Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Hosts Big Ten Championship
2/12/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
February 12, 2001
Indiana Hosts Big Ten Championship
Championship Preview
Eleven teams have spent the past five months preparing for this meet. Indiana will host the meet for the second time. The Hoosiers first played host in 1998. All preliminary races begin at 11 a.m. with finals that evening at 7 p.m. All events will be held at Counsilman and Billingsley Aquatics Center in the Student Recreational Sports Center on the Bloomington campus.
Indiana set 13 school swimming records last year. Each one was set at the Big Ten Championships, and every one of these record holders will swim this week. Susan Woessner broke her 100 back record in 55.60 at Purdue January 13. 51 season bests and 33 swimming personal bests were set at last year’s meet. The Hoosiers placed sixth overall.
With a mid-season top 20 ranking and a 5-1 conference record, Indiana is looking to emerge from the championships as one of the top teams in the conference.
Schedule of Events
Thursday, February 15:
200-yd freestyle relay (finals only)
500-yd freestyle
200-yd IM
1-meter diving
400-yd medley relay (finals only)
Friday, February 16:
200-yd medley relay (finals only)
400-yd IM
100-yd butterfly
200-yd freestyle
100-yd breaststroke
100-yd backstroke
3-meter diving
800-yd freestyle relay (finals only)
Saturday, February 17:
1,650-yd freestyle (finals only)
200-yd backstroke
100-yd freestyle
200-yd breaststroke
200-yd butterfly
Platform diving
400-yd freestyle relay (finals only)
Posting Results
Results will be made available following each heat at www.athletics.indiana.edu. A link to the results page will be posted on this front page. Complete results following the preliminary and final races will be available on fax on demand. To access fax-on-demand call: 1-800-300-2050
Conference Passcode: 282
Thursday’s prelim results: 3480
Thursday’s final results: 3481
Friday’s prelim results: 3482
Friday’s final results: 3483
Saturday’s prelim results: 3484
Saturday’s final results: 3485
Complete Championship Information: 3486
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Head Swimming Coach Dorsey Tierney
Dorsey Tierney is in her third year as head coach of the Indiana women’s swim team. She is a gold medalist in 200-meter breaststroke in the 1987 Pan-American games and was a captain on the 1991 team. Tierney was also a finalist in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Trials.
Head Diving Coach Dr. Jeff Huber
Head Coach Dr. Jeff Huber returns as a six-time Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year and two time U.S. National Diving Coach of the Year. He coached Indiana diver Sara Reiling to a 13th place finish in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Quoting Huber
“We are very excited about this week because it is not only the Big Ten Championship but it is also at home! We have been rehearsing for the meet for the past 2 1/2 weeks and look forward to a successful meet. I think we have the largest diving team (6) and our main expectation is for each diver to have personal best scores. The meet will be very competitive because there are some outstanding divers. OSU has a returning defending champion, as does Penn St.
“However, if we dive well, we can win several events and have several finalists in each event.”
Let the Records Fall
Two days before Indiana faced archrival Purdue, Megan Geers commented on the status of the record books. “I think everybody needs to concentrate on doing their personal best and the records will just come with that.”
Susan Woessner broke three records in her 100 back against Purdue. She touched the wall in 55.60, a personal best which broke her own school record of 55.80 set at Big Ten championships last year. This also sets a new Lambert Pool record, previously held by Nicole Dreesen of Northwestern.
The Best of the Best
Among the Big Ten’s 11 competing schools, the College Swimming Coaches of America Association (CSCAA) ranks six in the top 25. Wisconsin sits atop the conference in 12th with Penn State next at 13th. Michigan is 16th, Northwestern 18th, Minnseota 19th, and Indiana 21st. Purdue is on the bubble at 26th.
12. Wisconsin
13. Penn State
16. Michigan
18. Northwestern
19. Minnesota
21. Indiana
Among the Nation’s Best
When each Big Ten swimmer had finished their final dual meet of the season, this is how their best placed within the NCAA.
