Indiana, Michigan vs. Texas, Day One

AUSTIN, Texas, October 30. AFTER one day of competition, the Indiana women's swimming and diving team leads Michigan by a 150-108 score, and trails Texas by a 174-84 score in a double dual meet being held at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.

The final session will take place beginning at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday.

Margaux Farrell, Kate Fesenko, Donna Smailis and Brittany Strumbel took third in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:34.87. The B squad of Courey Schaefer, Amanda Smith, Taylor Wohrley and Justine Jones placed sixth (1:39.11), while Laura Head, Ashley Kranz, Kristen Mitsch and Afton Robertson were eighth (1:45.93).

Strumbel led the way in the 500 free with a third-place finish (4:52.37-NCAA B standard), followed by Nikki White in sixth (4:59.29). Cassie Luhrsen was eighth (5:00.38), with Amanda Smith 12th (5:02.73) and Amilee Smith 13th (5:04.57).

Fesenko missed out on first in the 200-yard individual medley by 3/10ths of a second, taking second in 2:00.02, which is an NCAA B standard. Ashley Jones was fourth (2:03.16), and Allysa Vavra fifth (2:03.84). Brittany Barwegen took 10th in a time of 2:08.08, with Kim Tracey 12th (2:08.98).

Smailis was the top Hoosier in the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 23.83. Farrell placed seventh (24.23), with Strumbel ninth (24.49), Justine Jones 12th (25.24) and Wohrley 13th (25.63).

Fesenko nearly hit the NCAA A standard in the 100 backstroke to lead off the 400 medley relay, covering the distance in 53.38. She teamed with Barwegen, Smailis and Strumbel to finish second in 3:43.21.

Fesenko then bettered her time in the evening 100 back competition, posting a 53.30 to win the event. Smailis also got an NCAA B standard with a second-place time of 55.14. Wohrley was eighth (57.81), Ashley Jones 10th (58.29) and Tracey 12th (59.09).

Indiana took the fourth through seventh spots in the 1-meter springboard diving competition, led by Gabby Agostino in fourth (269.65), Logan Kline fifth (262.40), Christina Kouklakis sixth (253.45) and Amy Korthauer seventh (250.10). Kouklakis led the was in the 3-meter competition with a fourth-place finish (284.95), followed by Agostino in fifth (278.95). Korthauer was seventh (253.45), and Kline 10th (205.40).

The evening session began with the 200 medley relay as Fesenko, Ashley Specht, Smailis and Strumbel posted a second-place time of 1:43.45. Wohrley, Barwegen, Amanda Smith and Farrell took eighth in 1:48.96.

Vavra took third in the 400 individual medley with an NCAA B cut of 4:15.84. Ashley Jones was fifth (4:20.18), Amilee Smith took ninth (4:31.70), Amanda Smith 11th (4:34.05) and Luhrsen 12th (4:34.43). Fesenko and Smailis went 2-3 in the 100 butterfly with Fesenko posting a time of 54.63, and Smailis coming home in 55.48. Barwegen was sixth (56.34), Tracey 11th (57.86) and Mitsch 14th (1:07.00).

Strumbel placed fourth in the 200 free (1:51.34), as Farrell followed close behind in fifth (1:51.55). Schaefer tied for sixth in 1:52.21, with White eighth (1:52.78) and Amanda Smith 14th (1:57.19). In the 100 breaststroke, Vavra claimed fifth (1:04.72), with Specht ninth (1:05.40), Barwegen 10th (1:05.41), Amilee Smith 11th (1:05.70) and Katelyn Ishee 13th (1:07.24).

Day one concluded with the 800 free relay as Fesenko, Strumbel, Smailis and Ashley Jones combined for a second-place finish in 7:24.14. Vavra, White, Farrell and Schaefer took fourth in 7:31.35, with Amanda Smith, Luhrsen, Justine Jones and Wohrley ninth (7:45.74).

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