Indiana Quad Meet

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, January 9. AFTER a month break from competition, the Indiana women's swimming and diving team returned to collegiate with day one of a meet with Michigan, Illinois and Tennessee at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.

Tennessee currently leads the meet with 1023.5 points, followed by Indiana (925.5), Michigan (579) and Illinois (111).

The meet follows the format of a championship event with the exception that there are no preliminary heats. The morning session began with the 200-yard freestyle relay as Indiana's A squad of Margaux Farrell, Kate Zubkova, Donna Smailis and Allison Kay recorded a time of 1:35.35, good for fourth. Abby Cooper, Kristin Cihoski, Brittany Strumbel and Sarah Stockwell finished in 1:36.77 for sixth overall.

Amanda Smith battled Tennessee's Aleksa Akerfelds down to the wire and touched first in a time of 4:49.44. That is the seventh-fastest time this season. Freshman Brittany Strumbel was third (4:54.51), followed by Kay (4:54.83) in fourth, Amilee Smith in sixth (4:57.59) and Nikki White eighth (4:58.66).

Zubkova was the top IU finisher in the 200-yard individual medley, coming home in 2:04.00. Smailis was sixth (2:04.10) with Ashley Jones right on her heels in seventh with a season-best time of 2:04.16.

In the 50-yard freestyle it was Farrell leading the way for IU with a time of 24.02, good for 10th place. Farrell has seven of the 10 fastest times this season. Smailis touched the wall in 24.21 (13th), with Zubkova 17th in 24.43.

The first session finished with the 400-yard medley relay as Zubkova, Stockwell, Smailis and Farrell took second in 3:43.12.

The evening session began with the 200-medley relay as Indiana's A team of Zubkova, Stockwell, Smailis and Farrell placed second with a time of 1:43.21. The team of Ashley Jones, Cooper, Brittany Barwegen and Kay was seventh (1:48.07).

Kay was victorious in the 400-yard individual medley with a mark of 4:19.43. She was followed in second by Jones (4:19.57), with Amilee Smith sixth (4:24.43-season best) and Strumbel seventh (4:26.85-season best). Katelyn Ishee also swam a season best of 4:48.14.

Zubkova recorded another top-five finish with a third-place showing in the 100-yard butterfly (55.47). Smailis was fifth (55.89), followed by Barwegen in sixth (55.90). Ashley Kranz was just 1/100th of a second off her personal best with a time of 1:00.06.

Farrell was fourth in the 200-yard freestyle to lead the Hoosiers (1:51.01). Fellow freshman Strumbel was right behind in fifth (1:51.36), and Amanda Smith (8th- 1:52.56), White (9th- 1:53.21) and Kay (10th- 1:53.31) rounded out the top 10.

Stockwell was second to touch the wall in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.92. Cooper placed fifth (1:04.60), while Amilee Smith tied with Tennessee's Martina Moracikova for sixth in 1:04.86. Jacquie Ward went a season best with a time of 1:07.49.

Surprising no one at the pool, Zubkova won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 53.98, her second-fastest time this season. Jones was sixth in 58.14, while Farrell swam a season best with a time of 58.29 to finish eighth.

Competition concluded in the pool with the 800-yard freestyle relay. Farrell, Strumbel, Amanda Smith and White combined to finish second with a time of 7:25.26. The team of Zubkova, Kay, Smailis and Courey Schaefer were fourth (7:36.08).

Indiana went 1-2-3 in the women's one-meter and three-meter diving competitions, led by All-American and 2008 Olympian Christina Loukas. Loukas was victorious in both events with 354.85 points on the three-meter and 322.60 on the one-meter. Feldman was second on the one-meter (324.65) and three-meter (324.65), followed by Gabby Agostino (one-meter: 269.10; three-meter: 296.40). Amy Korthauer was fourth on the three-meter (276.50) and eighth on the one-meter (240.10). Christina Kouklakis placed seventh on the one-meter (240.15) and eighth (245.60) on the three-meter.

On the platform it was Korthauer taking top honors with 266.45 points, with Agostino third (233.20). Nicole Brehm finished seventh (193.75), followed by Kouklakis in 12th (179.65).

The meet concludes Saturday morning with the final session beginning at 9 a.m.

Special thanks to Indiana for contributing this report.

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