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Georgia women steadily swim past field for third crown


Mar 26, 2001 10:49:15 AM


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With just one event win, the Georgia Lady Bulldogs pulled off a surprise victory at the Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships March 15-17 to claim their third consecutive championship.

Without last year's co-swimmers of the meet Kristy Kowal and Courtney Shealy to dominate the competition, Georgia had to rely on solid finishes in almost every event to wrestle the title from challengers Auburn and Stanford.

The team title came down to the last day of competition, when several teams looked to move up in the standings. Auburn, which saw the slight lead it had over Georgia after the first day shrink even further after the second, finally slipped from first place with a lack of top-five finishes. Texas came on strong behind Colleen Lanne's win in the 100-yard freestyle, and Stanford's Misty Hyman claimed her second 200-yard butterfly title to give the Cardinal its eighth event win of the meet.

Meanwhile, Georgia continued to place swimmers in the top five of most events. And that meant the last event of the meet, the 400-yard freestyle relay, would determine the winner.

In the relay, Texas hit the wall first in a meet-record 3:14.52. Georgia finished second, good enough for first overall. Arizona helped the Bulldogs by finishing third in the event just ahead of Stanford, keeping the Cardinal just 1 1/2 points behind Georgia in the team standings.

Georgia coach Jack Bauerle said, "I'm happier than when we won the first one," adding, "It wasn't the prettiest meet, but we did it."

Texas took third with 350 1/2 points, while Auburn (324) and Arizona (304) finished out the top five.

Aside from the battle for the team title, several swimmers turned in outstanding performances. Texas' Lanne took individual honors in the 50-yard freestyle to go along with her win in the 100. California freshman Natalie Coughlin contributed 60 points to her squad and had meet-record wins in the 100-yard butterfly and the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events. She was named swimmer of the meet in what she called, "the best meet of my life."

In diving, Houston's Yulia Pakhalina claimed the one- and three-meter springboard titles to earn diver of the meet. Stanford's Erin Sones won the platform event.

Team results

1. Georgia, 389; 2. Stanford, 387 1/2 ; 3. Texas, 350 1/2; 4. Auburn, 324; 5. Arizona, 304; 6. Southern California, 255; 7. California, 248; 8. Florida, 214; 9. North Carolina, 175; 10. Southern Methodist, 155 1/2; 11. Penn St., 100; 12. Virginia, 92; 13. Indiana, 90; 14. Miami (Fla.), 88 1/2; 15. UCLA, 83; 16. Alabama, 69; 17. LSU, 67; 18. Michigan, 64; 19. Wisconsin, 62; 20. Tennessee, 58; 21. Arizona St., 48; 22. Houston, 40; 23. Nebraska, 38; 24. Hawaii, 32.

25. Princeton, 27; 26. Texas A&M, 26; 27. Villanova, 25; 28. Pacific (Cal.), 23; 29. Rice, 22; 30. Ohio St., 20; 31. Maryland, 19; 32. (tie) Cincinnati, Michigan St. and Florida St., 17; 35. (tie) Northwestern and Illinois, 16; 37. Notre Dame, 15; 38. Arkansas, 9; 39. Kentucky, 6; 40. (tie) Iowa and Purdue, 5; 42. UNLV, 4; 43. Clemson, 3; 44. Rutgers, 2; 45. (tie) Minnesota and Oregon St., 1.

Individual results

50-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Colleen Lanne, Texas, 21.99; 2. Haley Cope, California, 22.34; 3. Jennifer Cristy, Indiana, 22.47; 4. Christy Cech, Florida St., 22.58; 5. Eileen Coparropa, Auburn, 22.60; 6. (tie) Stefanie Williams, Georgia, and Erin Phenix, Texas, 22.61; 8. Michelle Engelsman, Arizona, 22.76. Consolation -- 9. Leah Martindale, Florida, 22.76; 10. Jenny Vanker, Arizona, 22.78; 11. Jaime Siegele, Kentucky, 22.90; 12. Jennifer Crisman, Michigan, 22.96; 13. (tie) Katina Maistrellis, Southern Methodist, and Becky Short, Auburn, 23.05; 15. Cortnee Adams, Auburn, 23.13; 16. Katy Novotny, Maryland, 23.16.

