Buckeyes, Seniors Set For Final Home Meet – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
Jan. 30, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio–The Ohio State women’s swimming and diving team returns to action this weekend to close out its regular seasons at home vs. Louisville on Friday.
Order of Events (Louisville):
200 Medley Relay
1000 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
1 meter diving
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
3 meter diving
200 IM
Women’s 800 Free Relay
Men’s 200 Free Relay
Seniors To Swim Final Meet At The Peppe
Three seniors will swim in their final meet at the Mike Peppe Aquatic Center this weekend.
Seniors Kristin Sander (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio/Mother of Mercy), Amanda Messmer (Sr., Worthington, Ohio/Bowling Green) and Kristin Sendrowski (Sr., Garden City, N.Y.) will swim for the Buckeyes at home one last time.
Women’s Illinois Recap
The women tied Big Ten rival Illinois, 150-150, Saturday at the Mike Peppe Aquatic Center. Ohio State was victorious in eight of the 16 events.
Katie Severson (So., Cincinnati, Ohio/Lakota West) paced the Buckeyes with two first-place victories in the 50 freestyle (24.24) and the 100 freestyle (52.36). Other winners for Ohio State included Sander in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:50.96, Sendrowski in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:05.61, and Stephanie Raezer (So., Newark, Del./Glasgow) in the 200 IM (2:08.91). The 400 freestyle relay team of Lancken, Severson, Sander and Lindsay Goodson (So., SanRamon, Calif./Carondelet) also finished first with a time of 3:29.71 to clinch the tie in the final event of the meet. Melanie Johnson (Jr., Boca Raton, Fla./Olympic Heights) dominated again on the boards, taking first in the 1-meter dive (263.40) and 3 meter dive (287.33).
Buckeyes Post Top Times
The women posted team-best times against Illinois last Saturday in seven different events. The 200 IM relay team of Treleaven, Staley, Sendrowski and Severson set a season-best time of 1:47.02. Other top times included Raezer in the 1000 freestyle (10:17.89), Sander in the 200 freestyle (1:50.96), Severson in the 50 freestyle (52.36) and 100 freestyle (52.36), Raezer in the 200 IM (2:08.91) and the 400 freestyle relay team of Lancken, Severson, Sander and Goodson with a time of (3:29.71).
A Look At Louisville
The Louisville women are 7-5 on the season with wins over Eastern Illinois, IUPUI, Western Illinois, Saint Louis, Xavier, Butler and Nebraska.
The Cardinal women are under the direction of Sonya Porter who is in he first season as head coach. Porter is the first full-time head coach of the women’s program. She spent three years as the assistant coach at Northwestern and was a volunteer coach at Colorado State University for the 1996 season.
Women’s Head Coach Jeanne Fleck
Jeanne Fleck is in her third season as head coach with a 11-21-1 overall dual meet record in her first two-plus seasons. Before coming to Ohio State Fleck served as the head swimming coach at Northern Illinois for eight seasons and was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 1999. Under Fleck, the Buckeyes doubled their win total last year and are looking for that same type of improvement this season. She also has produced 17 Academic All-Big Ten selections in her first two seasons at OSU.
“We are looking forward to our meet with Michigan and Michigan State and the challenge those teams present,” Fleck said. “We had a lot of top times this past weekend. This meet will really help us prepare for Big Ten Championships.”
Fleck Closing In On 100 Wins
Jeanne Fleck is just two wins shy from her 100th career victory. She is in her third season as head coach with a 13-23-1 overall dual meet record in her two plus seasons in Columbus. Before coming to Ohio State Fleck served as the head swimming coach at Northern Illinois for eight seasons and was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 1999. Under Fleck, the Buckeyes doubled their win total last year and are striving for that same type of improvement this season. She also has produced 17 Academic All-Big Ten selections in her first two seasons at OSU.
Diving Head Coach Vince Panzano
Now in his 24th year as head diving coach at Ohio State, Vince Panzano’s record speaks for itself. He has produced one world champion, one junior world champion, two Olympic medalists, 22 U.S. diving champions, eight NCAA champions, 14 NCAA runners-up, 66 Big Ten champions and 76 All-Americans. Panzano also has been selected NCAA Diving Coach of the Year three times in 1986, 1987 and 1988, and Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year six times.
A Look at The Buckeyes
Johnson and Cicione are leading the way for the divers in 2001-02. Both have consistently placed in the top five of their events in 2001-02. Johnson and Cicione dominated on the boards last weekend against Illinois. In the 1-meter dive, Johnson took first place (263.40) and Cicione second (262.05). The case was the same in the 3-meter dive as the Buckeye tandem took first and second again. Johnson took first with a 287.33 score and Cicione second with a score of 283.28.
Leading the swimmers are Severson and Sander. Severson took first in the 50 and 100 freestyles against Illinois, posting top times in each of those events. Sander took first and set a season-best time in the 200 freestyle and helped the 400 freestyle relay team take first last weekend as well.
Co-captain Sander adds veteran leadership and experience to the 2001-02 team. She was voted one of the team’s most inspirational swimmers during last year.
“Kristin provides great leadership for our team,” Fleck said. “She knows what it takes to score at Big Tens. This past summer she spent a lot of time training in Columbus and she should take charge of our middle distance group.”
Next Up
The Buckeyes will be off until the Big Ten Championships. The women’s Big Ten Championship will take place in Ann Arbor, Mich. Feb. 21-23.
