SAN JOSE, California, December 6. THE San Jose State University women's swimming and diving team won its ninth straight dual meet, 152-104, against area rival University of the Pacific at The Aquatics Center on campus on Saturday, December 6.<\/p>\n
With the win, San Jose State improves its dual meet record to 9-1. The Spartans were ranked at an all-time high of No. 5 in the season's first CSCAA\/CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Division I rankings. Pacific, a member of the Big West Conference, is now an even 3-3.<\/p>\n
Freshman Heather Denman won all three of her individual events, while also leading off the first-place 200 medley relay to begin the meet. The two-time Western Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Week out of Brookeville, Md., won the 100 backstroke (56.59), 100 butterfly (57.03) and 200 individual medley (2:08.92).<\/p>\n
Sophomore tri-captain Kirsten Trammell swept the two breaststroke events, taking the 100 in 1:05.43 before grabbing first-place honors in the 200 in 2:21.91. She also posted the second-fastest time in the 200 IM behind Denman, in 2:09.12.<\/p>\n
A third winner of multiple individual events for San Jose State was senior Juliet Moss, also a star on the Spartan water polo squad. She won the 200 freestyle in 1:54.58, and out-touched fellow senior Lauren Mar in the 100 free by just .24 seconds, sprinting 51.75 to Mar's 51.99. Proving her exceptional athleticism, the water polo All-American's 100 and 200 times would be good enough for second and third, respectively, on the team's best marks list for this season.<\/p>\n
Following Denman on the 200 medley relay, in order, were Trammell and sophomores Rudie Guerrero and Meghan McCurley, as the foursome timed 1:46.26 to win. McCurley later led off the fastest 400 free relay, ahead of Mar, Erin Garcia and Daphne Yeung, in 3:33.69.<\/p>\n
Mar won an individual event of her own, the 50 freestyle, sprinting 24.10 ahead of McCurley (24.25) and Yeung (24.64) in a 1-2-3 sweep of the points for San Jose State. A fourth Spartan, Bridget McKee, like Moss a water polo standout, was fourth in 25.30. <\/p>\n
One final event-winner for San Jose State was Amy Friedhoff, who took the 500 free in 5:05.29.<\/p>\n
Katey Nelson was the top Spartan finisher in her specialty, the 200 backstroke, placing second in 2:06.12. Fellow fourth-year senior Beste Erener swam a season-best 2:11.06 for fourth.<\/p>\n
McCurley was also third in the 100 free (53.06) for another 1-2-3 sweep for San Jose State. Garcia had the fourth-fastest time, of 53.76, while placing third in the 200 free (1:55.65).<\/p>\n
Sophomore Ashley Krisman swam a season-best 10:44.57 to place fourth behind freshmen teammates Friedhoff in second (10:28.36) and Megan Mills in third (10:34.53). Krisman was fourth in the 500 as well, in 5:12.57. In her first collegiate 100 fly race, freshman Kristin Yamaguchi timed 59.53. Along with Denman and sophomore Rudie Guerrero (58.61), the Spartans posted the three best times in the event.<\/p>\n
Caitlin Macky was second in both breaststroke events, going 1:06.31 in the 100 and 2:23.10 in the 200 to touch the pads after Trammell. Junior Hannah Tringham was the top Spartan in the 200 fly, in second (2:06.37), with Erener behind her in third (2:08.20). Freshman Tomi Petty was third in the 200 back (2:10.17).<\/p>\n
In diving action at The Aquatics Center on Friday afternoon, December 5, sophomore Jo Thibodaux out-pointed freshman teammate Jessica Holden on the one-meter springboard, 276.75-270.30, with both Spartans posting collegiate bests and qualifying marks for the NCAA Zone E Diving Meet in Austin, Texas, March 12-14. On the three-meter board, Holden totaled 267.53 points to Thibodaux's 215.18.<\/p>\n
For Pacific, KC Albiston won the 1000 free in 10:20.29, Melissa McGhee the 200 fly in 2:05.85, and Jun Huang the 200 back in 2:03.95. The Tigers' 400 free relay of Jayme Swalin, McGhee, Huang and Albiston took the 11 first-place points in 3:43.76, but San Jose State swam exhibition in the event with a comfortable advantage.<\/p>\n
Special thanks to San Jose State for contributing this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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