By Phillip Whitten<\/p>\n
400 meter medley relay<\/b><\/p>\n
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 18. TOP-SEEDED Georgia won as expected, setting a new American and NCAA mark of 3:56.40 in the process. But as Ringo Starr once observed, \u201cyou know it don\u2019t come easy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Dawgs battled down to the wire with an inspired Stanford Cardinal team, juiced by an other-worldly 1:04.09 breaststroke split \u2013that\u2019s NOT a misprint — by Tara Kirk. Tara\u2019s younger sister, Dana followed with a 57.10 fly split, the fastest in the race. But Georgia had Super Frosh Kara Lynn Joyce, and she made up the difference between the two teams in the first 50 meters, then pulled away to give Georgia a solid 1.6 second margin.<\/p>\n
Georgia\u2019s splits:<\/p>\n
Back Neka Mabry 1:00.17
\nBreast Sarah Poewe 1:06.03
\nFly Mary Descenza 57.19
\nFree Kara Lynn Joyce 53.09<\/p>\n
At the end of Day One, Georgia had provided the fireworks, but Auburn had amassed its largest firtday point totl ever: 188 points. Georgia is second with 135, followed by Arizona (86), Florida (84) and Stanford (82).<\/p>\n
Official Results: 400-Meter Medley Relay Finals<\/p>\n
EVENT: 6 WOMEN's 400 Meter Medley Relay <\/p>\n
NCAA Record: 3:57.46 Georgia 2000
\nWorld Record: 3:55.78 SWE 2002
\nAmerican Record: 3:57.17 USA 2002
\nUS Open Record: 3:57.46 Georgia 2000
\nQUALIFYING FOR "A" Cut: 3:38.32
\nQUALIFYING FOR This Meet: 3:40.78<\/p>\n
RESULTS of FINALS <\/p>\n
RANK TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL <\/p>\n
1) GEORGIA 3:58.41 3:56.48**
\n 1) MABRY, NEKA SR 1:00.17 3) DESCENZA, MARY SO :57.19
\n 2) POEWE, SARAH SO 1:06.03 4) JOYCE, KARA LYNN FR :53.09
\n ** NCAA Record: US Open Record:
\n 2) STANFORD 4:01.13 3:58.00
\n 1) BOUTWELL, LACEY JR 1:01.08 3) KIRK, DANA SO :57.10
\n 2) KIRK, TARA SR 1:04.09 4) RANSOM, TAMI JR :55.73<\/p>\n
3) ARIZONA 3:59.81 3:59.18
\n 1) SMITH, MARSHI SO :59.65 3) MYERS, WHITNEY FR :57.76
\n 2) WAGNER, JESSICA SR 1:07.05 4) HAYES, JESSICA JR :54.72<\/p>\n
4) PENN STATE 4:01.48 4:01.59
\n 1) HAUPT, SARAH SO :59.62 3) BIEDERMANN, AMBERLE SO :59.61
\n 2) WOODRING, KRISTEN SR 1:07.59 4) DLUGONSKI, DEIRDRE JR :54.77<\/p>\n
5) AUBURN 4:02.67 4:01.85
\n 1) COVENTRY, KIRSTY JR :59.23 3) CHRISTIANSON,DEMERA SR :58.68
\n 2) AMARDEILH, ANNE FR 1:08.85 4) COPARROPA, EILEEN SR :55.09<\/p>\n
6) TEXAS 4:02.01 4:02.02
\n 1) WYCLIFFE, ELIZABETH SO 1:00.51 3) WANEZEK, SARAH JR :58.64
