OSU Tops In Duet, Trio Prelims – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Artistic Swimming
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%^$Ohio State is off to a solid start at the 26th annual U.S. Collegiate%^$Synchronized Swimming Championships, taking top honors in duet and trio%^$preliminaries on Thursday.%^$
%^$Ohio State’s Carolina and Isabela Moraes earned a 95.666 to capture first in%^$duet by a full 2.332 over Stanford’s Lindsey Wigginton and Erin Dobratz. The%^$Moraes twins finished 12th in the 2000 Olympic Games and 11th at the 2001%^$World Championships for Brazil.%^$
%^$Moraes, Moraes and Mary Hofer of Spring Valley, Calif. teamed up in trio to%^$earn a 95.167. Stanford’s Erin Dobratz, Katie Norris and Lindsey Wigginton%^$stand second at 94.333.%^$
%^$However, the surprise of the day came from Stanford’s Norris, who topped%^$two-time Collegiate champion Carolina Moraes in the solo prelim, 93.500 to%^$92.833. Norris, of Tallahassee, Fla., is a member of U.S. National Team I%^$that finished fourth in team at the 2001 World Championships.%^$
%^$Host Wheaton (Mass.) College is led by sophomore Beth Percy who scored an%^$86.667 for fifth place. Percy, from St. Louis, Mo., finished sixth a year%^$ago. Percy and partner Jamie Sallier – also from St. Louis – were the only%^$non-Division I entrant among the top 10 duets, scoring an 83.666 for seventh%^$place.%^$
%^$The top eight athletes from today’s preliminary rounds will advance to%^$Saturday’s finals.%^$
%^$More than 200 athletes from 22 universities are competing for collegiate%^$national titles in the solo, duet, trio and team events. The championships%^$are an open-class meet, combining competition for NCAA Divisions I, II and%^$III, plus NAIA schools.%^$
%^$The Ohio State University is attempting to win its third consecutive, and%^$22nd overall title in the 26th year of the championships. Top athletes%^$advance to the U.S. National Championships and 2002 National Team Trials,%^$April 18-20 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.%^$
%^$Competition continues at Balfour Natatorium on Friday with figures in the%^$morning, and team semifinals at 5:30 p.m. Finals in all events begin%^$Saturday at 10:20 a.m.%^$
%^$Complete results can be found at www.usasynchro.org. For more information,%^$contact Brian Eaton at 317-414-7962 (cell).%^$
%^$Solo Preliminary
%^$1, Katie Norris (Stanford) 93.500. 2, Carolina Moraes (Ohio State) 92.833.%^$3, Bogdana Zareva (UAB) 91.667. 4, Jill Wright (Canisius) 87.500. 5, Beth%^$Percy (Wheaton) 86.667. 6, Katie Rozofsky (Florida) 83.500. 7, Lindsay%^$Kaufmann (Iowa) 83.334. 8, Inga Todd (Keuka) 83.166. Other local entries:%^$14, Anais Gautier (Boston) 78.333.%^$
%^$Duet Preliminary
%^$1, Carolina Moraes, Isabela Moraes (Ohio State) 95.666. 2, Erin Dobratz,%^$Lindsey Wigginton (Stanford) 93.334. 3, Amanda Haeuser, Bogdana Zareva (UAB)%^$89.667. 4, Jennifer Holmquist, Stacy Leiker (UAB) 88.834. 5T, Stephanie%^$Joukoff, Jennifer Kibler (Stanford) 88.667. 5T, Alexandra Pinango, Gabriella%^$Pinango (Canisius) 88.667. 7, Beth Percy, Jamie Sallier (Wheaton) 83.666. 8,%^$Jennifer Arenz, Sally Winchester (Washington) 83.500. Other local entries:%^$24, Elizabeth Fontaine, Michele Kraczkowski (Rhode Island) 62.833. 25,%^$Stacey McCann, Tracy Jamula (Rhode Island) 62.166.%^$
%^$Trio Preliminary
%^$1, Mary Hofer, Carolina Moraes, Isabela Moraes (Ohio State) 95.167. 2, Erin%^$Dobratz, Katie Norris, Lindsey Wigginton (Stanford) 94.333. 3, Stephanie%^$Joukoff, Jennifer Kibler, Shella Sadovnik (Stanford) 92.166. 4, Victoria%^$Bowen, Suzanna Hyatt, Beth Kreimer (Ohio State) 91.000. 5, Luna Aguilu,%^$Jennifer Holmquist, Stacy Leiker (UAB) 89.834. 6, Alexandra Pinango,%^$Gabriella Pinango, Jill Wright (Canisius) 88.667. 7, Ruth Ashburn, Laura%^$Gellin, Kate Matusiak (Canisius) 86.000. 8, Lauren Gustafson, Laura Mase,%^$Schyler Reese (Richmond) 84.000. Other local entries: 23, Rhode Island%^$(Jamula, Putnam, Kraczkowski) 65.000. 24, Rhode Island (Fontaine, McCann,%^$Mewer) 58.500.%^$
