University of Louisville
SMU Classic (Women)
Women's Swimming Places 2nd at SMU Classic
October 18, 2014 | Swimming & Diving
Tanja Kylliainen was named Swimmer of the Meet as the University of Louisville women's swimming and diving team finished second in the SMU Classic.
The Cardinals were edged by LSU's 319, Louisville posted 301 ahead of SMU's 296, Southern California's 283, North Carolina State's 235 and Miami's 218.
"We are very proud of the team effort our ladies put forth the entire meet," said UofL head coach Arthur Albiero. "We competed tough against elite competition and more than held our own. More importantly, this meet is a good steap towards our season team goals."
The Cards started the night off with a third place finish in the 200 Medley Relay with Erica Belcher (26.16), Andrea Cottrell (27.48), Kelsi Worrell (23.02) and Rachel Grooms (23.16) combined for a 1:39.82.
In the 500 freestyle, Abigail Houck went 4:48.73 in championship final for third, while Andrea Kneppers finishes second in the consol heat in 4:52.62.
In the 200 breast, Andrea Cottrell went 2:10.93 for second while Devon Bibault boarded a strong time of 2:16.72 in the consols for second.
The Cards finished fifth in both heats of the 200 backstroke with Erica Belcher going 1:58.8 and Abigail Houck finishing in 2:03.1.
In the 3-meter diving, Emily Stalmack posted a score of 225.10 for a sixth place finish.
Kelsi Worrell scored another win in the championship heat of the 100 freestyle with a time of 49.12. Rachel Grooms placed third in the consolation heat with a 50.65. In the 200-fly, Tanja Kylliainen placed second in 1:57.3 while Devon Bibault also took second in consols with a time of 1:58.1.
In the 200 IM, Tanja Kylliainen touched first in the championship heat with a 1:59.48 while Erica Belcher was first in the consol heat in 2:00.77 which was the second fastest time in the field. In the final event of the Classic, Kelsi Worrell (22.73), Rachel Grooms (23.32), Andrea Kneppers (23.47) and Abigail Houck 23.44 combined for a fifth place time of 1:32.96.
The SMU Classic uses an unusual format in the 21 year old event. Each team is represented by nine student-athletes with the institution entering one swimmer in each heat of every event. All teams also enter one relay team for each event, and one diver will compete in the one and three-meter events.
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