\n 2) TINNON, ELIZABETH FR 1:07.53 4) SIMINSKI, KRISTY SO :55.34<\/p>\n
7) CALIFORNIA 4:01.75 4:02.49
\n 1) SILVER, HELEN SO 1:01.79 3) COUGHLIN, NATALIE SR :57.26
\n 2) BABICZ, ANNIE FR 1:07.82 4) BECKS, DANIELLE SR :55.62<\/p>\n
8) MICHIGAN 4:04.38 4:04.52
\n 1) JOHNSON, SARA SR 1:01.35 3) WEILBACHER, ANNE SR :59.93
\n 2) STEIN, KELLI SR 1:08.12 4) McCULLOUGH, AMY JR :55.12<\/p>\n
CONSOLATION FINAL <\/p>\n
9) UCLA 4:04.66 4:03.37
\n 1) ARNOLD, KATIE FR 1:00.54 3) VANDENBERG, KIM SO :59.50
\n 2) HOVSEPIAN, LESLIE SR 1:09.53 4) PLATZER, SARA SR :53.80<\/p>\n
10) FLORIDA 4:04.42 4:03.98
\n 1) FARRELL, MAUREEN JR 1:00.77 3) HARPER, REBECCA JR 1:01.85
\n 2) BERNHARDT, VIPA SO 1:07.34 4) ELLIS, JAIME SR :54.02<\/p>\n
11) WISCONSIN 4:06.00 4:05.60
\n 1) JOHNSON, SUSAN FR 1:01.63 3) PENDLETON, BETHANY SR 1:00.86
\n 2) SARNECKI, AMALIA SO 1:07.91 4) HERNANDEZ, SARAH SO :55.20<\/p>\n
12) FLORIDA STATE 4:08.21 4:07.92
\n 1) BREEN, EMILY JR 1:02.52 3) HOW, LISA JR 1:00.83
\n 2) BRICK, LAUREN FR 1:09.75 4) DUTTON, EMMA SR :54.82<\/p>\n
13) INDIANA 4:07.61 4:08.01
\n 1) VAZIRI, LEILA FR 1:01.17 3) SMITH, ERIN JR 1:00.61
\n 2) TAFLINGER, BROOKE SR 1:10.83 4) MEGHAN, MEDENDORP SR :55.40<\/p>\n
14) MARYLAND 4:08.47 4:08.15
\n 1) KNEPPER, MEGAN JR 1:02.46 3) deTOLL, GIGI FR 1:00.73
\n 2) MULYAYEVA, MARINA JR 1:08.96 4) LAVELL, ELIZABETH JR :56.00<\/p>\n
15) ARIZONA STATE 4:07.63 4:08.73
\n 1) BALDINGER, ERIN SO 1:03.85 3) GILLESPIE, AMANDA FR 1:01.72
\n 2) KOVACS, AGNES JR 1:08.74 4) SZIGETI, FLORENCIA JR :54.42<\/p>\n
16) PACIFIC (CALIFORNIA) 4:07.79 4:09.43
\n 1) MARSHALL, SARAH SR 1:02.25 3) CATALANO, SHANNON SR :59.76
\n 2) WILLEY, KRIS SR 1:11.67 4) ERRECART, ROBIN SR :55.75<\/p>\n
Team Standings (through day one)
\n1, Auburn, 188 points.
\n2, Georgia, 135.
\n3, Arizona, 86.
\n4, Florida, 84.
\n5, Stanford, 82.
\n6, UCLA, 75.
\n7, Texas, 73.
\n8, California, 67.
\n9, South Carolina, 52.5.
\n10, Michigan, 49.
\n10, Wisconsin, 49.
\n12, USC, 37.
\n13, Indiana, 36.5.
\n14, Penn State, 32.
\n15, Arizona State, 26.
\n16, Texas A&M, 25.5.
\n17, Notre Dame, 25.
\n18, Alabama, 23.
\n18, Florida State, 23.
\n20, SMU, 14.
\n 21, LSU, 13.5.
\n22, Hawai'i, 12.
\n23, Villanova, 6.
\n23, Richmond, 6.
\n23, Maryland, 6.
\n26, Tennessee, 5.
\n 27, Pacific, 4.
\n28, Arkansas, 3.
\n29, Virginia, 1.
\n29, Brown, 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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