Kuzhil, Bunting and Proehl Lead Kansas on Day Two of Big 12 Championships
Feb. 25, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas –
Juniors Joy Bunting and Iuliia Kuzhil and senior Meghan Proehl led the Kansas swimming and diving team to a fourth place finish at the conclusion of day two of the Big 12 Championships Thursday.
Kuzhil finished in fifth place in the 50-yard freestyle and recorded a personal-best time of 22.86 in the preliminary round earlier in the day. Monica Johannessen, Emily Lanteigne and Amanda Maez scored points for Kansas in the event and freshman Lindsey Legako finished in the top 25.
Bunting recorded an eighth-place finish in the 200-yard IM and freshman Brooke Brull also put up points for the Jayhawks in the event.
Proehl finished in sixth place in the 1m diving competition. Senior Allison Ho and freshmen Christy Cash and Taylor Ilten also recorded top-25 finishes.
Kansas’ 200-yard freestyle relay team of Johannessen, Kuzhil, Lanteigne and Maez started the evening off with a fourth place finish with a time of 1:31.62.
In the 500-yard freestyle, sophomore Shannon Garlie and freshman Rebecca Swank finished 13th and 14th respectively.
Check back with kuathletics.com for a report following each session at the Big 12 Championships. Action will begin Friday with individual preliminary events at 10.a.m.
Scores through 13 events
1. Texas A&M – 357
2. Texas – 285
3. Missouri – 167
4. Kansas – 149
5. Iowa State – 113
6. Nebraska – 93
200 Yard Freestyle Relay Results
1. Texas A&M 5- 1:29.31
2. Texas – 1:29.45
3. Missouri – 1:30.49
4. Kansas (Johannessen, Kuzhil, Lanteigne, Maez) – 1:31.62
5. Iowa State – 1:32.45
6. Nebraska – 1:33.65
9. Kansas (Wagner, Kuehler, Legako, Hettenbach) – 1:36.03
10. Kansas (Brull, Bunting, Heyrman, B. Potter)- 1:37.61
11. Kansas (Liggett, Rudman, Rospierski, A. Potter)- 1:40.49
Women’s 1m Diving Results
1. Jaele Patrick, Texas A&M – 317.25
2. Janie Potvin, Texas A&M – 292.70
3. Lauren Caldwell, Texas – 291.30
4. Maren Taylor, Texas – 285.30
5. Jordan Morcom, Missouri – 276.85
6. Meghan Proehl, Kansas – 276.00
7. Tien Tran, Iowa State – 272.00
8. Lorena Lujan, Texas A&M – 250.20
17. Allison Ho, Kansas – 226.45
18. Christy Cash, Kansas – 224.50
23. Taylor Ilten, Kansas – 204.60
Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle Results
1. Kristen Heiss, Texas A&M – 4:40.90
2. Maureen McLaine, Texas A&M – 4:42.95
3. Leah Gingrich, Texas – 4:43.31
4. Colleen Gordon, Missouri – 4:45.50
5. Susana Escobar, Texas – 4:48.52
6. Liz Nelson, Texas A&M – 4:48.04
7. Kim Jasmer, Missouri – 4:49.15
8. Mariah Hutchinson, Nebraska – 4:53.16
13. Shannon Garlie, Kansas – 4:51.63
14. Rebecca Swank, Kansas – 4:51.91
Women’s 200 Yard IM Results
1. Julia Wilkinson, Texas A&M – 1:55.81
2. Kathleen Hersey, Texas – 1:55.92
3. Alia Atkinson, Texas A&M – 1:58.13
4. Melanie Dodds, Texas A&M – 1:58.46
5. Lindsey King, Texas A&M – 1:59.45
6. Kaitlin Arntz, Nebraska – 2:00.39
7. Melissa Hain, Texas A&M – 2:00.94
8. Joy Bunting, Kansas – 2:01.88
13. Brooke Brull, Kansas – 2:02.08
Women’s 50 Yard Freestyle Results
1. Karlee Bispo, Texas – 22.36
2. Sarah Woods, Texas A&M – 22.61
3. Maria Sommer, Texas A&M – 22.74
4. Bethany Adams, Texas – 23.01
5. Iuliia Kuzhil, Kansas – 23.04
6. Kelsey Amundsen, Texas – 23.05
7. Lisa Nathanson, Missouri – 23.21
8. Brie Powers, Texas – 23.24
13. Monica Johannessen, Kansas – 23.47
14. Emily Lanteigne, Kansas – 23.55
16. Amanda Maez, Kansas – 23.91
24. Lindsey Legako, Kansas – 24.31