50 free 22.77/23.45
10. Jenny Lyman Wisconsin 23.09*
11. Jennifer Crisman Michigan 23.10*
34. Jenn Cristy Indiana 23.48
36. Laura Kaznecki Michigan 51.11
100 free 49.39/50.87
11. Ellen Stonebraker Wisconsin 50.02*
15. Gyongyver Lakos Purdue 50.27*
17. Jenny Lyman Wisconsin 50.57*
21. Samantha Arsenault Michigan 50.71
27. Jennifer Crisman Michigan 50.87
28. Jenn Cristy Indiana 50.88
200 free 1:47.58/1:50.80
3. Ellen Stonebraker Wisconsin 1:46.01**
12. Gyongyver Lakos Purdue 1:48.07*
13. Samantha Arsenault Michigan 1:48.19*
29. Jamie Belfor Wisconsin 1:49.18*
35. Jenny Lyman Wisconsin 1:49.42*
42. Sarah McCauley Wisconsin 1:49.76*
44. Missy Sugar Michigan 1:49.84*
48. Gyongyver Lakos Purdue 1:50.05*
50. Crystal McAdam Illinois 1:50.21*
500 free 4:46.31/4:54.89
3. Samantha Arsenault Michigan 4:42.91**
4. Ellen Stonebraker Wisconsin 4:42.99**
17. Lori Eberwein Michigan 4:50.05*
30. Katie anderson Penn State 4:52.15*
31. Jinny Smedstad Minnesota 4:52.16*
43. Jenay Karlson Michigan 4:53.34*
44. Sarah McCauley Wisconsin 4:53.39*
1,650 free 16:20.68/16:50.10
11. Jenay Karlson Michigan 16:34.51*
12. Emily Fenn Michigan 16:35.31*
16. Erica Rose Northwestern 16:38.60*
19. Samantha Asrenault Michigan 16:41.90*
28. Sarah Fiden Indiana 16:49.62*
29. Vicky West Northwestern 16:49.78*
34. Dana Baum Minnesota 16:53.27
35. Julie Kern Michigan 16:53.74
38. Lori Eberwein Michigan 16:54.75
41. Mara Sveum Michigan 16:57.87
100 backstroke 54.87/56.51
15. Susan Woessner Indiana 55.60*
18. Gina Loechl Wisconsin 55.78*
21. Lisa Dolansky Purdue 55.98*
25. Jennifer Crisman Michigan 56.22*
30. Molly Buhrandt Wisconsin 56.29*
32. Lindsay Carlberg Michigan 56.38*
33. Amanda Treleaven Ohio State 56.42*
36. Jennifer Arndt Michigan 56.55
38. Betsy Hassebroek Wisconsin 56.64
42. Jessica Aveyard Illinois 56.76
45. Tashy Bohm Northwestern 56.86
49. Katie Duncombe Michigan State 56.94
50. Laura Kaznecki Michigan 57.00
200 backstroke 1:58.19/2:01.73
6. Jessica Aveyard Illinois 1:58.75*
7. Sarah McCauley Wisconsin 1:58.81*
10. Lindsay Carlberg Michigan 1:59.33*
13. Erin Abbey Michigan 1:59.71*
14. Betsy Hassebroek Wisconsin 1:59.90*
19. Amanda Treleaven Ohio State 2:00.35*
22. Tashy Bohm Northwestern 2:00.64*
26. Jennifer Arndt Michigan 2:01.01*
30. Loredana Zisu Iowa 2:01.72
37. Lisa Dolansky Penn State 2:01.87
37. Gina Loechl Wisconsin 2:01.87
38. Molly Buhrandt Wisconsin 2:02.10
43. Sara Johnson Michigan 2:02.32
100 breaststroke 1:02.33/1:04.19
2. Kristen Woodring Penn State 1:00.48**
21. Lindsay Lange Purdue 1:03.28*
26. Traci Valasco Michigan 1:03.73*
36. Allison Lyle Iowa 1:04.20
37. Barb Mulshine Penn State 1:04.22
44. Katie Simmons Northwestern 1:04.33
50. Corrie Clark Penn State 1:04.47
200 breaststroke 2:13.74/2:17.75
4. Kristen Woodring Penn State 2:12.60**
12. Traci Valasco Michigan 2:14.51*
23. Katie Simmons Northwestern 2:16.55*
24. Corrie Clark Penn State 2:16.63*
43. Anna Christiansen Illinois 2:17.78
48. Allison Lyle Iowa 2:18.42
49. Emily Pisula Wisconsin 2:18.58
100 butterfly 54.48/56.11
16. Andrea Wanezek Wisconsin 54.90*
32. Jennifer Crisman Michigan 55.74*
42. Merritt Adams Northwestern 56.16
44. Astrid Matthias Illinois 56.25
46. Katy Christoferson Minnesota 56.27
200 butterfly 1:59.35/2:02.93
31. Rachel Johnson Northwestern 2:02.26*
35. Tina Gretlund Indiana 2:02.51*
39. Katie Anderson Penn State 2:02.63*
43. Erica Rose Northwestern 2:02.77*
