Indiana University Athletics
Diving Rules Platform, Hoosiers Second At Big Ten's
2/19/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
February 19, 2005
Final Day Quotes
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 18 Indiana women's swimming and diving team finished second overall at the 2005 Big Ten Championships on Saturday evening in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The Hoosiers garnered 83 points during the platform final, led by senior Cassandra Cardinell's first-place total of 539.15.
Sophomore Lindsay Weigle was third, followed by freshman Christina Loukas in fourth, and seventh and eighth place postings from freshman Jade Summerlin and sophomore Heather Chapman, gave the Hoosiers five of the top eight spots.
The Indiana diving corps combined to score 214 of the 497 team points over the four-day event. The total bested the Big Ten diving mark of 123 points, established in 2003.
Penn State garnered the team crown with 693 points for its second overall title. The Nittany Lions won their first championship in 2002. Indiana was second with 497 points, bettering its third place showing of a year ago. Wisconsin at 479, Michigan totaled 474 and Purdue rounded out the top five with 399 points.
Minnesota was sixth (314), Northwestern was seventh (293), Iowa finished eighth (218), with Illinois ninth (203), Ohio State (199) 10th and Michigan State (84) closed the championships.
For tonight's finals, 11 swimmers surpassed NCAA automatic qualifying times and 51 eclipsed B-cut standards.
In the first event of the evening in the 1,650-yard freestyle, Wisconsin senior Carly Piper claimed the event crown with a pool record, A-cut time of 16:11.76. She bested the mark of Vicki West, 16:17.20, set on Feb. 17, 2001 with her fourth-straight win in the event. Sophomore Claire Hawley of Penn State and sophomore Susan Gilliam of Michigan finished second and third with NCAA automatic times of 16:16.69 and 16:17.80, respectively.
Notably for the Hoosiers, junior Lauren Torpey cleared the B-cut standard with her ninth place showing of 16:52.11.
Penn State pushed its advantage to 568 points, followed by Wisconsin (362), which moved ahead of Indiana (349), and Michigan (329) closed out the top four.
In the 200-yard backstroke final, Wisconsin sophomore Susan Johnson made it two-straight crowns for the Badgers with her automatic qualifying and pool record time of 1:56.87. She out-did the mark of 1:57.66 set by Jessica Aveyard on Feb. 17, 2001. Penn State sophomore Erin Morris was second with an A-cut time of 1:57.94 and Michigan sophomore Kaitlyn Brady rounded out the top three with a provisional time of 1:58.27.
IU sophomore Leila Vaziri finished sixth in the final, improving her B-cut time, with the second-fastest time in school history of 1:59.07. Sophomore Susan Ernst was 13tth with a time of 2:02.94.
After the second event final of the evening, the top four teams stayed unchanged with the Nittany Lions holding almost a 200-point margin totaling 597 points. The Badgers remained second (403), with the Hoosiers (366) and Wolverines (345), third and fourth.
In the 100-freestyle final, sophomore Lindsay Smith of Michigan set a pool record and matched a Big Ten meet record with a time of 48.80 in claiming the title. She topped former IU standout Jenn Cristy, who was in attendance, with a time of 49.14 swam on Feb. 17, 2001. She equaled Shannon Shakespeare's time set at the 2004 conference meet. Northwestern freshman Andrea Hupman and Michigan senior Amy McCullough finished second and third with NCAA automatic times of 49.15 and 49.36, respectively.
In the consolation heat, IU sophomore Annica Lofstedt was 12th, with a provisional time of 50.79, while senior Erin Smith was 16th in 51.59.
Penn State moved its lead to more than 200 points with a total of 618. Wisconsin stayed in second (414), while Michigan (381) moved past Indiana (370) into third place.
In the 200-yard breaststroke final, freshman Justine Muller grabbed the title with the lone A-cut time of the final in 2:12.81. Wisconsin junior Amalia Sarnecki was second with a 2:14.34 and Northwestern senior Brielle Bovee was third 2:15.70. Both times surpassed the NCAA provisional mark.