100-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Colleen Lanne, Texas, 48.29; 2. Maritza Correia, Georgia, 48.49; 3. Stefanie Williams, Georgia, 48.75; 4. Erin Phenix, Texas, 48.85; 5. Eileen Coparropa, Auburn, 49.18; 6. Leah Martindale, Florida, 49.24; 7. Haley Cope, California, 49.34; 8. Tanica Jamison, Texas, 49.54. Consolation -- 9. Jenny Vanker, Arizona, 49.47; 10. Mandy Leach, LSU, 49.65; 11. Sara Platzer, UCLA, 9.66; 12. Sarah Tolar, Arizona, 49.74; 13. Jennifer Cristy, Indiana, 49.96; 14. Jessi Perruquet, North Carolina, 49.98; 15. Christy Cech, Florida State, 50.05; 16. Adams Cortnee, Auburn, 50.85.

200-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Sarah Tolar, Arizona, 1:45.21; 2. Colleen Lanne, Texas, 1:45.27; 3. Ellen Stonebraker, Wisconsin, 1:45.88; 4. Stefanie Williams, Georgia, 1:46.05; 5. Jessica Foschi, Stanford, 1:46.40; 6. Janelle Atkinson, Florida, 1:46.72; 7. Magda Dyszkiwicz, Auburn, 1:47.34; 8. Maritza Correia, Georgia, 1:47.45. Consolation -- 9. Erin Phenix, Texas, 1:46.96; 10. Cassidy Maxwell, Auburn, 1:47.68; 11. (tie) Heather Kemp, Auburn, and Julie Hardt, Georgia, 1:47.76; 13. Lorena Diaconescu, UNLV, 1:47.89; 14. Jenny Parmenter, Southern California, 1:47.93; 15. Kim Black, Georgia, 1:47.95; 16. Lauren Thies, Stanford, 1:51.23.

500-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Jessica Foschi, Stanford, 4:37.81; 2. Janelle Atkinson, Florida, 4:39.44; 3. Cara Lane, Virginia, 4:39.61; 4. Julie Hardt, Georgia, 4:42.46; 5. Magda Dyszkiewicz, Auburn, 4:42.48; 6. Sara McLarty, Florida, 4:44.03; 7. Maria Oberg, Cincinnati, 4:45.69; 8. Ellen Stonebraker, Wisconsin, 4:48.89. Consolation -- 9. Georgina Lee, Southern Methodist, 4:45.20; 10. Mirjana Bosevska, Virginia, 4:46.06; 11. Katie Anderson, Penn St., 4:46.62; 12. Maddy Crippen, Villanova, 4:47.03; 13. Emily Fenn, Michigan, 4:47.52; 14. Heather Kemp, Auburn, 4:49.23; 15. Rachel Harris, Texas, 4:49.97; 16. Melissa Deary, Southern California, 4:52.28.

1,650-yard freestyle: Final -- 1. Cara Lane, Virginia, 15:53.86; 2. Jessica Foschi, Stanford, 16:03.47; 3. Janelle Atkinson, Florida, 16:07.34; 4. Julie Hardt, Georgia, 16:08.48; 5. Magda Dyszkiewicz, Auburn, 16:13.71; 6. Emily Fenn, Michigan, 16:18.98; 7. Asa Sandlund, Southern California, 16:18.98; 8. Sara McLarty, Florida, 16:19.25; 9. Sharon Rzadkowolsky, Florida, 16:20.47; 10. Rachel Harris, Texas, 16:24.68; 11. Vicky West, Northwestern, 16:25.79; 12. Maria Oberg, Cincinnati, 16:25.85; 13. Amy Baly, Virginia, 16:26.15; 14. Erica Rose, Northwestern, 16:28.00; 15. Jamie Ellis, Florida, 16:28.70; 16. Mirjana Bosevska, Virginia, 16:29.91.

100-yard backstroke: Final -- 1. Natalie Coughlin, California, 51.23 (meet record; old record 52.36, Marylyn Chiang, California, 1999); 2. Misty Hyman, Stanford, 53.04; 3. Haley Cope, California, 53.06; 4. Shelly Ripple, Stanford, 53.25; 5. Beth Botsford, Arizona, 53.86; 6. Summer Mack, North Carolina, 54.28; 7. Susan Woessner, Indiana, 54.30; 8. Taylor Spivey, Auburn, 54.93. Consolation -- 9. Bethany Lindberg, 54.11; 10. Anu Koivisto, Southern Methodist, 54.36; 11. Brighid Dwyer, UCLA, 54.69; 12. Katie Meyer, Southern California, 54.72; 13. Pam Hanson, Tennessee, 54.88; 14. Christine Keller, Georgia, 54.97; 15. Jennifer Crisman, Michigan, 55.03; 16. Neka Mabry, Georgia, 55.60.

