IOWA CITY, Iowa. – Little Rock swimming turned in another two podium finishes this evening, along with three other Trojans scoring team points. 15 swimmers qualified for finals for a total of 16 swims, matching the most in a single session for the program.
"These girls are tough," said head coach
Amy Burgess. "They fight until the end, as it shows by multiple people giving their all at night and moving up during finals."
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DAY THREE PHOTOS |
DAY THREE RESULTS
100 Butterfly
Annya Grom qualified for the A final with a time of 55.25, just over a tenth of second away from her own school record. She held seed at night, stepping onto the podium for the second time in as many days.
Jaelle Carlson and
Asmalia Redzuan swam side-by-side in the B final, scoring big points for the Trojans with 10th and 11th place finishes, respectively. Both dropped two tenths from their morning swims, with the freshman registering a new personal best at 56.04. Redzuan was not far off, touching the wall at 56.18.
Lauren Gray and
Fer Moussier represented Little Rock in the C final, as Gray moved up a spot by dropping six tenths of a second down to 56.90, a new season best. Moussier was right on her time from the morning, which was a 57.52.
400 IM
Gillian Boggs had a monster swim in the A final, moving up to six place with a season-best of 4:30.31. She also slides up to third on
the Little Rock top times list with that time.
The event was one for the underclassmen, as
Devin Trammell and
Maci McCullough raced in the C final. The pair both dropped time at night to go 1-2 in the heat. The former clocked in at 4:36.03, a personal best by nearly four seconds, while the latter touched the wall at 4:37.05, a season best time by almost 20 seconds.
200 Freestyle
Lea Zengerling finished her final 200 freestyle of her career, missing the A final by just one one-hundredth of a second, but turning in a season-best 1:52.60. The senior held strong in finals to take 14th for team points.
100 Breaststroke
The duo of
Karina Harr and
Carolyn Godwin finished neck-and-neck in prelims as well as the C final. Sophomore Harr took second at night, shaving off time to touch at 1:05.71. Meanwhile, senior Godwin posted a lifetime best 1:05.89 in the morning, matching the time at night.
100 Backstroke
Freshman
Caitlin Romprey headlined the B final for the Trojans, coming alive at night to drop over a full second and move up five spots to finish second in the heat with a time of 56.37, a personal best. She maintains her current spot of number two on
the Little Rock top times list.
Fernanda Gamez led Little Rock in a loaded C final, taking 17th in 57.86. The time was almost right on her personal best 57.84, which the junior set in the morning. Despite swimming a double in both sessions, Gray shaved off time as well, placing 20th in 57.93. Henderson and Floyd rounded out the heat, stopping the clock at 58.31 and 58.78, respectively.
400 Medley Relay
The A team of Romprey, Harr, Grom, and Carlson turned in a time of 3:50.31 for seventh place, a season best mark after a tough triple for the group. Meanwhile, the B and C relays showed off the team's depth, going 1-2 in the first heat and besting all other B and C teams.
Up Next
The Trojans remain in seventh within the team standings currently, in striking distance of Evansville despite not fielding a diving team. Tomorrow is the final day of the championships, and Little Rock will have to tackle some long swims to close out the meet, including the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 400 IM, 1650 freestyle, and 400 freestyle relay.
Team Scores
1. Missouri State – 575.5
2. Northern Iowa – 312
3. Illinois State – 306.5
4. Southern Illinois – 305.5
5. Indiana State – 298.5
6. Evansville – 223
7. Little Rock – 205
8. Valparaiso – 46
Additional Day Three Season-Best Times
100 Butterfly
Katelyn White (58.82),
Lucy Jahn (59.09),
Taylor Floyd (59.28),
Brianna Ridings (1:00.85)
400 IM
Clare Sprinkle (5:01.89)
200 Freestyle
Kasey Dunn (2:02.47)
100 Breaststroke
Lauren Pieniazkiewicz (1:08.39)
100 Backstroke
Delaney Crowder (59.77),
Fer Moussier (59.96),
Aubry Matthews (1:00.69)
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