Texas Invite - Day Two

Auburn

The nationally-ranked Auburn swimming team finished
the second day of competition at the Texas Swimming & Diving Hall Of
Fame Invitational Friday at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
in Austin, Texas. The fifth-ranked men are in third place with a score
of 303 points, while the No. 7 women are fourth with 261 points.

“I’m proud of how the team competed tonight,” Brett Hawke, head
coach, said. “We won some heats and greatly improved from this
morning. We’re still fighting out there and there was great team
spirit and I’m happy with the overall effort.”

Kohlton Norys, Michael Silva, Tyler McGill and Gideon Louw started day
two of finals with a NCAA “B” time of 1:27.64 and a third-place
finish in the 200 medley relay. Also picking up a B time in the event
was the team of Pascal Wollach, Stuart Ferguson, Jordan Anderson and
Karl Krug. The quad finished sixth in 1:29.31.

Junior Adam Klein recorded a B time in the 100 breast, taking fifth in
54.90. Norys and McGill tallied B times in the 100 back, finishing fifth
(48.36) and sixth (48.96), respectively. The 800 free relay of McGill,
Norys, Wollach and Kyle Owens put together a B cut swim. The team took
first in 6:40.20.

Also competing in an A Final for Auburn was Owens, who took eighth in
the 400 IM with a time of 4:04.11.

On the women’s side, the team of Melissa Marik, Micah Lawrence,
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and Hannah Riordan opened the night with a B
cut time of 1:42.47 for a sixth-place finish in the 200 medley relay.

Picking up an individual B time was Lawrence in the 100 breast. The
sophomore finished fourth in a time of 1:01.75. Marik also earned a B
time individually, taking ninth in the 100 back in 55.42. Also tallying
best-finishes for the Tigers were Stephanie Horner and Becca Jones.
Horner finished seventh in the 400 IM in 4:23.67, while Jones took
17thin 1:49.28 in the 200 free.

The squad of Caitlin Geary, Jones, Ohlgren and Maggie Bird closed out
the night with a sixth-place finish in the 800 free relay. The group
swam in a time of 7:32.69.

The swimmers finish competition on Saturday at Texas Invitational with
the preliminaries starting at 10 a.m., while the finals kick off at 6
p.m.

Auburn Swimming and Diving
Friday, December 4, 2009
2009 Texas Swimming &Diving Hall Of Fame Invitational
Lee And Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center; Austin, Texas

Team Scores:
Women: 1. Arizona – 725.5; 2. Texas – 656; 3. Wisconsin – 311.5;
4. Auburn – 261; 5. North Texas – 188
Men: 1. Arizona – 732.5; 2. Texas – 668; 3. Auburn – 303; 4.
UC-Davis – 246.5; 5. Wisconsin – 187

Auburn Best Finishes- Women: 200 Medley Relay – 6. Marik, Lawrence,
Vanderpool-Wallace, Riordan (1:42.47); 400 IM – 7. Horner (4:23.67);
200 Free – 17. Jones (1:49.28); 100 Breast – 4. Lawrence (1:01.75);
100 Back – 9. Marik (55.42); 800 Free Relay – 6. Geary, Jones,
Ohlgren, Bird (7:32.69).

Men: 200 Medley Relay – 3. Norys, Silva, McGill, Louw (1:27.64); 400
IM – 8. Owens (4:04.11); 200 Free – 31. Krug (1:44.39); 100 Breast
– 5. Klein (54.90); 100 Back – 5. McGill (48.36); 800 Free Relay
– 1. McGill, Norys, Wollach, Owens (6:40.20).


California Men Divers

On Friday at the Texas Invitational, junior Thomas Henninger placed seventh on the three-meter board with a score of 321.30, and sophomore Bobby Sullivan finished ninth
with a 255.20 in the morning prelims. On Thursday, Henninger had placed ninth in the one-meter competition after scoring 262.70 in the preliminaries, and Sullivan was 11th with a 230.85.

California Women Divers

One-Meter Springboard Final
6. Kelsey Heiken 252.90.

One -Meter Springboard Preliminary Round
7. Kelsey Heiken 234.40. 21. Alissa Barker 205.05.