The top four squads all remained the same: Penn State (637), Wisconsin (432), Michigan (414) and Indiana (370).
In the 200-yard butterfly final, Ohio State freshman Griet Buelens snared the top honor with a provisional mark of 1:59.09. She just edged Northwestern senior Christy Olin, who finished in a B-cut threshold of 1:59.34. Penn State junior Amberle Biedermann was third with a provisional time of 2:00.65.
Indiana had a pair of consolation scorers in junior Lauren Lubus, with a B-cut time of 2:01.14, and freshman Christie Fuchs with a time of 2:03.32. Lubus was ninth overall and Fuchs was 12th.
The team scores showed the Nittany Lions, 669 points, pulling away with just two events remaining. The Badgers still held a slim advantage over the Wolverines, 439-424, with the Hoosiers holding their fourth-place spot at 384.
In the platform final, Cardinell claimed the tower title with a nine-dive total of 539.19. Minnesota freshman Jessica Livingston, who nailed a perfect 10 from one of her dives, finished second with a 516.15. Weigle and Loukas finished third and fourth with scores of 511.80 and 474.85, respectively.
Of note, Indiana's Summerlin (430.20) was seventh and Chapman (424.00) was eighth.
With one event remaining Penn State staked its claim to the team title with 669 points, while Indiana lunged into second with 467 points. Wisconsin stood third, 445, and Michigan fourth, 434, heading into the final relay event.
In the 400-freestyle final, Michigan claimed the crown with an NCAA provisional time of 3:19.69, with Wisconsin second (3:20.41) and Purdue (3:20.55) third. Indiana finished fourth and improved its B-cut time with a 3:21.31.
Piper was selected Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, while Mueller was named Swimmer of the Championships and Swimming and Diving Freshman of the Year. Loukas was crowned Big Ten Diver of the Year and Diver of the Championships. Penn State head coach Bill Dorenkott was honored as Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year, while Indiana diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber, the lone unanimous award winner, claimed the Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year honor.
All-Big Ten First Team: Cassandra Cardinell, Indiana; Christina Loukas, Indiana; Leila Vaziri, Indiana; Kaitlyn Brady, Michigan ; Susan Gilliam, Michigan; Amy McCullough, Michigan; Justine Mueller, Michigan; Abby Seskevics, Michigan; Lindsay Smith, Michigan; Julie Broms, Ohio State; Griet Buelens, Ohio State; Amberle Biedermann, Penn State; Dee Dlugonski, Penn State; Sarah Haupt, Penn State; Erin Morris, Penn State; Lauren Preyss, Penn State; Kristen Woodring, Penn State; Susan Johnson, Wisconsin; Carly Piper, Wisconsin
All-Big Ten Second Team: Kristen Bradley, Indiana; Carolyn Sierra, Michigan; Valeria Silva, Michigan; Jessica Livingston, Minnesota; Andrea Hupman, Northwestern; Christy Olin, Northwestern; Claire Hawley, Penn State; Courtney Stanchock, Penn State; Carrie McCambridge, Purdue; Jenny Gelden, Wisconsin; Sarah Hernandez, Wisconsin; Liz Klanderman, Wisconsin; Hannah McClurg, Wisconsin; Amalia Sarnecki, Wisconsin; Anna Trinidad, Wisconsin; Jackie Vavrek, Wisconsin
Team Sportsmanship Honorees: Kirsten Koepcke, Illinois , Cassandra Cardinell, Indiana, Jennifer Skolaski, Iowa, Alexis Goolik, Michigan, Courtney Ellabarger, Michigan State, Bridget McCoy, Minnesota, Amy Mueller, Northwestern, Kirsten Hetrick, Ohio State, Kerry Smith, Penn State, Carrie McCambridge, Purdue; Andrea Wiesner, Wisconsin
