Building a comfortable lead each day of a championship helps ensure victory. The Truman women took this lesson to heart and finished 185 points ahead of Drury, its nearest opponent, in the Division II Women's Swimming and Diving Championships March 16 in Orlando, Florida.

The Bulldogs claimed nine event titles, 733 points and just their second Division II swimming and diving championship. Drury (548), West Chester (434), UC San Diego (350) and North Dakota (313) rounded out the top five.

Ten championship records were broken during the three-day meet and several new champions were crowned. Swimmer-of-the-meet Diana Betsworth of Truman had a dominating performance that included titles in the 200-, 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyles. And several swimmers doubled up on event titles. Drury's Megan Krueger repeated victories in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle swims, while West Chester's Corey Dennis once again owned the 100- and 200-yard butterfly events. Nebraska-Omaha's Ali Petersen joined the club by claiming both backstroke events. North Dakota's Janice Berry also garnered wins in the 200-yard breaststroke and the 400-yard individual medley.

In diving, Clarion's Amanda Earnest took the one- and three-meter springboard events along with diver-of-the-meet honors. Her coach, David Hrovat, was named diving coach of the meet.

For the third consecutive year, Truman coach Seth Huston earned coach-of-the-meet recognition.

TEAM RESULTS

1. Truman, 733; 2. Drury, 548; 3. West Chester, 434; 4. UC San Diego, 350; 5. North Dakota, 313; 6. Neb.-Omaha, 309; 7. Clarion, 207; 8. Northern Colo., 165; 9. Tampa, 163; 10. Cal St. Bakersfield, 117; 11. Northern Mich., 104; 12. Indianapolis, 80; 13. Bloomsburg, 78; 14. Lewis, 72; 15. UC Davis, 56; 16. St. Cloud St., 53; 17. (tie) Shippensburg and South Dakota, 37; 19. Grand Valley St., 36; 20. Southern Conn. St., 25; 21. (tie) Delta St. and West Va. Wesleyan, 15; 23. Wayne St. (Mich.), 13; 24. Neb.-Kearney, 11; 25. Minn. St., 9; 26. Central Wash., 7; 27. Westminster (Pa.), 6; 28. Hillsdale, 5; 29. (tie) Ashland and Catawba, 4; 30. Henderson St., 2.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

50-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Megan Krueger, Drury, 23.13; 2. Sara Hatcher, Truman, 23.33; 3. Tasha Soby, Neb.-Omaha, 23.60; 4. Dena Quick, Northern Mich., 23.67; 5. Sarah Henderson, Drury, 23.69; 6. Tracy Collington, West Chester, 23.84; 7. Shiara Holler, Drury, 23.95; 8. Brett Hantla, Drury, 24.13. Consolation -- 9. Cindy Ong, Drury, 24.22; 10. Jamie Haferbier, Neb.-Omaha, 24.38; 11. Taura Wizniak, West Chester, 24.40; 12. Saree Hoopii, Northern Colo., 24.46; 13. Megan Trimbur, Clarion, 24.49; 14. Brittany Reetz, Lewis, 24.50; 15. Donna Gregory, Cal St. Bakersfield, 24.59; 16. Sarah Clark, Neb.-Omaha, 24.78.

100-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Megan Krueger, Drury, 50.48; 2. Diana Betsworth, Truman, 50.83; 3. Sarah Dance, Truman, 51.31; 4. Saree Hoopii, Northern Colo., 51.51; 5. Sara Hatcher, Truman, 51.68; 6. Corey Dennis, West Chester, 51.70; 7. Jamie Haferbier, Neb.-Omaha, 51.96; 8. Taura Wizniak, West Chester, 52.55. Consolation -- 9. Alyson Edoff, Drury, 51.90; 10. Cindy Ong, Drury, 52.35; 11. Brittany Reetz, Lewis, 52.41; 12. Sarah Henderson, Drury, 52.44; 13. Dena Quick, Northern Mich., 52.45; 14. Brett Hantla, Drury, 52.61; 15. Christen Rhodes, Drury, 52.98; 16. Sarah Scott, Lewis, 53.93.

