By Dan Mihalik<\/p>\n
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 19. THE Georgia Bulldogs wrapped up the 2005 NCAA Championships with one of the most exciting relay finishes of the meet. The 400 free relay was tight from start to finish between Georgia, Auburn, and Arizona and ended with another relay victory for the Bulldogs in a pool record time of 3:13.56. Auburn was a close second followed by Arizona in third.<\/p>\n
The relay win for Georgia marked the first sweep of all five relays in the history of the NCAA Championships. It also sealed Georgia's team championship, its first since 2001. Georgia's relay contingent featured Kara Lynn Joyce, Paige Kearns, Mary DeScenza and Amanda Weir.<\/p>\n
Southern Methodist was fourth in the 400 free relay, coming in ahead of Florida. California, Michigan and Texas finished sixth, seventh, and eighth, respectively.<\/p>\n
After losing the title three straight years to Auburn, Georgia regained the crown after amassing 609.5 points over the three-day meet. The defending champion Tigers finished in second with 492 points, with Arizona close behind with 440 points.<\/p>\n
EVENT: 21 WOMEN's 400 Yard FREESTYLE RELAY <\/p>\n
NCAA Record: 3:13.47 GEORGIA 2005
\nNCAA Meet Record: 3:13.71 GEORGIA 2002
\nAMERICAN Record: 3:13.47 GEORGIA 2005
\nUS OPEN Record: 3:13.47 GEORGIA 2005
\nPOOL RECORD: 3:18.42 WISCONSIN 2003
\nQUALIFYING FOR "A" CUT: 3:18.95<\/p>\n
RESULTS of FINALS <\/p>\n
RANK TEAM PRELIM TIME<\/p>\n
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL <\/p>\n
1) GEORGIA 3:17.06 3:13.56**
\n 1) JOYCE, KARA LYNN SO :48.02 3) DESCENZA, MARY JR :48.74
\n 2) KEARNS, PAIGE SR :49.08 4) WEIR, AMANDA FR :47.72
\n ** NCAA Meet Record: POOL RECORD:
\n 2) AUBURN 3:17.71 3:13.94
\n 1) KOLUKANOVA, JANA JR :48.87 3) KUKORS, EMILY FR :48.56
\n 2) HOELZER, MARGARET SR :48.45 4) COVENTRY, KIRSTY SR :48.06<\/p>\n
3) ARIZONA 3:17.12 3:14.30
\n 1) GRESDAL, JENNA JR :48.93 3) HAYES, JESSICA SR :48.81
\n 2) CASHION, COURTNEY FR :48.75 4) NYMEYER, LACEY FR :47.81<\/p>\n
4) SOUTHERN METHODIST 3:18.01 3:17.68
\n 1) DARLING, LEANE SO :49.65 3) BLACKMAN, CANDACE FR :49.52
\n 2) POMEROY, LAURA JR :49.25 4) LEMMEN, CELINA SO :49.26<\/p>\n
5) FLORIDA 3:19.14 3:18.18
\n 1) FARRELL, MAUREEN SR :49.11 3) WEIMAN, CANDACE SO :50.22
\n 2) BURCKLE, CAROLINE FR :49.19 4) UHLE, MARY SR :49.66<\/p>\n
6) CALIFORNIA 3:19.44 3:18.48
\n 1) MEDINA, LAUREN SR :49.84 3) TSAI, SHERRY SO :50.36
\n 2) ANDREWS, LAUREN SO :50.04 4) SILVER, EMILY FR :48.24<\/p>\n