200 IM 2:00.31/2:03.91
10. Emily Pisula Wisconsin 2:01.54*
21. Sara Johnson Michigan 2:03.25*
22. Anna Christiansen Illinois 2:03.34*
32. Samantha Arsenault Michigan 2:03.95
38. Rachel Johnson Northwestern 2:04.27
39. Emily Deppe Minnesota 2:04.39
48. Jennifer Bean Purdue 2:05.03
400IM 2:00.31/2:03.91
13. Emily Pisula Wisconsin 4:18.43*
26. Bethany Pendleton Wisconsin 4:20.16*
32. Katie Simmons Northwestern 4:21.31*
38. Sara Johnson Michigan 4:22.18*
40. Anna Christiansen Illinois 4:22.75*
43. Jinny Smedstad Minnesota 4:22.94*
45. Corrie Clark Penn State 4:23.15*
47. Rachel Johnson Northwestern 4:23.59*
200 free relay
3. Wisconsin 1:32.39*
9. Michigan 1:33.34*
15. Penn State 1:34.21
16. Northwestern 1:34.34
20. Indiana 1:34.55
21. Illinois 1:34.96
33. Purdue 1:35.64
35. Minnesota 1:35.84
39. Iowa 1:36.17
400 free relay 3:18.87/3:24.83
3. Wisconsin 3:22.70*
7. Purdue 3:24.41*
14. Michigan 3:25.54
20. Indiana 3:27.00
24. Minnesota 3:27.64
31. Northwestern 3:28.64
32. Penn State 3:28.70
37. Iowa 3:29.08
38. Illinois 3:29.11
46. Ohio State
800 free relay 7:14.15/7:27.17
6. Michigan 7:23.93*
9. Wisconsin 7:24.93*
15. Minnesota 7:27.75
22. Illinois 7:31.02
23. Iowa 7:33.76
24. Northwestern 7:33.84
25. Purdue 7:33.88
26. Penn State 7:35.25
34. Indiana 7:39.83
38. Michigan State 7:40.43
200 medley relay 1:40.85/1:43.87
8. Penn State 1:42.91*
10. Purdue 1:43.04*
13. Wisconsin 1:43.21*
22. Michigan 1:44.63
29. Northwestern 1:45.51
37. Minnesota 1:46.31
39. Indiana 1:46.39
40. Illinois 1:46.49
400 medley relay 3:39.05/3:45.62
11. Wisconsin 3:45.95
16. Purdue 3:47.55
19. Indiana 3:48.31
21. Northwestern 3:48.86
23. Michigan 3:48.98
26. Penn State 3:49.68
32. Illinois 3:50.33
33. Iowa 3:50.77
35. Minnesota 3:51.89
36. Ohio State 3:51.93
** denotes NCAA “A” time (automatic)
* denotes NCAA “B” time (consideration)
Big Ten Honors for Woessner
Susan Woessner was honored as co-Big Ten swimmer of the week after her record setting performance at Purude January 20. She swam the 100 back in 55.60 to break her own school record and set a new Lambert Pool record. Woessner shares the award with Katy Christoferson of Minnesota.
The Total Team Effort
In Indiana’s win over Purdue, the Hoosiers set 19 season best times, most significantly Susan Woessner’s 100 back in 55.60 to break her own school record. Kristy Martin and Meghan Rice led the team with three season bests each.
Priorities in Place
Indiana is on pace to repeat as one of the nation’s best teams devoted to the true student-athlete. The Hoosiers finished the fall semester with a perfect 4-0 record, the Indiana Invite title, and a 3.48 GPA.
Last year, only IU and SMU placed in the top 25 in both athletic competition and GPA.
Big Ten Honors for Quinn
Erin Quinn was named Big Ten diver of the week on January 9th. The award followed her 1 meter win in the collegiate division and her first place finish in the 3 meter dive-off at the Indiana Dive-off.
Big Ten Honors for Cristy
Six first place finishes and two runner-up finishes led to Indiana senior Jenn Cristy’s naming of co-Big Ten Swimmer of the Week November 21. Cristy won the 100 and 200 free, anchored the winning 200 and 400 free relays, and swam the free legs on the victorious 200 and 400 medley relays at the Indiana Invite November 17-19. She set season bests in the 50, 100, and 200 free, in 23.63, 50.88, and 1:51.43, respectively.