200-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Diana Betsworth, Truman, 1:49.06 (meet record in preliminaries 1:48.75; old record 1:49.14, Kirsten Silvester, Northern Mich., 1991); 2. Liz Hug, Truman, 1:50.66; 3. Alyson Edoff, Drury, 1:50.73; 4. Jamie Haferbier, Neb.-Omaha, 1:51.03; 5. Sarah Dance, Truman, 1:51.74; 6. Bridget Riley, Truman, 1:52.22; 7. Christen Rhodes, Drury, 1:53.36; 8. Taura Wizniak, West Chester, 1:53.39. Consolation -- 9. Brittany Sneberger, Bloomsburg, 1:54.05; 10. Megan Trimbur, Clarion, 1:54.09; 11. Ashley Jones, Bloomsburg, 1:54.40; 12. Veronica Barna, Neb.-Omaha, 1:54.70; 13. Samantha Wong, UC San Diego, 1:54.75; 14. Jessica Webb, North Dakota, 1:55.42; 15. Sandra Lopez, UC San Diego, 1:56.83; 16. Carly Ross, UC San Diego, 1:56.91.

500-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Liz Hug, Truman, 4:53.89; 2. Bridget Riley, Truman, 4:54.53; 3. Alyson Edoff, Drury, 4:56.76; 4. Lynsey Fugate, Drury, 5:00.29; 5. Sarah Wells, Truman, 5:00.42; 6. Christen Rhodes, Drury, 5:01.25; 7. Amanda Pearsall, West Chester, 5:02.92; 8. Katie May, Truman, 5:03.67. Consolation -- 9. Katie Corell, Cal St. Bakersfield, 5:02.25; 10. Janice Berry, North Dakota, 5:02.74; 11. Meredith Eyler, West Chester, 5:03.90; 12. Erin Goodhart, Shippensburg, 5:04.91; 13. Missy Baer, Clarion, 5:05.26; 14. Christina Gwin, UC Davis, 5:07.03; 15. Julie Upmeyer, Grand Valley St., 5:09.27; 16. Brittan Sneberger, 5:10.56.

1,000-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Diana Betsworth, Truman, 9:55.47 (meet record; old record, 9:55.86, Jess Martin, Truman, 2001); 2. Bridget Riley, Truman, 10:04.68; 3. Liz Hug, Truman, 10:09.95; 4. Katie May, Truman, 10:15.83; 5. Alyson Edoff, Drury, 10:18.46; 6. Lynsey Fugate, Drury, 10:19.37; 7. Christen Rhodes, Drury, 10:22.63; 8. Missy Baer, Clarion, 10:22.87; 9. Meredith Eyler, West Chester, 10:25.49; 10. Mary Beth Owen, Drury, 10:26.25; 11. Natalie Herbert, Wayne St., 10:28.99; 12. Erin Goodhart, Shippensburg, 10:29.28; 13. Amanda Shearer, Truman, 10:30.70; 14. Ashley Droke, Delta St., 10:31.31; 15. Christina Gwin, UC Davis, 10:32.40; 16. Amanda Pearsall, West Chester, 10:32.92

1,650-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Diana Betsworth, Truman, 16:43.51; 2. Bridget Riley, Truman, 16:52.11; 3. Lynsey Fugate, Drury, 17:04.61; 4. Mary Beth Owen, Drury, 17:04.91; 5. Missy Baer, Clarion, 17:20.03; 6. Amanda Pearsall, West Chester, 17:25.41; 7. Sarah Wells, Truman, 17:28.68; 8. Meredith Eyler, West Chester, 17:30.49; 9. Ashley Droke, Delta St., 17:32.50; 10. Natalie Herbert, Wayne St. (Mich.), 17:34.24; 11. Erin Goodhart, Shippensburg, 17:37.06; 12. Amanda Shearer, Truman, 17:38.37; 13. Melissa Schiffel, Catawba, 17:40.75; 14. Shannon Treen, Tampa, 17:44.58; 15. Ellen Frick, Truman, 17:49.67; Christine Hyjek, UC San Diego, 17:55.65.

100-yard backstroke: Final -- 1. Ali Petersen, Neb.-Omaha, 55.60; 2. Jennifer Watanabe, UC San Diego, 56.86; 3. Kelli Dudley, Truman, 56.92; 4. Tasha Soby, Neb.-Omaha, 57.56; 5. Krista Pray, Truman, 57.79; 6. Katie May, Truman, 57.92; 7. Melissa DeBellis, West Chester, 58.02; 8. Veronica Ormrod, Southern Conn. St., 58.26. Consolation -- 9. Elizabeth Glick, UC Davis, 58.12; 10. Megan Crouch, Northern Colo., 58.44; 11. Jamie Dolbow, West Chester, 58.69; 12. Lacy Spurgeon, Indianapolis, 58.80; 13. Jill Bren, Northern Mich., 58.88; 14. Liz Leonard, Ashland, 59.04; 15. Molly McCorkle, UC San Diego, 59.81; 16. Brianne Kelson, Central Wash., 59.86.

