Women’s Swimming Travels To Big Ten Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
Feb. 19, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio–The Ohio State women’s swimming and diving team, 5-8-1 on the season, travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. this weekend to compete at the Big Ten Championships at the Canham Natatorium. The Buckeyes are looking to finish in the top half of the conference, improving on their finish from last year. The Buckeyes have placed first at the Big Ten Championships a total of five times in their history and have produced 71 overall Big Ten champions.
A Look At The Buckeyes
The Buckeyes are looking to better their 11th place finish at the Big Ten Championships a year ago. Natalia Diea (Sr., Austin, Texas/Texas) was the lone OSU Big Ten Champion last year, placing first in the 10-meter dive. Diea sat out the 2001-02 season due to a medical red-shirt. This year, juniors Melanie Johnson (Jr., Boca Raton, Fla./Olympic Heights) and Jillian Cicione (Jr., Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas) are looking to continue Diea’s feat. Johnson and Cicione have been very steady in the diving events in 2002. Both have consistently placed in the top five in the one and three-meter dives this year.
Kristin Sander (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio/Mother of Mercy) will lead the way for the Buckeyes in the swimming events. Sander will look to give the Buckeyes strong outings in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle events. Newcomer Kylie Lancken (Fr., Sydney, Australia) will also help the Buckeyes’ cause in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events. Amanda Treleaven (So., Colonial Light, Australia/Norwood) offers good stability in the 100 and 200 backstroking events while Kristin Sendrowski (Sr., Garden City, N.Y./H.Frank Carey) leads the Buckeyes in the 100 and 200 butterfly events.
Schedule of Events: Wednesday, Feb. 20 Finals (7 p.m.) * 200-yd medley relay * 800-yd freestyle relay Thursday, Feb. 21 Prelims (11 a.m.) * 500-yd freestyle * 200-yd individual medley * 50-yd freestyle * 1-meter diving (prelims, 1 p.m.)(final, round I) Finals (7 p.m.) * 200-yd freestyle relay * 500-yd freestyle * 200-yd individual medley * 50-yd freestyle * 1-meter diving (final, round II) * 400-yd medley relay (timed final)
Friday, Feb. 22 Prelims (11 a.m.) * 400-yd individual medley * 100-yd butterfly * 200-yd freestyle * 100-yd breaststroke * 100-yd backstroke * 3-meter diving (prelims, 1 p.m.)(final, round I)
Finals (7 p.m.) * 400-yd individual medley * 100-yd butterfly * 200-yd freestyle * 100-yd breaststroke * 100-yd backstroke * 3-meter diving (final, round II)
Saturday, Feb. 23 Prelims (11 a.m.) * 200-yd backstroke * 100-yd freestyle * 200-yd breaststroke * 200-yd butterfly * Platform diving (prelims) * 1,650-yd freestyle
Finals (7 p.m.) * 1,650-yd freestyle (last heat of timed final) * 200-yd backstroke * 100-yd freestyle * 200-yd breaststroke * 200-yd butterfly * Platform diving (final) * 400-yd freestyle relay Last Time Out
The Buckeyes defeated the Louisville, 159-101 back on Feb. 1. The Buckeyes triumphed in 13 of the 16 events en route to victory. Kristin Sander (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio), Amanda Messmer (Sr., Worthington, Ohio) and Kristin Sendrowski (Sr., Garden City, N.Y.) each swam in their final home meet as a Buckeye.
The 800 freestyle relay team of Katie Severson (So., Cincinnati, Ohio), Amanda Treleaven (So., Colonial Light Australia), Kylie Lancken (Fr., Sydney, Australia) and Sander set a new Mike Peppe Aquatic Center record with a time of 7:31.59, smashing the old record of 7:34.03.
Buckeyes At The Big Ten Championships: Barnes 50 free 100 free 100 fly Beroske 50 free 100 breast 200 brst. Bojko 500 free 200 free 1650 free Goodson 500 free 200 free 1650 free Grantstein 50 free 100 free 200 free Hamilton50 free 100 free 200 free Helfrich 50 free 100 free Jennings 50 free 100 back 200 back Kolles 50 free 100 free 100 back Lancken 50 free 100 free 200 free Lennartz 100 fly 100 back 200 back Lipskis 50 free 200 free 100 free Lowry 200IM 100 fly 200 fly Messmer 50 free 100 back 100 free Raezer 500 free 400 Im 1650 free Routson 50 free 200 free 100 free Sander 500 free 200 free 100 free Sendrowski 100 fly 200 fly Severson 50 free 100 free 200 free Staley 200 IM 100 breast 200 brst. Treleaven200 IM 100 back 200 back Cicione 1-meter 3-meter Johnson 1-meter 3-meter Buckeyes Post Top Times
Eight different Buckeyes posted team-best times against Ball State, Indiana and Louisville. Severson set top times in the 50 (24.45) and 100 (52.55) freestyle while Sander posted top times in the 200 (1:52.97) and 500 (5:01.50) freestyle. In distance, Raezer posted a time of 17:02.03 in the 1,650 freestyle. Sendrowski set a season best with a time of 2:03.99 in the 200 butterfly and Staley in the 200 breaststroke (2:27.02). Messmer, Barnes, Routson and Raezer set a season-best in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:34.12. The 400 medley relay team of Treleaven, Staley, Sendrowski and Severson set a season-best time of 3:53.97. Staley set a season-best time of 1:06.15 in the 100 breaststroke against Kenyon. The 800 relay team of Severson, Treleaven, Lancken and Sander set a new pool record against Loiusville with at time of 7:31.59.
Coach Fleck Closing In On 100 Wins Jeanne Fleck is just one win shy from her 100th career victory. She is in her third season as head coach with a 14-23-1 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 in 2001 and again improved on that record 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.
Up Next The Buckeyes next points event will be at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas, March 21-23.
