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Big Ten Championships
Gophers Grab 4 Medals on Day 3 of Big Tens
2/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Friday Finals Results 
| Saturday Prelims Heat Sheet
The Minnesota Golden Gophers earned four medals, including another diving title, on Friday night at the 2016 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. The Gophers have moved up to third place after night three with 612.50 points.
Minnesota's 400 medley relay team of Zoe Avestruz, Rachel Munson, Danielle Nack and Lauren Votava tied Wisconsin for fourth with a time of 3:35.48.
Sophomore Brooke Zeiger collected a silver medal in the 400 IM with a 4:08.18 finish. Breanne Siwicki placed fourth with a season best time of 4:10.19. Senior Samantha Harding finished 19th with a time of 4:17.64.
Nack notched a personal record in the 100 fly with a time of 52.64 for the B1G bronze medal. Rookie Kaia Grobe finished 19th with a 54.50.
Votava placed seventh in the 200 free with a time of 1:47.43. The senior Gopher was also selected as Minnesota's 2016 B1G Sportsmanship Honoree.
Rookie Munson finished eighth in the 100 breast with a 1:00.84. Rae Bullinger took 12th in the event with a time of 1:01.68.
Avestruz earned an 11th place mark in the 100 back with a time of 53.57.
Yu Zhou won the 3-meter championship for the second-straight year, finishing with a score of 407.05. Lexi Tenenbaum earned bronze after totaling 354.80 points. Senior Jessica Ramberg placed eighth (317.90). Freshman Mariam Khamis scored 308.95 points for 14th place in 3-meter diving.
ACTION CONTINUES
The 2016 B1G Championships will resume Saturday, Feb. 20, with prelims of the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly beginning at 10:00 a.m. CT. Platform diving prelims will be contested at 12:00 p.m. CT, followed by the 1650 free at 3:15 p.m. CT.
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FRIDAY FINALS QUICK LOOK
400-yard medley relay
5th: Avestruz, Munson, D. Nack, Votava - 3:35.48
400-yard IM
2nd: Brooke Zeiger - 4:08.18 (NCAA B cut)
4th: Breanne Siwicki - 4:10.19 (NCAA B cut)
19th: Samantha Harding - 4:17.64 (NCAA B cut)
100-yard fly
3rd: Danielle Nack - 52.64 (NCAA B cut, PR)
19th: Kaia Grobe - 54.50
200-yard free
7th: Lauren Votava - 1:47.43 (NCAA B cut)
100-yard breast
8th: Rachel Munson - 1:00.84 (NCAA B cut)
12th: Rae Bullinger - 1:01.68 (NCAA B cut)
100-yard back
11th: Zoe Avestruz - 53.97 (NCAA B cut)
3-meter diving
1st: Yu Zhou - 407.05
3rd: Lexi Tenenbaum - 354.80
8th: Jessica Ramberg - 317.90
14th: Mariam Khamis - 308.95 (PR)
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