February 19, 2009
TEAM SCORES
WOMEN
Carleton College 168
Gustavus Adolphus College 166.5
University of St. Thomas 142
St. Olaf College 141
Macalester College 96.5
College of St. Catherine 82
College of St. Benedict 75
Hamline University 59
Concordia College 43
Saint Mary’s University 28
Augsburg College 24
MEN
St. Olaf College 232
Gustavus Adolphus College 214
Carleton College 153
Saint John’s University 146
University of St. Thomas 146
Macalester College 79
Saint Mary's University 64
Hamline University 55
Women's (Top three All-MIAC)
200-yard Freestyle Relay - 1, St. Thomas, (Jena Root, Maddie Frost, Ali Krieger, and Becca Ney) 1:36.23; 2, Gustavus, 1:36.24; 3, Carleton, 1:36.47
500-yard Freestyle - 1, Maggie Alexander, Carleton, 4:59.91; 2, Carrie Gunderson, Gustavus, 5:01.05; 3, Grace Fleming, Macalester, 5:10.57
200-yard IM - 1, Alli Beardsley, St. Olaf, 2:09.18; 2, Marni Luke, Gustavus, 2:11.36; 3, Kate Alexander, Carleton, 2:11.42
50-yard Freestyle - 1, Lauren Snyder, St. Olaf 23.73; 2, Becca Ney, St. Thomas 23.82; 3, Jena Root, St. Thomas 24:27
400-yard Medley Relay - 1, Carleton, Kale Zicafoose, Kate Alexander, Kaarin Taylor, and Becky Alexander ) 3:52.55; 2, St. Olaf, 3:58.19.16; 3, Gustavus, 3:58.21.
Men's (Top three All-MIAC)
1-meter Diving – 1, Ryan Trostrud, St. Olaf 396.30; 2, Eric Brenner, Carleton, 381.85; 3, Ian Straehly, 377.80
200-yard Freestyle Relay - St. Olaf, (Jake Koch, Adam Meyer, Kaegan Recher, and Nelson Westby) 1:22.61; 2, Gustavus, 1:23.76; 3, St. Thomas, 1:24.06.
500-yard Freestyle - 1, Matt Stewart, Gustavus, 4:26.78; 2, Chris Bateman, St. Olaf, 4:27.20; 3, Whitaker Davis, Gustavus, 4:35.79.
200-yard IM - 1, Ted Marschall, 1:50.54; 2, Nelson Westby, St. Olaf, 1:51.59; 3Nate Bentley, St. Olaf, 1:52.98.
50-yard Freestyle - 1, Peter Mullee, St. Thomas, 20.19; 2, Jake Koch, St. Olaf, 20.78; Erik Huls, St. Thomas, 20.88.
400-yard Medley Relay - 1, St. Olaf (Adam Meyer, Nelson Westby, Erik Witzel, and Brock Edwards), 3:21.98; 2, Gustavus, 3:25.62; 3, St. Thomas, 3:25.68.
WOMEN'S RECAP
The Carleton women’s swimming and diving team is in first place after the opening day of the 2009 MIAC Championships. The Knights, who scored 168 points, hold a slim 1.5-point lead over defending champion Gustavus, which totaled 166.5 points. The University of St. Thomas is in third place with 142 points, and St. Olaf is in fourth place with 141 points.
Carleton swimmers turned in two of the top performances of the day as Maggie Alexander won the 500 freestyle in a new meet record time of 4:59.91. Alexander’s time also met the NCAA Automatic Qualifying standard. The Knights also got a big performance from their 400 medley relay team of Kale Zicafoose, Kate Alexander, Kaarin Taylor, and Becky Alexander, which finished first in a time of 3:52.55. That time broke both the all-time MIAC record of 3:56.19 as well as the championship meet record of 3:56.48.
Other event champions on the day included Alli Beardsley of St. Olaf, who won the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:36.23, Lauren Snyder of St. Olaf, who won the 50 free in a time of 23.73, and the St. Thomas 200 free relay team of Jena Root, Maddie Frost, Ali Krieger, and Becca Ney, which nipped Gustavus by one-hundredth of a second with a time of 1:36.23 in the closest race of the day.
MEN'S RECAP
The St. Olaf men’s swimming and diving team is in first place after the opening day of the 2009 MIAC Championships. The Ole’s, who scored 232 points, lead defending champion Gustavus by 18 points, as the Gusties totaled 214 on the day. Carleton is in third place with 153 points, while St. Thomas and Saint John’s are tied for fourth place with 146 points.
The Ole’s picked up three first place finishes including the 200 free relay (Jake Koch, Adam Meyer, Kaegan Recher, and Nelson Westby), the 400 medley relay (Meyer, Westby, Erik Witzel, and Brock Edwards), and Ryan Trostrud in one meter diving. The 400 medley relay team shattered the MIAC record and the championship meet record with a time of 3:21.98.
Gustavus’s Matt Stewart claimed his third consecutive title in the 500 freestyle in impressive fashion as he broke a 20-year old MIAC record held by K. Casson of St. Olaf (4:27.57) with a time of 4:26.78. Stewart’s time also broke the meet record and automatically qualified him for the NCAA Championships. The Gusties dominated the 500 freestyle taking four of the top five spots including Whitaker Davis in third, Skylar Davis in fourth, and John Rice in fifth.
Carleton's Ted Marschall out-dueled rival Nelson Westby of St. Olaf for the second consecutive year to win the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:50.54. Marschall and Westby (1:51.59) both automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships.
Peter Mullee of St. Thomas won the 50 yard freestyle breaking a 10-year old MIAC record with a time of 20.19. Mullee’s time also automatically qualified him for the NCAA Championships.