200-yard backstroke: Final -- 1. Natalie Coughlin, California, 1:51.02 (meet record; old record, 1:52.98, Whitney Hedgepeth, Texas, 1992); 2. Beth Botsford, Arizona, 1:55.65; 3. Anu Koivisto, Southern Methodist, 1:55.85; 4. Keegan Walkley, Georgia, 1:56.34; 5. Alenka Kejzar, Southern Methodist, 1:56.72; 6. Jessica Aveyard, Illinois, 1:56.73; 7. Katie Meyer, Southern California, 1:57.98; 8. Taylor Spivey, Auburn, 1:58.77. Consolation -- 9. Bethany Lindberg, Texas, 1:56.92; 10. Pam Hanson, Tennessee, 1:57.00; 11. Courtney Timmons, Texas, 1:57.37; 12. Tashy Bohm, Northwestern, 1:57.49; 13. Kelly Hecking, Notre Dame, 1:58.28; 14. Lindsay Carlberg, Michigan, 1:59.19; 15. Shea Fitzgerald, Southern Methodist, 2:00.04; 16. Megan Iffland, Virginia, 2:00.85.

100-yard breaststroke: Final -- 1. Tara Kirk, Stanford, 59.18; 2. Ashley Roby, Georgia, 59.91; 3. Kristen Woodring, Penn St., 59.96; 4. Laura Swander, Auburn, 1:00.20; 5. Amanda Beard, Arizona, 1:00.43; 6. Anne Poleska, Alabama, 1:00.85; 7. Katie Hathaway, North Carolina, 1:01.30; 8. Elvira Fischer, Nebraska, 1:02.04. Consolation -- 9. Jamie Skinner, Georgia, 1:01.60; 10. Brook Monroe, Auburn, 1:02.01; 11. Staciana Stitts, California, 1:02.14; 12. Jessica Wagner, Arizona, 1:02.24; 13. Allison Lyle, Iowa, 1:02.50; 14. Lindsay Lange, Purdue, 1:02.70; 15. Marcy Warriner, Alabama, 1:02.78; 16. Mandy Commons, Clemson, 1:03.48.

200-yard breaststroke: Final -- 1. Amanda Beard, Arizona, 2:09.09; 2. Tara Kirk, Stanford, 2:09.18; 3. Anne Poleska, Alabama, 2:10.24; 4. Jamie Skinner, Georgia, 2:10.99; 5. Elvira Fischer, Nebraska, 2:11.27; 6. Ashley Roby, Georgia, 2:11.28; 7. Katie Hathaway, North Carolina, 2:11.94; 8. Corrie Clark, Penn St., 2:13.22. Consolation -- 9. Maggie Bowen, Auburn, 2:12.49; 10. Kristen Woodring, Penn St., 2:13.03; 11. Maddy Crippen, Villanova, 2:13.80; 12. Laura Swander, Auburn, 2:14.48; 13. Becky Acker, North Carolina, 2:15.01; 14. Traci Valasco, Michigan, 2:15.19; 15. Riley Mants, Arizona St., 2:15.20; 16. Birte Steven, Oregon St., 2:15.24.

100-yard butterfly: Final -- 1. Natalie Coughlin, California, 51.18 (meet record; old record 51.34, Misty Hyman, Stanford, 1998); 2. Misty Hyman, Stanford, 51.51; 3. Shona Kitson, Texas, 53.34; 4. Bethany Goodwin, UCLA , 53.55; 5. Jana Krohn, Southern California, 53.76; 6. Corrie Clark, Penn St., 54.11; 7. Shannon Catalano, Pacific (Cal.), 54.56; 8. Sarah Marshall, Pacific (Cal.), 54.80. Consolation -- 9. Tanica Jamison, Texas, 53.70; 10. Sarah Baham, Arizona St., 54.18; 11. Demerae Christianson, Auburn, 54.25; 12. Mandy Leach, LSU, 54.30; 13. Georgina Lee, Southern Methodist, 54.42; 14. Pam Hanson, Tennessee, 54.66; 15. Renate Duplessis, Hawaii, 54.74; 16. Carmen Cosgrove, Nebraska, 55.33.

200-yard butterfly: Final -- 1. Misty Hyman, Stanford, 1:53.63; 2. Shelly Ripple, Stanford, 1:54.95; 3. Michala Kwasny, Southern California, 1:55.08; 4. Georgina Lee, Southern Methodist, 1:56.02; 5. Jana Krohn, Southern California, 1:58.70; 6. Shona Kitson, Texas, 1:58.90; 7. Rebecca Wolfe, Nebraska, 1:59.78; 8. Cara Lane, Virginia, 2:02.14. Consolation -- 9. Erin Vogt, Arizona, 1:58.68; 10. Sarah Baham, Arizona St., 1:59.89; 11. Clara May Ho, Texas A&M, 2:00.05; 12. Demerae Christianson, Auburn, 2:00.25; 13. Kelly Weeks, North Carolina, 2:00.45; 14. Linn Thorburn, Georgia, 2:00.53; 15. Katie Anderson, Penn St., 2:00.64; 16. Melissa Loehndorf, Iowa, 2:01.00.