UC-Davis

Jimmy Fong, Scott Weltz, Daniel Donnelly and Russ Underwood combined for a UC Davis record time of 1:30.63 in the 200 medley relay Friday to lead the Aggies to fourth place at the end of the scond day of competition at the Texas Invitational in Austin, Texas.

The mark surpasses the previous 200 medley relay record of 1:31.01 set by Fong, Russell Taylor, Donnelly and Evan Kraus in 2008.  The Aggies finished seventh overall in the event. 

On the women’s side, Samantha Capozzo, Julie Peri, Morgan Lee and Bridget Bugbee finished 11th in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:50.87.

Jenah Dawson finished 14th overall in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:32.58, a season-best time, while Reid Hartz finished 12th for the men with a time of 4:00.45.  That time currently stands as the second fastest time in the Big West Conference.

Adam Borchard recorded a time of 1:40.39 in the 200 freestyle to finish 16th overall.  The time was a season-best mark for Borchard and is the fastest time in the Big West Conference to date.

Weltz had his second individual record-breaking performance of the weekend when he set a school record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 54.84.  The mark was an NCAA “B” Consideration time, Weltz’s third thus far, and shattered his own previous UC Davis record time of 55.25 set last season. 

For the women, Morgan Lee finished 20th in the 100 breast with a season-best time of 1:06.53.

Donnelly was 16th in the 100 backstroke with a season-best time of 50.39, which currently stands as the fastest mark in the conference. 

Weltz, Borchard, Jordan Lager and Ed Morrison closed out Friday’s action with an NCAA “B” Consideration time of 6:41.33 in the 800 freestyle relay.  The squad finished second overall in the event.

UC Davis looks to continue its run Saturday at the final day of competition at the Texas Invitational.

Texas Invitational - Day Two
December 3, 2009
Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center
Austin, Texas

Day Two Results (Top Finisher and UC Davis only)
Women’s 200 medley relay: 1. University of Texas  “A” (Jessica Guro, Laura Sogar, Kathleen Hersey, Karlee Bispo), 1:38.44; 11. UC Davis “A” (Samantha Capozzo, Julie Peri, Morgan Lee, Bridget Bugbee), 1:50.87.

Men’s 200 medley relay: 1. University of Texas “A” (Hill Taylor, Scott Spann, Ricky Berens, Jimmy Feigen), 1:26.71; 7. UC Davis “A” (Jimmy Fong, Scott Weltz, Daniel Donnelly, Russ Underwood), 1:30.63; 12. UC Davis “B” (Jordan Lager, Kyle Anderson, Adam Yen, Josef Stitts), 1:34.35.

Women’s 400 individual medley: 1. Alyssa Anderson, Arizona, 4:09.37; 14. Jenah Dawson, 4:32.58.

Men’s 400 individual medley: 1. Jack Brown, Arizona, 3:44.41; 12. Reid Hartz, 4:00.45; 15. B.J. Scoggan, 4:05.36.

Men’s 200 freestyle: 1. Ricky Berens, Texas, 1:34.62; 16. Adam Borchard, 1:40.39; 22. Ed Morrison, 1:43.18; 24. Jason Singh, 1:43.52; 25. Russ Underwood, 1:41.71; 28. Josef Stitts, 1:43.38.

Women’s 100 breaststroke: 1. Annie Chandler, Arizona, 1:00.59; 20. Morgan Lee, 1:06.53.

Men’s 100 breaststroke: 1. Marcus Titus, Arizona, 53.38; 9. Scott Weltz, 54.84; 14. Kyle Anderson, 56.95; 20. Keegan Groot, 57.30; 28. Zach Hansen, 59.32.

Men’s 100 backstroke: 1. Jake Tapp, Arizona, 47.46; 16. Daniel Donnelly, 50.39; 20. Jimmy Fong, 50.05; 23. Jordan Lager, 50.67.

Men’s 800 freestyle relay: 1. Auburn “A” (Tyler McGill, Kohlton Norys, Pascal Wollach, Kyle Owens), 6:40.20; 2. UC Davis “A” (Scott Weltz, Adam Borchard, Jordan Lager, Ed Morrison), 6:41.33; 5. UC Davis “B” (Kyle Anderson, Alex Rossbach, Adam Yen, Jason Singh), 7:00.45.

