Goh Defends 100 Back Crown

By Jason Marsteller

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 9. AUBURN battled back a bit as Rachel Goh defended her 100 back title from last year with a first-place time of 51.97.

She held off second-place finisher Hailey Degolia of Arizona (52.60) and Indiana's Leila Vaziri (52.93), who took third.

Arizona continued to increase its lead with a top-tally of 345 points. Auburn held onto second with 289 points, while California moved up to third with 221.5 points. Stanford (206) and Georgia (163) closed out the top five.

Click here to hear from Goh as she spoke with assorted media members after the win.

NCAA Division I Champ. Meet 3/9/2007 – 19:30PM

NCAA Women's D1 Championships – 3/8/2007 to 3/10/2007

Event 12 Women 100 Yard Backstroke

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NCAA: N 49.97 3/23/2002 Natalie Coughlin, California

American: A 49.97 3/23/2002 Natalie Coughlin, California

US Open: O 49.97 3/23/2002 Natalie Coughlin, California

Pool: P 52.71 Catherine Fox, Stanford

Name Year School Prelims Finals Points

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=== A – Final ===

1 Goh, Rachel JR AUB 53.09 51.97P 20

12.49 25.48 (12.99)

38.81 (13.33) 51.97 (13.16)

2 Degolia, Hailey SO ARIZ 52.66 52.60P 17

12.18 25.18 (13.00)

38.94 (13.76) 52.60 (13.66)

3 Vaziri, Leila SR IND 52.88 52.93 16

12.55 25.50 (12.95)

39.21 (13.71) 52.93 (13.72)

4 Spofforth, Gemma FR FLOR 53.63 52.94 15

12.50 25.70 (13.20)

39.35 (13.65) 52.94 (13.59)

5 Agy, Ana FR ARIZ 53.41 53.66 14

12.87 26.13 (13.26)

39.97 (13.84) 53.66 (13.69)

6 Arnold, Katie SR UCLA 53.67 53.67 12.5

12.64 25.87 (13.23)

39.99 (14.12) 53.67 (13.68)

6 Bishop, Brooke JR STAN 53.49 53.67 12.5

12.67 26.03 (13.36)

39.91 (13.88) 53.67 (13.76)

8 Marik, Melissa FR AUB 53.56 53.82 11

12.60 26.05 (13.45)

40.12 (14.07) 53.82 (13.70)

=== B – Final ===

9 Rogers, Lauren SO CAL 53.71 53.59 9

12.78 26.07 (13.29)

40.03 (13.96) 53.59 (13.56)

10 Andrew, Caitlin JR ASU 53.69 53.68 7

12.64 26.15 (13.51)

40.30 (14.15) 53.68 (13.38)

11 Boritzke, Andrea FR ARIZ 53.99 53.93 5.5

12.56 25.99 (13.43)

39.79 (13.80) 53.93 (14.14)

11 Tsai, Sherry SR CAL 53.82 53.93 5.5

12.58 26.23 (13.65)

40.11 (13.88) 53.93 (13.82)

13 Brown, Connie SR TEX 53.82 54.07 4

12.91 26.28 (13.37)

40.23 (13.95) 54.07 (13.84)

14 McCawley, Margo SO AUB 53.79 54.13 3

12.77 26.48 (13.71)

40.40 (13.92) 54.13 (13.73)

15 Akradi, Roxane JR MINN 54.12 54.24 2

12.98 26.37 (13.39)

40.51 (14.14) 54.24 (13.73)

16 Peterson, Sarah FR FLOR 53.95 54.44 1

12.94 26.36 (13.42)

40.64 (14.28) 54.44 (13.80)

=== Preliminaries ===

17 Hasling, Jenny SR MINN 54.13

12.92 26.33 (13.41)

40.26 (13.93) 54.13 (13.87)

18 Putra, Aleksandra SO GEO 54.15

13.01 26.47 (13.46)

40.34 (13.87) 54.15 (13.81)

19 McGregory, Hayley JR USC 54.31

12.78 26.39 (13.61)

40.53 (14.14) 54.31 (13.78)

20 Vanderbilt, Samantha JR FLOR 54.33

12.79 26.10 (13.31)

40.30 (14.20) 54.33 (14.03)

21 Lahey, Kristen SO USC 54.39

12.85 26.37 (13.52)

40.43 (14.06) 54.39 (13.96)

22 Johnson, Susan SR WISC 54.42

13.02 26.44 (13.42)

40.45 (14.01) 54.42 (13.97)

