Women’s Swimming and Diving: Ohio State Finishes Eighth at Big Ten Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/23/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio State women’s swimming and diving team finished in eighth place at the 2008 Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships, which concluded Saturday at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. The University of Minnesota earned the title with a total of 660.5 points.
Highlighting the events Saturday was the performance of freshman Kristen Asman on the platform. After a solid showing in the preliminaries, Asman scored 288.15 points to earn a second-place finish for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State opened the swimming finals with an 11th-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle by Katelyn Brix. The freshman recorded an NCAA “B” cut time and a career-best time of 16:44.67 in the event. Also scoring points for the Buckeyes was sophomore Haley Mitchell, who earned a 16th-place finish in the event. Her time of 16:51.79 was both an NCAA “B” cut time and a career-best.
Sophomore Jill Lockhart captured a 15th-place finish and an NCAA “B” cut in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:00.50, which was also a season-best. Senior captain Annie Rennebohm recorded a career-best time of 51.05 in the 100 freestyle to finish 19th for the Buckeyes.
The Scarlet and Gray had two swimmers participate in the bonus final of the 200 breaststroke. Sophomore Colleen Schweitzer swam an NCAA “B” time of 2:18.03, while classmate Megan Alexander finished in a time of 2:19.05.
Anita Beck scored points for the Buckeyes in the 200 butterfly. The freshman recorded an NCAA “B” cut and a career-best time of 2:02.11 to capture a 14th-place finish.
The quartet of senior captain Linda Lund-Kristiansen, Beck, freshman Maggie O’Brien and Rennebohm closed out the meet with a ninth-place finish in a “B” cut time of 3:24.28 in the 400 freestyle relay.
Earning second team All-Big Ten for Ohio State were divers Kristen Asman and Bianca Alvarez for their performances during the three-day meet.
The divers will compete at the NCAA Diving Zones, March 14-16, at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. Qualified swimmers and divers will advance to the 2008 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships meet held in Columbus at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, March 20-22.
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Big Ten Championships
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008
McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Columbus, Ohio
Team Scores: 1. Minnesota 660.5; 2. Michigan 609; 3. Indiana 513; 4. Penn State 472; 5. Northwestern 398; 6. Wisconsin 377; 7. Purdue 284; 8. Ohio State 218; 9. Iowa 139.5; 10. Michigan State 102; 11. Illinois 84.
Event Winners: 1650 freestyle – 1. Brunemann (Michigan) 15:51.29; 11. Brix (Ohio State) 16:44.67; 200 backstroke 1. Zubkova (Indiana) 1:53.62; 15. Lockhart (Ohio State) 2:00.50; 100 freestyle 1. Hupman (Northwestern) 48.65; 19. Rennebohm (Ohio State) 51.05; 200 breaststroke 1. Tyler (Minnesota) 2:10.18; 18. Schweitzer (Ohio State) 2:18.03; 200 butterfly 1. Jaeger (Michigan) 1:56.25; 14. Beck (Ohio State) 2:02.11; 400 freestyle relay 1. Michigan 3:17.47; 9. Ohio State (Lund-Kristiansen, Beck, O’Brien, Rennebohm) 3:24.28; Platform 1. Cook (Purdue) 289.00; 2. Asman (Ohio State) 288.15.
High Point Scorers
Illinois Marissa Clapp
Indiana Kate Zubkova
Iowa Katarina Tour
Michigan Margaret Kelly
Michigan State Danielle Williams
Minnesota Jillian Tyler
Northwestern Andrea Hupman
Ohio State Kristen Asman
Penn State Kelly Nelson
Purdue Ashley Karnes
Wisconsin Hannah McClurg
Diver of the Year: Brittany Feldman Indiana
Diver of the Championship: Brittany Feldman Indiana
Diving Coach of the Year: Chris Bergere Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Jillian Tyler Minnesota
Swimmer of the Championship: Andrea Hupman Northwestern
Swimmer of the Year: Emily Brunemann Michigan
Swimming Coach of the Year: Jimmy Tierney Northwestern
