No. 12/14 Swimming Set to Host Louisville Invitational

The University of Louisville men's and women's swimming and diving teams are set to host the Louisville Invitational Nov. 20-22 at the Ralph Wright Natatorium.The No. 12 ranked women and the No. 14 ranked men will host Wright State, Illinois State, Ohio University and Kenyon College.

The Scoop on the Redbirds of Illinois State University:
The Redbirds fell in a double-dual meet to in-state rivals Illinois (208-91) and Southern Illinois (200-96) on Halloween night.ISU highlights included Rachel Root's first place finish in the 100-yard backstroke event with a time of 57.63 seconds. Root had a third place finish in the 200-yard backstroke event (2:07.81). Karley Licking touched fourth in 2:08.10. Courtney Taylor was into the wall second in the 200-yard breaststroke, going (2:24.69) and was third in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:10.05.

The Scoop on the Lords and Ladies of Kenyon College:
UofL head coach Arthur Albiero began his coaching career at Kenyon College, where he was an assistant from 1996-1999. Kenyon is coming off of a 142.5-157.5 loss to Denison University most recently. The squad was able to claim nine first-place finishes. A key contributor to the meet included senior diver Maria Zarka who took first in both the one-meter (269.40) and three-meter (276.00) events. The Lords and Ladies don't shy away from steep competition as they took on Ohio State earlier. The Ladies were beaten by the Buckeyes 207-88 but Katie Kaestner registered three second-place finishes against OSU. She completed the 100 breast event in 1:05.64, which was just .03 seconds away from the top spot, and she had the runner-up spot in the 200 individual medley (2:11.26) and 200 breast (2:24.39). The Lords, who are the defending NCAA III champions fell 193-98 to the Buckeyes.

The Scoop on the Cardinals of University of Louisville:
The Cardinals are coming off the Arena Pro Series that was hosted on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis, Minn. The Cardinals notches an Olympic berth for Carlos Claverie, who will swim in Rio for Venezuela. Louisville placed in two top-three spots thanks to contributions from sophomore Andrea Cottrell and junior Kelsi Worrell. Cottrell finished third in the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:08.14 while Worrell finished first in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 57.91.

The Scoop on the Bobcats of Ohio University:
The Bobcats, who are coached by former UofL associate coach and Olympic gold medallist Rachel Komisarz Baugh, are fresh from their first win of the season, a 197.5-107.5 victory against Marshall at home on Nov. 13. The Bobcats had 14 first-place finishes led by Laura Dawson, who won three individual events the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.81), the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.51) and the 200-yard IM (2:05.79). Dawson also helped the Bobcats' "A" team in the 200-yard medley relay (1:46.26). Bobcat diver Haleigh Bartlett finished first in both the three-meter and one-meter events with scores of 281.47 and 281.02, respectively.OU sprinter Corrin Van Lanen won her fourth straight 50-yard event, with a time of 23.71, and won the 100-yard freestyle in 52.39. Van Lanen helped the 400-yard freestyle relay team win with a final time of 3:30.41.

The Scoop on the Raiders of Wright State University:
Wright State swimming and diving is coming off a tri-meet loss to both Oakland (211-76) and UIC (171-125). The Raiders were able to come out on top in three events. Senior Samantha TenEyck won both the one-meter (254.75) and three-meter (248.05) diving competitions, while junior Emily Hayhow was victorious in the 100-yard fly with a time of 56.98.

SCHEDULE

Friday, Nov.20, 2015

8:00 am EST Warm-up
10:00 a.m. (Prelims)

# 1/2 500 Free
# 3/4   200 IM
# 5/6   50 Free

1:00 PM (DIVING)
Women's 3M/Men's 1M

4:00 p.m. Warm-ups
6:00 p.m. (Finals)

# 7/8 200 Free Relay
# 1/2 500 Free
# 3/4   200 IM
# 5/6    50 Free
Break
#9/10 400 Med Relay
Women's 3M/Men's 1M

Saturday,Nov.21, 2015

8:00 am EST Warm-up
10:00 a.m. (Prelims)

#11/12             400 IM
#13/14 100 Fly
#15/16 200 Free
#17/18 100 Breast
#19/20 100 Back

1:00 PM (DIVING)
Women's 1M/Men's 3M

4:00 p.m. Warm-ups
6:00 p.m. (Finals)

#21/22 200 Med Relay
#11/12             400 IM
#13/14 100 Fly
#15/16 200 Free
#17/18 100 Breast
#19/20 100 Back
Break
#23/24 800 Free Relay
Women's 1M/Men's 3M

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015

8:00 am EST Warm-up
10:00 a.m. (Prelims)

#27/28 200 Back
#29/30 100 Free
#31/32 200 Breast
#33/34 200 Fly
#25/26 1650 Free – Timed Final
(Alt. Fast to Slow; W & M, fastest heat in finals)

1:00 PM (DIVING)
Men's/Women's Platform
3:00 p.m. (Finals)

#27/28 200 Back
#29/30 100 Free
#31/32 200 Breast
#33/34 200 Fly
Break
#35/36 400 Free Relay

No. 12/14 Swimming Set to Host Louisville Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Carlos Claverie

Andrea Cottrell

Kelsi Worrell

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