Cristy posted the fastest preliminary time in the 50 free and finished second in finals. She also took second in the 100 breast, after not having competed in the event since her freshman year.
Home Sweet Home
Indiana is taking every advantage to a home meet status, except for staying in their homes. Team members agree one of the most important things that happens on the road is coming together to focus on swimming. During the championships, the Hoosiers are staying in the Indiana Memorial Union to have the away advantage also.
“We’re treating it like an away meet,” said senior co-captain Ellie Lallman. “We’re staying at the union to be in the zone of a swim meet. If go back to our normal houses we’ll be laid back, see our friends, talk. You want the whole atmosphere to come with Big Tens. To get that you have to make that change.”
Almost Olympians
The Big Ten had 64 athletes compete in last summer’s Olympic Trials. Samantha Arsenault (Michigan), Sara Reiling (Indiana), Gyongyver Lakos (Purdue, for Hungary), and Ellen Stonebraker (Wisconsin) competed in the Games.
Illinois (5)
Anna Christiansen
Darcy Adler
Natasha Messmer
Emily Wang
Jessica Aveyard
Kathy Kielty
Indiana (6)
Jenn Cristy
Amanda Noblet
Sara Reiling
Suasn Woessner
Anne Williams
Sarah Fiden
Iowa (4)
Melissa Loehndorf
Andrea Pennington
Allison Lyle
Staey Wertz
Michigan (7)
Erin Abbey
Samantha Arsenault
Lindsay Carlberg
Jennifer Crisman
Jenay Karlson
Melissa Sugar
Traci Valasco
Michigan State (2)
Katie Duncombe
Summer Mitchell
Minnesota (3)
Katy Christoferson
Emily Deppe
Jinny Smedstad
Northwestern (11)
Merritt Adams
Nicole Bernard
Tashy Bohm
Rachel Johnson
Lauren Moore
Maria Reeves
Erica Rose
Susie Sample
Katie Simmons
Erin Swenson
Vicky West
Ohio State (3)
Heidi Hazen
Erika Staley
Kristin Sendrowski
Penn State (14)
Katie Anderson
Sally Anderson
Katie Bruzda
Piper Chamberlin
Corrie Clark
Katie Hostetler
Alecia Kornacki
Jennelle Ritche
Megan Smith
Christina Stocki
Nicole White
Lindsey Wilson
Kristen Woodring
Purdue (3)
Lisa Dolansky
Gyongyver Lakos (Hungary)
Lindsay Lange
Wisconsin (6)
Ellen Stonebraker
Jamie Belfor
Betsy Hassebroek
Gina Loechl
Jenny Lyman
Andrea Wanezek
Illinois: Fighting Illini
Sue Novitsky takes her team into the conference’s big show for the first time as a head caoch. In her first year, the Illini started out the season 4-0 before facing some of the conference’s and nation’s tougher teams. The team finished the dual meet season with a record of 4-6. This week marks the third time Illinois has come to Bloomington this season. The Hoosiers defeated them 180.5-118.5 in a fall dual meet and took first to Illinois’ seventh place at the Indiana Invite. In November, the Ilini won the Miami Invitational over 11 other schools, including Indiana.
Jessica Aveyard placed sixth in the 200 back at the NCAA meet and fifth at the Big Ten Championship meet last year. Jen Peters set the 1,650-yard free school record as a freshman and placed fifth in the event at the 2000 Big Ten championships. Now a junior, she will challenge Sarah Fiden for the second time this season. Fiden and Peters took first and second, respectively, at the Miami Invitational.
Record: 4-6, 1-6
Big Ten wins: Michigan State (124-119)
2000 Big Ten Championship: 7th
Iowa Hawkeyes
The Hoosiers have yet to face the Hawkeyes this season. Coached by Garland O'Keeffe, (Indiana 1994), Iowa comes to the meet with a 5-7 overall record, 1-6 conference record. The squad should be well prepared for the meet having swam against four of the Big Ten’s top five teams in Wisconsin, Michigan, Penn State, and Minnesota. Iowa’s only conference win came in a 165-132 victory over Ohio State.