200-yard backstroke: Final -- 1. Ali Petersen, Neb.-Omaha, 1:58.38 (meet record; old record 2:00.54, Karlyn Pipes-Neilson, Cal St. Bakersfield, 1998); 2. Jennifer Watanabe, UC San Diego, 2:01.66; 3. Kelli Dudley, Truman, 2:02.42; 4. Jamie Dolbow, West Chester, 2:04.47; 5. Melissa DeBellis, West Chester, 2:05.75; 6. Tasha Soby, Neb.-Omaha, 2:05.90; 7. Katie Corell, Cal St. Bakersfield, 2:05.99; 8. Katie May, Truman, 2:06.51. Consolation -- 9. Megan Crouch, Northern Colo., 2:03.99; 10. Elizabeth Glick, UC Davis, 2:06.87; 11. Frances Tran, UC San Diego, 2:07.48; 12. Kim Magnanelli, Shippensburg, 2:07.56; 13. Krista Pray, Truman, 2:08.20; 14. Brianne Kelson, Central Wash., 2:08.41; 15. Molly McCorkle, UC San Diego, 2:09.03; 16. Liz Leonard, Ashland, 2:09.71.

100-yard breaststroke: Final -- 1. Beth Morris, North Dakota, 1:03.76; 2. Denise Bogard, UC San Diego, 1:03.84; 3. Michaela Osborn, Truman, 1:03.98; 4. Tesia Zuba, St. Cloud St., 1:04.21; 5. Rosanna Delurgio, UC San Diego, 1:04.67; 6. Sandra Lopez, UC San Diego, 1:04.72; 7. Lindsey Meeks, UC San Diego, 1:05.16; 8. Rebecca Fischer, North Dakota, 1:05.18. Consolation -- 9. Ashley Haney, West Chester, 1:04.86; 10. Mandy Smith, Tampa, 1:04.97; 11. Megan Grunert, Indianapolis, 1:05.23; 12. Lindsay Spry, West Chester, 1:05.33; 13. Allison Griffith, West Va. Wesleyan, 1:05.81; 14. Kim Lewis, West Chester, 1:06.63; 15. Missy Douds, Lewis, 1:07.41; 16. Katie Miller, UC San Diego, 1:07.71.

200-yard breaststroke: Final -- 1. Janice Berry, North Dakota, 2:16.51 (meet record; old record 2:16.74, Sandra Lopez, UC San Diego, 2001); 2. Tesia Zuba, Southern Conn. St., 2:18.98; 3. Sandra Lopez, UC San Diego, 2:20.10; 4. Denise Bogard, UC San Diego, 2:20.22; 5. Rosanna Delurgio, UC San Diego, 2:20.96; 6. Megan Grunert, Indianapolis, 2:21.16; 7. Rebecca Fischer, North Dakota, 2:21.56; 8. Allison Griffith, West Va. Wesleyan, 2:22.10. Consolation -- 9. Ashley Haney, West Chester, 2:22.32; 10. Lindsey Meeks, UC San Diego, 2:22.53; 11. Stephanie King, Westminster (Pa.), 2:23.19; 12. Missy Douds, Lewis, 2:24.04; 13. Rita Kalmikova, Lewis, 2:24.23; 14. Michaela Osborn, Truman, 2:24.26; 15. Lindsay Spry, West Chester, 2:26.00; 16. Molly Connolly, South Dakota, 2:27.06.

100-yard butterfly: Final -- 1. Corey Dennis, West Chester, 55.42 (meet record; old record 55.82, Angel Myers, Furman, 1986); 2. Cindy Ong, Drury, 55.85; 3. Elysia Moreland, Tampa, 56.17; 4. Shiara Holler, Drury, 56.40; 5. Sarah Dance, Truman, 57.04; 6. Sara Pires, Northern Colo., 57.55; 7. Jasmine DeGross, Tampa, 58.07; 8. Megan Grunert, Indianapolis, 58.28. Consolation -- 9. Tasha Soby, Neb.-Omaha, 57.27; 10. Melissa DeBellis, West Chester, 57.57; 11. Megan Krueger, Drury, 58.07; 12. Martina Zamecnik, Neb.-Omaha, 58.15; 13. Jennifer Visser, Cal St. Bakersfield, 58.31; 14. Suzanne Lorimer, Northern Colo., 58.42; 15. Christina Blose, Truman, 58.73; 16. Sara Richmire, North Dakota, 59.08.

