Feb. 18, 2004
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
The University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving team is in a three-way tie for fourth after the first day of competition at the 2004 Big Ten Championships. The Hawkeyes are tied with Purdue and Minnesota with 56 points after two events.
The 200-medley relay team of Jennifer Skolaski, Emmy Haeger, Kelly Werner, and Katie Haeger placed fifth with a finals time of 1:42.94. The Hawkeyes shaved almost four seconds off of their preliminary time of 1:46.65, and smashed their season best time of 1:47.01. In the 800-free relay, the team of Skolaski, Christie Hooper, Katelyn Eustis, and Joyce VanKeulen finished in 7:18.90, good enough for fifth place.
Tomorrow’s competition will begin at 11 a.m.
MEET RESULTS 1. Michigan 74 2. Wisconsin 66 3. Penn State 64 T4. IOWA 56 T4. Purdue 56 T4. Minnesota 56 7. Michigan State 36 8. Indiana 32 9. Northwestern 24 10. Illinois 22 11. Ohio State 18
200 Medley Relay 1. Penn State 1:39.22 2. Michigan 1:40.20 3. Wisconsin 1:41.16 5. IOWA 1:42.94 (Skolaski, Haeger, E., Werner, Haeger, K.)
800 Freestyle Relay 1. Michigan 7:07.40 2. Wisconsin 7:11.81 3. Indiana 7:13.13 5. IOWA 7:18.90 (Skolaski, Hooper, Eustis, Vankeulen)