Swimming Takes Third at TYR Invitational

Sunday, November 18

Chicago, IL

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Bowling Green State University

Northwestern TYR Invitational

November 18, 2012 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: Danny Sierra, BGSU Athletic Communications Intern

Evanston, Ill. - The Bowling Green State University swim team wrapped up a successful weekend at the Northwestern TYR Invitational, finishing in third place with 644 points behind Northwestern (1056.5) and Illinois (949.5).

MEET RESULTS (SUNDAY ONLY)
MEET RESULTS (FULL MEET)

"We're at a good spot midway through the season," said head coach Petra Martin. "We learned a lot, especially the younger kids and we're looking forward to having some more great training over the next weeks and months."

Overall, the Falcons won a total of six races throughout the weekend, with senior Alexa Harris giving BGSU its final win on Sunday in the 200 backstroke. Harris, who holds the school record in the event, finished in a time of 1:58.99 - nearly two seconds faster than her previous season best. Joëlle Scheps and Jen Beatty also swam for season bests in the consolation final, with Scheps recording the fifth-best time in school history (2:02.58) and Beatty the ninth-best (2:05.29).

Emily Bennet and Brittany Szekely placed second and third in the 100 freestyle, with Bennet swimming in 50.70 - just shy of her career-best 50.68. Szekely, who swam a career-best 51.09 in the prelims, placed third in the final with a time of 51.25. Freshman Kayla Effinger hit her own season best of 52.84 in the consolation final.

Bowling Green was well-represented in the 200 breaststroke final, with Daniela Carrillo (2:19.89) and Alexis Kain (2:20.87) setting season-bests to finish fourth and fifth. Carrillo's time ranks as the sixth-fastest in school history, the second time the freshman has broken into the BGSU record books this season. Stephanie Boyle was sixth, touching in 2:22.86. Then, in the consolation final, Carmen Young smashed her previous career best of 2:25.18, finishing in 2:22.82.

Freshman Jordan Bullock followed Carrillo's lead, adding her own name to the BGSU record book in the 200 butterfly, finishing fifth with a mark of 2:03.68 - the fifth-best time in school history. Fellow freshman Nicole Hranchook set a season-best 2:08.09 in the consolation final. In the 1650 freestyle, a trio of Falcons swam season bests, with Emily Waller (17:17.32) leading the way in sixth place, while freshmen Tara Capouch (17:24.76) and Alex Poitinger (18:02.37) also earned points for BGSU.

In the final race of the competition, a team of Szekely, Bennet, Effinger and Scheps finished third in the 400 freestyle relay, touching in a season-best time of 3:26.78.

The Falcons now have a break before their next test at the U.S. Short Course Nationals in Austin, Texas from Nov. 29-Dec. 1. In Austin, the Falcons will race against the nation's top swimmers, marking the first time BGSU has participated in this meet.