Illini Fall to Buckeyes 157-143

Swimming & Diving November 5, 2006

Illini Fall to Buckeyes 157-143

Nov. 4, 2006

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Illinois senior swimmers Barbie Viney and Meghan Farrell recorded NCAA provisional cuts, and freshman Jen Ivarson landed in the school record book for the second time in three weeks, but the Illini still lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes 157-143 on Saturday afternoon at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.

Farrell took the 50 free in a time of 23.33, good for a B-cut time. Next, Viney tallied her B-cut time in the 100 free in a time of 50.88, and Farrell finished right behind her in second place while sophomore Katie Theissen and junior Kellie Stevens stood fourth and fifth in the 100 free respectively.

The Buckeyes took the first two events, the 200 medley relay and the 1000 free, before the Illini grabbed the next two events. Viney led the field in the 200 free and Theissen, senior Caroline Moore and Stevens occupied spots three, five and six.

"We knew going in that it was going to be a back-and-forth meet and that's exactly what it ended up being," head coach Sue Novitsky said. "They just had a little bit more in a couple of events and were able to pull it out."

Freshman Cece Marizu turned in a first-place finish in the 100 backstroke and teammates Anna Johnson, Mallory Craft and Morgan Gilman scored in positions three through five.

Ivarson stood second in the 200 butterfly but shaved twelve-hundredths of a second off her season-opening score and missed ninth place in the UI annals by a mere hundredth of a second.

After wins by Farrell and Viney in the 50 and 100 free, sophomore Marissa Clapp secured the first of two top tallies in the 200 breaststroke. Clapp then swam a personal-best time of 4:25.17 to capture the 400 IM prior to the Orange and Blue's final Saturday triumph in the 400 free relay.

"It was a very competitive meet and it was tough since it was our third weekend in a row," Novitsky said. "People were definitely feeling the fatigue and had a tough time getting it going, but that's not an excuse. We have to work on coming in week in and week out being able to step up and perform to the best of our ability."

Saturday's Illinois results:

200 Medley Relay
2. Marizu, Clapp, Ivarson, Farrell (`A' relay) 1:48.09
5. Craft, Hatch, Gilman, Nowak (`C' relay 1:54.96
 

1000 Freestyle
3. Smithwick   10:27.45
4. Forsberg    10:31.10
5. Kloeckener  10:37.20
6. Shirley     10:39.77


200 Freestyle
1. Viney      1:50.82
3. Theissen   1:54.68
5. Moore      1:55.14
6. Stevens   x1:55.63
 -- Nowak    x1:59.31


100 Backstroke
 1. Marizu               59.33
 3. Anna Johnson       1:01.30
 4. Craft              1:01.39
 5. Gilman             1:01.51


100 Breaststroke
 2. Clapp                  1:05.68
 6. Amy Johnson            1:07.10
 7. Tracy                  1:07.38
 8. Andrea Grandcolas     x1:12.29
--  Hatch                 x1:11.53


200 Butterfly
2. Ivarson       2:04.05 *improves on her ninth place standing in the UI record book
4. Rothenberg    2:07.34
5. Smithwick     2:09.81
6. Keehn        x2:10.75


50 Freestyle
1. Farrell               23.33 *NCAA B-cut provisional time
4. Michelle Grandcolas   24.88
5. Poetz                 24.94
7. Theissen             x25.08


100 Freestyle
1. Viney                        50.88 *NCAA B-cut provisional time
2. Farrell                     52.16
4. Theissen                     53.84
5. Stevens                     x54.21
-- Tracy                       x53.83


200 Backstroke
2. Marizu                    2:06.54
3. Moore                     2:08.93
5. Anna Johnson              2:12.15
7. Craft                    x2:13.56


200 Breaststroke
1. Clapp                     2:17.91
6. Amy Johnson               2:26.33
7. Hatch                     2:37.19
8. Andrea Grandcolas        x2:37.68


500 Freestyle
2. Viney                     5:02.49
4. Kloeckener                5:08.33
5. Shirley                   5:09.60
7. Forsberg                 x5:09.86
-- Nowak                    x5:20.38


100 Butterfly
2. Ivarson                  57.41
3. Keehn                    58.95
4. Michelle Grandcolas      59.35
7. Gilman                x1:01.79


400 IM
1. Clapp                        4:25.17 *personal best
3. Ivarson                      4:30.66
4. Rothenberg                   4:35.93
5. Marizu                      x4:38.30


400 Freestyle Relay
1. Farrell, Theissen, Tracy, Viney (`A'relay)             3:28.45
3. Stevens, Moore, Poetz, M. Grandcolas (`B' relay)       3:33.96
5. Forsberg, Nowak, Kloeckener, Anna Johnson (`C' relay) x3:40.62
6.  Amy Johnson, Shirley, Smithwick, Craft (`D' relay)   x3:44.68


1-meter Diving
5. Bachtell            221.77
6. Bernardo            210.90
7. Bain                208.35
8. Spillone           x207.97


3-meter Diving
5. Bernardo             215.40
6. Bain                 196.80
7. Spillone             195.82
8. Bachtell            x112.87