Buckeyes Begin 2012 At Toledo – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/6/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
Jan. 6, 2012
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio State returns to the pool competitively for its first dual meet of the 2012 calendar year Saturday when the Buckeyes swim at Toledo in a 1 p.m. competition at the Rockets’ Student Recreation Center.
The Buckeyes, who have been ranked as high as 13th this season, won both the Pitt and Ohio State Invitationals and are 5-0 in dual meet action. The Rockets are 2-1 this season in dual meet action and finished second in the 13-team Zippy Invitational in December.
CSCAA Rankings
Ohio State ranks 17th nationally in the latest Top 25 poll of Division I women’s teams for 2011-12 as conducted by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. Georgia is the top team in the latest poll. The top ranked Big Ten team is Indiana at No. 8; other Big Ten schools ranked include Wisconsin (16), the Buckeyes (17), Purdue (18), Michigan (22) and Minnesota (23).
NCAA Times
Ohio State swimmers have achieved an NCAA `B’ cut in the following events:
• 50 free: Megan Detro (22.65)
• 100 free: Michelle Williams (49.67); Megan Detro (49.86)
• 200 free: Alex Norris (1:47.49); Megan Detro (1:48.10)
• 500 free: Alex Norris (4:45.30)
• 100 back: Kelsey Moran (53.73); Emily Creran (54.42)
• 200 back: Emily Creran (1:55.39); Lauren Massey (1:58.58)
• 100 breast: Angela Severn (1:02.15); Jackie Brousseau (1:02.47)
• 200 breast: Angela Severn (2:16.13)
• 100 fly: Michelle Williams (54.46)
• 200 fly: Shannon Draves: (1:57.83); Darcy Fishback (1:59.35); Alex Norris (2:00.07)
• 200 IM: Angela Severn (1:59.91); Emily Creran (2:01.65); Alex Norris (2:01.66)
• 400 IM: Angela Severn(4:17.05)
In The Big Ten
A number of Buckeyes have posted some of the fastest swims in the Big Ten this season. Ohio State competitors whose efforts rank among the conference’s Top 10 times to date include:
• Kelly Ann Baird/1000 free: 6th (9:55.91)
• Kelly Ann Baird/1650 free: 3rd (16:21.77)
• Kelsey Moran/100 back: 4th (53.73), 5th (53.77), 7th (53.96)
• Emily Creran/200 back: 2nd (1:55.39), 5th (1:56.08), 10th (1:56.59)
• Megan Detro/50 free: 4th (22.65), 6th (22.71)
• Shannon Draves/100 fly: 3rd (53.40), 5th (53.78), 9th (53.98)
• Shannon Draves/200 fly: 4th (1:57.83), 5th (1:57.97), 7th (1:58.41)
• Darcy Fishback/200 fly: 9th (1:59.35)
• Angela Severn/200 IM: 4th (1:59.91)
In the relays, the Buckeyes have posted the three best times I the 200 medley race. Ohio State has the second-fastest times in the 400 free and 400 medley relays, and the sixth-best time posted thus far in the 800 free relay.
The 2012 Big Ten women’s swimming and diving championships are set for the University of Iowa February 15-18.
Ohio State has had two winners thus far in 2011-12 of the Big Ten’s performer of the week awards:
• junior Megan Detro was part of six first-place finishes for the Buckeyes at the Pitt Invitational. Detro was the individual winner of the 50 freestyle (23.06) and 100 freestyle (49.96), as well as part of the winning quartets in the 200 medley relay (1:39.15), the 400 freestyle relay (3:21.50), the 400 medley relay (3:39.73) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.06) races.
• diver Bianca Alvarezfor her winning efforts against Cleveland State, Denison and Virginia Tech, winning the 1-meter competition with a score of 336.60 and also taking top honors in the 3-meter (400.35) event.
Divers At Winter Nationals
Former and present Buckeye divers coached by OSU’s Vince Panzanohad a strong showing at the USA Diving Winter Nationals held at the University of Tennessee’s Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville December 17-22.
Katie Bell qualified for the FINA World Cup competition with a second-place finish in the women’s platform event, scoring 1046.00. Bell and current Buckeye Cheyenne Cousineauplaced fourth (583.53) in the women’s synchronized platform event.
Bianca Alvarezplaced fifth in the women’s three-meter competition, with an overall score of 969.90. She had previously qualified for the Olympic Trials.
Cheyenne Cousineau was 17th in one-meter diving (235.50). Taylor Ford was 27th in the three-meter event (237.70). Kristen Asmanfinished 30th in platform diving (237.25) and 34th in the one-meter competition (197.95).
The Buckeye Season
The Ohio State women enter Saturday with a 5-0 dual meet record and first-place finishes at both the Pitt and Ohio State Invitationals.