23 McLane, Julianne SO AUB 54.54

12.90 26.37 (13.47)

40.43 (14.06) 54.54 (14.11)

24 Nagata, Chelsea JR UCI 54.55

12.43 25.84 (13.41)

40.26 (14.42) 54.55 (14.29)

25 Wilkinson, Julia SO TA&M 54.71

13.25 26.69 (13.44)

40.69 (14.00) 54.71 (14.02)

26 Mackey, Nicole SR HAWA 54.81

12.90 26.38 (13.48)

40.55 (14.17) 54.81 (14.26)

27 Bard, Presley FR IND 54.93

12.85 26.32 (13.47)

40.66 (14.34) 54.93 (14.27)

28 Thompson, Kathryn SO ARIZ 54.96

13.44 27.14 (13.70)

41.38 (14.24) 54.96 (13.58)

28 Parkhurst, Michelle SO CLEM 54.96

13.25 26.85 (13.60)

40.96 (14.11) 54.96 (14.00)

30 Short, Jenny SR KANS 54.99

12.81 26.22 (13.41)

40.56 (14.34) 54.99 (14.43)

31 Shoust, Andrea SR PITT 55.04

12.71 26.37 (13.66)

40.67 (14.30) 55.04 (14.37)

32 Neal, Emily FR TA&M 55.05

13.40 26.99 (13.59)

41.16 (14.17) 55.05 (13.89)

33 Smith, Hannah SO MICH 55.15

13.38 26.75 (13.37)

41.03 (14.28) 55.15 (14.12)

34 Altmann, Romy SR FSU 55.17

13.52 27.07 (13.55)

41.15 (14.08) 55.17 (14.02)

35 Kennedy, Madison SO RUT 55.35

12.81 26.53 (13.72)

41.18 (14.65) 55.35 (14.17)

36 Schluntz, Justine FR ARIZ 55.51

13.15 26.80 (13.65)

41.27 (14.47) 55.51 (14.24)

37 Hug, Kelley FR STAN 55.59

13.23 26.97 (13.74)

41.25 (14.28) 55.59 (14.34)

38 Rodriguez, Caroline JR STAN 55.77

13.11 26.62 (13.51)

41.14 (14.52) 55.77 (14.63)

39 Christensen, Mei FR VA 55.94

13.25 27.18 (13.93)

41.43 (14.25) 55.94 (14.51)

40 Totura, Kelsey JR DU 56.12

13.54 27.35 (13.81)

41.73 (14.38) 56.12 (14.39)

41 Skelos, Daphne FR PSU 56.13

13.53 27.35 (13.82)

42.05 (14.70) 56.13 (14.08)

41 Axtell, Andrea SO STAN 56.13

13.26 27.30 (14.04)

41.65 (14.35) 56.13 (14.48)

43 Steeves, Megan FR UNC 56.51

13.59 27.46 (13.87)

42.09 (14.63) 56.51 (14.42)

44 Johnson, Caroline JR ND 56.52

13.59 27.68 (14.09)

42.45 (14.77) 56.52 (14.07)

45 Gilmore, Katie SO LSU 56.94

13.09 27.10 (14.01)

41.96 (14.86) 56.94 (14.98)

46 O'Donnell-McCarthy, F SO STAN 56.99

13.43 27.55 (14.12)

42.12 (14.57) 56.99 (14.87)

47 Sturdy, Rebecca SR TA&M 57.44

13.55 28.06 (14.51)

42.80 (14.74) 57.44 (14.64)

— Callaway, Morgan FR WVU DQ

Women – Team Rankings – Through Event 12

1. Arizona 345 2. Auburn 289

3. California 221.5 4. Stanford 206

5. Georgia 163 6. Texas A&M 139.5

7. Florida 115 8. Texas 114

9. Michigan 104 10. Tennessee 74

11. Kentucky 66 12. Indiana 58.5

13. Arizona State 55 14. Florida State 40

15. California, Los Angeles 33.5 16. Princeton 33

17. Minnesota 23 18. Louisiana State 21

19. Wisconsin 19 20. Virginia Tech 18

21. Southern California 17 21. Miami 17

23. Purdue 15 24. Houston 14

25. Gardner-Webb 13 26. Notre Dame 12

26. Florida Atlantic 12 28. California, Irvine 11

29. Southern Methodist 10 30. Pennsylvania State 9

31. South Carolina 6 31. Washington 6

31. Oregon State 6 31. Rutgers 6

35. Washington State 3 36. North Carolina 2

36. Brigham Young 2 38. Richmond 1

38. Utah 1

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