Oct. 17, 2009
Complete Results
ROCHESTER, Mich. -
The Illinois swimming and diving team returned to action for the second straight day, defeating host Oakland, 178-122, before falling to Toledo, 182-114 in its first tri-meet of the season.
After solid performances at Michigan State last night, the Orange and Blue struggled in the last leg of its road trip.
"We had great team performances against Michigan State yesterday," head coach Sue Novitsky said. "Today was a little tough, but we are learning how to come back on the second day and be better. We're learning how to break through and are still looking for top people to take control and step up."
The Illini claimed the top three spots in the 400 free relay, with the combination of Meghan Mason, Erin Lamb, Anna Johnson and Kristen Manias placing first with a time of 3:30.68.
"We had solid (400) free relay performances today," Novitsky said. "It was good for them to come back at the end of the meet and finish on a positive note."
Individually, CeCe Marizu placed second in the 200 back (2:04.73) and third in the 100 back (58.14), while Manias took second in the 50 free (24.29) and third in the 100 free (52.71) and Jen Ivarson finished in third place in the 200 butterfly (2:06.70). In the breaststroke, Erica Lynn claimed second in the 200 (2:23.23), while Amy Johnson placed third in the 100 (1:07.09).
On the boards, Britni Fisher took second in the one-meter dive with a score of 261.30 and third in the three-meter dive, tallying 234.20 points.
The Illini return to the ARC next Sat., Oct. 24 for their home opener against Iowa State beginning at 1 p.m. Prior to the meet, Splash Bash '09 sponsored by the News-Gazette, WDWS, and WHMS will get underway at 12 p.m. at the ARC's outdoor patio and multipurpose room.
