Swimming & Diving Weekly Release #9

Dec. 7, 2005

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Horizon League Swimmers of the Week

Blake Booher

UIC, Junior, Barrington, Ill.

Booher finished 11th overall and posted a U.S. National qualifying time with a 23.70 in the 50-meter freestyle, converted to a 50-yd freestyle time of 20.48, which shares the Horizon League lead. Booher also posted a season-best 46.70 in the 100-yd freestyle and helped the 4x100 meter freestyle relay team that placed seventh overall; just two spots behind defending NCAA champion Auburn.

Lindsay Caldwell

UW-Milwaukee, Junior, West Bend, Wis.

Caldwell led the Panthers to a team title at the Wheaton Invitational with seven individual wins.  She won the 50 free with a meet record of 23.48 to make the NCAA "B" cut, then won the 100 free in a time of 50.67. Her 50.58 leadoff time in the 400 free relay set a school, meet and pool record, while also earning a B cut. Caldwell also took part in four winning teams as a part of the victorious 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley and 400 medley teams.

Horizon League Divers of the Week

Thatcher Carr

Cleveland State, Sr., Russell, Ohio

Carr claimed wins on both the one and 3-meter boards at the Miami Invitational.  He won the 1-meter event with a score of 621.35, more than 80 points higher than the next closest competitor.  He also won the 3-meter event by nearly 40 points with a 693.85.

Sarah Wyant

Wright State, Jr., Hamilton, Ohio

Wyant had a pair of top five finishes at the Miami Invitational, earning fourth-place in the 3-meter board (445) and fifth in the 1-meter with a 474.30.

Other Top Performances

Chase Gravengood

UW-Milwaukee, So., Oconomowoc, Wis.

Gravengood posted season-best times in three events, winning the 100 butterfly in 50.48, the 200 butterfly in 1:52.27 and placing second in the 200 IM, touching the wall in 1:53.40.  In addition to the two individual wins, he helped the UWM relay teams to a season-best day, as a part of four different relay teams (400 free/800 free and 200 med/400 med) to set top times for UWM this season.

Joey Weber

UW-Green Bay, Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn.

Weber won the 200 backstroke in a pool-record 1:54.34 Friday night and followed up Saturday with a pool record 52.17 in the 100 back.  He also set a pool record as a member of the 400 medley relay squad (3:32.86) and finished first in the 100 butterfly (53.69) and 200 medley relay (1:38.35)

Elvis Cirikovic

Wright State, Sr., Ljubljana, Slovenia

Cirikovic competed in seven events over the weekend with a second-place finish in the 50 free in a Horizon League-high 20.48.  He also finished sixth in the 100 butterfly (50.77) and was part of the third-place 200 free relay team and the fifth-place 200-medley team.

Bjorn Schantz

Cleveland State, Jr., Loddekopinge, Sweden

Schantz continued his Horizon League domination in distance freestyle events, swimming to three League-best times at the Miami Invitational.  He swam to a top-time of 1:39.89 in the 200 freestyle, then bested his 500 free mark with a 4:31.79. Schantz also added a top League mark in the 1,650 free with a 15:50.22 swim, then helped the 800 free relay to a League-best 6:51.20.

Raj Duggal

Butler, Jr., Columbus, Ind.

Duggal won the 1650-yd. freestyle in the seven-team field at the House of Champions meet at the IU Natatorium to lead the Butler effort. Duggal won the 1650 in 16:40.26, while also finishing fourth in the 400-yd. individual medley, getting to the wall in 4:26.48, and sixth in the 500-yd. freestyle (4:55.14).

Jeff Jasinowski

UW-Milwaukee, Sr., Bayside, Wis.

Jasinowski placed in the finals of both diving events at the Notre Dame Invitational, making NCAA Zone cuts on both boards.  He finished sixth on the 1-meter board with a score of 301.70 and a season-best 335.80 points to finish fourth on the 3-meter board.

Phillip Zumstein

UW-Green Bay, Jr., Mundelein, Ill.

Zumstein swept the one and 3-meter boards with a pool record 449.05 score on the 1-meter board as the Phoenix won the team title at the Gene Davis Invitational.

Ryan Kellerman

Wright State, Jr., Erlanger, KY

Kellerman had a second and fifth-place finish at the Miami Invitational, earning second in the 1-meter with 540.80 and fifth  on the 3-meter with a score of 556.10.

Colleen Dougherty

UIC, So., Woodstock, Ill.

Dougherty helped the UIC 4 X 100-meter freestyle relay team place fifth in their heat and 15th overall amidst a field of the world's best at the 2005 U.S. Open.  She finished the relay with a team-best 100-meter split of 1:00.51 (converted to 52.81 in 100-yd time).

Danielle DeGrand

UW-Green Bay, Fr., Green Bay, Wis.

DeGrand set three pool records in individual events at the Gene Davis Invitational. She clocked 2:06.38 in the 200 backstroke, 2:09.06 in the 200 IM and 59.26 in the 100 back.  DeGrand was also part of two relay teams that set pool records for the 800 freestyle (7:55.23) and 200 free relay (1:39.12)

Amy Cron

Wright State, Sr., St. Mary's, Ohio

Cron had the top performance for the Raider women at the Miami Invitational with a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke in a time of 57.79.

Katie Bellow

Cleveland State, Fr., Tallassee, Ala.

Bellew swam to a League-best time in the 100 butterfly with a time of 58.09, then score a CSU best time of 2:28.23 in the 200 breaststroke.

Erin Blemberg

UW-Milwaukee, Sr., Appleton, Wis.

Blemberg made zone cuts once again, diving well at the Notre Dame Invitational.  She finished third on the 1-meter board with a score of 281.60 and took home fifth on the 3-meter board with 289.00.

Mary Beth Arnold

Butler, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.

Arnold placed fourth in the 100-yd. breaststroke (1:08.53) and fifth in the 200-yd. breaststroke (2:30.10) in the seven-team field at the House of Champions meet at the IU Natatorium.