Nov. 22, 2014
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Through the second day of action at the Ohio State Invitational, the Wisconsin swimming and diving program saw its men’s team hold in second place and the women’s team finish Saturday in third place
The No. 23 UW women’s team led the day with another solid performance in relay action, as Annie Tamblyn, Anna Meinholz, Ivy Martin and Chase Kinney combined to place second in the 200-yard medley relay (1:40.16). Not far behind was the “B” relay of Madeline Hazle, Maria Carlson, Dana Grindall, and Aja Van Hout, who placed third with a time of 1:41.70.
For the No. 19 UW men’s team, Drew teDuits, Nick Schafer, Harrison Tran and Cannon Clifton combined to touch second (1:28.59) in the 200 medley relay.
In the 400-yard individual medley, Van Hout placed third with a time of 4:14.72, while Jenny Holtzen picked up a new personal best and finished sixth in 4:18.00 to earn an NCAA ‘B’ cut. Hazle placed eighth with a time 4:19.98, a new personal best.
On the men’s side of the event, Josh Anderson came in fourth place in 3:55.21.
Wisconsin picked up a third and fourth place finish in the 100-yard butterfly for both the men and women. Leading the way for the women were Martin and Grindall, who each earned NCAA “B” cuts. Martin placed third (53.06) and Grindall touched fourth (53.68). teDuits picked up a new personal best with a time of 48.46 and Nick Caldwell placed fourth (49.40).
Clifton came in fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:37.15 and earned an NCAA ‘B’ cut.
The women’s breaststroke duo of Meinholz and Carlson showed up once again for the Badgers, as Meinholz placed third in the 100 (1:02.77) and Carlson touched sixth (1:03.46).
For the men, Schafer clinched an NCAA ‘B’ cut and second-place finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 53.94.
Tamblyn led UW women in the 100-yard backstroke, coming in eighth with a time of 56.56. Hazle, a sophomore and Kingwood, Texas, native, finished in a personal-best time for 13th place (56.72).
On the men’s side, teDuits earned another NCAA ‘B’ cut for the Badgers and placed third with a time of 48.12.
In diving, sophomore Ashley Peterson continued her streak of impressive performances and placed ninth on the one-meter board with a score of 266.30.
To close out the second day of action, Van Hout, Grindall, Palm and Martin teamed up to placed third in the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:16.09). Leading the way for the UW men were Pinfold, Clifton, Hutchins and Caldwell, who combined to finish second in the 800 free relay (6:30.19).
Preliminaries for the final day of competition at the Ohio State Invitational begin 8 a.m. (CT) tomorrow, while finals begin at 2 p.m. at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
