University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers defeat Iowa 201-91 in Big Ten Dual Meet
10/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
The University of Minnesota women’s swimming and diving team easily defeated Iowa 201-91 in a dual meet on Friday at the University Aquatic Center.
Sophomore Christine Jennings led the way for the Golden Gophers, winning two events. In the 200 yard freestyle, Jennings took first with a time of 1:52.18. Minnesota sophomore Meredith McCarthy was second in 1:52.69. Jennings won the 500 free in 4:01.02, while Iowa sophomore Ashley Dell was second in 5:03.23.
Freshman Kim Kazika was impressive in her first Big Ten meet, winning both breaststroke events. In the 100 yard breast, Kazika placed first with a time of 1:05.20, while teammate Corin Hopkins-Vacca was second in 1:07.05. Kazika took the 200 breast in 2:23.40.
In the 200 yard individual medley, Gophers sophomore Jenny Shaughnessy took first in a time of 2:06.90. Teammate Danielle Ridder timed 2:08.52.
Sophomore Yuen Kobayashi easily won the 1000 yard freestyle with a time of 9:57.68. Dell finished second for Iowa in 10:19.89.
In the 100 yard backstroke, junior Roxane Akradi timed 57.02 to take first and edge out teammate Jennifer Hasling, who finished in 57.13. Junior Erin Forster won the 200 back for the Gophers in 2:03.11.
Gophers sophomore Stacy Busack won the 50 yard free in 23.60, while McCarthy won the 100 free in 52.11.
The Gophers also won both relay events. The team of Hasling, Kazika, Lindsey St. Martin and Busack won the 200 yard medley in 1:43.99. Valerie Tukey, Erin Holtmeyer, Hasling and Jennings won the 400 free relay in a time of 3:30.96.
Sophomore Brianna Hubbard won both diving events for Minnesota. In the 3-meter, Hubbard scored 273.96, while Gophers freshman Alexandra Barstad placed second with 267.45. In the 1-meter, Hubbard and Barstad again finished 1-2, with scores of 262.88 and 226.50, respectively.
"I was really impressed with how the our the divers did tonight," head diving coach Jason Baumann. "It was great to see how the freshmen are doing this early in the season. Brianna Hubbard is doing really well after a year of experience under her belt."
Minnesota will next travel to Gainesville, Fla. to swim against Florida on Friday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m.
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