Monday, January 7, 2008

SMU women’s swimming falls at Georgia

By Pegasus News wire

The No. 12 SMU women's swimming and diving team won four swimming and both diving events against No. 2 Georgia in the first dual-meet of the spring season Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs edged the Mustangs 167-125.

Petra Klosova picked up the first win of the afternoon for the Mustang swimmers, swimming a 50.54 in the 100 free, qualifying her for NCAA consideration. Angela San Juan Cisneros followed suit, finishing the 100 fly in 56.75. Elzanne Werth and Justine Clark finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 fly, giving the Mustangs all available points in that event. Anja Carman took first in the 400 IM, touching the wall in 4:21.02, good for NCAA consideration. Jennifer Basel and Devon Callaghan finished right behind Carman, taking the points for their two-three finish. Capping the afternoon was the 400 free relay team of Candace Blackman, Jennifer Blackman, Klosova and San Juan Cisneros, who completed the course in 3:22.88, qualifying them for NCAA consideration.

Audra Egenolf won both the one-meter and three-meter boards. On the one-meter board, Egenolf scored 264.60, almost 30 points higher than her nearest competitor. Britney Yancey came in third on the one-meter with a score of 193.20. Egenolf also took first on the three-meter, scoring 270.75. Yancey placed third in that event as well, scoring 232.90.

The 400 medley relay team of Carman, Callaghan, San Juan Cisneros and Blackman came in third in 3:46.95. Katie Roberts placed third in the 1000 free, finishing in 10:10.39. Candace Blackman took second in the 200 free in 1:49.45. Carman finished second in the 100 back in 56.39. C. Blackman finished the 50 free in third place, clocking a time of 23.83. Carman also took second in the 200 back, touching the wall in 1:58.89. Jennifer Basel finished third in the 200 breast in 2:20.63. J. Blackman laced third in the 500 free, stopping the clock in 4:52.28, good for NCAA consideration.

The Mustangs are back in action Jan. 12 as they take on Texas A&M and Auburn in a double-dual meet in College Station.

Source: SMU

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