INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 17. THE Conference-USA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship and Men's Invitational got underway on Sunday, Feb. 17., at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. <\/p>\n
Cincinnati leads on the women's side with a total of 222 points, followed by East Carolina (209), Houston (159), TCU (157), Louisville (104) and Saint Louis (86). <\/p>\n
On the men's side, TCU is in first place with 306 points, followed by East Carolina (234), Cincinnati (170), Saint Louis (89) and Louisville (84).<\/p>\n
Cincinnati opened the night with the team of Marien de Jong, Nelly Jorgesen, Granny Meyer and Jenny Ellis winning the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:34.13. Leading off, De Jong also posted a C-USA record and NCAA automatic time of 22.97 for the 50 free.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati's Maria Oberg followed with a first-place finish in the 500 freestyle, registering a C-USA record time of 4:45.90. <\/p>\n
In the 200 individual medley, Diane Parker posted a time of 2:03.27 for first place, while TCU's Jamie MacCurdy finished in second (2:04.97). Earlier in the day, Parker captured the C-USA record with a time of 2:03.12 in the prelim session.<\/p>\n
On the men's side, the TCU team of Aaron Ewert, Jeff Parkinson, Mitch Loper and Dana Loper won the 200 freestyle relay with a C-USA record time of 1:21.92.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati's Scott Davison earned the first individual title of the night, touching first in the 500 freestyle (4:27.21). East Carolina's Casey Cronin
\ntook top honors in the 200 IM with a time of 1:51.61, while TCU's Aaron McLachlan followed in second (1:51.88).<\/p>\n
In diving, the 2001 NCAA Champion Yulia Pakhalina continued her winning ways with a first-place finish on the one-meter springboard (370.15). She was
\nfollowed by Louisville's Katie Collins with 237.15 and Cincinnati's Cassie Kellerman in third with 231.55. <\/p>\n
On the men's side, Louisville's Sean Wilkinson totaled 549.70 points to finish in first, while TCU's Stephen
\nGebren placed second with a score of 482.60.<\/p>\n
The 2002 C-USA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship and Men's Invitational will continue on Monday, Feb. 18 with prelims beginning at 9 a.m. (CST). Monday's finals are slated for 5 p.m. (CST).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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