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Day 2- Finals
Goss Wins Title on Night 2 of B1G Championships
2/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Site: McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion (Columbus, Ohio) Score: 179 points (3rd) Results: |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Freshman Kennedy Goss made it two-for-two in her races as she won the 500 freestyle to highlight night two of action for Indiana at the 2015 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in Columbus, Ohio.
The Hoosiers currently sit in third place with 179 points.
A member of last night's record-setting 800 freestyle relay, Goss picked up her second gold in as many events with a time of 4:37.83 in the 500 freestyle. That led a 1-2 Indiana finish as teammate Haley Lips touched the wall second in 4:38.27. Both times are career bests.
In the consolation final, Stephanie Marchuk went 4:44.04 to place 15th overall.
Lips and Goss went into the final as the top two seeds with Lips posting a 4:39.82 prelim swim and Goss a 4:39.94. Marchuk came back after a career time of 4:43.76 in prelims. Delaney Barnard finished 43rd overall with a career-best swim of 4:52.52.
The night opened with the 200 freestyle relay with Grace Vertigans, Brooklynn Snodgrass, Cynthia Pammett and Gabriela Rajic clocking a 1:30.61 to finish seventh overall. That is the fifth-fastest 200 free relay in IU history.
Sam Lisy posted a sixth-place finish in the 200 individual medley with a career time of 1:58.76. Right behind in seventh place was Bailey Pressey with a time of 1:59.00.
Gia Dalesandro won the consolation final and set a new career mark in the process with a time of 1:58.17, putting her ninth overall. Snodgrass took third in the consolation final and 11th overall with a time of 1:59.60. Reagan Cook placed 24th overall with a 2:03.30 in the bonus final.
Dorina Szekeres posted a 2:00.62 but elected not to swim the bonus final, while Rachel Matsumura took 33rd (2:02.39-career best) and Olivia Barker 43rd (2:03.34).
Vertigans came back in the bonus final of the 50 freestyle, finishing 22nd overall with a 23.14. She was the top Hoosier in prelims, earning her spot in the evening swim with a time of 22.94.
Rajic placed 30th overall with a career time of 23.16. Other career bests on the morning included Ali Rockett (23.23-38th), Holly Spears (23.42-51st) and Kaitlin Kitchens (23.75-66th). Marie Chamberlain placed 57th overall with a time of 23.54.
In the final event of the night Jessica Parratto finished fourth in the 1-meter springboard, tallying 322.30 points over her six-dive list. Also competing in her first Big Ten Championships, junior Lacey Houser placed 14th overall with a score of 299.20 in the consolation final.
Action continues on Friday morning at 11 a.m. ET with prelims in the 400 individual medley, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 3-meter diving.
200 Freestyle Relay 7. Vertigans, Snodgrass, Pammett, Rajic - 1:30.61 (Fifth-fastest time in IU history)
500 Freestyle
1. Kennedy Goss - 4:37.83 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut) (4:39.94 prelims)
2. Haley Lips - 4:38.27 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut) (4:39.82 prelims)
15. Stephanie Marchuk - 4:44.04 (4:43.76 prelims; Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
43. Delaney Barnard - 4:52.52 (Career Best)
200 Individual Medley
6. Sam Lisy - 1:58.76 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut) (1:59.19 prelims)
7. Bailey Pressey - 1:59.00 (1:58.96 prelims; Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
9. Gia Dalesandro - 1:58.17 (Career Best; NCAA B Cut) (1:59.92 prelims)
11. Brooklynn Snodgrass - 1:59.60 (NCAA B Cut) (2:00.10 prelims)
24. Reagan Cook - 2:03.30 (2:01.52 prelims; Career Best; NCAA B Cut)
Dorina Szekeres - 2:00.62 (NCAA B Cut; elected not to swim C Final)
33. Rachel Matsumura - 2:02.39 (Career Best)
43. Olivia Barker - 2:03.34
50 Freestyle
22. Grace Vertigans - 23.14 (22.94 prelims)
30. Gabriela Rajic - 23.16 (Career Best)
38. Ali Rockett - 23.23 (Career Best)
51. Holly Spears - 23.42 (Career Best)
57. Marie Chamberlain - 23.54
66. Kaitlin Kitchens - 23.75 (Career Best)
1-Meter
4. Jessica Parratto - 322. 30 (324.20 prelims)
14. Lacey Houser - 299.20 (288.80 prelims)
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