Dec. 3, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas - The No. 5/7 Auburn swimming team concluded day one of the Texas Swimming & Diving Hall Of Fame Invitational Thursday evening at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas. The men sit tied for third with California-Davis with 125 points, while the women are in third with 163 points.
"We raced better tonight with two team objectives in mind; to swim better than the morning and take interest in the team," Brett Hawke, head coach, said. "We hit both of our objectives and that is a great thing. We're swimming very tired, but very tough. I'm happy with the attitude of the team right now."
The men opened up the evening with a NCAA "B" cut time in the 200 free relay. The team of Kohlton Norys, Tyler McGill, Karl Krug and Gideon Louw finished third in a time of 1:19.34. McGill picked another B time when the senior captain finished fourth in the 100 fly in 47.59. Louw finished the day with a B time of 20.25 and an eighth-place finish in the 50 free.
The 400 medley relay squad of Pascal Wollach, Stuart Ferguson, McGill and Louw finished fifth in a B time of 3:17.12. Other Tigers picking up team-best finishes were Brandon Siemasko and Andrew Mitchell. Siemasko took 21st in the 500 free with a time of 4:41.38, while Mitchell finished 11th in the 200 IM in 1:49.94.
The women took fourth in the 200 free relay to start the night. The quad of Melissa Marik, Hannah Riordan, Caitlin Geary and Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace touched the wall in 1:32.99.
Sophomore Stephanie Horner picked up a B time of 4:52.38 in the 500 free to finish 10th overall. Senior Ava Ohlgren and sophomore Micah Lawrence battled in the B Final of the 200 IM, finishing ninth (2:02.74) and 10th (2:02.98), respectively.
Representing Auburn in the A Final of the 50 free was Vanderpool-Wallace. The sophomore finished eighth in 23.33. The team of Marik, Lawrence, Ohlgren and Riordan closed out the day with a fifth-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:44.61).
The swimmers return to competition for day two of the Texas Invitational Friday with the preliminaries starting at 10 a.m., while the finals kick off at 6 p.m. The Auburn diving team begins competition at the Georgia Invitational in Athens on Friday.
Auburn Swimming and Diving
Thursday, December 3, 2009
2009 Texas Swimming & Diving Hall Of Fame Invitational
Lee And Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center; Austin, Texas
Team Scores:
Women:1. Arizona - 393; 2. Texas - 261; 3. Auburn - 163; 4. Wisconsin - 138; 5. North Texas - 87 Men: 1. Arizona - 390; 2. Texas - 373; 3. UC-Davis - 125; 3. Auburn - 125; 5. Wisconsin - 102
Auburn Best Finishes- Women: 200 Free Relay - 4. Marik, Riordan, Geary, Vanderpool-Wallace (1:32.99); 500 Free - 10. Horner (4:52.38); 100 Fly - 10. Vanderpool-Wallace (55.18); 200 IM - 9. Ohlgren (2:02.74); 50 Free - 8. Vanderpool-Wallace (23.33); 400 Medley Relay - 5. Marik, Lawrence, Ohlgren, Riordan (3:44.61).
Men: 200 Free Relay - 3. Norys, McGill, Krug, Louw (1:19.34); 100 Fly - 4. McGill (47.59); 500 Free - 21. Siemasko (4:41.38); 200 IM - 11. Mitchell (1:49.94); 50 Free - 8. Louw (20.25); 400 Medley Relay - 5. Wollach, Ferguson, McGill, Louw (3:17.12).