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Karosas lowers school record once more at Texas Invitational
12.02.2016 | Women's Swimming and Diving
All-America senior Tasija Karosas lowers her school mark in the 100 backstroke for the second time in as many nights.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas senior Tasija Karosas lowered her school mark in the 100-yard backstroke for a second straight night, and the Longhorns went on to post two wins on the evening Friday at the Texas Invitational.
Karosas, who lowered her 100 backstroke school mark from 51.40 to 51.08 while leading off the 400 medley relay Thursday evening, took the record even lower Friday evening and became the first Longhorn to clear 51 seconds in the event. The All-American clocked 50.86, good for the No. 2 time in the country this season.
Sophomore Remedy Rule led the Longhorns' contingent in the 100 butterfly championship final with her second-place mark of 52.03, good for her second personal best in as many 100 fly swims on the day. Texas freshman Lauren Case took eighth at 53. 37.
All-America senior Madisyn Cox scored her second win in as many nights and put away a decisive victory in the 400 individual medley. Cox, who eclipsed Kathleen Hersey's seven-year-old school mark in the 200 IM on Thursday, posted the No. 3 mark in the country and the second-fastest time ever at UT with a 4:03.16, a personal best. Senior Maggie D'Innocenzo added a 4:16.01 for sixth place.
UT sophomore Joanna Evans, a Rio Olympian for The Bahamas, led the Texas contingent in the 200 freestyle with her third-place mark of 1:45.07. Junior Rebecca Millard chipped in a 1:45.38 for fourth place while sophomore Remedy Rule clocked a 1:45.96 for fifth place. Case added a seventh-place mark of 1:46.36.
Sophomore Olivia Anderson paced the Horns in the 100 breaststroke with her 1:00.14 for third place. Senior Jordan Surhoff added a 1:00.81 for seventh place.
Texas "A" relay was disqualified for an early takeoff, so the Longhorns' "B" relay – Adams, Anderson, Case and Jordan Wheeler - notched UT's top finish at 1:39.14 for fourth place.
The fourth and final day of the Texas Invitational gets underway with the preliminary round at 9 a.m. Central. Longhorn Network picks up live coverage of finals at 4 p.m. CT.
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