Hoosiers Open Season With 164-121 Win Over Kentucky
10/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Oct. 18, 2008
Complete Results
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana women's swimming and diving season got off to a fast start as the Hoosiers cruised to a 164-121 dual meet victory over Kentucky Saturday afternoon at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center.
The meet began with the women's 200-medley relay where Kate Zubkova, Donna Smailis, Brittany Barwegen and Margaux Farrell cruised to victory in a time of 1:42.08 In the 1,000-yard freestyle, sophomore Amanda Smith opened up a large lead early and easily came home with a winning time of 10:07.96. That led a 1-2-3 sweep for the Hoosiers as Cassie Luhrsen (10:15.18) touched second and Amilee Smith (10:19.38) third.
Freshmen Nikki White and Brittney Strumbel went 1-2 in the 200 free with White clocking a time of 1:49.96, followed by Strumbel (1:51.83). Sophomore Ashley Jones made it a 1-2-3 Indiana finish with a time of 1:52.65. Freshman Courey Schaefer placed sixth (1:53.99).
2008 Olympian Zubkova had no problem with the competition in the 100 backstroke with a winning and NCAA B cut time of 54.74. Teammate Kristin Cihoski was second (56.82) and Kim Tracey fourth (58.49). Amy Harriman swam the exhibition race with a time of 58.24.
Sarah Stockwell (1:03.14) and Abby Cooper (1:04.23) went 1-2 in the 100-yard breaststroke, with Amilee Smith fifth (1:07.78).
On the three-meter springboard, sophomore Christina Kouklakis picked up her first career win with a score of 359.35. Junior Brittney Feldman was second (318.00), followed by senior Christina Loukas (275.00). Also competing for the Hoosiers were Amy Korthauer (5th- 238.05) and Heidi Mahnken (6th- 221.75). That gave Indiana a commanding 76-16 lead over Kentucky.
Barwegen won the 200 fly in a time of 2:00.12 and teammate Allison Kay touched third (2:02.99). She was followed by Amanda Smith in fourth (2:04.94), and Mariana Prutton sixth (2:07.24).
In an all-out sprint, Farrell took first in the 50 free with a time of 23.88. Stockwell was third 24.17, followed by Strumbel in fifth (24.30) and Schaefer sixth (24.63).
Smailis led a 1-2 finish for IU in the 100 free with a time of 51.36. She was followed by Farrell in 51.58, with Strumbel fourth (52.76).
Zubkova completed the sweep of the backstroke events with a time of 1:59.10, four seconds faster than the second-place finisher. Jones was third (2:03.31) and Tracey fourth (2:08.07). Caitlin Heyman's time of 2:11.65 was good for seven, and Harriman swam an exhibition time of 2:06.26.
Stockwell added a victory in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.81), with Cooper posting a time of 2:20.12. Amilee Smith finished the race in 2:20.02, and freshman Katelyn Ishee clocked a time of 2:25.85.
Loukas won the women's one-meter springboard with a score of 311.30, and Feldman finished third (298.70). Korthauer (4th- 255.55) and Kouklakis (5th- 251.60) rounded out the top five.
White won the 500 free in 4:53.12, with Amanda Smith touching in 4:54.42. Kay finished in 4:59.15, followed by Cassie Luhrsen (5:04.86). All times with the exception of White's were counted as exhibition swims.
Smailis was the top IU finisher in the 100 fly, placing second with a time of 55.17. Barwegen came home in 58.53, with Cihoski recording a 57.29 and Heyman posting a time of 59.94.
Zubkova was the leader of a 1-2-3 sweep in the 200-yard individual medley, finishing in 2:05.20. Cihoski touched in 2:06.66, followed by Jones in 2:07.73. Cihoski and Jones's times were not counted for scoring purposes.
The day ended with the 400-yard freestyle relay as Farrell, Smailis, White and Strumbel teamed up for a winning time of 3:28.97. The B squad of Cooper, Kay, Amanda Smith and Jones finished fourth (3:32.75).
The Hoosiers return to the pool next Friday as they play host to Big Ten foe Northwestern at 3 p.m. at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center.
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