More School Records Fall, But Kansas Drops to Fourth
Feb. 26, 2009
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COLUMBIA, Mo. –
Kansas swimming and diving saw another relay record fall Thursday evening at the Mizzou Aquatics Center in Columbia, Mo. for the Big 12 Championships. The 400 yard medley relay team comprised of Iuliia Kuzhil, Danielle Herrmann, Maria Mayrovich and Abigail Anderson touched the wall in a time of 3:38.23, which gave Kansas 32 points and a third-place finish in the event.
With two days remaining, Kansas fell to fourth place with 173 points. Missouri surged to third with 209 points, while the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies are fighting for the top spot. Nebraska and Iowa State are separated by only four points for fifth place.
Emily Lanteigne earned Kansas’ first individual points of the Big 12 Championships with her 15th place finish in the 500 yard freestyle. Her time of 4:56.16 tallied two points for the Jayhawks. Carrah Haley also earned a top-20 finish with her time of 4:54.70.
Two-time NCAA Qualifier, Herrmann, placed sixth in the 200 yard I.M. Her time of 2:01.23 earned Kansas 13 points. Joy Bunting had her best career-time of 2:01.22, which was fast enough to win the ‘B’ heat and score nine points for Kansas.
Three Jayhawks scored points in the 50 yard freestyle. Mayrovich topped her career-best time in the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 22.37. She placed third, thus scoring 16 points for Kansas. Erin Goetz earned a top-10 finish with a time of 23.23 and tallied seven points for KU. Kuzhil finished just 0.15 seconds behind Goetz and earned four points for Kansas with her 13th place finish.
On the diving board, Kansas placed three divers in the top 12. Meghan Proehl and Erin Mertz placed seventh and eighth with 281.10 and 280.35 points, respectively. Hannah McMacken finished in 12th place with a score of 244.35.
Kuzhil led the 40 yard medley relay team off with a school-record split for the 100 yard backstroke of 53.45 seconds. Kansas’ time of 3:38.23 may be fast enough to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships.
Below are results from Thursday evening. For live results, please visit mutigers.com and check-out video replays at big12sports.com.
Please 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 Thursday
1. Texas – 307
2. Texas A&M – 281
3. Missouri – 209
4. Kansas – 173
5. Iowa State – 112
6. Nebraska – 108
Kansas Thursday Finals Results
500 Yard Freestyle
15. Emily Lanteigne – 4:56.16 – 2 points
20. Carrah Haley – 4:54.70
21. Shannon Garlie – 4:55.68
200 Yard I.M.
6. Danielle Herrmann – 2:01.23 – 13 points
9. Joy Bunting – 2:01.22 – 9 points
21. Brittany Potter – 2:05.16
24. Sarah Beth Edwards – 2:07.08
50 Yard Freestyle
3. Maria Mayrovich – 22.37 – 16 points*
10. Erin Goetz – 23.23 – 7 points
13. Iuliia Kuzhil – 23.38 – 4 points
19. Amanda Maez – 23.78
22. Jessica Brozek – 23.86
24. Anne Liggett – 24.11
1 Meter Diving Finals
7. Meghan Proehl – 281.10 – 12 points
8. Erin Mertz – 280.35 – 11 points
12. Hannah McMacken – 244.35 – 5 points
400 Yard Medley Relay
1. Texas – 3:33.92
2. Texas A&M – 3:35.64
3. Kansas – 3:38.23 – 32 points$
4. Missouri – 3:40.74
5. Iowa State – 3:40.98
6. Nebraska – 3:42.40
* – Team season-best time.
$ – Kansas School record