Texas Men

Individual wins from senior Ricky Berens and sophomore Drew Livingston and a relay victory highlighted day two for the top-ranked Longhorns Friday at the Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Invitational.
               

Arizona leads the three-day meet with 732.5 points, and Texas sits in second with 668 points.  Auburn sits in third with 303 points.    
               
Texas opened the night with a close win in the 200-yard medley relay in 1 minute, 26.71 seconds, good for a NCAA “B” cut.  Senior Hill Taylor led off in 22.32 before junior Scott Spann picked up the breaststroke in 24.31.  Berens split 20.95 on the butterfly before Feigen anchored in 19.13.  Arizona took second in 1:27.03, and Auburn placed third in 1:27.64.  Led by freshman Cole Cragin’s opening split of 21.77, the Texas “B” relay of Cragin, sophomore Eric Friedland and seniors Andrew Wang and Dave Walters took fourth in 1:28.43.
               
Livingston registered an outstanding showing in the three-meter diving event, as he claimed the title with 427.20 points, a score that would have placed him fifth at the 2009 NCAA Championships.  Junior Matt Cooper placed second with 402.65 points, and junior Matt Cardell took fifth with 334.35 points.   
               

Berens returned to rally for a tight win in the 200 freestyle, as he ran down Arizona’s Jean Basson for the victory in 1:34.62 and edged Basson’s effort of 1:34.66.  Berens’ mark is the fastest 200 freestyle swim in the college ranks this season. 
               

Freshman Austin Surhoff led the Texas contingent in the 400 IM, where he took fifth in a NCAA “B” cut of 3:53.65.  Junior Bryan Collins took sixth in a NCAA “B” cut of 3:55.12, and freshman Nick D’Innocenzo placed seventh in 3:57.51.  Junior Scott Spann led the Horns by taking fourth in the 100 breaststroke in a NCAA “B” cut of 54.58.  Sophomore Eric Friedland took seventh in a NCAA “B” cut of 55.16.  
               
Cragin added another solid backstroke performance by taking second in the 100 backstroke with a NCAA “B” cut of 47.58.  Taylor took third in 47.80, good for another NCAA provisional-qualifying mark.  Junior Scott Jostes took first in the consolation final in a NCAA “B” cut of 48.57.  Texas elected not to compete in the night’s final event, the 800 freestyle relay. 

The Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Invitational concludes Saturday at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.  The preliminary round is set for 10 a.m. Central with the finals set for 6 p.m.  Live video for the finals session will be available at TexasSports.com. 
  
Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Invitational – Day 2 Texas Results

200 Medley Relay
1 TEXAS (Taylor 22.32, Spann 24.31 Berens 20.95, Feigen 19.13) – 1:26.71 (NCAA “B” cut)
400 IM
5 Austin Surhoff – 3:53.65 (NCAA “B” cut)
6 Bryan Collins – 3:55.12 (NCAA “B” cut)
7 Nick D’Innocenzo – 3:57.51
400 IM (B Final)
1 Hayes Johnson – 3:58.68
2 Conor Swanson – 3:58.69
400 IM (C Final)
1 Andrew Tran – 4:03.54
Three-Meter Diving
1 Drew Livingston – 427.20
2 Matt Cooper – 402.65
5 Matt Cardell – 334.35
200 Freestyle
1 Ricky Berens – 1:34.62 (NCAA “B” cut)
200 Freestyle (B Final)
3 Scott Jostes – 1:38.45
4 Ben Van Roekel – 1:39.44
5 Peter Jameson – 1:39.73
7 Jimmy Feigen – 1:40.37
200 Freestyle (C Final)
2 Jackson Wilcox – 1:40.32
4 Jim Robertson – 1:41.08
100 Breaststroke
4 Scott Spann – 54.58 (NCAA “B” cut)
7 Eric Friedland – 55.16 (NCAA “B” cut)
100 Breaststroke (B Final)
8 Dax Hill – 57.54
100 Breaststroke (C Final)
1 Andrew Wang – 56.90
2 Brian Wilson – 56.99
8 Dan Nyaradi – 1:00.98
100 Backstroke
2 Cole Cragin – 47.58 (NCAA “B” cut)
3 Hill Taylor – 47.80 (NCAA “B” cut)
100 Backstroke (B Final)
1 Scott Jostes – 48.57 (NCAA “B” cut)
2 Austin Surhoff – 49.07
5 Alan Maher – 49.70
100 Backstroke (C Final)
1 Neil Caskey – 49.45


Texas Women

A pair of relay wins and a second consecutive diving win from freshman Maren Taylor highlighted day two for the fourth-ranked Longhorns Friday at the Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Invitational.  
               