200-yard individual medley: Final -- 1. Maggie Bowen, Auburn, 1:55.49 (meet record; old record 1:55.54, Summer Sanders, Stanford, 1992); 2. Shelly Ripple, Stanford, 1:56.24; 3. Michala Kwasny, Southern California, 1:57.60; 4. Ashley Roby, Georgia, 1:58.59; 5. Katie Hathaway, North Carolina, 1:59.67; 6. Erika Acuff, North Carolina, 1:59.71; 7. Keegan Walkley, Georgia, 1:59.96; 8. Kristin MacGregor, Southern California, 2:00.00. Consolation -- 9. Amanda Beard, Arizona, 1:58.27; 10. Alenka Kejzar, Southern Methodist, 2:00.06; 11. Jamie Ellis, Florida, 2:00.91; 12. Corrie Clark, Penn St., 2:01.82; 13. Anu Koivisto, Southern Methodist, 2:02.00; 14. Brook Monroe, Auburn, 2:02.59; 15. Jenny Parmenter, Southern California, 2:02.68; 16. Katy Christoferson, Minnesota, 2:03.33.

400-yard individual medley: Final -- 1. Maggie Bowen, Auburn, 4:07.26; 2. Michala Kwasny, Southern California, 4:10.61; 3. Jamie Ellis, Florida, 4:11.36; 4. Keegan Walkley, Georgia, 4:11.41; 5. Maddy Crippen, Villanova, 4:11.50; 6. Mirjana Bosevska, Virginia, 4:11.52; 7. Corrie Murphy, Southern California, 4:15.45, 8. Erika Acuff, North Carolina, 4:18.10. Consolation -- 9. Sara McLarty, Florida, 4:12.95; 10. Amy Baly, Virginia, 4:13.69; 11. Marie Labosky, Notre Dame, 4:17.06; 12. Lauren Silva, North Carolina, 4:17.10; 13. Rachel Harris, Texas, 4:17.43; 14. Anna Christiansen, Illinois, 4:18.17; 15. Erin McIntyre, Rutgers, 4:18.26; 16. Kyoko Yokouchi, California, 4:19.48.

One-meter diving: Final -- 1. Yulia Pakhalina, Houston, 329.60; 2. Katie Beth Bryant, Miami (Fla.), 324.75; 3. Jamie Sanger, Tennessee, 315.15; 4. Jenny Keim, Miami (Fla.), 302.15; 5. McKenze Murphy, Stanford, 299.25; 6. Erin Quinn, Indiana, 298.05; 7. Kellie Brennan, Southern California, 298.00; 8. Erin Lutz, Princeton, 273.60. Consolation -- 9. Michelle, Davison, Miami (Fla.), 269.55; 10. Kristin Marquis, Texas, 268.30; 11. (tie) Emily Spychala, Miami (Fla.) and Erin Sones, Stanford, 265.20; 13. Lizzy Flynt, Tennessee, 261.70; 14. Nicci Fusaro, Southern California, 260.95; 15. Summer Mitchell, Michigan St., 259.70; 16. Ashley Culpepper, LSU, 259.45.

Three-meter diving: Final -- 1. Yulia Pakhalina, Houston, 573.20; 2. Jenny Keim, Miami (Fla.), 544.30; 3. Nicci Fusaro, Southern California, 537.85; 4. Summer Mitchell, Michigan St., 521.95; 5. Jamie Watkins, LSU, 518.50; 6. Emily Spychala, Miami (Fla.), 505.45; 7. Kellie Brennan, Southern California, 505.30; 8. Michelle Davison, Miami (Fla.), 470.85. Consolation -- 9. Katerina Kordioukova, Arkansas, 478.85; 10. Natalia Diea, Ohio St., 478.55; 11. Ashley Culpepper, LSU, 478.45; 12. Heather Mattingly, Notre Dame, 471.40; 13. Lauren King, Georgia, 470.70; 14. Jamie Sanger, Tennessee, 468.90; 15. Jamie Jaax, Penn St., 465.25; 16. Katie Beth Bryant, Miami (Fla.), 465.00.

