University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Women's Swimming Season in Review
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
The Minnesota women's swimming and diving team completed the 2002-03 campaign at the 2003 NCAA Championships, hosted by Auburn. The Golden Gophers scored 29 points with four members competing, becoming a top 25 team in the nation. Auburn won its second straight national title with 536 points. The Gophers finished higher than No. 25 Purdue (finished 28th overall), No. 17 Notre Dame (33) and No. 24 Florida State (36).
Hehn Garners First Team All-America Honors
Keri Hehn gained her second-career, first-team All-American honors in the 200 breaststroke. Hehn earned her All-America status finishing eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:14.27. She is the first person since Gretchen Hegener to win back- to-back All-American honors in the 200 breaststroke. Hehn was ranked 13th going into the competition in the 200, improving five spots. Hehn also finished 20th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.48
Baum and Cornthwaite Earn Honorable Mention
The Golden Gophers had two members earn All-America honorable mentions in senior Dana Baum and junior Rebecca Cornthwaite.
Baum earned a ninth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle for her honor. It was the second consecutive season Baum captured an All-America honor. She swam a 1:47.47 in the prelims of the 200-yard freestyle to finish 12th to qualify for the consolation finals. In the consolation finals she bettered her prelim time with a personal best time of 1:47.15 to claim a ninth place finish overall. Baum also competed in the 100 free, finishing 22nd overall (50.01). Baum entered the competition ranked 35th in the 100, finishing 22nd overall.
Cornthwaite just missed the top eight, finishing ninth in the platform. Cornthwaite had a score of 394.75. It was the second straight year that Cornthwaite competed at the NCAA Championships, the first diver to garner All-American honors since Laurie Nelson in 1990-91.
Rodakowski Competes in First NCAA Championship
Juleen Rodakowski competed in her first NCAA Championships this season. Her best performance came at the 200-yard butterfly, where she tied for 20th in 1:59.94. She improved her pre-tournament ranking of 27th in the event. Rodakowski finished 40th in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.30. Rodakowski finished 52nd in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:04.53.
Minnesota Places Sixth at Big Ten Championships
Minnesota finished sixth in the team standings at the Big Ten Championships, hosted by Purdue University. The Golden Gophers were three points away from tying fifth-place Purdue, who finished with a team score of 403.
Minnesota's highest individual finishers were Keri Hehn and Dana Baum. Hehn finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:13.22 and fourth in the 100 breaststroke finals in 1:02.60. Baum finished fifth in the 500 free, third overall in the 100-yard freestyle, In all, Baum competed in three relays for the Gophers and three individual finals. Baum also was a member of the 800 free and set a new varsity record of 1:47.44, which automatically qualified her for the national tournament.
What a Difference a Year Makes
Minnesota improved from last year's Big Ten Championships, where the team finished ninth with a team score of 226. The Gophers moved up three spots in the 2002-03 campaign, jumping to sixth place. The Gophers improved seven spots at the NCAA Championships from a year ago. Minnesota finished 25th in the nation in 2002-03, while it produced a 32nd-place finish in the 2001-02 year.
Senior Salute
The Golden Gophers will say goodbye to its 10 seniors in Kim Bahmer, Dana Baum, Maria Bigwood, Arianna Gardner, Shanna Gustafson, Holly Hanneman, Keri Hehn</ a>, Michelle Lieder, Shauna Riggs and Kristin Rygg. The senior class provided leadership, garnering a first team All-American, an All-American honorable mention and had eight of the team's top individual top times this season.
Gophers Place 16 on Academic All-Big Ten Team
The Golden Gophers had 16 members named the the Academic All-Big Ten team. The 16 include: Kim Bahmer (3.58, music education), Dana Baum (3.92, elementary education), Maria Bigwood (3.50, aerospace engineering), Abbie Bowden (3.37, architecture), Rebecca Cornthwaite (3.86, journalism), Jessica Crawford (3.70 biology), Carol Crouthamel (3.21, elementary education) Arianna Gardner (3.05, psychology/marketing), Lauren Guzauskas (3.60, anthropology), Holly Hanneman (3.08, child psychology), Keri Hehn (3.16, nursing), Shannon Jackson (3.63, human resource development), Melissa Kaiser (3.16, elementary education), Juleen Rodakowski (3.25, kinesiology), Kristin Rygg (3.29, biology/physiology) and Sarah Solfelt (4.00, finance/spanish).
Baum Earns Academic Awards
Dana Baum was one of this year's recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award, given by Minnesota Academic Counseling Student Services. The Outstanding Achievement Award seeks to recognize student-athletes who are accomplished in the four major areas emphasized by the NCAA Life Skills Program: Leadership, Academics, Volunteerism and Athletics. Baum also earned the Top Five Award. To qualify for the Top Five award, a student-athlete must have three continuous years as a member of a Minnesota athletic team, have participated in the current year, be an undergraduate student and have earned one of the highest cumulative grade point averages.
Hehn and Freeman Head to South Korea in August
USA Swimming and the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Department announces that Golden Gopher swimmer Keri Hehn has been selected to participate in the 2003 World University Games, to be held in South Korea. Head coach Jean Freeman was also selected as an assistant coach and will join Hehn in her trip to South Korea. Hehn and Freeman will be in South Korea from August 11 until their return on August 27. Hehn, a senior from Fargo, N.D., will compete in the breaststroke on the U.S. Team. Hehn transferred from the University of Nebraska last season, after competing for the Cornhuskers from 1999-2001. In her first year as a Gopher, Hehn gained All-America honors in the 200 breaststroke, the first person to gain national honors in the 200 since Gretchen Hegener in the 1997-98 season. Gophers Finish 25th at NCAA Championships
The Minnesota women's swimming and diving team completed the 2002-03 campaign at the 2003 NCAA Championships, hosted by Auburn. The Golden Gophers scored 29 points with four members competing, becoming a top 25 team in the nation. Auburn won its second straight national title with 536 points. The Gophers finished higher than No. 25 Purdue (finished 28th overall), No. 17 Notre Dame (33) and No. 24 Florida State (36).
