The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women's Swimming and Diving places sixth at 2005 NCAA Championships
03.19.2005 | Women's Swimming and Diving
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Senior Sarah Wanezek (Brookfield, Wis.) earned All-America honors in 100-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relay and sophomore Elizabeth Tinnon (Bowling Green, Ky) earned her fourth All-America honor of the meet after taking fifth-place in the championship finals of the 200-yard breaststroke to lead The University of Texas women's swimming and diving team on Saturday as it wrapped up competition at the 2005 NCAA Championships with its sixth-straight top-10 finish after placing sixth with 218 points. Georgia, who led all three days of the meet, finished with 609.5 points, while defending national champion Auburn was second with 492 points. Arizona rounded out the top three with 440.
"I am very pleased, optimistic and excited about our team's growth this year," Texas co-head coach Jill Sterkel said. "I truly do believe their commitment to raising the level and racing tougher got us to this point. We had a lot of great things happen this week, but we also had a lot of frustrating things happen, and our girls keep focused and they never quit. I think that is something they developed and created all year long and that is how you becoming a championship team."
Wanezek closed out her stellar collegiate career at UT by swimming seven events at the 2005 NCAA Championships, earning All-America recognition and posting Texas' top performance in each one. A member of three relay squads and competitor in two individual events heading into the final day of the NCAA Championships, Wanezek competed on her fourth relay and third individual event and upped her career totals to 16 All-America honors and eight All-America Honorable Mention awards on Saturday by placing 13th in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 49.59 and anchoring the Longhorns' 400-yard freestyle relay, which combined for the eighth-fastest time of the meet (3:19.54).
"I wish Sarah had four more years." Sterkel said. "She has obviously developed into a phenomenal swimmer and student-athlete at UT. On the first day of the meet, she raced six times for us and never complained because that's just the type of person she is. She does everything with a smile on her face and we will miss her greatly."
Following Wanezek's performance, Tinnon, who had qualified with the second-fastest time in the preliminary swim this morning and went on to place fifth in her second individual event in as many days by posting a time of 2:10.97 in the championship final of the 200-yard breaststroke. Tinnon, who had placed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke on Friday evening, finished the meet earning All-America honors in a total of four events - the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes and 200- and 400-yard medley relays - to bring her career total to eight. Meanwhile, in the consolation final of the 200-yard breaststroke, sophomore All-American Leah Avilla (Livermore, Calif.) placed fifth in her heat to earn a 13th-place finish overall and her second All-America Honorable Mention honor in as many days and of her career.
Texas got off to a good start in the first event of the evening session when junior Elizabeth Wycliffe (Kingston, Ontario) and freshman Hayley McGregory (Houston, Texas) placed 10th and 13th, respectively, in the 200-yard backstroke. Wycliffe's performance in the that event marked the second-straight year that she has placed within the top-16 in that event to earn All-America Honorable Mention recognition. McGregory, meanwhile, has now posted top-16 finishes in both backstrokes and wrapped up her first NCAA meet by earning All-America recognition in four events.
Texas concluded the meet with an eighth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay after junior Kristy Siminski (Portage, Ind.), senior Kaela Humphries (Chaska, Minn.) sophomore Connie Brown (Andover, Mass.) and Wanezek combined to post a time of 3:18.97. Humphries closed her collegiate career as a four-time All-American. The All-America recognition marks the third of the meet for Brown and Siminski, bringing their respective career totals to four and 10. Georgia made NCAA history by winning the event and becoming the first team in NCAA history to sweep all five relay events at the NCAA Championships, clocking an NCAA record time of 3:13.56. Auburn and Arizona placed second and third, respectively, to round out the top three.
Saturday's diving event, the 10-meter platform, saw UT senior Monica Maxwell (San Jose, Calif.) wrapped up her collegiate diving career and first NCAA Championships by posting a score of 364.95, which good for 19th.
The 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships will be televised by ESPN2 on Thursday, March 25 at 1:30 p.m. CST.