200-yard butterfly: Final -- 1. Corey Dennis, West Chester, 2:02.13; 2. Cindy Ong, Drury, 2:03.24; 3. Shannon Treen, Tampa, 2:04.30; 4. Elysia Moreland, Tampa, 2:04.53; 5. Bethany Bankovich, Clarion, 2:06.02; 6. Alison Blyth, Truman, 2:06.30; 7. Lynae Roos, West Chester, 2:07.38; 8. Suzanne Lorimer, Northern Colo., 2:07.57. Consolation -- 9. Danielle Mobley, Drury, 2:07.18; 10. Megan Straehle, West Chester, 2:07.51; 11. Martina Daller, North Dakota, 2:08.03; 12. Sara Pires, Northern Colo., 2:08.04; 13. Katie Hill, North Dakota, 2:09.48; 14. Tara Bailey, Delta St., 2:09.83; 15. Courtney McGill, Henderson St., 2:10.37; 16. Colleen Rickard, Hillsdale, 2:10.55.

200-yard individual medley: Final -- 1. Liz Hug, Truman, 2:02.98 (meet record; old record, 2:03.25, Noemi Lung, Fla. Atlantic, 1993); 2. Kelli Dudley, Truman, 2:03.47; 3. Janice Berry, North Dakota, 2:04.31; 4. Jennifer Watanabe, UC San Diego, 2:05.89; 5. Sarah Dance, Truman, 2:05.96; 6. Megan Grunert, Indianapolis, 2:06.51; 7. Sarah Wells, Truman, 2:06.84; 8. Petia Petrova, Drury, 2:06.86. Consolation -- 9. Elysia Moreland, Tampa, 2:07.09; 10. Megan Straehle, West Chester, 2:07.66; 11. Rebecca Fischer, North Dakota, 2:07.67; 12. Tesia Zuba, St. Cloud St., 2:08.62; 13. Christine Hyjek, UC San Diego, 2:08.82; 14. Shelbi Settlage, Central Wash., 2:08.86; 15. Denise Bogard, UC San Diego, 2:08.99; 16. Sara Richmire, North Dakota, 2:10.72.

400-yard individual medley: Final -- 1. Janice Berry, North Dakota, 4:22.72; 2. Kelli Dudley, Truman, 4:24.03; 3. Sarah Wells, Truman, 4:25.98; 4. Jennifer Watanabe, UC San Diego, 4:26.49; 5. Megan Straehle, West Chester, 4:27.75; 6. Petia Petrova, Drury, 4:28.32; 7. Rebecca Fischer, North Dakota, 4:30.11; 8. Tesia Zuba, St. Cloud St., 4:30.15. Consolation -- 9. Lynsey Fugate, Drury, 4:30.02; 10. Shannon Treen, Tampa, 4:31.77; 11. Christine Hyjek, UC San Diego, 4:32.50; 12. Missy Douds, Lewis, 4:34.74; 13. Colleen Rickard, Hillsdale, 4:36.18; 14. Gina Fettig, Truman, 4:36.28; 15. Sarah Guy, North Dakota, 4:39.54; 16. Denise Bogard, UC San Diego, 4:41.59.

One-meter diving: Final -- 1. Amanda Earnest, Clarion, 376.37; 2. Jennifer MacDonald, UC Davis, 362.10; 3. Katy Ballantine, Grand Valley St., 335.45; 4. Lindsy Tilley, Northern Colo., 328.75; 5. Stephanie Weiss, Drury, 327.40; 6. Jenna Portelance, North Dakota, 323.70; 7. Jessica Waldman, Clarion, 322.00; 8. Aja Wurth, Neb.-Omaha, 305.35. Consolation -- 9. Katie Richter, Northern Mich., 302.55; 10. Beth Luciani, Northern Colo., 300.20; 11. Lisa Mentzer, West Chester, 299.10; 12. Jenny Rabe, Minnesota St., 294.45; 13. Gretchen Wiley, Minnesota St., 286.40; 14. Laura Beach, UC Davis, 276.85; 15. Teri Ann Krefting, North Dakota, 275.80; 16. Beth Mattson, St. Cloud St., 273.70.

Three-meter diving: Final -- 1. Amanda Earnest, Clarion, 414.35; 2. Jenna Portelance, North Dakota, 411.15; Katy Ballantine, Grand Valley St., 388.80; 4. Jennifer MacDonald, UC Davis, 381.60; 5. Jessica Waldman, Clarion, 373.05; 6. Erin Borgschatz, North Dakota, 367.10; 7. Aja Wurth, Neb.-Omaha, 351.30; 8. Susan Walston, Neb.-Kearney, 337.50. Consolation -- 9. Katie Richter, Northern Mich., 356.55; 10. Stephanie Weiss, Drury, 348.45; 11. Lisa Mentzer, West Chester, 344.05; 12. Teri Ann Krefting, North Dakota, 341.75; 13. Beth Mattson, Southern Conn. St., 334.60; 14. Tiffany Stage, Drury, 334.00; 15. Rachelle Terpstra, Grand Valley St., 329.50; 16. Lindsay Tilley, Northern Colo., 305.20.

