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 Ashley St. Andrew broke her own school record in the 500 free. |
Feb. 22, 2007
ASHLAND, Ohio - Through Thursday's finals, the Wayne State women's swimming (253.50) has a 33.50 point lead over second-place Grand Valley State (220) at the GLIAC Championship, hosted by Ashland University.
Indianapolis is in third place (218), followed by Gannon (143), Ashland (141.50), Northern Michigan (107.50), Lewis (107.50), Hillsdale (107), and Findlay (66).
Erika Barczak (Williamston, Mich.) and Katie Rence (Portage, Mich./Central) went one-two in the one-meter diving competition, posting respective scores of 377.10 and 325.45. Venessa Torres (Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt) came in fifth place (294.20).
In the 200 freestyle relay, the quartet of Katie Harrigan (Portage, Mich./Northern), Haintso Rakouth (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage), Elaina Hogle (Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood), and Julie Danaher (Allen Park, Mich.) finished in second place (1:39.37).
Ashley St. Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison) broke her own school record, winning the 500 free with a time of 5:00.14. Melissa Duff (Howell, Mich./Brighton) finished fourth (5:11.04) and Maggie Young (Tecumseh, Ont./St. Anne's) came in eighth (5:21.53), while Mandy Burton (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) won the "B" final (ninth overall) in 5:15.55.
Hogle won the 200 individual medley in 2:08.63, and Harrigan rounded out the "A" final in eighth place (2:14.10). Erin Hill (Holt, Mich.) finished in 13th place (2:17.95).
In the 50 free "A" final, Danaher took fifth (24.74), and in the "B" final, Rakouth led the pack for ninth overall (25.03).
In the final event of the evening, the 400 medley relay, Wayne State came in third place (4:01.87) with the quartet of Harrigan, Amber Staudacher (Rockford, Mich.), Laura Leix (Flint, Mich./Southwestern), and Rakouth.
Friday's preliminary round will begin at 10:30 a.m.
