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Cougar Swimming Completes Day One of Hawkeye Invitational

WSU swimming action continues Saturday, Prelims at 8a.m. and Finals at 4p.m. Pacific.


 
 

Nov. 30, 2012

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IOWA CITY, Iowa - The Washington State swim team currently sits in sixth place after the first day of competition at the Hawkeye Invitational, Friday.

In the championship meet style tournament, the Cougars competed with host Iowa, Denver, Michigan, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Nebraska-Lincoln and Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The morning meet consisted of preliminaries, in which nine Washington State swimmers qualified for the finals which took place in the evening.

Senior Shelbi Luchini finished eighth overall in the preliminary rounds in the 200 IM posting a time of 2:03.03. Junior Kelly Tannhauser finished tenth in the in the same event with a time of 2:03.58. In the 50 free prelims, Emma Johansson posted the eighth fastest time to earn a spot in the finals (23.22).

Other Cougars to qualify for the finals were Heather Morlan, Loree Olson, and Tannhauser in the 500 free. Anne Kenney, Bieleckaite, Nicole Proulx and Alison Mand all qualified for the 50 free final.

In the finals the WSU relay comprised of Johansson, Bieleckaite, Kenney, and Proulx finished fourth overall in the 200 free relay (1:32.75). Luchini shined in the 200 IM final posting the seventh fastest time in the event (2:04.30). Johansson added to the Cougar point total finishing seventh in the 50 free final (23.19).

After day one of three in the tournament, the Cougars are sixth overall with a team score of 88. Currently, Michigan is leading the competition, posting a team score of 237. The Cougars return to the pool Saturday for day two, WSU swimming action continues Saturday, Prelims at 8a.m. and Finals at 4p.m. Pacific.

 

 


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