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Indiana Extends Lead at Big Ten Swim and Dive Championships
2/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 18, 2011
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - A strong morning session which saw Indiana take 13 championship final slots set the Hoosiers up for a big scoring night as they extended their lead on day three of the Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.
The Hoosiers take a 136-point lead over second-place Minnesota into tomorrow's final day, sitting in first with 531 points. The Golden Gophers have 395 points, with Ohio State third (302), Penn State fourth (275) and Purdue fifth (255.5).
"We had a great preliminary session," head coach Ray Looze said. "The girls set themselves up well and I was really thrilled with the finals tonight. I thought everybody put their hearts on the line."
Taylor Wohrley, Bronwyn Pasloski, Brenna MacLean and Margaux Farrell swam to a third-place finish in 3"34.68. That is a season best for the quartet and an NCAA B cut. It was the first of three races on the night for Wohrley as she also made the championship final in the 200 freestyle and her specialty, the 100 backstroke. She went a career best 52.73 on her opening 100 backstroke leg.
Junior Allysa Vavra is having the meet of her life, picking up her second Big Ten title in as many days with a victory in the 400 individual medley. Vavra posted a time of 4:04.59, which is a Big Ten, Big Ten Meet, school and pool record. Her time, which is an NCAA A cut, trumped the Big Ten record she had set in the prelims, going 4:05.42. Teammate Ashley Jones took third with a lifetime best 4:07.59. In the consolation final, Kim Tracey blew away her previous lifetime best, set this morning, by almost three seconds with a 4:13.74 to finish 10th overall. Brittany Barwegen was 15th with a 4:18.30.
Indiana went 1-2 in the consolation final of the 100 butterfly as Brittany Barwegen touched the wall in 53.80, an NCAA B cut. Brenna MacLean was right behind her for the 10th overall spot, posting a career best 53.95.
The Hoosiers placed an astounding five swimmers in the championship final of the 200 freestyle and came up with the second, third, sixth, seventh and eighth finishes. Brittany Strumbel led the way in second with a time of 1:44.63. She was followed by Farrell in third (1:45.39), Courey Schaefer sixth (1:46.50), Nikki White seventh (1:47.08) and Wohrley eighth (1:47.68). Sara Delay took 13th with a time of 1:47.80 in the consolation final.
Competing in her first individual final, sophomore Ashley Specht took fourth in the 100 breaststroke with a career time of 1:00.72. That is also good for NCAA consideration. Pasloski was seventh in 1:00.92, posting a career time of 1:00.81 in the morning prelims. Brittney Phelan swam the consolation final where she placed eighth and 16th overall with a time of 1:02.35. Her 1:02.24 in prelims is a career mark.
Wohrley's third race of the day saw her post a career best and NCAA automatic cut with a time of 52.28 in the 100 backstroke, good for second place.
Indiana had three divers in the championship final of the 3-meter springboard and freshman Laura Ryan picked up her second medal of the meet with a third-place score of 405.05. That is a new personal best by more than 100 points and she is just the second IU diver in school history to top 400 points in a six-dive event, joining Olympian Christina Loukas.
Senior Brittney Feldman placed fifth with a career best 391.20 points, while Gabby Agostino took eighth (356.15). The Big Ten also recognized Sportsmanship Award winners from each team and diver Heidi Mahnken was the Indiana honoree.
The meet concludes tomorrow with the 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, platform diving and 400 free relay. Prelims begin at 11 a.m., with the evening final session starting at 6 p.m.
400 Medley Relay
3. Indiana (Wohrley*, Pasloski, MacLean, Farrell) - 3:34.68 (NCAA B Cut; season best)
* Wohrley's split of 52.73 on the 100 backstroke leg is a career best.
