By Phillip Whitten<\/p>\n
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 20. <\/p>\n
400 meter freestyle relay<\/b>
\nThe name of the game is making it back for the finals. And that\u2019s what the top teams did, with Auburn leading the way in 3:39.78.<\/p>\n
Stanford\u2019s Lacey Boutwell had the fastest leadoff split, 54.67, though the Cardinal only managed to qualify 13th. Cal\u2019s Natalie Coughlin, swimming second, went 53.65 for the fastest overall split.<\/p>\n
Official Results: 400-Meter Freestyle Relay Preliminaries<\/p>\n
EVENT: 21 WOMEN's 400 Meter Freestyle Relay <\/p>\n
NCAA Record: 3:37.67 Georgia 2000
\nWorld Record: 3:34.55 CHN 1997
\nAmerican Record: 3:37.10 USA 2002
\nUS Open Record: 3:37.67 Georgia 2000
\nQUALIFYING FOR "A" Cut: 3:18.95
\nQUALIFYING FOR This Meet: 3:20.03<\/p>\n
RESULTS of PRELIMS <\/p>\n
RANK TEAM TIME<\/p>\n
1) AUBURN 3:39.78
\n 1) COVENTRY, KIRSTY JR :55.22 3) LUNSMANN, LESLIE SO :55.42
\n 2) KOLUKANOVA, JANA SO :54.20 4) SHORT, BECKY SR :54.94<\/p>\n
2) GEORGIA 3:40.68
\n 1) KEARNS, PAIGE JR :56.02 3) ARSENAULT, SAMANTHA JR :55.35
\n 2) MABRY, NEKA SR :54.77 4) JOYCE, KARA LYNN FR :54.54<\/p>\n
3) FLORIDA 3:40.90
\n 1) GIBNEY, CHANTAL SR :55.99 3) UHLE, MARIETTA SO :55.42
\n 2) FARRELL, MAUREEN JR :54.71 4) ELLIS, JAIME SR :54.78<\/p>\n
4) ARIZONA 3:41.02
\n 1) HAYES, JESSICA JR :55.43 3) MYERS, WHITNEY FR :55.18
\n 2) GRESDAL, JENNA SO :54.88 4) SMITH, MARSHI SO :55.53<\/p>\n
5) CALIFORNIA 3:41.06
\n 1) BECKS, DANIELLE SR :55.99 3) BURDEN, MICHA SR :56.11
\n 2) COUGHLIN, NATALIE SR :53.65 4) MEDINA, LAUREN JR :55.31<\/p>\n
6) TEXAS A&M 3:41.93
\n 1) LIEB, KATY SO :56.06 3) BIRD, MICHELLE JR :55.61
\n 2) TOWNSEND, DANIELLE JR :55.16 4) STURDY, REBECCA FR :55.10<\/p>\n
7) UCLA 3:42.44
\n 1) VANDENBERG, KIM SO :56.22 3) THURMAN, AMY FR :56.49
\n 2) SVAHNSTROM, MALIN SR :55.40 4) PLATZER, SARA SR :54.33<\/p>\n
8) WISCONSIN 3:42.55
\n 1) HERNANDEZ, SARAH SO :55.91 3) JOHNSON, SUSAN FR :56.37
\n 2) PIPER, CARLY JR :55.66 4) PENDLETON, BETHANY SR :54.61<\/p>\n
9) SOUTHERN METHODIST 3:42.58
\n 1) LEE, GEORGINA SR :55.04 3) DARLING, LEANE FR :55.99
\n 2) POMEROY, LAURA SO :55.96 4) LEMMEN, CELINA FR :55.59<\/p>\n
10) SOUTH CAROLINA 3:42.71
\n 1) VANASSEN, JENNIFER SR :55.11 3) BASTAK, ASHLEIGH SR :56.50
\n 2) SKAGGS, HEATHER JR :55.36 4) McHUGH, CAROLYNN JR :55.74<\/p>\n
11) INDIANA 3:42.85
\n 1) VAZIRI, LEILA FR :56.25 3) WENTWORTH, CLARISSA FR :55.25
\n 2) SMITH, ERIN JR :56.02 4) MEGHAN, MEDENDORP SR :55.33<\/p>\n
12) TEXAS 3:43.54
\n 1) SIMINSKI, KRISTY SO :56.25 3) WANEZEK, SARAH JR :56.00
\n 2) ELLIOTT, LACEY SR :55.50 4) FAULKNER, JACLYN SO :55.79<\/p>\n
13) STANFORD 3:43.61
\n 1) BOUTWELL, LACEY JR :54.67 3) DALY, ASHLEY FR :56.07
\n 2) RANSOM, TAMI JR :56.13 4) STAHLEY, DESIREE FR :56.74<\/p>\n
14) MICHIGAN 3:43.95
\n 1) SMITH, LINDSEY FR :56.20 3) SESKEVICS, ABBY SO :56.02
\n 2) WEILBACHER, ANNE SR :56.15 4) McCULLOUGH, AMY JR :55.58<\/p>\n
15) ARIZONA STATE 3:45.61
\n 1) SZIGETI, FLORENCIA JR :55.56 3) BALDINGER, ERIN SO :57.54
\n 2) BANOVIC, PETRA SR :56.14 4) GILLESPIE, AMANDA FR :56.37<\/p>\n
16) FLORIDA STATE 3:46.03
\n 1) BREEN, EMILY JR :56.69 3) DONG, RACHEL SR :57.86
\n 2) DUTTON, EMMA SR :55.25 4) HOW, LISA JR :56.23<\/p>\n
17) SOUTHERN CAL. 3:46.14
\n 1) FARGUS, JOANA JR :56.21 3) KROHN, JANA SR :57.10
\n 2) CONNEALY, CAITLIN FR :57.05 4) SANDENO, KAITLIN JR :55.78<\/p>\n
18) PENN STATE 3:50.87
\n 1) DLUGONSKI, DEIRDRE JR :57.33 3) BIEDERMANN, AMBERLE SO :58.90
\n 2) ANDERSON, SALLY SR :57.68 4) MORRIS, ERIN FR :56.96<\/p>\n
PACIFIC DISQUAL
\n 1) CATALANO, SHANNON SR :56.69 3) McNAMEE, LYNDSEY JR :56.23
\n 2) ERRECART, ROBIN SR :56.34 4) MARSHALL, SARAH SR DISQUAL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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