University of Minnesota Athletics
Weitz, James Double Champs for Gophers
2/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Elizabeth Weitz and Danielle James each won two individual events to highlight the second day of the Minnesota Challenge for the Golden Gopher women’s swimming & diving team. Overall, Minnesota won 13 events on Saturday at the University Aquatic Center.
Weitz, a sophomore, started her day by winning the 400 individual medley with a season-best time of 4 minutes, 23.50 seconds. She would later capture the 200 backstroke event in the evening session with a time of 2:03.85.
James, a freshman, won both the breaststroke events taking the 100-yard breaststroke title in the afternoon session with a time of 1:03.56. She followed with the victory in the 200 breast in the evening session with a time of 2:20.67. She also teamed with Melissa Nelson, Natalie Herrild and Abbey Staats to win the 200 medley relay in a time of 1;43.97.
All those relay members would continue their winning ways in other events during the day. Nelson captured the title in the 100 back in a time of 57.59 seconds, while Herrild won the 100 fly in a time of 56.90 seconds. Staats gathered her first-place finish in the 100 free with a clocking of 51.37 seconds. Herrild, Staats and Nelson would team with Monica Radecke to win the 400 free relay in a time of 3:27.71.
Other champions in the pool were Lauren Weis in the 200 free with a time of 1:51.55 and Kelsey Ridder in the 200 fly in 2:04.61.
The Gophers swept the diving events with freshmen winning both titles. Sarah McCrady won the 1-meter diving with a score of 309.95 points. Maggie Keefer took first in the 3-meter event with a score of 292.80 points.
Minnesota now turns its attention to the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 16-19 in Bloomington, Ind.
Weitz, a sophomore, started her day by winning the 400 individual medley with a season-best time of 4 minutes, 23.50 seconds. She would later capture the 200 backstroke event in the evening session with a time of 2:03.85.
James, a freshman, won both the breaststroke events taking the 100-yard breaststroke title in the afternoon session with a time of 1:03.56. She followed with the victory in the 200 breast in the evening session with a time of 2:20.67. She also teamed with Melissa Nelson, Natalie Herrild and Abbey Staats to win the 200 medley relay in a time of 1;43.97.
All those relay members would continue their winning ways in other events during the day. Nelson captured the title in the 100 back in a time of 57.59 seconds, while Herrild won the 100 fly in a time of 56.90 seconds. Staats gathered her first-place finish in the 100 free with a clocking of 51.37 seconds. Herrild, Staats and Nelson would team with Monica Radecke to win the 400 free relay in a time of 3:27.71.
Other champions in the pool were Lauren Weis in the 200 free with a time of 1:51.55 and Kelsey Ridder in the 200 fly in 2:04.61.
The Gophers swept the diving events with freshmen winning both titles. Sarah McCrady won the 1-meter diving with a score of 309.95 points. Maggie Keefer took first in the 3-meter event with a score of 292.80 points.
Minnesota now turns its attention to the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 16-19 in Bloomington, Ind.
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