Indiana University Athletics
MISSOURI NIPS INDIANA IN DAY THREE OF IU INVITE
11/22/1998 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
MISSOURI NIPS INDIANA IN DAY THREE OF IU INVITE
Bloomington, Ind,--The Indiana women's swimming and diving team did everything they could to catch the Missouri Tigers in the final day of the Indiana Invitational. But with only a 4.5 point difference, the Tigers captured the title. This marked the first time the Hoosiers failed to win the IU Invite.
The Hoosiers got off to a great start with diving. Freshman Sara Reiling grabbed third on the ten-meter platform, with sophomore Erin Quinn less than two points behind picking up fourth. Senior Debbie Lipski added a sixth place on platform. Following the diving, the Hoosiers trailed the Tigers by a half a point 612-611.5.
The 1650-yard free featured Erin Rice in the finals heat. Her time of 17:25.07 was good for seventh place. Rice was joined by sophomore Amanda Noblet taking ninth in a lifetime best time of 17:34.92, and Sarah Jacobs in 14th.
Junior Libbie McCarthy added one more season best time of the meet in the 200-yard backstroke. She move up three places to finish second with a 2:05.75. Sophomore Amanda Noblet was just hundredths behind finishing third in 2:05.87 as was Helena Wilhelm (2:06.70) in 5th.
In the 100-yard freestyle, Jen Cristy swam her season best time of :51.36 to snatch second. Fellow sophomore Christina Iaquinto joined Cristy in the finals heat going a season best :52.76 taking seventh, and Meghan Rice rounded out the finals heat grabbing eighth.
The 200-yard breaststroke time of 2:20.62 by senior Becky Kamberg was the second fastest in IU history. That time was good for second place. Libbie Lohman, Margaret Overman, Christine Jamerino, and Ellie Lallman finished 10th -- 13th in the consols heat.
The last individual event of the day featured Jenny Watts' record breaking performance. She held ont to win the 200-yard butterfly in a 2:03.35 which beat Jen Brooks' mark from 1996. Then Helena Wilhelm knocked a second off her morning time to move up two places to fifth with a 2:06.22.
The meet came down to the final relay. Missouri touched out Indiana by .63 seconds to win the 400-yard free relay and the Indiana Invitational.
Indiana does not compete until Dec. 4-7 when they travel to College Station, Texas for the U.S. Open.
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