Platform diving: Final -- 1. Erin Sones, Stanford, 463.05; 2. Ashley Culpepper, LSU, 453.45; 3. Danielle Stramandi, Princeton, 445.15; 4. Michelle Coryell, LSU, 433.70; 5. Kylee Wells, Tennessee, 423.55; 6. Natalia Diea, Ohio St., 423.50; 7. McKenze Murphy, Stanford, 403.00; 8. Lindsey Berryman, Arizona, 373.90. Consolation -- 9. Marie-Eve Marleau, Texas A&M, 389.00; 10. Lizzy Flynt, Tennessee, 376.15; 11. Meghan Zack, Texas A&M, 374.10; 12. Katie Williams, Texas A&M, 365.90; 13. Nicci Fusaro, Southern California, 363.30; 14. Kellie Brennan, Southern California, 362.00; 15. Jamie Watkins, LSU, 359.70; 16. Adrian David, Arizona, 353.35.

200-yard freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Texas (Colleen Lanne, Tanica Jamison, Kelley Robins, Erin Phenix), 1:28.89 (meet record; old record 128.90, Texas, 1989); 2. California, 1:30.05; 3. Auburn, 1:30.31; 4. Georgia, 1:30.44; 5. Arizona, 1:30.62; 6. Florida, 1:31.23; 7. Hawaii, 1:31.33; 8. Rice, 1:31.53. Consolation -- 9. Southern Methodist, 1:31.75; 10. UCLA, 1:31.80; 11. North Carolina, 1:31.85; 12. Maryland, 1:32.02; 13. Indiana, 1:32.23; 14. Southern California, 1:32.31; 15. Michigan, 1:32.42; 16. Penn St., 1:33.06.

400-yard freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Texas (Colleen Lanne, Tanica Jamison, Shona Kitson, Erin Phenix), 3:14.52 (meet record; old record 3:14.97, Florida, 1993); 2. Georgia, 3:16.53; 3. Arizona, 3:17.26; 4. Stanford, 3:17.74; 5. California, 3:19.14; 6. Florida, 3:19.34; 7. Southern Methodist, 3:20.76; 8. North Carolina, 3:20.36. Consolation -- 9. Michigan, 3:19.56; 10. (tie) Wisconsin and Indiana, 3:20.50; 12. Alabama, 3:21.38; 13. Maryland, 3:21.65; 14. UCLA, 3:21.68; 15. Southern California, 3:22.63; 16. Penn St., 3:25.87.

800-yard freestyle relay: Final -- 1. Georgia (Stefanie Williams, Kim Black, Julie Hardt, Maritza Correia), 7:06.48; 2. Stanford, 7:07.64; 3. Auburn, 7:09.66; 4. Arizona, 7:11.49; 5. Florida, 7:13.16; 6. Texas, 7:13.22; 7. North Carolina, 7:14.39; 8. Wisconsin, 7:14.85; 9. Southern Methodist, 7:15.19; 10. Southern California, 7:15.88; 11. Virginia, 7:18.07; 12. Indiana, 7:21.70; 13. Alabama, 7:24.73; 14. California, 7:25.49; 15. Michigan, 7:27.32; 16. Northwestern, 7:27.76.

200-yard medley relay: Final -- 1. Stanford (Shelly Ripple, Tara Kirk, Misty Hyman, Siobhan Cropper), 1:38.43; 2. California, 1:38.44; 3. Texas, 1:38.46; 4. Arizona, 1:39.44; 5. Auburn, 1:39.72; 6. Georgia, 1:39.81; 7. Penn St., 1:40.69; 8. Southern California, 1:41.08. Consolation -- 9. UCLA, 1:41.06; 10. North Carolina, 1:41.19; 11. Alabama, 1:41.26; 12. Arizona St., 1:42.47; 13. Indiana, 1:42.71; 14. Hawaii, 1:42.75; 15. Michigan, 1:42.80; 16. Clemson, 1:43.17.

400-yard medley relay: Final -- 1. Stanford (Shelly Ripple, Tara Kirk, Misty Hyman, Siobhan Cropper), 3:32.43 (meet record; old record 3:33.61, Stanford, 1998); 2. California, 3:34.83; 3. Arizona, 3:35.21; 4. Auburn, 3:36.74; 5. Georgia, 3:37.62; 6. Texas, 3:38.20; 7. Southern California, 3:39.70; 8. Arizona St., 3:40.16. Consolation -- 9. UCLA, 3:40.25; 10. Southern Methodist, 3:40.28; 11. North Carolina, 3:40.32; 12. Penn St., 3:40.55; 13. Alabama, 3:41.08; 14. Indiana, 3:42.33; 15. Michigan, 3:42.65; 16. Purdue, 3:43.99.


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