Miami's Women's Swimming and Diving Begins MAC Action
10/29/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Oct. 29, 2009
OXFORD, Ohio - The defending Mid-American Conference champion Miami University women's swimming and diving team hosts weekend MAC meets against Buffalo and Akron at the Nixon Aquatic Center.
The RedHawks' meet on Friday against the Bulls begins at 4 p.m., while Saturday's competition versus Akron starts at 1 p.m. Each event is free admission.
Miami took on Big Ten power Purdue last Friday and lost by a score of 181.5 to 116.5. On Saturday, the RedHawks split their squad, beating Xavier (285-219) and losing at nationally ranked Louisville ( 164-130).
The Bulls (1-0, 0-0 MAC), Friday's foes, are coming off a successful season- opening 137.5-75.5 win over the Duquesne Dukes.
Akron looks to build upon the success and experience gained at the Tom Stubbs Relays, translating wins into points in the first scored events of the season. Two weeks ago, the Zips opened the season at the Tom Stubbs Relays, picking up an impressive six wins in the 11-event meet, where the Zips also shattered three Bowling Green meet records.
"We're excited about this weekend's meets," said Coach Dave Jennings. "We will see a much-improved Buffalo team on Friday. They have a strong freshman class and key returning athletes.
"Saturday, the Akron Zips will bring one of the top diving programs as well as one of the best sprinters in the conference. It will be a challenging weekend."
Jennings's freshman class has performed impressively thus far, led by Bekka Westrick (Fairfield) and Leah Thornton (Helena, AL). Westrick has the team's top efforts in the 50- (23.94), 100- (53.10) and 200-yard freestyle (1:55.05) events, and is a member of two relay teams that are No. 1 in the young season. Thornton has Miami's best marks in the 100 backstroke (57.33) and the 100 butterfly (57.00), and is a contributor on three top-rated relay teams.
Two other rookies have led Miami's diving efforts. Danica Roskos (Pennington, NJ) has the best mark in the one-meter event (283.35) and Corrine Bangs (Monument, CO) leads the way at three meters (313.80).
As usual, junior Kelsey Vehr (Cincinnati) has proven to be the person to beat in the breaststroke events, posting the top times in the 100 (1:03.12) and the 200 (2:19.01).
Miami's Top Times/Scores in 2009-10
50 freestyle: 23.94 by Bekka Westrick vs. Purdue ... 24.52 by Katie Arlinghaus vs. Louisville
100 freestyle: 53.10 by Bekka Westrick vs. Purdue ... 53.37 by Jordan Koletic vs. Purdue
200 freestyle: 1:55.05 by Bekka Westrick vs. Louisville ... 1:55.29 by Chelsey Bruington vs. Purdue
500 freestyle: 5:11.83 by Miranda Kaltenborn vs. Louisville ... 5:13.61 by Sarah Bullock vs. Purdue
1000 freestyle: 10:33.23 by Miranda Kaltenborn vs. Louisville ... 10:37.06 by Claire Dickmann vs. Louisville
100 backstroke: 57.33 by Leah Thornton vs. Purdue ... 58.95 by Kasey Carpenter vs. Purdue
200 backstroke: 2:04.34 by Kasey Carpenter vs. Louisville ... 2:09.29 by Jenny Warmolts vs. Purdue
100 breaststroke: 1:03.12 by Kelsey Vehr vs. Purdue ... 1:05.40 by Megan Brunn vs. Purdue
200 breaststroke: 2:19.01 by Kelsey Vehr vs. Purdue ... 2:19.47 by Megan Brunn vs. Purdue
100 butterfly: 57.00 by Leah Thornton vs. Purdue ... 57.38 by Maegan O'Connor vs. Louisville
200 butterfly: 2:05.84 by Maegan O'Connor vs. Louisville ... 2:07.76 by Claire Dickmann vs. Purdue
200 IM: 2:08.02 by Megan Brunn vs. Purdue ... 2:10.16 by Kelsey Vehr vs. Purdue
400 IM: 4:43.30 by Stacie Clagg vs. Xavier ... 4:44.07 by Taylor Koplow vs. Xavier
200 medley relay: 1:45.32 by Thornton, Vehr, Roddenbery, Westrick vs. Purdue ... 1:48.63 by Carpenter, Brunn, O'Connor, Kete vs. Purdue
400 medley relay: 3:54.45 by Carpenter, Vehr, Thornton, O'Connor vs. Louisville ... 4:01.23 by O'Connor, Brunn, Roddenbery, Kete vs. Louisville
200 freestyle relay: 1:39.22 by O'Connor, Roddenbery, Kete, Arlinghaus vs. Louisville ... 1:39.44 by Koletic, Eppright, Rohr, Long vs. Xavier
400 freestyle relay: 3:35.08 by Westrick, Thornton, Arlinghaus, O'Connor vs. Purdue ... 3:38.06 by Kete, Bruington, Eppright, Koletic vs. Purdue
One-meter dive: 283.35 by Danica Roskos vs. Purdue ... 268.42 by Kelsey Anagnos vs. Purdue
Three-meter dive: 313.80 by Corrine Bangs vs. Purdue ... 288.15 by Danica Roskos vs. Purdue
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