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No. 4 Women's Swimming and Diving tops Washington, 153-109
11.21.2008 | Women's Swimming and Diving
Nov. 21, 2008
Results | 
AUSTIN, Texas -- No. 4 Texas (4-0) claimed 10 of 14 events en route to a decisive 153-109 victory over Washington Friday in the Horns' home opener at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
UT opened with a win in the 400 medley relay, as freshman Kathleen Hersey, sophomore Carlye Ellis, freshman Leah Gingrich and senior Hee-Jin Chang finished in 3:43.07. Sophomore Natalie Sacco followed with a solid win in the 1,000 freestyle, where she finished in 10:00.92.
Gingrich returned with an individual win in the 200 freestyle, where she notched a NCAA provisional-qualifying mark in 1:48.15. Freshman Karlee Bispo, a noted freestyler, showed off her versatility in the 100 backstroke, where she was victorious in 56.17. Freshman Katie Riefenstahl took second in 56.35.
Gingrich added another win and NCAA "B" cut in the 200 butterfly, as she led a one-two Texas finish in 1:58.34. Senior Jacqueline Martin-Lacey took second in 2:03.12. Chang chipped in a win in the 50 freestyle in 23.25, and Hersey tacked on a NCAA provisional-qualifying mark in the 200 backstroke in 1:57.62.
Bispo nearly scored a NCAA "B" cut in the 500 freestyle, but she collected a win in the event in 4:49.83. Sacco took second in 4:55.74. Gingrich scored her fourth win overall and third individual victory by taking the 100 butterfly in 55.08. Hersey and Bispo led a one-two Texas finish in the 200 individual medley, where Hersey was victorious in 2:00.82. Bispo took second at 2:01.05.
Texas returns to action on Thursday, Dec. 4 when it hosts the annual three-day Texas Invitational at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.
POST-MEET QUOTES
HEAD COACH Kim Brackin We've had three consistent weeks of training, and I thought the ladies raced well, but you could certainly see the signs of sluggishness from the heavy lifting and heavy training. But, that's where probably everyone in the country is right now. In some of their non-primary events, we saw some great racing. Karlee Bispo, I think, was a great example of that in her 100 back and 500 free, and then in the 200 IM. She was not concerned that those were not her main events. She just came out and raced well.
The same would be true for Leah Gingrich. She did a great job in the 200 free, 200 fly and 100 fly of just being aggressive and using good racing strategy.Another person that I was pleased with was Natalie Sacco. She has been rehabbing an injury and it was nice to see her get back into the swing of things. It was a confident effort and a confidence builder.