Saturday's NCAA Championship Notes: Sophomore Elaine Ferritto, who lowered her personal-best time in the 400-yard individual medley during the Friday morning prelims, clocked her second personal best in as many days as she dropped 0.67 seconds off her previous best and 1.97 off her 2004-05 season best en route to a 1:58.91 ... entering the meet, Ferritto was seeded 46th in the 200-yard backstroke and posted the 23rd-fastest morning swim ... junior Amanda Larence had been seeded 36th in the 200-yard breaststroke and placed 25th in the preliminaries, improving 11 spots ... sophomore Katie Robinson missed qualifying for the 200-yard butterfly final by one spot as she finished with the 17th-fastest morning time of 1:59.67, just .05 off Stanford's Laura Davis, who earned the 16th and final qualifying spot in 1:59.62 ... Texas co-head coach Jill Sterkel, a four-time Olympian and head coach for the 2005 World University Games to take place this summer in Izmir, Turkey, was the honorary presenter of awards to the top-eight finishers in the 200-yard butterfly ... at the close of the NCAA Championships, Texas had missed qualifying for the championship final by one or two places in a total of five events and missed qualifying for the consolation final by one or two places in three events ... Texas placed ninth in two preliminary events - the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard backstroke - and 10th in three preliminary races - the 100-yard freestyle, the 100-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard backstroke ... Texas placed 17th in the preliminary of the 200-yard butterfly and placed 18th in the preliminary swim of the 200- and 400-yard individual medleys.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. Georgia: 609.5
2. Auburn: 492
3. Arizona: 440
4. Florida: 355
5. Stanford: 313
6. TEXAS: 218
7. Southern Methodist: 170
8. California: 149
9. Indiana: 112
10. Southern Cal: 108
TEXAS' 2005 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS ! - School Record
Stephanie Anderson, So., Scottsdale, Ariz.
500-Yard Freestyle: Prelim - 55th - 4:55.69
400-Yard IM: Prelim - 29th - 4:20.74
1,650-Yard Freestyle: Final - 33rd - 16:39.27
Leah Avilla, So., Livermore, Calif.
200-Yard IM: Prelim - 50th - 2:04.11
100-Yard Breaststroke: Prelim - 10th - 1:01.67
100-Yard Breaststroke: Final - 15th - 1:02.05; All-America Honorable Mention
200-Yard Breaststroke: Prelim - 11th - 2:13.33
200-Yard Breaststroke: Final - 13th - 2:13.19; All-America Honorable Mention
Connie Brown, So., Andover, Mass.
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Prelim - 5th - 1:30.54 - 22.82 second split
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 4th - 1:30.30 - 22.83 second split; All-America
50-Yard Freestyle: Prelim - 56th - 23.55
200-Yard Medley Relay - Prelim - 4th - 1:39.79
200-Yard Medley Relay - Final - 2nd - 1:38.08! - 24.08 butterfly split; All-America
100-Yard Backstroke: Prelim - 24th - 54.98 100-Yard Freestyle: Prelim - tied 33rd - 50.32
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Prelim - 5th - 3:18.97 - 49.94 third split
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 8th - 3:19.54 - 49.97 third split; All-America
Elaine Ferritto, So., Columbus, Ohio
200-Yard IM: Prelim - 23rd - 2:01.37
400-Yard IM: Prelim - 24th - 4:19.19
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 10th - 7:15.58 - 1:49.27 anchor split; All-America Honorable Mention
200-Yard Backstroke: Prelim - 23rd - 1:58.91
Macie Garrett, Fr., Nashville, Tenn.
500-Yard Freestyle: Prelim - 34th - 4:49.89
400-Yard IM: Prelim - 35th - 4:23.21
1,650-Yard Freestyle: Final - 20th - 16:26.48
Tracey Hemmerle, Jr., Harleysville, Pa.
100-Yard Breaststroke: Prelim - 48th - 1:04.74
200-Yard Breaststroke: Prelim - 24th - 2:16.09
Kaela Humphries, Sr., Chaska, Minn.
200-Yard IM: Prelim - 31st - 2:02.01
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Prelim - 5th - 1:30.54 - 22.72 anchor split
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 4th - 1:30.30 - 22.60 anchor split; All-America
100-Yard Breaststroke: Prelim - 20th - 1:02.54
100-Yard Freestyle: Prelim - 27th - 49.96
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Prelim - 5th - 3:18.97; 50.33 leadoff split
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 8th - 3:19.54; 49.71 second split; All-America
Amanda Larence, Jr., Nashville, Tenn.
200-Yard IM: Prelim - 36th - 2:01.37
400-Yard IM: Prelim - 18th - 4:18.58
200-Yard Breaststroke: Prelim - 25th - 2:16.10
Monica Maxwell, Sr., San Jose, Calif.
