University of Minnesota Athletics
SWIMMERS AND DIVERS HAVE WEEKEND OFF BEFORE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
2/5/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Gophers Currently 19th In National Poll
Minnesota is currently ranked 19th in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll. The Golden Gophers have been ranked as high as 16th this season, and have appeared in every poll. Other Big Ten teams that are ranked are Wisconsin (12th), Penn State (13th), Michigan (16th), Northwestern (18th) and Indiana (21st). Purdue is the first team mentioned among teams receiving votes outside of the top 25.
Gopher Winners
Minnesota won 17 of the 19 events at the Minnesota Challenge. Here are the top performers for Minnesota in every event:
50 Freestyle - 1. Jen Power, 23.94 100 Freestyle - 1. Jen Power, 52.38 200 Freestyle - 1. Casey Nicholson, 1:53.85 500 Freestyle - 1. Kristin Rygg, 5:30.89 1650 Freestyle - 1. Kristin Rygg, 17:23.77 100 Backstroke - 1. Ann Cahoy, 59.00 200 Backstroke - 1. Jinny Smedstad, 2:03.64 100 Breaststroke - 2. Katy Christoferson, 1:06.37 200 Breaststroke - 2. Shauna Riggs, 2:28.75 100 Butterfly - 1. Katie Klamer, 57.13 200 Butterfly - 1. Katie Klamer, 2:06.31 200 Individual Medley - 1. Jinny Smedstad, 2:06.34 400 Individual Medley - 1. Katy Christoferson, 4:27.91 200 Medley Relay - 1. Minnesota (Klamer, Power, Harrod, Pogue), 1:50.30 400 Medley Relay - 1. Minnesota (Harrod, Deppe, Baum, Crawford), 4:00.79 200 Free Relay - 1. Minnesota (Rutkowski, Pierce, Guzauskas, Power), 1:39.25 400 Free Relay - 1. Minnesota (Gustafson, Pogue, Scholta, Power), 3:37.82 800 Free Relay - 1. Minnesota (Klamer, Stocker, Koller, Egerman), 7:51.72 1-Meter Diving - 1. Tracy LaVoi, 300.70 (school record for 6 dives) 3-Meter Diving - 1. Tracy LaVoi, 507.10
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