Dec. 2, 2007
COLUMBUS, OH – The University of Iowa men and women’s swimming and diving team was in Columbus competing in day three of the Ohio State invitational. The women’s team finished in third place scoring 455 points while the men wrapped up the invitational in sixth with 250 points. The three day event started Friday morning and concluded Sunday afternoon. This was the Hawkeyes first championship meet of the season and assistant coach Frannie DeBord liked what she saw:
“With all the freshmen we have on our team it was exciting to see them compete in their first championship meet. Six sessions is a long meet, but it was good to see them stay strong and improve their times from the prelims to the finals.”
With 15 schools being represented, the invite presented the Hawkeyes with top-notch competition.
“This was a great opportunity, and we saw some outstanding swimming,” commented head coach Marc Long. “Overall, we competed very well against some of the top swimmers in the nation and I like what I saw from some of our young team.”
Top finishers for the men were Wil Whaley in the 200 backstroke (fourth, 1:47.69). Top five finishes were brought home for the women by Ashley Dell in the 1,650 freestyle (fourth, 16:55.03), Christine Kuczek in the 100 freestyle (fourth, 51.18), Margie Chamberlin in the 100 butterfly (fifth, 56.59) and Katarina Tour in the 100 breaststroke (fourth, 1:03.94). Top relay performance included the 200 freestyle relay team of Julie deBruin, Kuczek, Tour, and Caitlin Carlyle (fifth, 1:35.36); the 400 medley relay team of Alison Gschwend, Tour, Chamberlin, and Kuczek (fifth, 3:51.00); the 200 medley relay team of Gschwend, Tour, Chamberlin, and deBruin (fourth 1:45.30); and the 400 freestyle relay team of Kuczek, deBruin, Gschwend, and Carlyle (second, 3:25.94). Iowa diver Frank Van Dijkhuizen shattered his previous season best on the three-meter board with a score of 359.20.
“The meet was extremely exciting and we swam as well as we hoped as a team,” said coach DeBord. “There were many season and lifetime bests set for our swimmers this weekend going against potential NCAA champions. Overall, the meet was very positive and things are looking very bright for the future of our team.”
The Hawkeyes will return to action when the women travel to Ames to take on Iowa State on December 7th. The men’s next competition is January 5th at the Florida International Invitational.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
Men:
1. Minnesota 1168.5
2. Ohio State 1074
3. Denver 429
4. Notre Dame 401
5. Michigan State 300.5
6. IOWA 250
7. Indiana 64
8. Alabama 55
9. Purdue 49
10. Hawaii 44
11. Arizona State 36
12. Miami 20
13. South Carolina 16
Women:
1. Minnesota 1296
2. Ohio State 691
3. IOWA 455
4. Denver 451
5. Michigan State 325.5
6. Illinois 257.5
7. Bowling Green 214.5
8. Purdue 73
9. Miami 51
10. Miami 50
11. Arizona State 42
12. Alabama 33
13. Indiana 29
14. Notre Dame 16
15. South Carolina 15
MEN’S FINALS RESULTS (Winner plus IOWA)
1650 Freestyle
1. Mike Holmes (Minn) 15:23.43
13. Brian Farris (IOWA) 16:02.77
24. Rob Adams (IOWA) 16:30.60
200 Backstroke
1. David Plummer (Minn) 1:45.00
4. Wil Whaley (IOWA) 1:47.69
15. Andrej Lenert (IOWA) 1:53.10
23. Max Dittmer (IOWA) 1:55.26
100 Freestyle
1. Blake Worsley (Denver) 44.66
14. Conor Dwyer (IOWA) 46.06
15. Richard Salhus (IOWA) 46.17
200 Breaststroke
1. Jon Roberts (Minn) 1:58.12
19. Alex Dragon (IOWA) 2:08.61
21. Matt Ryan (IOWA) 2:09.59
22. Zane Hugo (IOWA) 2:12.90
200 Butterfly
1. Alex Wold (Minn) 1:47.12
18. James Dragon (IOWA) 1:54.53
19. Nathan Keeling (IOWA) 1:54.64
400 Freestyle Relay
1. Minnesota `A’ 2:57.55
7. IOWA `A’ 3:03.77
(Salhus, Dwyer, Jones, Whaley)
12. IOWA `B’ 3:07.06
(Miner, Farris, Hagan, Moore)
WOMEN’S FINALS RESULTS (Winner plus IOWA)
1650 Freestyle
1. Yuen Kobayashi (Minn) 16:06.36
4. Ashley Dell (IOWA) 16:55.03
9. Ashley Lawler (IOWA) 17:29.73
200 Backstroke
1. Kelsey Totura (Denver) 1:57.23
9. Alison Gschwend (IOWA) 2:02.83
17. Nicki Wex (IOWA) 2:06.36
23. Leah Schwartz (IOWA) 2:11.21
100 Freestyle
1. Stacey Busack (Minn) 49.26
4. Christine Kuczek (IOWA) 51.18
7. Julie deBruin (IOWA) 52.34
12. Caitlin Carlyle (IOWA) 52.92
13. Kelsie Neubauer (IOWA) 53.06
20. Mindy Schulte (IOWA) 53.87
21. Caitlin Polz (IOWA) 54.02
200 Breaststroke
1. Jillian Tyler (Minn) 2:10.44
9. Julie Feingold (IOWA) 2:21.03
17. Katarina Tour (IOWA) 2:24.01
19. Rachel Lee (IOWA) 2:26.89
20. Stacia Johns (IOWA) 2:26.94
200 Butterfly
1. Molly Belk (Minn) 1:58.86
6. Margie Chamberlin (IOWA) 2:04.05
11. Katie Michelau (IOWA) 2:06.43
12. Laura Mozdzen (IOWA) 2:06.78
400 Freestyle Relay
1. Minnesota `A’ 3:20.76
(Busack, McCarthy, Holtmeyer, Akradi)
2. IOWA `A’ 3:25.94
(Kuczek, deBruin, Gschwend, Carlyle)
8. IOWA `B’ 3:32.34
(Tour, Neubauer, Schulte, Polz)
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