University of Minnesota Athletics

Gophers Open Season with a Dual Win Over Michigan

10/11/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Minnesota women's swimming and diving team opened the 2008-09 season with a 169-130 win over Big Ten Conference opponent, Michigan, tonight in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Golden Gophers start the season 1-0 in Big Ten dual action.

The Gophers started the meet taking the top two spots in the 400 medley relay. Deidre DeWall, Jillian Tyler, Megan Braun and Stacy Busack earned the Gophers 11 points with a time of 3:45.03. Castina Wabeke, Kait Strickland, Kaylee Jamison, Meredith McCarthy finished second in a time of 3:50.91.

The Gophers took the top three spots in the 1,650 free. Freshman Ashley Steenvoorden won the event in 16:25.51, followed by Yuen Kobayashi in16:40.58 and Christine Jennings in third in 16:45.66. Marissa Davies and Jenny Shaughnessy added a one-two-punch in the 200 free. Davies touched the wall in 1:50.68, while Shaughnessy clocked a time of 1:50.82.

After Michigan won its first event of the evening in the 100 back, DeWall finished second with a time of 56.38, while Andrea Hanson held a time of 58.22. Tyler won the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.26, while Strickland finished second in 1:06.18. Molly Belk won the 200 fly in a time of 2:03.25. Busack placed first in the 50 free (23.63) and the 100 free (50.61).

Tyler won her second event, this time in the 200 breaststroke in 2:17.83. Kobayashi won the 500 free in 4:52.95, followed by Jennings in 4:55.08 and Ashley Steenvoorden in third (4:58.63).

Minnesota continues its Big Ten road swin when the Gophers compete at Michigan State, tomorrow at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Molly Belk

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Megan Braun

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Stacy Busack

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Marissa Davies

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Deidre DeWall

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Andrea Hanson

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Kaylee Jamison

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Christine Jennings

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Yuen Kobayashi

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Meredith McCarthy

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Jenny Shaughnessy

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Ashley Steenvoorden

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Kait Strickland

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Jillian Tyler

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Castina Wabeke

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