Arizona leads the three-day event with 725.5 points, and Texas sits in second with 656 points.  Wisconsin holds third place with 311.5 points, and Auburn is in fourth with 261 points.  
               
The Longhorns led off the evening with a tight win over Arizona in the 200-yard medley relay, as Texas finished at 1 minute, 38.44 seconds, one-tenth of a second ahead of the Wildcats.  Freshman Jessica Guro led off in 25.17 before freshman Laura Sogar split 27.82 on the breaststroke.  Sophomore Kathleen Hersey split 23.31 on the butterfly before sophomore Karlee Bispo anchored for the win in 22.14.  
               
Sophomore Leah Gingrich smashed her personal best in the 400 individual medley, where she took a close second in a NCAA “B” cut of 4:09.53 that beat her previous top time by over three seconds.  Sogar took fifth in 4:18.91, and freshman Caroline McElhany placed sixth in 4:22.01.
               
Taylor tallied her second diving win in as many nights, as she claimed the one-meter diving event with 304.10 points.  Freshman Samantha Holland took fifth with 254.85 points.  Bispo led the Texas contingent in the 200 freestyle, where she took third in a NCAA “B” cut of 1:46.49.  Sophomore Katie Riefenstahl took sixth in 1:47.42, good for another NCAA “B” cut.  
               
After securing the top seed in the 100 breaststroke during the morning preliminary round, Sogar took second in the finals in a NCAA “B” cut of 1:01.28.  Senior Alexi Spann placed eighth in a NCAA provisional-qualifying mark of 1:02.77.  Junior Carlye Ellis claimed the consolation final in 1:02.91.  Guro went on to add another NCAA consideration mark in the 100 backstroke, where she took third in 53.87.  Riefenstahl placed seventh in a NCAA “B” cut of 54.83.      
               
Texas finished off the night with a win in the 800 freestyle relay, as Hersey, Gingrich, and juniors Brie Powers and Adrienne Woods finished in a NCAA “B” cut of 7:15.90.  
               
The Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Invitational concludes Saturday at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.  The preliminary round is set for 10 a.m. Central with the finals set for 6 p.m.  Live video for the finals session will be available at TexasSports.com. 
 
POST-MEET QUOTES
On Leah Gingrich’s performances
“Leah has just been so consistent.  Her weakness has been going up and down from session to session.  But, she’s swimming with confidence and excitement, and she is setting her own path.  She wants to be a difference maker on this team.  She’s really enjoying the sport.”

On the 200 medley relay win 
“I’m really happy with the 200 medley relay.  Those four women all have great potential for improvement, but to put together four great legs like that and set the tone for what we’re capable of in March…that’s exciting to think about.” 
 
Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Invitational – Day 2 Texas Results
200 Medley Relay
1 TEXAS (Guro 25.17, Sogar 27.82, Hersey 23.31, Bispo 22.14) – 1:38.44
400 IM (Championship Final)
2 Leah Gingrich – 4:09.53 (NCAA “B” cut)
5 Laura Sogar – 4:18.91 (NCAA “B” cut)
6 Caroline McElhany – 4:22.01
400 IM (B Final)
2 Katie Hamilton – 4:24.50
3 Leah Reinhardt – 4:25.07
4 Natalie Sacco – 4:26.26
One-Meter Diving
1 Maren Taylor – 304.10
5 Samantha Holland – 254.85
200 Freestyle
3 Karlee Bispo – 1:46.49 (NCAA “B” cut)
6 Katie Riefenstahl – 1:47.42 (NCAA “B” cut)
200 Freestyle (B Final)
2 Adrienne Woods – 1:48.72 (NCAA “B” cut)
4 Traci Van Matre – 1:49.19 (NCAA “B” cut)
200 Freestyle (C Final)
2 Susana Escobar – 1:49.78
3 Bethany Adams – 1:51.56
4 Kelsey Amundsen – 1:51.57
200 Freestyle (D Final)
3 Becca Tomlin – 1:51.67
100 Breaststroke
2 Laura Sogar – 1:01.28 (NCAA “B” cut)
8 Alexi Spann – 1:02.77 (NCAA “B” cut)
100 Breaststroke (B Final)
1 Carlye Ellis – 1:02.91 (NCAA “B” cut)
3 Bethany Adams – 1:03.36
100 Breaststroke (C Final)
1 Kierstin Thornhill – 1:05.35
100 Backstroke
3 Jessica Guro – 53.87 (NCAA “B” cut)
7 Katie Riefenstahl – 54.83 (NCAA “B” cut)
100 Backstroke (B Final)
6 Adrienne Woods - 57.42
8 Kelsey Amundsen - 58.03
100 Backstroke (C Final)
5 Katie Hamilton – 58.41
800 Freestyle Relay
1 TEXAS (Hersey, Gingrich, Powers, Woods) – 7:15.90 (NCAA “B” cut)


