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January 12, 2007 > Sports > Sports Notebook

Sports Notebook

By Taylor Johnson | Thresher Editorial Staff

Swimming wins two of first three meets

The swim team opened with a strong start to the new year last week, winning two non-conference dual meets against Missouri State University and Florida Atlantic University in a four-way dual meet Jan. 3 in Boca Raton, Fla. The Owls’ only blemish of the day came in a 99-70 loss to Clemson University.

The trio of freshman Erin Mattson, sophomore Carlyann Miller and junior Jennifer Hill contributed key performances with each claiming individual event wins. Mattson won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.40 and took second in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:54.70 seconds. Miller finished just 0.13 seconds behind Mattson in the 200-yard freestyle to win third. Miller also claimed first in the 100-yard freestyle in 52.28, overcoming Clemson’s Rachel Regone’s 0.20-second first-half lead. Hill led the pack with a finish of 2:09.57 in the 200-yard individual medley.

Other crucial contributions came from sophomore Keri Hyde, freshman Pam Zelnick and senior Andrea Hurn. Hyde took third place in the 100-yard backstroke with a personal season best time of 1:00.53. Zelnick placed third in the 200-yard IM and also took fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke. Hurn’s fourth place finish in the 200-yard IM was just 0.42 seconds behind Zelnick’s time, and she also won fourth in the 100-yard freestyle.

The Owls competed last night against New Mexico State University at the Rice Pool, and their next meet is Jan. 19 against the University of Miami.

— Taylor Johnson

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