Synchronized Swimming Wins North Regional Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/2/2002 12:00:00 AM | Artistic Swimming
March 2, 2002%^$
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%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State synchronized swimming team finished first at the North Regional Championships Saturday at the Mike Peppe Aquatic Center in Larkins Hall. The Buckeyes earned 116 points, while Minnesota (79) and Michigan (70) took second and third, respectively.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes captured the top two places in the team event. Senior Carolina Moraes (San Paulo, Brazil/Club Paineiras de Murumby) notched top honors in the solo event, tallying 96.167. Teammates Mary Hofer (Sr., Spring Valley, Calif./Sweetwater Dolphins) and Heather Burdick (Fr., Walnut Creek, Calif./Walnut Creek Aquanuts) finished right behind her.%^$
%^$Sisters Carolina and Isabela Moraes (San Paulo, Brazil/Club Paineiras de Murumby) were first in the duo event with a score of 97.167, while Victoria Bowen (Jr., Plano, Texas/Pirouttes of Texas) and Lindsay Newbill (Fr., Riverside, Calif./Riverside Aquettes) finished just behind with a 92.5. The Moraes sisters and Hofer teamed up to win the trio and Kristin Price (Mesa, Ariz./Aqua Stars), Suzanna Hyatt (Jr., Indianapolis, Ind./Indy Synchro) and Beth Kreimer (Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Synchrogators) finished five points behind them.%^$
%^$Ohio State will return to action March 21-23 at the Collegiate National Championship in Norton, Mass.%^$
%^$Ohio State College Association Meet%^$Columbus, Ohio %^$
%^$1. Ohio State 116%^$2. Minnesota 79%^$3. Michigan 70%^$4. Iowa 60%^$5. Carleton Synchro 58.5%^$6. Miami (Ohio) 44%^$7. Illinois 15.5%^$
%^$TEAM%^$1. Ohio State 98.000%^$2. Ohio State 94.000%^$3. Minnesota 82.167%^$
%^$SOLO%^$1a. Carolina Moraes, Ohio State 97.167%^$1b. Mary Hofer, Ohio State 95.000%^$1. Heather Burdick, Ohio State 87.166%^$
%^$DUET%^$1a. Carolina Moraes & Isabela Moraes, Ohio State 97.167%^$1b. Victoria Bowen & Lindsay Newbill, Ohio State 92.500%^$1c. Suzanna Hyatt & Beth Kreimer, Ohio State 91.000%^$1d. Kim Lester & Lauren Marsh, Ohio State 87.833%^$
%^$TRIO%^$1a. Mary Hofer, Carolina Moraes, Isabela Moraes, Ohio State 96.000%^$1b. Victoria Bowen, Suzanna Hyatt, Beth Kreimer, Ohio State 91.000%^$1c. Bethany Galla, Laura Green, Isla Turner (honor), Ohio State 87.500%^$1d. Heather Burdick, Stacey Coffman, Sharon Mejia, Ohio State 87.334
