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Phill Hansel Invite Day 1
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Rams finish sixth at Phill Hansel Invite
11/16/2018 8:17:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Maddie Ward re-breaks 200 breaststroke school record
HOUSTON -- Sophomore Maddie Ward broke her own school record in the 200 breaststroke and helped push CSU to a sixth-place finish at the Phill Hansel Invite on Sunday at Houston's Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Natatorium.
CSU began the day in seventh place after two days of competition. The Rams leapfrogged Washington State on Sunday, finishing 4.5 points ahead of the Cougars (600-595.50).
Ward placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:12.55 -- 0.01 seconds faster than her time in prelims. Ward had previously set the 200 breaststroke record at the Mountain West Championships a year ago, finishing in 2:12.82.Â
Haley Rowley gave the Rams a strong result to start Sunday's events, placing second in the 1650 freestyle (16:32.58).Â
Tonicia Thomas took sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:58.97) and Rowley equaled the result in the 200 butterfly (2:01.96).
Day 2 -- Saturday, Nov. 17
FULL RESULTS
The Rams remained in seventh place after the second day at the Phill Hansel Invite.
Haley Rowley took a third-place finish in the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:16.52. Tonicia Thomas gave the Rams another third-place result in the 100 back, touching the wall in 55.10.
Sophomore Maddie Ward finished the 100 breaststroke in 1:01.47, good for a fourth-place result.Â
Two relays were run on Saturday. CSU placed sixth in the 200 medley relay in 1:42.84 (Thomas, Ward, Jennae Frederick, Kristina Friedrichs) and eighth in the 800 free relay in 7:32.50 (Ida Donohue, Friedrichs, Hope Jestes, Rowley).
In addition to the Rams competing at the Phill Hansel Invite, select athletes were up in Laramie, Wyo., on Saturday to compete in the Corbett Open. Full results from the Corbett Open are available here.
Day 1 -- Friday, Nov. 16
FULL RESULTS
The Rams sit in seventh out of 12 teams after the first day at the Phill Hansel Invite.
Freshman Kristina Friedrichs performed well in the 50 Free on the day, landing a spot in the A final after posting a 23.38 in the prelims. Freidrichs would go on to place eighth in the A final, touching the wall ion 23.56. Her prelim time of 23.38 is the best mark in the 50 Free in her young collegiate career and the fastest swim in the event by a Ram this season.
CSU took seventh in the 400 medley relay with Friedrichs anchoring the unit. Tonicia Thomas, Maddie Ward and Jennae Frederick also competed on the A squad that finished in 3:45.77.
Haley Rowley took an 11th-place finish in the 500 Free with a season-best mark of 4:50.33 in the event.
IN THEIR WORDS...
"We had a slow start to the day but we started to warm up as the meet went into the evening session. We fully expect our positive performances to snowball." -- head coach Woody Woodard's thoughts on Day 1 at the Phill Hansel Invite
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CSU began the day in seventh place after two days of competition. The Rams leapfrogged Washington State on Sunday, finishing 4.5 points ahead of the Cougars (600-595.50).
Ward placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke, touching the wall in 2:12.55 -- 0.01 seconds faster than her time in prelims. Ward had previously set the 200 breaststroke record at the Mountain West Championships a year ago, finishing in 2:12.82.Â
Haley Rowley gave the Rams a strong result to start Sunday's events, placing second in the 1650 freestyle (16:32.58).Â
Tonicia Thomas took sixth in the 200 backstroke (1:58.97) and Rowley equaled the result in the 200 butterfly (2:01.96).
Day 2 -- Saturday, Nov. 17
FULL RESULTS
The Rams remained in seventh place after the second day at the Phill Hansel Invite.
Haley Rowley took a third-place finish in the 400 IM with a season-best time of 4:16.52. Tonicia Thomas gave the Rams another third-place result in the 100 back, touching the wall in 55.10.
Sophomore Maddie Ward finished the 100 breaststroke in 1:01.47, good for a fourth-place result.Â
Two relays were run on Saturday. CSU placed sixth in the 200 medley relay in 1:42.84 (Thomas, Ward, Jennae Frederick, Kristina Friedrichs) and eighth in the 800 free relay in 7:32.50 (Ida Donohue, Friedrichs, Hope Jestes, Rowley).
In addition to the Rams competing at the Phill Hansel Invite, select athletes were up in Laramie, Wyo., on Saturday to compete in the Corbett Open. Full results from the Corbett Open are available here.
Day 1 -- Friday, Nov. 16
FULL RESULTS
The Rams sit in seventh out of 12 teams after the first day at the Phill Hansel Invite.
Freshman Kristina Friedrichs performed well in the 50 Free on the day, landing a spot in the A final after posting a 23.38 in the prelims. Freidrichs would go on to place eighth in the A final, touching the wall ion 23.56. Her prelim time of 23.38 is the best mark in the 50 Free in her young collegiate career and the fastest swim in the event by a Ram this season.
CSU took seventh in the 400 medley relay with Friedrichs anchoring the unit. Tonicia Thomas, Maddie Ward and Jennae Frederick also competed on the A squad that finished in 3:45.77.
Haley Rowley took an 11th-place finish in the 500 Free with a season-best mark of 4:50.33 in the event.
IN THEIR WORDS...
"We had a slow start to the day but we started to warm up as the meet went into the evening session. We fully expect our positive performances to snowball." -- head coach Woody Woodard's thoughts on Day 1 at the Phill Hansel Invite
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