1-meter springboard: Prelim - 25th - 240.75
3-meter springboard: Prelim - 24th - 432.90
Platform: Prelim - 19th - 364.95
Hayley McGregory, Fr., Houston, Texas
400-Yard Medley Relay: Prelim - 5th - 3:37.97 - 54.19 leadoff split
400-Yard Medley Relay: Final - 5th -3:35.30! - 53.55 leadoff split; All-America
200-Yard Medley Relay: Prelim - 4th - 1:39.79 - 25.58 leadoff split
200-Yard Medley Relay: Final - 2nd - 1:38.08! - 25.17 leadoff split; All-America
100-Yard Backstroke: Prelim - 10th - 54.20
100-Yard Backstroke: Final - 9th - 53.63; All-America Honorable Mention
200-Yard Backstroke: Prelim - 15th - 1:57.49
200-Yard Backstroke: Final - 13th - 1:56.67 - All-America Honorable Mention
Katie Robinson, So., Dillsboro, Ind.
50-Yard Freestyle: Prelim - 40th - 23.27
100-Yard Butterfly: Prelim - 11th - 53.78
100-Yard Butterfly: Final - 13th - 53.83 - All-America Honorable Mention
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 10th - 7:15.58 - 1:49.58 leadoff split - All-America Honorable Mention
200-Yard Butterfly: Prelim - 17th - 1:59.67
Alisa Schuknecht, Sr., Bend, Ore.
200-Yard IM: Prelim - 42nd - 2:02.84
400-Yard IM: Prelim - 25th - 4:19.97
200-Yard Breaststroke - 34th - 2:18.06
Kristy Siminski, Jr., Portage, Ind.
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Prelim - 5th - 1:30.54 - 22.46 third split
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 4th - 1:30.30 - 22.58 third split; All-America
50-Yard Freestyle: Prelim - 52nd - 23.49
400-Yard Medley Relay: Prelim - 5th - 3:37.97 - 50.28 anchor split
400-Yard Medley Relay: Final - 5th - 3:35.30! - 49.70 anchor split; All-America
200-Yard Freestyle: Prelim - 11th - 1:47.02
200-Yard Freestyle: Final - 15th - 1:48.26; All-America Honorable Mention
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 10th - 7:15.58 - 1:48.02 second split; All-America Honorable Mention
100-Yard Freestyle: Prelim - tied 33rd - 50.32
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Prelim - 5th 3:18.97 - 49.48 anchor split
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 8th - 3:18.97 - 50.19 leadoff split; All-America
Elizabeth Tinnon, So., Bowling Green, Ky.
400-Yard Medley Relay: Prelim - 5th - 3:37.97 - 1:00.30 breaststroke split
400-Yard Medley Relay: Final - 5th -3:35.30! - 59.81 breaststroke split; All-America
200-Yard IM: Prelim - 34th - 2:02.33
200-Yard Medley Relay: Prelim - 4th - 1:39.79
200-Yard Medley Relay: Final - 2nd - 1:38.08! - 23.33 breaststroke split; All-America
100-Yard Breaststroke: Prelim - 6th - 1:01.19
100-Yard Breaststroke: Final - 5th - 1:00.59; All-America
200-Yard Breaststroke: Prelim - 2nd - 2:11.17
200-Yard Breaststroke: Final - 5th - 2:10.97; All-America
Sarah Wanezek, Sr., Brookfield, Wis.
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Prelim - 5th - 1:30.54 - 22.54 leadoff split
200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 4th - 1:30.30 - 22.29 leadoff split; All-America
50-Yard Freestyle: Prelims - 4th - 22.36
50-Yard Freestyle: Finals - 2nd - 22.27; All-America
400-Yard Medley Relay: Prelim - 5th - 3:37.97 - 53.20 butterfly split
400-Yard Medley Relay: Final - 5th -3:35.30! - 52.56 butterfly split; All-America
200-Yard Medley Relay: Prelim - 4th - 1:39.79
200-Yard Medley Relay: Final - 2nd - 1:38.08! - 21.48 butterfly split; All-America
100-Yard Butterfly: Prelims - 9th - 53.43
100-Yard Butterfly: Finals - 9th - 52.91; All-America Honorable Mention
100-Yard Freestyle: Prelims - 10th - 49.07
100-Yard Freestyle: Finals - 13th - 49.59; All-America Honorable Mention
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Prelim - 5th - 3:18.97 - 49.22 third split
400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 8th - 3:18.97 - 49.67 anchor split; All-America
Elizabeth Wycliffe, Jr., Kingston, Ontario
200-Yard IM: Prelim - tied 18th - 2:00.98
100-Yard Backstroke: Prelims - 21st - 54.86
800-Yard Freestyle Relay: Final - 7:15.58 - 1:48.71 third split; All-America Honorable Mention
200-Yard Backstroke: Prelim - 9th - 1:56.07
200-Yard Backstroke: Final - 10th - 1:55.95; All-America Honorable Mention
