Women’s swimming and diving goes two-for-two

By Adam Samson

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The KU women’s swimming and diving team went two-for-two on the weekend with victories over the Arizona State Sun Devils and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. The most impressive victory on the weekend came with a 149-147 win over the 20th-ranked Sun Devils on Friday at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.

Senior Maria Mayrovich led the Jayhawks with wins in the 50-yard freestyle (23.48 seconds) and the 100-yard freestyle (50.54 seconds). Junior Emily Lanteigne also came away with two first-place finishes in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events. The Jayhawk divers swept the diving events as senior Hannah McMacken claimed first place on the 1-meter board, and teammate sophomore Erin Mertz won on the 3-meter board.

In addition to the team win, the KU divers, including McMacken and Mertz, qualified for the NCAA Zone Meet in March. Junior Meg Proehl qualified for the Zone Meet as well with her first place finish on the 1-meter board on Saturday at Northern Arizona.

With an exciting victory Friday afternoon, the Jayhawks breezed past the Lumberjacks Saturday with a 197-107 win. Never looking back, the Jayhawks swept the entire field, winning all 14 swimming events and both diving events.

KU’s two victories this past weekend helped them improve to 2-0 on the season. The team will look to capitalize on its 2-0 start with a tough dual meet ahead this Thursday at home against Big 12 conference opponent Texas A&M.

“The weekend was a confidence booster for us — especially at the beginning of the season,” Proehl said.

— — Edited by Andy Greenhaw

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