Scoring 981.50 points, the Buckeyes won the five-team OSU Invitational in December. Individual winners for Ohio State were: Emily Creran (200 back, 1:55.39); Megan Detro (50 free, 22.71); Kelsey Moran (100 back, 53.96) and diver Kristen Asman(3-meter, 318.25).
Ohio State, with a score of 1313, won the six-team Pitt Invitational; individual event winners for OSU were: Kelly Ann Baird (1650 free, 16:21.77); Jackie Brousseau (100 breast, 1:02.47); Emily Creran (200 back, 1:56.59); Megan Detro (50 free, 23.06; 100 free, 49.96); Shannon Draves (100 butterfly, 53.98); Kelsey Moran (100 back, 54.18); Alex Norris (200 free, 1:47.71); Angela Severn(200 IM, 2:01.28).
The Buckeyes posted a 203-97 win over Ohio on November 12. Seven different Buckeyes won at least one individual race. Duplicate winners were Shannon Draves, winning the 500 free (5:01.28), 1000 free (10:16.50) and 200 butterfly (2:03.46); Kelly Ann Baird, posting top times in the 200 free (1:52.12) and 200 backstroke (2:03.33). Ohio State swept the 3-meter diving. Bianca Alvarez placed first (400.80), followed by Cheyenne Cousineau(294.90) and Kristin Asman (278.40). In the 1-meter competition, Cousineau was first with a score of 315.45 and Asman finished second with 301.05.
In the relays, Ohio State’s unit of Kelsey Moran, Angela Severn, Michelle Williams and Megan Detro took first in the 200 medley relay (1:42.90); the team of Lauren Massey, Catherine Eitel, Darcy Fishback and Phoebe Cater placed third (1:48.01). In the 200 freestyle relay, Ohio State’s quartet of Michelle Williams, Megan Detro, Phoebe Cater and Jackie Brousseauwere first in 1:34.44.
November 4, the Buckeyes defeated Virginia Tech (198.0-100), Cleveland State (232.0-66.0) and Denison (234.0-64.0) in a quad meet. The team of Kelsey Moran, Angela Severn, Shannon Draves and Megan Detro opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay in 1:41.38, while sophomore Kelly Ann Baird outlasted Virginia Tech’s Erika Hajnal to claim the 1000 freestyle in 9:55.91. Another sophomore, Alex Norris, recorded a victory in the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:50.49 and the 200 individual medley in 2:05.33.
Severn also finished first in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.88) as well as the 200 breaststroke (2:19.86), while Draves continued to impress with wins in the 200 and 100 butterfly in 2:00.24 and 54.90, respectively. Detro had her first individual win of the night in the 50 freestyle (23.05); she later recorded her second win in the 100 freestyle (50.11), an event that ended in an Ohio State sweep with Michelle Williams (51.82) and Phoebe Cater (52.11) following in second and third. With her second win, Baird took first in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:51.45. The meet concluded with the 400 freestyle relay; Ohio State finished first with the team of Detro, Williams, Cater and Lisa Narumin 3:26.59.
In the first diving action of the season, senior Bianca Alvarezcame away with two wins, one in the 1-meter competition with a score of 336.60 and another in the 3-meter with 400.35 total points.
In their first meet of the season vs. Kenyon College (176.5-83.5), the Scarlet and Gray captured wins in 13 events. Duplicate winners for the Buckeyes were Jackie Brousseau in the 50 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and with the 200 freestyle relay; Phoebe Cater in the 200 freestyle and the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays; Megan Detro in the 500 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relay; and Shannon Dravesin the 200 IM and 200 freestyle relay.
Williams Attends NCAA Academy
Ohio State associate head women’s swimming coach Stefanie Williamswas one of 42 participants who attended the NCAA’s prestigious Women Coaches Academy (WCA) in Denver December 13-17, learning from established coaches and experts in a number of areas to enhance their personal and team success, as well as interacting with other up-and-coming coaches from all sports and NCAA divisions.
The WCA provides skills training for coaches at all levels to assist them in being more efficient, productive, resourceful and successful. The academy is designed for women coaches who are ready and willing to increase their individual effectiveness by learning advanced skills and strategies that directly affect their personal and team success. The participants learn skills that are not sport specific, yet ones that are relevant and necessary for coaching responsibilities, beyond the Xs and Os. The WCA is designed to give coaches the opportunity to understand their expanding role as a coach, along with perspectives and skills to help them make the most of their situation. In the company and understanding of other coaches, they have the opportunity to talk and listen with others to gain support and learn new tools and strategies.
Williams was just the second Ohio State coach selected in the 21 previous sessions of the Women Coaches Academy; rowing coach Midge McPhail was a 2004 participant. A four-time NCAA national champion and 24-time All-American at Georgia, Williams originally joined the Buckeyes in June, 2008, as an assistant coach.
Next Up
The Buckeyes return home to McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion for a 1 p.m. meet with Michigan on Saturday, January 21; the Ohio State men will also face Harvard at McCorkle that day.
