Team prepares for season’s biggest test

Thursday, December 3, 2009

With approaching finals hovering on the minds of students, swimming coach Clark Campbell is worried about another kind of test: this weekend’s UVA Invitational.

“We look at this as our midterm exam since this concludes our fall season,” Campbell said. “This will set us up for our final exam, which is the Big 12 tournament and NCAAs.”

When asked what grade his team deserves so far, Campbell said “a solid B.”

“We’ve come a long way for such a young team,” Campbell said. “We’ve got a lot to learn and the girls have done a good job of buying in.”

The invite, a championship-style format with preliminary rounds on Thursday and Friday and final rounds on Saturday, will include Kansas and Virginia along with men’s and women’s squads from Washington and Lee, American and West Chester. It is also the last meet Kansas will compete in before winter break.

“This weekend will give us a chance to see where we are before we completely focus on training,” Campbell said. “It’s a long season and we’re focused on the process to get to where we want to be.”

— Edited by Sarah Kelly

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