Women’s Swimming finishes 10th at Big Ten Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
Feb. 19, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio— Ohio State women’s swimming and diving placed 10th at the Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. Minnesota won the three-day event, which concluded on Saturday.
The Buckeyes were led by divers Holly Underwood (So., Conroe, Tex.) and Carrie Ziebarth (Sr., Auburn, Wash.).
Underwood won the three-meter dive with a score of 498.15 on Friday, giving OSU its second event winner. Ziebarth won the one-meter dive on Thursday with a score of 412.50. Melanie Johnson (So., Boca Raton, Fla.) placed third in the one-meter dive (403.95) and seventh in the three-meter (452.30) and Jillian Cicione (Fr., Plantation, Fla.) placed eighth in the three-meter (445.30).
On Friday Erica Staley (Fr., Piqua, Ohio) placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.93) and Heidi Hazen (Sr., Mentor, Ohio) finished seventh in the 100 butterfly (:55.58). The 200 Medley Relay team of Ann Stephens (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio) Staley, Hazen and Kristen Sander (Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio) placed 10th with a time of 1:46.06.
Team Standings Score 1. Minnesota 562.50 2. Michigan 501 3. Northwestern 459 4. Penn State 435 5. Wisconsin 423.50 6. Indiana 330 7. Illinois 258.50 8. Iowa 232 9. Purdue 206 10. Ohio State 196.50 11. Michigan State 95
