Women’s Buckeye Swimming and Diving Second After Day Two of Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
Dec. 3, 2006
Prelim Results | Finals Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s swimming and diving team remains in second place with 526 points after the second day of competition at the second annual Ohio State Swimming and Diving Invitational at the Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. South Carolina held onto its lead of the seven-team field with 554 points, just 28 points in front of Ohio State at the end of the second day. The University of Utah enters the third day in third place with 476 points.
South Carolina opened the meet with a win in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Its meet-record time of 1:42.16 qualifies as a NCAA `B’ standard. Utah claimed the second-place spot with 1:43.82, while Arkansas slid into touched in third in a time of 1:45.20. Ohio State’s team of Gulsah Gunenc (Sr., Edirne, Turkey/Edirne Anatolian), Erin Church (Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy), Linda Lund (Jr., Roennede, Denmark/Haslev.) and Elaine Chan (So., Hong Kong China/ Hupp Yenn) completed the race in a time of 1:46.33 for fifth place. Their time was the team’s fastest in the relay this season.
South Carolina picked up its second win of the night in the 400-yard individual medley when Amanda Dunnigan stopped the clock first at 4:18.28. Her time is a meet record and NCAA `B’ qualifying standard. Teammate Carly Hensel finished next with 4:26.55. Arkansas swimmer Mariann Fulop secured third place with her time of 4:27.57. Gunenc bettered her preliminary time by two seconds to finish fifth in 4:28.91.
Continuing its winning streak, the Gamecocks garnered another win when Christy Williams swam the fastest time in the 100-yard butterfly. Her time of 54.63 is a meet record and qualifies as a NCAA `B’ standard. Griet Buelens (Jr., Kapelle-Op-Den-Bos, Belgium/Ursuline Academy) out-touched Arkansas swimmer Emily Gregory for second place in a time of 55.82. Gregory completed the race in 56.01 to give Arkansas its third bronze-medal finish of the night. Swimming her third consecutive event, Gunenec placed seventh with 57.03.
Ali McInturff of Utah turned in a winning performance in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing in a meet record and NCAA `B’ time of 1:48.26. Buelens was the runner-up for the second consecutive event, touching in at 1:49.58. The time is her second NCAA `B’ cut of the invitational. Gamecock Christy Williams rounded out the podium with 1:50.92.
South Carolina swimmer Lindsey Tiberio (1:01.97) earned the title in the 100-yard breaststroke with a pool-record and NCAA `B’ time of 1:01.97. Amber Walter also posted a NCAA `B’ time to take second place. Emmy Haeger gave Iowa its first Top 3 finish of the invitational when she completed the race in the third-fastest time of 1:04.33. Buckeyes Megan Alexander (1:05.35) and Church (1:05.92) also raced in the championship final, finishing fifth and seventh, respectively.
Swimming a NCAA `B’ time in the 100-yard backstroke, Utah swimmer Shannon McQueen won the event in 56.09. Denver got on the podium for the first time of the night when Kelsey Totura recorded the second-fastest time of 56.39. Bowling Green also found itself on the podium for the first time as Alisha Yee finished third in 56.86. Stephanie Fennell (Sr., Ottawa, Canada/Milton District) swam a time of 59.75 to give Ohio State its fastest time of the night. She placed 10th in the race.
Amanda Miller of Purdue earned her second consecutive diving title as she scored a total of 293.30 points to win the 1-meter springboard. Miami (Fla.) diver Jenna Dreyer finished in second place with a score of 289.95. Chelsea Davis (So., Columbus, Ohio/Thomas Worthington) rounded out the Top 3 with a score of 279.50.
Utah concluded the meet with a win in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of 7:27.86. The Gamecocks raced to the second-place spot in a time of 7:30.07. Ohio State’s team of Buelens, Annie Rennenbom (Jr., Columbus, Ohio/Thomas Worthington), Jill Lockhart (Fr., Munice, Ind./Yorktown) and Haley Mitchell (Fr., Walled Lake, Mich./Walled Lake Western) finished third in 7:31.00. Their time is the fastest of the season by 10 seconds.
The meet continues Sunday at 9 a.m. with preliminary competition in the 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard butterfly and 1,650-yard freestyle events. Diving preliminaries resume at noon. Day three finals begin at 3 p.m. Admission is free to all sessions of the OSU Invitational.
Individual Event Winner List Event Winner Time 200 Medley Relay South Carolina 1:42.16 (Hensel, Tiberio, Williams, McLean) 400 Individual Medley Amanda Dunning (So. Carolina) 4:18.28 100 Butterfly Christy Williams (So. Carolina) 54.63 200 Freestyle Ali McInturff (Utah) 1:48.58 100 Breaststroke Lindsey Tiberio (So. Carolina) 1:01.97 100 Backstroke Shannon McQueen (Utah) 56.09 1-meter Diving Amanda Miller (Purdue) 293.30 800 Freestyle Relay Utah 7:27.86 (McInturff, McQueen, Van Leeuwen, Curci)
Team Standings (through day two)
1. South Carolina 554; 2. Ohio State 526; 3. Utah 476; 4. Iowa 284; 5. Arkansas 256.5; 6. Denver 247.5; 7. Bowling Green 219; 8. Purdue 94; 9. Miami (Fla.) 73; 10. Notre Dame 10; 11. Arizona State 7.
