IOWA CITY, Iowa. – A new school record, the third-fastest 200 freestyle relay in program history, and an individual podium placer highlighted day two of the 2023 Missouri Valley Championships for the Little Rock swimming and diving team, as
Gillian Boggs set a new program mark in the 200 IM and
Jaelle Carlson collected big team points in the 50 freestyle.
Day Two Photos |
Day Two Finals Results |
Day Two Prelims Results
200 Freestyle Relay
The relay squad of
Lauren Gray,
Cheryl Poulsen,
Lauren Pieniazkiewicz, and
Jaelle Carlson teamed up for a sixth-place finish in the 200 free relay to conclude the evening. Their time of 1:33.93 is the third-best mark that any team of sprinters in Little Rock history has put together. Gray's lead-off, a personal best time, along with Carlson's monster 22.88 anchor, helped the group to drop nearly half a second off of their seed.
500 Freestyle
While Little Rock did not qualify anyone for finals in the 500 free, notably, two Trojans posted season-best times after returning from injury last season.
Gabriella O'Neil paced the group with a 5:05.16, taking off nearly six seconds from her previous season best, while
Lara Alsader also had a nice drop of five and a half seconds down to 5:11.58.
200 IM
Gillian Boggs represented the Trojans in the C final of the 200 IM, breaking the school record in the event with a new personal best time by just three one-hundredths of a second and becoming only the second Trojan under the 2:06 mark. Her time of 2:05.87 was good for 21
st place overall.
50 Freestyle
Jaelle Carlson returned to the A final of the 50 freestyle for the second-straight year, finishing sixth with a new personal best time of 23.27, two places higher than her place in the event last year.
In the B final,
Lauren Pieniazkiewicz also scored important team points, claiming the position on
Little Rock's top times list as the fifth fastest Trojan in program history during prelims with a new lifetime best 23.61. She rounded out the heat at night.
1 Meter Diving
Izzy Ragsdale placed 30
th on the 1-meter board in today's diving event with a score of 172.56. The freshman is the first Trojan to compete in the diving events at conference for Little Rock in three years.
Up Next
The Trojans are eight in the team standings currently, just one point ahead Evansville and in striking distance of Marshall. Tomorrow, Little Rock will face an even bigger schedule, which also means there are more chances to score team points.
Friday's events include the 100 butterfly, 400 IM, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, 3-meter board and 400 medley relay.
Continue to stay up to date with the Little Rock swim team all week by watching live on YouTube, finding results on
the MeetMobile app and keeping an eye out for daily recaps of the event right here. Get additional behind-the-scenes action by following Little Rock swimming and diving on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Additional Day Two Season-Best Times
500 Free
Fernanda Gamez (5:09.95),
Kasey Dunn (5:25.33)
200 IM
Maci McCullough (2:11.05),
Ally DeSordi (2:12.96),
Brianna Ridings (2:14.17),
Devin Trammell (2:14.81)
50 Free
Delaney Crowder (24.33),
Lucy Jahn (24.41),
Caitlin Romprey (24.45),
Nikki Sterchele (24.97),
Salina Damas (25.06)
Team Scores
1. Missouri State – 500.5
2. Illinois State – 383.5
3. Indiana State – 382.5
4. UIC – 326.5
5. Northern Iowa – 312
6. Southern Illinois – 279
7. Marshall – 245
8. Little Rock – 171
9. Evansville – 170
10. Valparaiso – 108
For the latest information on Little Rock Swimming and Diving, make sure to check out
LRTrojans.com. You can also find the team on social media at @LittleRockSwim on
Facebook,
Instagram and
Twitter.
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