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Women's Relay Team Races to
Fourth Place Finish
Evidently seeding is
important in the NCAA Division III Women's Swimming and Diving
Championships and the UW-Stevens Point women's team proved just that as
they finished exactly where they were seeded Thursday night in
Minneapolis.
The fourth-seed 200-yard
freestyle relay team made up of Jerica Crook, Beth Bard, Kelsey
Crunstedt and Caitlin Hake raced to a fourth place finish and
all-American honors with a time of 1:36.52. Earlier in the day, the team
broke their conference championship time of 1:36.43 with a third place
finish in the preliminary rounds posting a 1:36.22. For Crunstedt, Bard
and Hake, it marks their first all-American performance. Crunstedt
earned a pair of honorable mention all-American honors last season.
Crook earned her second all-American honor after claiming her first in
2004 and an honorable mention all-American accolade in 2005.
Hake also entered the meet as
the seventh-seed in the 50-yard freestyle. After finishing seventh in
the prelims with a time of 24.19 seconds, she wrapped up her second
all-American honors of the day with a seventh place finish in the finals
at 24.34 seconds. Crunstedt also secured another honorable mention
all-American honor as she finished ninth in the 50-yard freestyle in
24.46 seconds. Crunstedt qualified in a tie for 11th place in the
prelims posting a mark of 24.43 seconds. Crook and Liz Herder also
competed in the event but did qualify for the evening finals.
The meet continues Friday and Saturday. |