200-yard freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Drury (Brett Hantla, Shiara Holler, Sarah Henderson, Megn Krueger), 1:33.81; 2. Truman, 1:34.17; 3. UC San Diego, 1:36.05; 4. Neb.-Omaha, 1:36.62; 5. (tie) Northern Mich. and Clarion, 1:36.98; 7. West Chester, 1:37.33; 8. North Dakota, 1:37.92. Consolation -- 9. Northern Colo., 1:37.93; 10. Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:38.37; 11. South Dakota, 1:38.64; 12. Tampa, 1:39.42; 13. Bloomsburg, 1:39.65; 14. Lewis, 1:39.97; 15. Indianapolis, 1:40.30; 16. Southern Conn. St., 1:41.05.

400-yard freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Truman (Liz Hug, Sara Hatcher, Sarah Dance, Diana Betsworth), 3:24.20 [meet record; old record 3:25.03, Oakland (Laura Fischer, Ellen Lessig, Jodi Parker, Kristen Nagelkirk), 1993]; 2. Drury, 3:26.68; 3. West Chester, 3:29.83; 4. Neb.-Omaha, 3:30.67; 5. Clarion, 3:32.05; 6. UC San Diego, 3:32.16; 7. Bloomsburg, 3:32.30; 8. North Dakota, 3:33.62. Consolation -- 9. Northern Colo., 3:33.75; 10. Tampa, 3:34.51; 11. Cal St. Bakersfield, 3:35.27; 12. Indianapolis, 3:35.37; 13. Lewis, 3:35.53; 14. South Dakota, 3:36.84; 15. Northern Mich., 3:36.87; 16. Shippensburg, 3:38.23.

800-yard freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Truman (Liz Hug, Bridget Riley, Sarah Dance, Diana Betsworth), 7:23.60 [meet record; old record 7:30.83, Northern Mich. (Jennifer Kleeman, May Tan, Anneli Hagglund, Kirsten Silvester), 1991]; 2. West Chester, 7:34.29; 3. Drury, 7:37.47; 4. UC San Diego, 7:40.17; 5. Bloomsburg, 7:40.22; 6. North Dakota, 7:41.66; 7. Neb.-Omaha, 7:41.74; 8. Lewis, 7:43.99. Consolation­­9. Cal St. Bakersfield, 7:44.36; 10. Northern Mich., 7:47.01; 11. Clarion, 7:48.65; 12. Tampa, 7:48.75; 13. Shippensburg, 7:53.08; 14. Northern Colo., 8:00.49; 15. Indianapolis, 8:03.79; 16. South Dakota, 8:06.01.

200-yard medley relay: Final -- 1. Truman (Christina Blose, Sara Hatcher, Meghan Osborn, Krista Pray), 1:44.22 [meet record; old record 1:45.39, Oakland (Amy Comerford, Angie Johnson, Laura Fischer, Ellen Lessig), 1993]; 2. Neb.-Omaha, 1:45.74; 3. Drury, 1:45.80; 4. West Chester, 1:45.90; 5. North Dakota, 1:46.69; 6. UC San Diego, 1:47.45; 7. Cal St. Bakersfield, 1:48.10; 8. Disqualification. Consolation -- 9. Tampa, 1:47.95; 10. Northern Colo., 1:49.81; 11. Northern Mich., 1:50.36; 12. Clarion, 1:50.71; 13. South Dakota, 1:51.09; 14. Lewis, 1:52.34; 15. Shippensburg, 1:54.93; 16. Bloomsburg, 1:55.91.

400-yard medley relay: Final -- 1. Truman (Liz Hug, Kelli Dudley, Michaela Osborn, Sara Hatcher), 3:48.85 [meet record; old record 3:49.99, Air Force (Amy Hennies, Krista Steenbergen, Connie Cann, Beth Zeman), 1996]; 2. West Chester, 3:51.28; 3. UC San Diego, 3:52.56; 4. Neb.-Omaha, 3:52.62; 5. Drury, 3:53.64; 6. Tampa, 3:54.72; 7. North Dakota, 3:55.83; 8. Cal St. Bakersfield, 3:59.19. Consolation -- 9. Northern Colo., 3:57.75; 10. Indianapolis, 3:58.66; 11. Southern Conn. St., 4:00.81; 12. Clarion, 4:01.37; 13. South Dakota, 4:01.55; 14. Northern Mich., 4:02.42; 15. Lewis, 4:02.70; 16. Shippensburg, 4:10.89.