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Miami Invitational
RedHawks Complete Day 1 of the Miami Invitational
12/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
OXFORD, Ohio ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢'¬" Miami University's swimming and diving program kicked off the 23rd annual Miami Invitational today in the Corwin Nixon Aquatic Center on Thursday.
The Red & White women will enter day two in first place after tallying 343 points. The men are in fifth, with 142.5 points.
Ella Moynihan kicked off the meet with a splash, setting a meet record twice. She took first in the 500-yard freestyle prelims, clocking in at 4:49.85. This broke the old meet record, set in 2010 by Vanessa Balogh from Oakland (4:50.30). Later in the day, Moynihan broke the record again, and won the event in 4:49.11.
Elise Campbell won the 200-yard IM for the women, finishing in 2:02.40. Stephanie LeMire took bronze in the event, coming in with a time of 2:02.92. Abby Stone placed sixth in the 50-yard freestyle (23.47), scoring 15 points for the Red & White.
The women ended the meet with a win in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Brittany Dudzinski, LeMire, Morgan Quesnel and Logan Klinsky earned 42 points for the RedHawks with a time of 3:43.32.
For the men, the team of Lucas Brock, Nick Ward, Ross Westrick and Jack Strauss teamed up to take fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:22.81).
Topping some of the individual performances, Justin Andrews placed fifth in the 200-yarm IM, clocking in at 1:51.35 and earning the RedHawk men 16 points. Nicholas Wukovits finished 11th in the event with a time of 1:52.04.
Brock swam a time of 21.03 in the 50-yard freestyle, tying Washington University St. Louis's Justin Morrell for eighth place.
The team will be back tomorrow for day two. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m.
Women's Standings
1. Miami- 343
2. Bowling Green- 185.5
3. Emory- 170.5
4. Milwaukee- 160
5. Denison- 150
6. Washington University St. Louis- 120
7. Ball State- 88
8. Indiana- 57
9. Urbana- 11
10. Missouri-St. Louis- 10
Men's Standings
1. Denison- 295.5
2. Emory- 254.5
3. Washington University St. Louis- 204.5
4. Indiana- 173
5. Miami- 142.5
6. Missouri-St. Louis- 98
7. Milwaukee- 97
8. Urbana- 12
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