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Illini Finish 5th At Continental Airlines Classic
November 10, 2000 | Swimming & Diving
Nov. 10, 2000
HOUSTON - The University of Illinois women's swimming & diving team finished fifth in the six-team Continental Airlines Classic with a score of 162. Michigan scored a 209 by winning the final race of the evening to win the team title.
Senior Anna Christiansen reached the wall in a personal best time of 2:04.44 to take second place in the 200 butterfly. She took fourth place in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:20.95. Junior Jessica Aveyard also recorded a second place finish. She swam the 200 backstroke in 2:02.33. Aveyard also had a fourth place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:54.33.
"Overall we were inconsistent and a little bit flat," head coach Sue Novitsky said. "Some people are making progress, but they are doing well in practice and not carrying it over to the meets. We need to step it up when competition gets tough."
The same six teams (Illinois, Rice, Michigan, Penn State, Cal, Missouri) will compete in Houston on Saturday in the Rice Invitational.
TEAM SCORES
1. Michigan 209
2. Penn State 206
3. Cal 205
4. Rice 177
5. Illinois 162
6. Missouri 140
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
400 Medley Relay
Illinois 3rd 3:55.36 (O'Fallon, Adler, Matthias, Christiansen)
1000 Free
Jen Peters 4th 10:20/42
200 Free
Jessica Aveyard 4th 1:54.33
Allison Olech 11th 1:55.63
400 IM
Crystal McAdam 4th 4:27.97
Sara O'Fallon 10th 4:35.47
50 Free
Colleen Farrell 5th 24.72
Molly Busch 11th 24.84
200 Fly
Anna Christiansen 2nd 2:04.44
Astrid Matthias 10th 2:06.66
100 Free
Colleen Farrell 6th 53.66
Allison Olech 12th 54.38
200 Back
Jessica Aveyard 2nd 202-33
Sara O'Fallon 10th 2:08.61
500 Free
Crystal McAdam 4th 5:04.38
Jen Peters 9th 5:05.67
200 Breast
Anna Christiansen 4th 2:20.95
Darcy Adler 11th 2:25.81
400 Free Relay
Illinois 6th 3:35.69 (McAdam, Farrell, Busch, Matthias)
