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 Julie Danaher anchored the second-place 800 free relay. |
Feb. 23, 2007
ASHLAND, Ohio - The Wayne State women's swimming and diving team ended the third day of competition on Friday at the GLIAC Championship with a 73.5 point lead.
The Warriors have 488.5 points, followed by Grand Valley State (415) and Indianapolis (401). Host school Ashland is in fourth with 388.5 points, and Gannon (225), Hillsdale (201), Lewis (188.5), Northern Michigan (170.5), and Findlay (92) round out the field.
Elaina Hogle (Kentwood, Mich./East Kentwood) finished second in the "A" final of the 400 individual medley (4:31.81), while Whitney Baker (Trenton, Mich.) came in eighth (4:54.63). In the "B" final, Tiffanie Laforet (Tecumseh, Ont./St. Anne's) placed 11th in 4:51.42.
Laura Leix (Flint, Mich./Southwestern) took fourth (59.00) in the 100 butterfly, and Elena Crowley (Detroit, Mich./Mercy) turned in a 10th-place time of 1:01.50.
In the 200 freestyle, Ashley St. Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison) and Haintso Rakouth (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage) finished second (1:55.81) and eighth (2:03.21), respectively, and in the 100 breaststroke Jodi Scott (Windsor, Ont./Riverside S.S.) came in seventh (1:08.22) and Amber Staudacher (Rockford, Mich.) in 11th (1:09.08).
Wayne State had three swimmers in the 100 backstroke, led by Katie Harrigan (Portage, Mich./Northern) who finished second in 59.49. Erin Hill (Holt, Mich.) placed fourth (1:01.01) and Julie Danaher (Allen Park, Mich.) came in seventh (1:02.73). In the "B" final, Jenny Howe (Wyandotte, Mich./Riverview) finished in 11th place (1:01.70).
In the final event of the evening, the Warrior quartet of St. Andrew, Rakouth, Hogle, and Danaher came in second place (7:48.42) in the 800 freestyle relay.
The GLIAC Championship will conclude tomorrow, Feb. 24, beginning with the preliminary events at 10:30 a.m. and culminating with the finals at 6:00 p.m.