Wyoming

In the heart of Texas, day two of the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame Invitational proved to be another day of solid performances from both the Cowboys and Cowgirls, including a Cowgirl NCAA provisional qualifying time at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas. 
     
After day two, both the Cowboys and Cowgirls remain in sixth place. The meet features numerous top-25 teams on both the men’s and women’s side. Fourth-ranked Arizona leads the way on the women’s side again with 725.5 points and are followed by #3 Texas (656), #16 Wisconsin (311.5), #7 Auburn (261), North Texas (188), and the Cowgirls (180). The sixth-ranked Arizona men also remain in first with 732.5 points and are trailed by top-ranked Texas (668), #5 Auburn (303), UC Davis (246.5), Wisconsin (187), and the Cowboys (139). 
    
“We made great steps today and had a few individuals stand out,” said UW head coach Tom Johnson. “The divers did awesome and I am happy with some of our times that we swam today.”
     
Lesley Young led the Cowgirls with an excellent time in the preliminary round in the 100 breaststroke that put her in the top-eight for the finals. Later in the day, Young improved on her prelim time and finished in seventh with a time 1:02.71, an NCAA “B” cut time.
     
Stephanie Vint continued her stellar weekend with a ninth place finish in the 400 IM. Sophomore Caroline Wells was also in the 400 IM final and finished in 15th. A day after her own NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 50 freestyle, senior Cassie Stelow swam the 100 breaststroke and finished 16th with a time of 1:05.73. Other Cowgirls in event finals include a 26th place finish from Shelby Bull in the 200 freestyle (1:51.35), and Wells placed 24th in the 100 backstroke (59.21).
     
The Cowgirls had two divers reach the finals today on the one-meter springboard. Allie Smith placed the highest for UW in seventh with a mark of 234.15, while Stephanie Ortiz was close behind in eighth with a score of 227.70.
     
The Cowgirls also swam two relays today. The 800 freestyle relay finished eighth, while the 200 medley relay was ninth.   
           
“Hopefully we can get Young’s time to an NCAA “A” time during the season, but Bull, Vint, Wells, and Stelow were awesome today,” Johnson said.
The best performance for the Pokes came from diver Mark Murdock on three-meter springboard. Murdock ended the day in third place with a score of 341.60, and teammate Kyle Bogner placed sixth.
     
For the Cowboy swimmers, Brandon Fischer reached the finals in both the 400 IM and 100 breaststroke. Fischer swam the 100 breaststroke in 56.34 which was good enough for 12th, and then placed 14th in the 400 IM at 4:03.69.
     

Sam Holmes and Marshall Dilworth joined Fischer in the 400 IM and finished 20th and 21st respectively. Three more Cowboys earned final round spots today as well. Tommy Gregory placed the highest in the 200 freestyle in 26th (1:42.63), while Tyler Kybartas was 27th (1:42.95), and Christian Johnson placed 30th (1:44.19).
     
Like the Cowgirls, the Pokes also swam in two relays. The best finish came in the 800 freestyle relay that finished fourth, while the 200 medley was 10th.    
     

“Fischer and Holmes had tremendous times in the 400 IM today, especially in the morning,” Johnson added. “Fischer came back in the 100 breaststroke and had his second great swim of the day.”