Hehn Garners First Team All-America Honors
Keri Hehn gained her second-career, first-team All-American honors in the 200 breaststroke. Hehn earned her All-America status finishing eighth in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:14.27. She is the first person since Gretchen Hegener to win back- to-back All-American honors in the 200 breaststroke. Hehn was ranked 13th going into the competition in the 200, improving five spots. Hehn also finished 20th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.48
Baum and Cornthwaite Earn Honorable Mention
The Golden Gophers had two members earn All-America honorable mentions in senior Dana Baum and junior Rebecca Cornthwaite.
Baum earned a ninth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle for her honor. It was the second consecutive season Baum captured an All-America honor. She swam a 1:47.47 in the prelims of the 200-yard freestyle to finish 12th to qualify for the consolation finals. In the consolation finals she bettered her prelim time with a personal best time of 1:47.15 to claim a ninth place finish overall. Baum also competed in the 100 free, finishing 22nd overall (50.01). Baum entered the competition ranked 35th in the 100, finishing 22nd overall.
Cornthwaite just missed the top eight, finishing ninth in the platform. Cornthwaite had a score of 394.75. It was the second straight year that Cornthwaite competed at the NCAA Championships, the first diver to garner All-American honors since Laurie Nelson in 1990-91.
Rodakowski Competes in First NCAA Championship
Juleen Rodakowski competed in her first NCAA Championships this season. Her best performance came at the 200-yard butterfly, where she tied for 20th in 1:59.94. She improved her pre-tournament ranking of 27th in the event. Rodakowski finished 40th in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.30. Rodakowski finished 52nd in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:04.53.
Minnesota Places Sixth at Big Ten Championships
Minnesota finished sixth in the team standings at the Big Ten Championships, hosted by Purdue University. The Golden Gophers were three points away from tying fifth-place Purdue, who finished with a team score of 403.
Minnesota's highest individual finishers were Keri Hehn and Dana Baum. Hehn finished third in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:13.22 and fourth in the 100 breaststroke finals in 1:02.60. Baum finished fifth in the 500 free, third overall in the 100-yard freestyle, In all, Baum competed in three relays for the Gophers and three individual finals. Baum also was a member of the 800 free and set a new varsity record of 1:47.44, which automatically qualified her for the national tournament.
What a Difference a Year Makes
Minnesota improved from last year's Big Ten Championships, where the team finished ninth with a team score of 226. The Gophers moved up three spots in the 2002-03 campaign, jumping to sixth place. The Gophers improved seven spots at the NCAA Championships from a year ago. Minnesota finished 25th in the nation in 2002-03, while it produced a 32nd-place finish in the 2001-02 year.
Senior Salute
The Golden Gophers will say goodbye to its 10 seniors in Kim Bahmer, Dana Baum, Maria Bigwood, Arianna Gardner, Shanna Gustafson, Holly Hanneman, Keri Hehn</ a>, Michelle Lieder, Shauna Riggs and Kristin Rygg. The senior class provided leadership, garnering a first team All-American, an All-American honorable mention and had eight of the team's top individual top times this season.
Gophers Place 16 on Academic All-Big Ten Team
The Golden Gophers had 16 members named the the Academic All-Big Ten team. The 16 include: Kim Bahmer (3.58, music education), Dana Baum (3.92, elementary education), Maria Bigwood (3.50, aerospace engineering), Abbie Bowden (3.37, architecture), Rebecca Cornthwaite (3.86, journalism), Jessica Crawford (3.70 biology), Carol Crouthamel (3.21, elementary education) Arianna Gardner (3.05, psychology/marketing), Lauren Guzauskas (3.60, anthropology), Holly Hanneman (3.08, child psychology), Keri Hehn (3.16, nursing), Shannon Jackson (3.63, human resource development), Melissa Kaiser (3.16, elementary education), Juleen Rodakowski (3.25, kinesiology), Kristin Rygg (3.29, biology/physiology) and Sarah Solfelt (4.00, finance/spanish).
Baum Earns Academic Awards
Dana Baum was one of this year's recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award, given by Minnesota Academic Counseling Student Services. The Outstanding Achievement Award seeks to recognize student-athletes who are accomplished in the four major areas emphasized by the NCAA Life Skills Program: Leadership, Academics, Volunteerism and Athletics. Baum also earned the Top Five Award. To qualify for the Top Five award, a student-athlete must have three continuous years as a member of a Minnesota athletic team, have participated in the current year, be an undergraduate student and have earned one of the highest cumulative grade point averages.
Hehn and Freeman Head to South Korea in August
USA Swimming and the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics Department announces that Golden Gopher swimmer Keri Hehn has been selected to participate in the 2003 World University Games, to be held in South Korea. Head coach Jean Freeman was also selected as an assistant coach and will join Hehn in her trip to South Korea. Hehn and Freeman will be in South Korea from August 11 until their return on August 27. Hehn, a senior from Fargo, N.D., will compete in the breaststroke on the U.S. Team. Hehn transferred from the University of Nebraska last season, after competing for the Cornhuskers from 1999-2001. In her first year as a Gopher, Hehn gained All-America honors in the 200 breaststroke, the first person to gain national honors in the 200 since Gretchen Hegener in the 1997-98 season.
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