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November 16, 2009
UAA Athlete
of the Week
Molly Evans (Carnegie Mellon University):
Junior Molly Evans of Carnegie Mellon University recorded three first-place finishes and three NCAA Division III provisional qualifying performances in a 158-138 setback to Grove City College on Saturday. She won the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 2:07.87 and the 200-yard freestyle in 1:54.32. Evans closed out the meet with a victory in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:32.62.
Anne Culpepper (Emory University):
Emory University sophomore Anne Culpepper finished the Emory Fall Invitational with three NCAA Division III provisional qualifying times and four top-10 finishes, helping the team to a first-place finish at the eight-team meet. Culpepper finished second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:03.34, an NCAA ‘B’ cut time. She recorded another second-place finish and provisional qualifier in the 200-yard backstroke, besting 72 other swimmers with a time of 2:05.30. Her final qualifying time came in the 200-yard freestyle, where her mark of 1:55.83 placed her ninth among 95 competitors. Culpepper also finished eighth in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:54.05.
Kelly Dietz (New York University):
Sophomore Kelly Dietz of New York University was the top performing diver as the Violets faced Division I competition at the Princeton University Invitational on Friday and Saturday. In the three-meter event, Dietz claimed fourth place, amassing a total of 231.45 points. She posted a sixth-place total of 220.35 in the one-meter dive. There was no team scoring at the invitational, which featured three Division I schools.
Other Outstanding Athletes
Jacquie Buckler (Case) won the 100-yard backstroke, the 50-yard freestyle, and the 200-yard breaststroke. She also was part of the winning 200-yard medley relay and took second in the 100-yard freestyle… Emily Scott (Rochester) won the 100-yard freestyle (55.79) and finished in second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:03.36). She also swam the third leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay that finished second in the event… Molly Rippe (NYU) finished in seventh in the one-mile freestyle (17:32.86), 16th in the 500-yard freestyle (5:10.63) and was part of the 800-yard freestyle relay that finished eighth with a time of 8:05.33… Angela Chui (Brandeis) took first in the 200-yard individual medley (2:18.00), the 100-yard freestyle (56.48), and the 200-yard backstroke (2:23.33).
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