Michigan State University
Illinois/Marshall (Women Only)
MSU Swim & Dive Has Top Performances at Illinois
10/21/2016 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State women's swim & dive team fell in a tight battle to Illinois and defeated Marshall at the Arc Pool on the campus of Illinois on Friday, Oct. 21. Michigan State fell to Illinois 152-148, and rolled over Marshall 165.5-135.5.
"It was a tough one because it was such a close loss," said head coach Matt Gianiodis. "It was a little disappointing, but something we certainly can build on. We are looking to build on this and keep moving forward. We had some really good swims. Catherine Armstrong had a fantastic meet; she won two events. I though Elizabeth Roche and Ana Sortland had fantastic meets."
Michigan State concluded the day with five first-place finishes, including two from sophomore Catherine Armstrong. She won the 100 yard backstroke on a time of 56.68, and 200 yard backstroke clocking in at 2:04.09.
The other first place finishes on the swimming side came from Haley Kornburger in the 1000 yard freestyle with a final time of 10:31.87. Ana Sortland was the other first place finisher for the Spartans in the 100 yard backstroke, tapping the wall at 1:05.10
"Our divers were just awesome," said Gianiodis. "Morgan Wellenzohn won the three meter, which was the first time she had done that. Julia Oppedisano won the one meter, which was good and she made her own best which is cool."
The MSU divers owned the one and three meter events. Julia Oppedisano notched a first-place finish as she rolled over the competition in the one meter dive with a final score of 281.10. Morgan Wellenzohn was the second place finisher in the one meter with a final score of 248.95. Wellenzohn also grabbed a first-place finish in the three meter dive with a final score of 276.85.
Michigan State will return to competition on November 4, when it travels to Cincinnati. The meet is set to begin at 4 p.m., and all results will be posted on the msuspartans.com website.
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