Melissa Lohendorf leads the Hawkeye distance team as the 1,650-yd free Big Ten champion and 500-yd free runner-up. She also placed eight in the 200 fly. Andrea Pennington in the 100-yd breast and Allison Lyle 200 breast are Hawkeye highlights.
Record: 5-7, 1-6
Big Ten wins: Ohio State (165-132)
2000 Big Ten Championship: 8th
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan’s schedule lends itslef to fierce competition. All three of their non-conference dual meets were against ranked opponents. The Wolverines faced No. 9 North Carolina and No. 10 Texas in the fall. The Wolverines stopped in South Bend for a meet against No. 18 Notre Dame before traveling to Evanston for a conference match-up against No. 23 Northwestern. Their loss to No. 14 Wisconsin was by only six points, and their 4-5 overall record traslates to 4-2 when counting only conference meets.
Freshman Samantha Arsenault leads the middle distance at Michigan. She holds an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 4:42.91 in the 500-yd free and consideration times of 1:48.19 in the 200-yd free and 50.71 in the 100-yd free. Arsenault led off the US 800-meter free relay at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Aresnault, Diana Munz, Lindsay Benko and Jenny Thompson won the gold in an Olympic record time of 7:57.80, breaking the previous record by over two seconds (7:59.87) set by the Americans at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Ga.
Jennifer Crisman holds Michigan’s top times in the 50 free (23.10), 100 fly (55.74) and 100 back (56.24). Crisman has swum on the top 200 free, 400 free, and 800 free relay teams this season. At the 2000 Big Ten Championships, she took first in the 100 back, third in the 50 free, and fourth in the 100 fly. She also swam on the winning 200 and 400-yard free relays, 400-yd medley relay, and second place 200-yard medley relay. Throughout the championships only three athletes collected more points than Crisman.
Record: 4-5, 4-2
Big Ten wins: Iowa (202-96), Michigan State (201-91), Illinois (182-156), Ohio State (132-106)
2000 Big Ten Championships: 2nd
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State’s top performance came at home against Purdue. The Spartans won seven of the 13 events, however the Boilermakers won 128-115. Another strong performance came in Hawaii against Illinois. Michigan State came within 1/100th of a second of winning. Illinois pulled out the victory 124-119.
Kate Duncombe returns as the Spartans’ top swimmer. She looks to improve on her freshman campaign, which she placed 14th in the 200-yard IM and the 100-yard back in the Big Ten Championships. Ildiko Szekely holds the school record in the 400-yard IM and won the 200-yard fly against Texas and Michigan in November.
Record: 3-5, 0-4
2000 Big Ten Championships: 11th
Minnesota Gophers
The Gophers come to Bloomington as the two-time defending conference champions. As one of the four teams participating in the Quad Duals, Minnesota is prepared for a multi-team meet. Led by legendary coach Joan Freeman, Minnesota has compiled a 6-1 overall record, 3-1 in the Big Ten. In November, the team beat conference power Wisconsin for the Minnesota Invitational title. Wisconsin took revenge in a 203-128 defeat over the Gophers in the Quad Duals, January 26-27. Minnesota beat Illinois and Purdue at the meet.
Depth proved crutial to team success as Minnesota had only one individual champion at the 2000 Big Ten Championships. Katy Christoferson won the 400-yd IM at the Big Ten meet and finished third in the 200-yd IM, setting a new school record in 2:02.03. Her 47 meet points were the seventh highest of all athletes for the weekend. Sophomore Dana Baum returns as the Gopher’s leading distance swimmer. She scored 40 points at the 2000 Big Ten meet, the 12th highest of all athletes. Baum took fourth in the 1,650-yard free and fifth in the 500-yard free. She also swam the second leg of Minnesota’s second place 800-yard free relay team.
Record: 6-1, 3-1
Big Ten wins: Iowa (187-112), Illinois (219.5-127.5), Purdue (215-138)
2000 Big Ten Championships: 1st
Northwestern Wildcats
Coach Jimmy Tierney, brother of Indiana coach Dorsey Tierney, brings his squad back to Bloomington after shooting up in the CSCAA polls on January 27. The No. 23 Wildcats upset No. 14 Michigan, 157-143. Northwestern is now at 18th and ready to avenge a fall loss to Indiana. The 3-6, 2-2 in conference team is one of the best teams in the country with a sub-.500 record.
