TUCSON, Arizona, January 5. AFTER more than four weeks off from competition, the Oregon State swim team split its duel meet against the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University. The Beavers (5-6, 0-3 Pacific-10 Conference) beat NAU 171-123 and fell to the No. 2 Wildcats 97-189.<\/p>\n
Showing no sings of rust, Kayla Rawlings began 2007 as she finished 2006. Rawlings, who helped the Beavers to a first-place finish at the Husky Invitational, won both the 200 (2:04.57) and 100 Fly (58.28). With the four dual meet wins Rawlings has 10 for the season and 13 in her career. <\/p>\n
The strong effort by the Beavers began with a third-place finish in the 200 Medley Relay. The team of Brittney Iverson, Felicia Castaneda, Rawlings, and Anna Crandall swam a solid race that set the tone for the rest of the meet. In the following five races, a Beaver picked up at least one dual meet win. <\/p>\n
Sandy Hong finished third and picked up her sixth dual meet win of the season in the 1,000 Free (10:19.60). Anna Crandall continued her strong freshman season earning a dual meet win in the 200 Free (1:54.41) and Nicole Pressprich notched her second career dual meet win in the 100 Back (1:02.14). <\/p>\n
Castaneda picked up the first of her two dual meet wins on the day in the 100 Br. (1:05.85) before Rawlings won the 200 Fly by over three seconds. <\/p>\n
In the second half of the meet Castaneda notched a dual meet win in the 200 Br. (2:23.74) and Hong earned a dual meet win in the 500 Free (5:05.60).<\/p>\n
The final three events swam belonged to the Beavers. Rawlings won the 100 Fly and freshman Brittney Iverson won the 200 IM (2:08.44) by over three seconds. The Beavers finished the day winning the 400 Free Relay (3:33.44). The team of Anna Crandall, Lisa Chewning, Kayla Rawlings, and Sandy Hong beat NAU's A relay by over five seconds in the event. <\/p>\n
The Beavers return to action tomorrow at 11 a.m. when they travel to Tempe, Ariz. to meet Arizona State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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