Women's NCAAs, Day 2 Prelims: Georgia Tops Qualifiers in 200 Medley Relay -- March 19, 2004
By Phillip Whitten
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 19. We’re underway: Day 2 prelims at the Women’s NCAA Division I Championships have begun at the Student Rec Center on the campus of Texas A&M University.
The first event this morning is the 200 meter medley relay. There are three heats.
Sparked by Eileen Coparropa’s anchor leg, Auburn overcame Stanford to take Heat 1 in 1:50.84.
Georgia breezes in heat 2, winning in 1:50.48.
Texas came into this event as the top seed, but could manage only third in this heat. Arizona takes the heat in 1:50.92 on the strength of Whitney Myers’ fly leg.
It took 1:52.50 to make A final, 1:53.98 to make B.
Official Results: 200-Meter Medley Relay Preliminaries
EVENT: 7 WOMEN's 200 Meter Medley Relay
NCAA Record: 1:49.23 California 2000
World Record: 1:48.31 SWE 2000
American Record: 1:49.71 Arizona 2000
US Open Record: 1:49.23 California 2000
QUALIFYING FOR "A" Cut: 1:39.90
QUALIFYING FOR This Meet: 1:41.16
RESULTS of PRELIMS
RANK TEAM TIME
1) GEORGIA 1:50.48
1) MABRY, NEKA SR :28.13 3) GEOROFF, ANDREA JR :26.20
2) POEWE, SARAH SO :31.29 4) JOYCE, KARA LYNN FR :24.86
2) AUBURN 1:50.84
1) ANDERSON, JENNI JR :27.92 3) SHORT, BECKY SR :26.90
2) SWANDER, LAURA SR :31.87 4) COPARROPA, EILEEN SR :24.15
3) ARIZONA 1:50.92
1) SMITH, MARSHI SO :28.50 3) MYERS, WHITNEY FR :26.18
2) WAGNER, JESSICA SR :30.98 4) GRESDAL, JENNA SO :25.26
4) PENN STATE 1:51.13
1) HAUPT, SARAH SO :27.93 3) BIEDERMANN, AMBERLE SO :27.20
2) WOODRING, KRISTEN SR :31.18 4) DLUGONSKI, DEIRDRE JR :24.82
5) STANFORD 1:51.45
1) BAUMGARTNER, MEGAN SR :28.86 3) KIRK, DANA SO :26.75
2) KIRK, TARA SR :30.28 4) JONES, SARAH JR :25.56
6) TEXAS 1:51.99
1) BROWN, CONNIE FR :28.68 3) WANEZEK, SARAH JR :26.23
2) TINNON, ELIZABETH FR :31.59 4) ROBBINS, JENNIFER SO :25.49
7) UCLA 1:52.01
1) ARNOLD, KATIE FR :28.14 3) VANDENBERG, KIM SO :26.66
2) HOVSEPIAN, LESLIE SR :32.74 4) PLATZER, SARA SR :24.47
8) TEXAS A&M 1:52.50
1) PATTERSON, COURTNEY JR :28.51 3) STURDY, REBECCA FR :27.33
2) BRISKIE, ERIN SO :31.70 4) BIRD, MICHELLE JR :24.96
9) FLORIDA 1:52.66
1) FARRELL, MAUREEN JR :28.70 3) ELLIS, JAIME SR :27.68
2) BERNHARDT, VIPA SO :31.09 4) GIBNEY, CHANTAL SR :25.19
10) FLORIDA STATE 1:52.77
1) BREEN, EMILY JR :29.15 3) DONG, RACHEL SR :28.02
2) BRICK, LAUREN FR :31.10 4) DUTTON, EMMA SR :24.50
11) MICHIGAN 1:53.00
1) BRADY, KAITLYN FR :29.34 3) WEILBACHER, ANNE SR :26.96
2) STEIN, KELLI SR :31.46 4) SESKEVICS, ABBY SO :25.24
12) INDIANA 1:53.54
1) VAZIRI, LEILA FR :28.84 3) SMITH, ERIN JR :26.69
2) MEGHAN, MEDENDORP SR :32.92 4) LOFSTEDT, ANNICA FR :25.09
13) CALIFORNIA 1:53.74
1) SILVER, HELEN SO :28.98 3) PALSSON, EMMA JR :27.76
2) BABICZ, ANNIE FR :31.73 4) BECKS, DANIELLE SR :25.27
14) MARYLAND 1:53.87
1) KNEPPER, MEGAN JR :28.82 3) deTOLL, GIGI FR :26.99
2) MULYAYEVA, MARINA JR :31.78 4) LAVELL, ELIZABETH JR :26.28
15) PACIFIC (CALIFORNIA) 1:53.96
1) MARSHALL, SARAH SR :28.66 3) CATALANO, SHANNON SR :26.90
2) WILLEY, KRIS SR :32.74 4) ERRECART, ROBIN SR :25.66
16) WISCONSIN 1:53.98
1) JOHNSON, SUSAN FR :28.93 3) PISULA, EMILY SR :27.94
2) SARNECKI, AMALIA SO :31.93 4) HERNANDEZ, SARAH SO :25.18
17) TENNESSEE 1:54.04
1) FESSEL, JACQUE SO :28.32 3) TOMES, MEGAN FR :27.50
2) CLAY, TIFFANY FR :32.67 4) TERNENT, TARYN SR :25.55
18) NORTH CAROLINA 1:54.93
1) EICKMAN, MEAGAN FR :29.37 3) CARROLL, EMILY SO :28.18
2) BRUCE, LIZZY SO :32.24 4) PERRUQUET, JESSI SR :25.14
19) ARIZONA STATE 1:55.18
1) BALDINGER, ERIN SO :29.71 3) GILLESPIE, AMANDA FR :27.85
2) KOVACS, AGNES JR :32.00 4) SZIGETI, FLORENCIA JR :25.62
20) SOUTHERN METHODIST 1:55.23
1) MARSHALL, DALLAS SR :30.12 3) LEE, GEORGINA SR :27.11
2) POMEROY, LAURA SO :32.32 4) DARLING, LEANE FR :25.68
21) VIRGINIA 1:55.65
1) WHITE, BRIELLE SO :28.16 3) ROLLER, CYNTHIA SR :27.25
2) STEINER, JENNY FR :33.07 4) KELLY, KIMI FR :27.17
22) HAWAII 1:55.75
1) ZHEN, YING JUAN SR :29.22 3) BRODEN, MIA FR :27.39
2) MACKEY, NICOLE FR :33.39 4) QUICK, DENA JR :25.75
23) MINNESOTA 1:57.16
1) HARDT, KATE SO :31.09 3) BOHLSEN, SARAH SR :28.35
2) SCHOLD, MELISSA SR :31.91 4) COOMBE, KATY JR :25.81
