Kansas Swimming and Diving Places Fourth At the 2009 Big 12 Championships
Feb. 28, 2009
COLUMBIA, Mo. –
Kansas Swimming and Diving Places Fourth At the 2009 Big 12 Championships
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Kansas swimming and diving finished in fourth place at the 2009 Big Championships at the Mizzou Aquatics Center. Leading the Jayhawks on the final day of competition was senior Maria Mayrovich.
Throughout the Big 12 Championships there was a back-and-forth battle for the top spot between Texas and Texas A&M. In the end, Texas won out, finishing in first place with 893 points. Texas A&M placed second with 831 points. Host-school Missouri finished third with 582 points. Kansas place fourth with 493 points. Iowa State and Nebraska also battled for fifth place, but Iowa State outpaced Nebraska by 34 points.
Sophomore Iuliia Kuzhil led a group of Jayhawks in the 200 yard backstroke, finishing eighth with a time of 1:58.42. Freshman Abigail Anderson and junior Carrah Haley finished 10th and 11th, respectively, while junior Mel Heyrman came in 16th. The four performances earned 26 points for the Kansas team total.
Mayrovich made a strong showing in the 100 yard freestyle as she came in third-place with a time of 48.77 for 16 points and freshman Shannon Garlie represented the Jayhawks in the 1650 freestyle, coming in sixth with a time of 16:47.23 to tally 13 points for the team effort.
Joy Bunting, Danielle Herrman and Rhynn Malloy combined for 12 points with their 12th, 13th and 14th place finishes in the 200 yard breaststroke while performances in the 200 yard butterfly by Stephanie Payne (8th), Brittany Potter (11th) and Alyssa Potter (14th) gained 20 points for KU.
In the platform diving competition, Erin Mertz took sixth place (222.75), good for 13 points, while Hannah McMacken and Meghan Proehl took eighth and ninth, respectively. Rounding out the day’s action for Kansas was the 400 yard freestyle relay in which KU finished third in a time of 3:19.18.
Below are results from Saturday evening. For complete results, please visit mutigers.com and check-out video replays at big12sports.com.
Check back with kuathletics.com for a report following Sunday’s Last Chance Meet. Tomorrow’s action will serve as the last opportunity for individuals and schools to qualify for the NCAA Championships. In addition, early next week will be a full recap of the Big 12 Championships and the announcement of qualifiers to the NCAA Championships for Kansas.
Final Big 12 Scores
1. Texas – 307
2. Texas A&M – 281
3. Missouri – 209
4. Kansas – 173
5. Iowa State – 112
6. Nebraska – 108
Kansas‘ Saturday Finals Results
200 Yard Backstroke
8. Iuliia Kuzhil – 1:58.42 – 11 points
10. Abigail Anderson – 1:58.51 – 7 points
11. Carrah Haley – 1:59.21 – 6 points
16. Mel Heyrman – 2:02.35 – 2 points
100 Yard Freestyle
3. Maria Mayrovich – 48.77 – 16 points
16. Emily Lanteigne – 51.18 – 1 point
1650 Yard Freestyle
6. Shannon Garlie – 16:47.23 – 13 points
200 Yard Breaststroke
12. Joy Bunting – 2:18.99 – 5 points
13. Danielle Herrmann – 2:19.10 – 4 points
14. Rhynn Malloy – 2:20.85 – 3 points
200 Yard Butterfly
8. Stephanie Payne – 2:01.08 – 11 points
11. Brittany Potter – 2:01.03 – 6 points
14. Alyssa Potter – 2:04.22 – 3 points
Platform Diving Finals
6. Erin Mertz – 222.75 – 13 points
8. Hannah McMacken – 202.25 – 11
9. Meghan Proehl – 200.25 – 9
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Texas – 3:13.62 – 40
2. Texas A&M – 3:14.08 – 34
3. Kansas – 3:19.18 – 32
4. Missouri – 3:19.61 – 30
5. Nebraska – 3:20.13 – 28
6. Iowa State – 3:25.85 – 26
**-Team season-best performance
$$-New School record.