Kate Simmons has yet to lose the 200 breast this season, and looks to pull the streak to eight this weekend. The freshman swam for four of Carmel High School’s (Carmel, Ind.) state swimming championship teams. Her 2:17.09 against Michigan would have placed her fourth at the 2000 Big Ten Championships. Merritt Adams returns as the 200-yard butterfly champ and a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay. She totaled 38 points for last year’s meet, 15th overall. Teammate Tashianna Bohm added 37 to the Wildcats’ third place finish. Bohm has won the 200-yard backstroke for the past two years and took second in the 100-yard backstroke in 2000.
Record: 3-6, 2-2
Big Ten wins: Illinois (156-144), Michigan (157-143)
2000 Big Ten Championship: 3rd
Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State shines in diving, and may prevent other schools from racking up points on the boards. At the 2000 championships, 84 of the Buckeyes’ 196.5 points (42%) came from diving. Fifty-two of these were from the 3-meter board alone.
Holly Underwood and Natalia Diea lead the Buckeye divers. Underwood won the 2000 3-meter diving competition and Diea, a transfer from Texas, placed third on the platform in the 1999 NCAA championships. In the swimming events, freshman Amanda Treleaven holds Ohio State’s top times in the 100-yard free, 200-yard free, 100-yard back, and 200-yard back. Krissy Sendrowski also shares the spotlight, leading the Buckeyes in the 100-yard fly, 200-yard fly, 200-yard IM, and 400-yard IM. Both swim on the team’s top 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard medley relay, and 800-yard free relay. Treleaven is also a part of the top 200-yard free relay.
Record: 6-5, 0-4
2000 Big Ten Championships: 10th
Penn State Nittany Lions
Indiana suffered its only loss of the season to Penn State in University Park, Pa. The Hoosiers are now rested, tapered, and prepared to face the Nittany Lions again, this time in Bloomington. Penn State comes to the championships with an undefeated season, the first time in school history. Three late season wins over Iowa, Indiana, and Michigan State propelled the team to an overall record of 8-0.
Penn State may be another school to hold the reigns in diving. Jaime Jaax won the 3-meter board two years ago, and placed first against Indiana and Michigan in January. Corrie Clark leads the Lions in the 200-yd breast, 100-yd fly, and 200-yd IM.
Record: 8-0, 4-0
Big Ten wins: Purdue (158-142), Indiana (207-163), Michigan State (251-118), Iowa (177-111)
2000 Big Ten Championship: 4th
Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue is out for revenge after Indiana won the final meet in Lambert Pool. The Boilermakers have been hovering around the top 25 mark all season and will use the Big Ten meet to prove that they belong in the list. Purdue went into winter break with a 6-1 record, and finished the season 11-4. Several individuals will be able to collect points for Purdue.
Olympian Gyongyver Lakos (Hungary) placed fifth in the 200-yard free and 11th in the 100-yard free at the 2000 championships. Jenn Cristy will keep her eye on her as Lakos defeated her in the 100 and 200 earlier this season. The 2000 Big Ten championships were good to Lindsey Lange. The then-freshman set a school record in the 200-yard breast and finished third in the finals. Lange also took 16th in the 200-yard breast. Tri-captain Brianna Reina will provide depth in the breast events, having placed 10th in the 200 a year ago.
Record: 11-4, 4-4
Big Ten wins: Ohio State (171-127), Iowa (155-142), Michigan State (128-115), Illinois (205-147)
2000 Big Ten Championships: 9th
Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin holds the top national rank of all conference teams at No. 12. Its talent is well-rounded, offering contenders in the sprints, distance and diving events. The Badgers join Penn State as the only team entering the meet without a loss on the season. Wisconsin finished on top at the Quad Duals to secure their last three wins.
Ellen Stonebraker is a six-time Big Ten champion. She won the 500-yard free in 4:46.69, anchored the first place 800-yard free relay, and took third in the 200 and 1,650-yard free last year. Teammate Jenny Lyman will accompany Stonebraker on the conference record 800-yard free relay and serve as a threat in the sprints. Lyman placed sixth in last year’s 200-yard free and seventh in the 100. Andrea Wanezek, also a member of the 800-yard free relay, placed third in the 100-yard butterfly and 13th in the 200-yard butterfly in 2000.
Record: 9-0, 6-0
Big Ten wins: Michigan (150-144), Northwestern (172-128), Iowa (198-98), Illinois (219-133), Minnesota (203-128), Purdue (248.5-113.5)
2000 Big Ten champiohips: 5th
