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Big Ten Championships
Gophers Open Big Tens with Gold, Bronze Relays
2/15/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
The University of Minnesota kicked off the 2017 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships with two strong relay performances on Wednesday night at Boilermaker Aquatic Center. After the opening relays, the Gophers are in first place with 118 points.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of Tevyn Waddell, Lindsey Horejsi, Danielle Nack and Zoe Avestruz won gold with a time of 1:35.55. The Gophers' time was a Big Ten Conference record, school record, championship meet record, pool record and an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Championships. It was Minnesota's first relay title since 2014
The Gophers went on to earn another set of medals in the next relay. D. Nack, Chantal Nack, Waddell and Avestruz earned in the 800 free relay with a 7:00.61. The time was another NCAA "A" Cut for Minnesota.
D. Nack was the only upperclassmen to compete this evening as two freshmen and two sophomores composed the rest of the relay teams.
The meet will resume tomorrow with preliminary heats of the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and 1-meter diving at 10:00 a.m. Central.
200 Medley Relay
1st: Waddell, Horejsi, D. Nack, Avestruz - 1:35.55 (Big Ten record, program record, meet record, pool record, NCAA "A" Cut)
800 Free Relay
3rd: D. Nack, C. Nack, Waddell, Avestruz - 7:00.61 (NCAA "A" Cut)
â˜'️ #B1G record
â˜'️ School record
â˜'️ GOLD
Now that's how you start championship season. https://t.co/ig3qxETTQM- Minnesota Swimming (@GopherSwimDive) February 15, 2017
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