400 Individual Medley
1. Allysa Vavra - 4:04.59 (NCAA A Cut; Big Ten Record; Big Ten Meet Record; Pool Record; School Record) (4:05.42 (prelims)
3. Ashley Jones - 4:07.83 (NCAA B Cut; Career Best) (4:11.28 prelims)
10. Kim Tracey - 4:13.74 (NCAA B Cut; career best) (4:16.35 prelims)
15. Brittany Barwegen - 4:18.30 (NCAA B Cut; season best) (4:19.86 prelims)
100 Butterfly
9. Brenna MacLean - 54.31 (NCAA B Cut; career best)
10. Brittany Barwegen - 54.32 (NCAA B Cut)
200 Freestyle
2. Brittany Strumbel - 1:44.63 (NCAA B Cut) (1:45.13 prelims)
3. Margaux Farrell - 1:45.39 (NCAA B Cut; season best) (1:45.55 prelims)
6. Courey Schaefer - 1:46.50 (NCAA B Cut; career best) (1:46.85 (prelims)
7. Nikki White - 1:47.08 (1:46.76 prelims; NCAA B Cut; season best)
8. Taylor Wohrley - 1:47.68 (1:47.05 prelims; NCAA B Cut; career best)
13. Sara Delay - 1:47.80 (1:47.58 prelims; NCAA B Cut; career best)
20. Stephanie Armstrong - 1:48.61 (1:48.53; NCAA B Cut; career best)
37. Guinevere Vanden Noort - 1:50.92 (career best)
44. Justine Jones - 1:51.07 (career best)
71. Laura Head - 1:54.06 (career best)
80. Ashley Kranz - 1:56.52
100 Breaststroke
4. Ashley Specht - 1:00.72 (NCAA B Cut; career best) (1:01.01 prelims)
5. Bronwyn Pasloski - 1:00.92 (1:00.81 prelims; NCAA B Cut; career best)
16. Brittney Phelan - 1:02.35 (1:02.24; NCAA B Cut; career best)
22. Katelyn Ishee - 1:03.25 (1:03.59 prelims)
100 Backstroke
2. Taylor Wohrley - 52.28 (NCAA A Cut; career best) (52.83 prelims)
17. Brenna MacLean - 55.66 (career best) (elected not to swim bonus final)
3-Meter Diving
3. Laura Ryan - 405.05 (career best) (340.20 prelims)
5. Brittney Feldman - 391.20 (career best) (368.70 prelims)
8. Gabby Agostino - 356.15 (363.15 prelims)
17. Amy Cozad - 292.35
18. Logan Kline - 290.35
22. Nicole Brehm - 266.85
31. Kate Hillman - 247.35
2011 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
Day 3 - Friday, February 18
400 Medley Relay
Wisconsin (Margaret Meyer, Ashley Wanland, Rebecka Palm, Rebecca Thompson) - 3:32.47 (NCAA A Cut; Pool Record)
WINNING QUOTE
"That as great," Meyer said. "We were using the relay to think about NCAA's and how we are going to feel with having people to race and the competition and how we have to focus on our own race and our own legs and our own events and I think we succeeded in that and didn't let the competition faze us."
400 Individual Medley
Allysa Vavra, Indiana - 4:04.59 (NCAA A Cut; Big Ten Record; Big Ten Meet Record; Pool Record; School Record)
WINNING QUOTE
"It feels good to go a best time again, but I'm looking forward to swimming it again at NCAA's," Vavra said.
100 Butterfly
Caitlin Dauw, Michigan - 52.41 (NCAA B Cut; Pool Record)
WINNING QUOTE
"If feels great to win such a close race with great competition," Dauw said.
200 Freestyle
Samantha Cheverton, Ohio State - 1:44.56 (NCAA B Cut)
WINNING QUOTE
"It feels really good and there isn't much more I could ask for, so I'm pumped," Cheverton said.
100 Breaststroke
Jillian Tyler, Minnesota - 58.08 (NCAA A Cut; Big Ten Record; Big Ten Meet Record; Pool Record; School Record)
WINNING QUOTE
"I'm really happy I won it," Tyler said. "Coming into this meet I was focused on NCAA's and putting together a great race strategy and I think I did that, so I'm excited."
100 Backstroke
Margaret Meyer, Wisconsin - 51.99 (NCAA A Cut)
WINNING QUOTE
"It feels good," Meyer said. "I had a goal coming into tonight to have two swims under :52 and I did that with one on the relay and one in the individual, so :51.99 is under :52, so I'm glad I achieved my goal tonight."
3-Meter Diving
Kelci Bryant, Minnesota - 421.70 (Big Ten Meet Record; Pool Record)
WINNING QUOTE
"It feels pretty good," Bryant said. "So far I'm undefeated in my Big Ten career which is really exciting, so I'll work harder and hopefully do it again next year."
Notes:
- Wisconsin's 400 medley relay set a new pool record and posted an NCAA automatic mark (3:32.47).
- Indiana's Allysa Vavra set a new Big Ten, Big Ten Meet, Pool and School record in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:04.59. That is also an NCAA automatic qualifying time.
- Michigan's Caitlin Dauw set a new pool record in the 100 butterfly (52.41).
- It is the sixth-straight year a Michigan swimmer has won the 100 butterfly.
- Minnesota's Jillian Tyler broke her own Big Ten and Big Ten Meet records in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 58.08. It is an NCAA automatic qualifying time and also a pool record.
- It is Tyler's fourth-straight win in the 100 breaststroke.
- Wisconsin's Margaret Meyer set a new pool record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 51.88 in the 400 medley relay. That is also an NCAA A cut.
- Meyer's win in the 100 backstroke is the first ever by a Wisconsin swimmer.
- Minnesota's Kelci Bryant won her second-consecutive 3-meter springboard title with a Big Ten Meet and pool record score of 421.70.
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