7) MICHIGAN 3:19.90 3:18.83
\n 1) BRADY, KAITLYN SO :49.57 3) SESKEVICS, ABBY JR :50.87
\n 2) SMITH, LINDSEY SO :49.15 4) McCULLOUGH, AMY SR :49.24<\/p>\n
8) TEXAS 3:18.97 3:19.54
\n 1) SIMINSKI, KRISTY JR :50.19 3) BROWN, CONNIE SO :49.97
\n 2) HUMPHRIES, KAELA SR :49.71 4) WANEZEK, SARAH SR :49.67<\/p>\n
CONSOLATION FINAL <\/p>\n
9) TEXAS A&M 3:21.00 3:19.96
\n 1) TOWNSEND, DANIELLE SR :49.90 3) LIEB, CATY JR :49.60
\n 2) ZWIERZYKOWSKI,EWELI JR :50.19 4) PESEK, BRITNEY JR :50.27<\/p>\n
10) STANFORD 3:20.54 3:20.83
\n 1) BISHOP, BROOKE FR :49.70 3) KIRK, DANA JR :51.16
\n 2) BRUCE, CAROLINE FR :51.23 4) BOUTWELL, LACEY SR :48.74<\/p>\n
11) WISCONSIN 3:20.50 3:20.90
\n 1) TRINIDAD, ANNA JR :50.11 3) JOHNSON, SUSAN SO :50.05
\n 2) HERNANDEZ, SARAH SO :50.77 4) PIPER, CARLY SR :49.97<\/p>\n
12) ARIZONA STATE 3:23.34 3:21.04
\n 1) ANDREW, CAITLIN FR :50.26 3) BALDINGER, ERIN JR :50.75
\n 2) SZIGETI, FLORENICA SR :49.25 4) SCHMITT, HEIDI JR :50.78<\/p>\n
13) PENN. STATE 3:22.26 3:21.86
\n 1) EBERST, JENNIFER SR :51.49 3) PREYSS, LAUREN SO :49.77
\n 2) DLUGONSKI, DEE SR :49.74 4) SEMCHYSHEN, LAUREN SR :50.86<\/p>\n
14) PURDUE 3:22.64 3:22.36
\n 1) LEUPOLD, CHRISTINE SR :50.83 3) DUCHAC, TRACY SR :50.83
\n 2) SELESKIE, KATIE SR :50.84 4) HENTSCHEL, SUSAN SO :49.86<\/p>\n
15) INDIANA 3:22.14 3:22.50
\n 1) VAZIRI, LEILA SO :50.51 3) COLGIN, DOHERTY JR :50.29
\n 2) LOFSTEDT, ANNICA SO :50.88 4) SMITH, ERIN SR :50.82<\/p>\n
16) MARYLAND 3:24.08 3:23.01
\n 1) MILLER, CHRISSY SR :51.18 3) WEIR, CYNTHIA SR :50.59
\n 2) KNEPPER, MEGAN SR :50.81 4) MULYAYEVA, MARINA SR :50.43<\/p>\n
TEAM SCORING
\n 1) GEORGIA 609.5
\n 2) AUBURN 492
\n 3) ARIZONA 440
\n 4) FLORIDA 355
\n 5) STANFORD 313
\n 6) TEXAS 218
\n 7) S.M.U. 170
\n 8) CALIFORNIA 149
\n 9) INDIANA 112
\n 10) SOUTHERN CAL. 108
\n 11) WISCONSIN 107
\n 12) ARIZONA STATE 90
\n 13) PENN. STATE 87
\n 14) TEXAS A&M 84
\n 14) MICHIGAN 84
\n 16) HAWAII 68
\n 17) PURDUE 59
\n 18) UCLA 52
\n 18) KENTUCKY 52
\n 20) HOUSTON 47
\n 21) ALABAMA 44
\n 22) MARYLAND 40
\n 23) IOWA 36
\n 24) TENNESSEE 32
\n 24) NOTRE DAME 32
\n 26) VIRGINIA 21
\n 27) MIAMI – FLORIDA 19
\n 28) RICHMOND 15.5
\n 29) RUTGERS 13
\n 30) VIRGINIA POLYTEC 12
\n 31) FLORIDA STATE 11
\n 32) OHIO STATE 10
\n 33) CINCINNATI 9
\n 34) CLEMSON 6
\n 34) SOUTH CAROLINA 6
\n 36) HARVARD 4
\n 36) NORTHWESTERN 4
\n 38) NEW MEXICO 2
\n 39) ILLINOIS 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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