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Women?s Swimming & Diving Falls At Ohio
January 31, 2009 | Women's Swimming and Diving
ATHENS, Ohio - - Despite a pair of first-place finishes from freshman breaststroke sensation Emily Haifley (Roanoke, Ind./Homestead H.S.), the Ball State women's swimming and diving team suffered a 126-172 setback to Mid-American Conference rival Ohio Saturday afternoon at the Ohio Aquatic Center.
With the loss, the Cardinals drop to 2-6 (1-5 MAC) on the year, while the defending MAC Champion Bobcats improve to 6-3 (3-3 MAC).
One week after setting the school record in the 200 breaststroke with a clocking of 2:19.49, Haifley posted a time of 2:20.58 in the event versus the Bobcats to beat the closest competitor by over a second. Haifley also took first-place in the 100 breaststroke with an effort of 1:05.50.
Overall, the Cardinals collected four individual first-place efforts in the 16-event competition, as Maria Gramelspacher (Jasper, Ind./Jasper H.S.) took top billing in the 100 butterfly (57.61) and Lisa Maertin (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln Way-Central H.S.) captured first on the 3-meter diving board (247.80).
Both the men's and women's squads will conclude the regular season Feb. 6, with a 7 p.m. meet at Miami.
BALL STATE WOMEN'S RESULTS
400 Medley Relay
2. Nicole Saulters, Emily Haifley, Alanna Bader, Katie Bylsma, 3:55.76
3. Sara Hostetler, Lauren Harger, Megan Ploetz, Maria Gramelspacher, 4:05.25
5. Shelli Kopetsky, Catherine Ingram, Kelly Johnson, Andrea Campeau, 4:10.04
1000 Freestyle
3. Meghan Patterson, 10:41.85
4. Mary Ehresman, 10:44.42
6. Chelsea Giuffre, 11:09.70
200 Freestyle
4. Sarah Kehe, 1:56.23
5. Elizabeth Spilman, 1:56.56
6. Maria Gramelspacher, 1:56.70
8. Erika Paul, x1:59.13
100 Backstroke
2. Nicole Saulters, 59.87
3. Alanna Bader, 1:00.73
4. Shelli Kopetsky, 1:02.30
100 Breaststroke
1. Emily Haifley, 1:05.50
3. Lauren Harger, 1:08.73
4. Emily Hurst, 1:08.75
5. Catherine Ingram, x1:09.80
200 Butterfly
3. Megan Ploetz, 2:08.31
4. Mary Ehresman, 2:11.84
5. Sara Hostetler, 2:13.35
7. Chelsea Giuffre, x2:15.87
50 Freestyle
3. Katie Bylsma, 25.00
4. Andrea Campeau, 25.23
5. Kelly Johnson, 25.38
1-Meter Diving
2. Lisa Maertin, 225.50
3. Jessica Elzinga, 219.13
4. Whitney Adams, 216.60
5. Christina Riordan, x212.25
6. Whitney Johnson, x197.32
100 Freestlye
2. Katie Bylsma, 53.53
5. Nicole Saulters, 54.12
7. Andrea Campeau, 55.57
8. Kelly Johnson, x56.68
200 Backstroke
3. Erika Paul, 2:11.82
4. Sara Hostetler, 2:12.38
6. Shelli Kopetsky, 2:14.14
500 Freestyle
3. Sarah Kehe, 5:10.16
4. Elizabeth Spilman, 5:14.60
5. Mary Ehresman, 5:16.71
100 Butterfly
1. Maria Gramelspacher, 57.61
2. Alanna Bader, 58.84
5. Sara Hostetler, 59.21
6. Megan Ploetz, x1:00.13
3-Meter Diving
1. Lisa Maertin, 247.80
2. Whitney Adams, 234.67
3. Christina Riordan, 217.05
5. Jessica Elzinga, x193.57
6. Whitney Johnson, x190.12
200 IM
3. Erika Paul, 2:12.39
4. Emily Haifley, 2:14.47
5. Emily Hurst, 2:14.55
6. Megan Ploetz, x2:15.93
8. Catherine Ingram, x2:18.41
200 Freestyle Relay
3. Nicole Saulters, Maria Gramelspacher, Andrea Campeau, Katie Bylsma, 1:39.72
5. Sarah Kehe, Lauren Harger, Kelly Johnson, Mary Ehresman, 1:41.49
6. Elizabeth Spilman, Meghan Patterson, Chelsea Giuffre, Shelli Kopetsky, 1:45.13
MEET PREVIEW
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State women's swimming & diving team returns to action Saturday, when it visits defending Mid-American Conference Champions Ohio for a 1 p.m. swim at the Ohio Aquatic Center.
The Cardinals enter the meet with a 2-5 (1-4 MAC) record, while the Bobcats are 5-3 (2-3 MAC). In last season's dual meet, BSU suffered a 135-165 setback to Ohio.
Entering the meet, reigning MAC Swimmer of the Week Emily Haifley ranks third in the league in the 200 breaststroke after breaking the school record with a time of 2:19.49 in last weekend's meet versus Eastern Michigan. Haifley also ranks fourth in the MAC in the 100 breaststroke with the third fastest individual time in program history at 1:05.13.
Lauren Harger joins Haifley in the breaststroke rankings, holding down the No. 16 slot in the 100 (1:06.38) and the No. 19 slot in the 200 (2:24.92),
Mary Ehresman enters the week ranked 13th in the MAC in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:29.76, while ranking 17th in the league in the 1650 freestyle with an effort of 17:40.41. Ehresman also ranks 14th among league swimmers in the 400 IM at 4:34.84.
Meghan Patterson holds down the 20th slot in the league in the 1650 freestyle at 17:45.13, while Erika Paul ranks 20th in the 200 IM at 2:10.86.
In the 100 backstroke, Nicole Saulters ranks 20th among all league swimmers with a time of 59.47, while Megan Ploetz and Maria Gramelspacher rank 11th (2:06.98) and 20th (2:08.86), respectively, in the 200 butterfly.
In the diving events, Lisa Maertin's NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks of 282.00 (3-Meter) and 281.85 (1-Meter) have her ranked sixth in each event. Christina Riordan is close behind, ranking seventh on the 3-meter board (265.80) and ninth on the 1-meter board (253.44).
Overall, BSU boasts six of the MAC's top 20 divers on the 3-meter board, while having seven divers ranked in the top 20 on the 1-meter board.
After Saturday's meet, both the men's and women's squads will conclude the regular season Feb. 6, with a 7 p.m. meet at Miami.
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