Undefeated Buckeyes Travel To Richmond, Va. – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/15/2001 12:00:00 AM | Artistic Swimming
Feb. 15, 2001
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The Ohio State synchronized swimming team will travel to Richmond, Va., on Saturday to compete against the University of Richmond and Wheaton College.%^$
Competition begins at 7 a.m.and will run through 5 p.m.
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%^$Buckeyes Sweep Five Teams%^$At OSU College Association Meet%^$
The Buckeyes took first place at home at the OSU College Association Meet Feb. 10. OSU scored 110 over Walsh (81.5), Miami (70), Michigan (40), William and Mary (37), and Stanford (20).%^$Victoria Bowen (So., Plano, Texas) took first place in the solo, with a score of 94.333. Carolina Moraes (Jr., Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Isabela Moraes (Jr., Sao Paulo, Brazil) won first in the duet with the score of 96.467 and with Mary Hofer (Jr., Spring Valley, Calif.) in the trio, scoring 95.600.%^$
%^$No. 1 In The Nation%^$
The 2000 national champion Buckeyes are no stranger to success, having regained the national title last season. Over the past 24 years, the Buckeyes have claimed 20 national titles, including 13-consecutive from 1985-1997. The Buckeyes were second only to Stanford in 1998 and `99. OSU beat its rival at last year’s Collegiate National Championship hosted in Columbus.%^$
%^$Olympians Return To Columbus%^$
Brazilian twins Carolina and Isabela Moraes are back from Down Under and back on the roster after a nine-month hiatus. The twins competed in the 2000 Olympic summer games in Sydney, Australia, where they took 12th place in the duet competition.%^$
%^$National Championships Preview?%^$
At the OSU College Association Meet last weekend the Buckeyes easily took first place but had originally expected to see some larger contingent from rival Stanford. Stanford only featured its duet in the competition which placed third in the event.%^$
%^$On The Mark%^$
The OSU College Association Meet last weekend marked Ohio State’s season best scores in the solo, duet, trio, and senior figures. Victoria Bowen won first place in the solo with the season best score of 94.33. Carolina and Isabela Moraes produced the season best in the duet, scoring 96.467. The Moraes twins with Mary Hofer hold the season best in the trio with their score last weekend of 95.600. Carolina Moraes made the season best record for a third spot in senior figures with her score of 82.834.
