University of Minnesota Athletics

WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM TO HOST NORTH DAKOTA

10/17/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving

AqThe two-time defending Big Ten champion Minnesota women's swimming and diving team competes in its first intercollegiate competition of the season against North Dakota on Saturday at the University Aquatic Center/Dorothy L. Sheppard Pool. The Gophers have been tough in dual meet competition in their history, posting winning records in 25 of 27 seasons and a 63-6-2 record over the past seven years.

Logistics of the Meet
The women's-only meet will have a 16-event order, with five freestyle events, two events each in backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke, an individual medley, two relays and two diving events. The exact distances will be determined early this week.

Intrasquad Review
The Gold team defeated the Maroon team 143-100 in the annual Minnesota intrasquad meet at the University Aquatic Center/Dorothy L. Sheppard Pool. The Gold team had three athletes win two events each. Senior Ann Cahoy (Hudson, Wis./Hudson) won the 100 backstroke and the 200 backstroke, senior Tracy LaVoi (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech) won 1-meter and 3-meter diving, and first-year athlete Juleen Rodakowski (Rochester, Minn./Century) won the 100 butterfly and the 200 butterfly. The Maroon team had one double-winner, as first-year athlete Carol Crouthamel (Southampton, Penn./Archbishop Wood) won the 200 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley.

The event winners from the Intrasquad meet: 200 Medley Relay - Maroon (Rutkowski, Schold, Smedstad, Sonstegard), 1:50.40 1000 Freestyle - Carol Crouthamel, Maroon, 10:38.74 200 Freestyle - Dana Baum, Gold, 1:53.57 100 Backstroke - Ann Cahoy, Gold, 59.34 100 Breaststroke - Kim Harrod, Gold, 1:07.37 200 Butterfly - Juleen Rodakowski, Gold, 2:08.70 50 Freestyle - Meghan Sonstegard, Maroon, 24.86 1-Meter Diving - Tracy LaVoi, Gold, 246.60 100 Freestyle - Anne Koller, Gold, 55.03 200 Backstroke - Ann Cahoy, Gold, 2:07.45 200 Breaststroke - Carol Crouthamel, Maroon, 2:26.69 500 Freestyle - Casey Nicholson, Gold, 5:09.42 100 Butterfly - Juleen Rodakowski, Gold, 58.52 3-Meter Diving - Tracy LaVoi, Gold, 249.65 200 Individual Medley - Carol Crouthamel, Maroon, 2:15.60 200 Freestyle Relay - Gold (Bohlsen, Mickschl, Cahoy, Klamer), 1:40.81 Upcoming for the Golden Gophers
The Golden Gophers conclude a three-meet homestand with their annual alumnae meet Friday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. at the University Aquatic Center.

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