Ohio State Synchronized Swimming Finishes Second at 2005 Collegiate National Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Artistic Swimming
March 26, 2005
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State synchronized swimming team competed finished second Saturday at 2005 Collegiate National Championships. Stanford, who edged the Buckeyes by eight points to win its first national title since 1999, finished with 98 points, while the Buckeyes tallied 90. The event was held at the O’Connell Aquatic Center in Gainesville, Fla.
Ohio State sophomore Becky Kim (Walnut Creek, Calif./Northgate) finished second behind Stanford’s Katie Norris in the solo event. Kim, Ohio State’s only representative in the event, recorded a score of 96.100. The duet of Kim and Lindsay Newbill (Laguana Hills, Calif./Laguana Hills) also earned second with a score of 97.200, behind first-place Stanford’s routine that earned a 97.300 mark.
Kim and Newbill joined forces with Ellen Hacker (Newark, Ohio/Newark) to take second in the trio event, recording a score of 96.200. Teammates Carly Grimshaw (Jr., Markham, Ontario/Markham District), Chelsea Luker (Montreal, Quebec/Antoine De St-Exupery) and Lauren Marsh (Sr., Spring Valley, Calif./Monte Vista) placed fourth with a score of 94.900.
The two Buckeye groups that participated in the team event finished second and third, respectively, again behind the Cardinal. The `A’ team recorded a score of 98.000 while the `B’ team finished with 97.500.
Ohio State (42-1) will wrap up the season with a trip to Federal Way, Wash., for the 2005 U.S. National Championships. The event is slated for April 28-30.
FINAL RESULTS TEAM SCORES 1. Stanford 98 2. OHIO STATE 90 3. Incarnate Word 67.5 4. Alabama-Birmingham 63 5. Canisius 48
SOLO 1. Katie Norris, Stanford 97.300 2. Becky Kim, Ohio State 96.100 3. Danielle Kramer, Incarnate Word 94.400
DUET 1. Courtenay Stewart, Sara Lowe (Stanford) 97.300 2. Becky Kim, Lindsay Newbill (Ohio State) 97.200 3. Katie Norris, Samantha B-Duclos (Stanford) 97.000 4. Morgan Clarke, Sara Petrov, UAB 94.000 5. Jennifer Holmquest, Rachael Simon (Incarnate Word) 92.800
TRIO 1. Samantha B-Duclos, Courtenay Stewart, Sara Lowe (Stanford) 97.000 2. Ellen Hacker, Becky Kim, Lindsay Newbill (Ohio State) 96.200 3. Poppy Carlig, Cassidy Ramage, Melissa Knight (Stanford) 95.400 4. Carly Grimshaw, Chelsea Luker, Lauren Marsh (Ohio State) 94.900 5. Natalie Chase, Jennifer Holmquest, Danielle Kramer (Incarnate Word) 92.600
TEAM 1. Stanford 97.300 2. Ohio State `A’ 96.100 3. Ohio State `B’ 94.400
