The University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving team fell to Northwestern 163-128 Saturday night in Evanston, IL at the Norris Aquatics Center.
Leading the way for the Hawkeyes were senior Christie Hooper, junior Jennifer Skolaski and sophomore Andrea Hemphill. Hooper swam strong in all three of her individual freestyle events. She took first in the 200 freestyle, a solid second in the 100 freestyle and fifth in the 500 freestyle. Skolaski finished first in the 100 and 200 backstroke. She also swam the opening leg of the 200 medley relay team that took first and came in second in the 200 individual medley. Hemphill finished second in the 100 and 200 butterfly. To go along with her strong performances in her individual butterfly events she also placed fifth in the 200 individual medley and swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay team that finished in third.
The Iowa women’s swimming and diving team will compete next at the Big Ten Championships on February 18-21 in Minneapolis, MN.
FINAL TEAM RESULTS
IOWA 163 Northwestern 128
FINAL RESULTS (Top One Plus IOWA)
200 Medley Relay
1. IOWA A 1:46.65 Skolaski, Haeger, Werner, Haeger 4. IOWA B 1:49.64 Girdley, Eide, Hemphill, Kelly 1000 Free
1. Vicky West (NU) 10:08.23 4. Erica Noah (UI) 10:38.75 5. Jaclyn Sarna (UI) 11:05.47
200 Free
1. Christie Hooper (UI) 1:52.48 2. Joyce VanKuelen (UI) 1:52.89 3. Abby VanMaaren (UI) 1:53.52 8. Robin Samples (UI) 2:01.57
100 Back
1. Jennifer Skolaski (UI) 57.12 3. Kelly Werner (UI) 58.74 4. Caitlin Girdley (UI) 59.64
100 Breast
1. Katie Simmons (NU) 1:05.05 3. Kristen Eide (UI) 1:06.19 4. Katelyn Eustis (UI) 1:06.46 5. Amy Haeger (UI) 1:07.55
200 Fly
1. Christy Olin (NU) 2:00.40 2. Andrea Hemphill (UI) 2:06.63 4. Erin Petty (UI) 2:10.39 5. Lisa Haunz (UI) 2:11.23
50 Free
1. Maria Reeves (NU) 23.89 5. Karen Kelly (UI) 24.46 6. Katie Haeger (UI) 24.49 7. Katie Martin (UI) 24.51 8. Abby VanMaaren (UI) 24.70
1 Meter Diving
1. Leanne Dumais (NU) 264.70 2. Katie Bures (UI) 213.60 3. Nicole Nemmers (UI) 156.70
100 Free
1. Erin Swenson (NU) 52.23 2. Christie Hooper (UI) 52.66 5. Karen Kelly (UI) 52.97 6. Abby VanMaaren (UI) 53.19 7. Joyce VanKuelen (UI) 53.33
200 Back
1. Jennifer Skolaski (UI) 2:02.69 3. Kelly Werner (UI) 2:04.17 4. Caitlin Girdley (UI) 2:08.03
200 Breast
1. Katie Simmons (NU) 2:18.82 3. Kristen Eide (UI) 2:21.88 4. Katie Haeger (UI) 2:25.94 6. Emmy Haeger (UI) 2:29.20
500 Free
1. Vicky West (NU) 5:00.15 3. Katelyn Eustis (UI) 5:04.90 4. Erica Noah (UI) 5:11.28 5. Christie Hooper (UI) 5:13.35 7. Jaclyn Sarna (UI) 5:27.10
100 Fly
1. Christy Olin (NU) 57.10 2. Andrea Hemphill (UI) 58.35 4. Erin Petty (UI) 59.59 5. Kelly Werner (UI) 1:00.27 7. Lisa Haunz (UI) 1:01.02
3 Meter Diving
1. Leanne Dumais (NU) 265.20 2. Katie Bures (UI) 208.04
200 IM
1. Erin Swanson (NU) 2:07.32 2. Jennifer Skolaski (UI) 2:07.83 4. Katelyn Eustis (UI) 2:09.90 5. Andrea Hemphill (UI) 2:11.13 6. Kristen Eide (UI) 2:11.57
400 Free Relay
1. IOWA A 3:28.61 Kelly, Hooper, VanMaaren, Haeger 3. IOWA B 3:35.13 VanKuelen, Martin, Sanderson, Haeger 5. IOWA C 3:37.95 Cochran, Noah, Petty, Girdley 7. IOWA D 3:42.32 Samples, Gable, Haunz, Sarna