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IUPUI and Xavier (Co-Ed)
Women's Swim & Dive Downs Both IUPUI and Xavier
January 10, 2015 | Women's Swimming and Diving
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - - The Ball State women's swim and dive team took down both IUPUI and Xavier at a co-ed double dual meet Friday evening. The lady Cards finished at 178-116 over Xavier and at 167-133 over IUPUI, while recording 23 top five finishes.
Four season bests were set throughout the 14 women's events. Ball State notched seven first place finishes, two apiece coming from senior Jordan VanWinkle, senior Carlena Magley, and freshman Amanda Kedzierski.
Magley finished in the top spot in back-to-back events with the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle with times of 24.22 and 52.85, respectively. In addition to her top finishes, she tallied two second place finishes in the 200 medley relay (1:48.39) with Kedzierski and the 400 free relay (3:34.68) with VanWinkle.
Kedzierski recorded her individual event wins in the 100 breaststroke at 1:05.50, and in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:25.56 time. VanWinkle notched her individual event wins with a 1:55.44 time in the 200 freestyle followed by a 5:10.04 finish in the 500 freestyle.
Sophomore Katie Horn rounded out the Ball State first place finishes with a 2:09.81 time in the 200 butterfly, while she was narrowly followed by freshman Traci Muszalski who clocked a 2:10.19 time in the event. Muszalski also tallied a season best time in the 200 IM with a 2:13.41 and in the 200 free at 1:58.40.
Sophomore Audrey Rodawig had a successful day marking two new season best times in the 50 free (24.66) and in the 100 free (53.19).
Junior diver Madie Zirzow took the top spot in both the 1-meter and 3-meter dives with scores of 261.38 and 253.73, while sophomore Quinn Bixler snagged the second place finish in the 3-meter dive with a score of 239.40, a new season best.
The Ball State women's swimming and diving team will be back in action Friday, Jan. 16, when they travel to Ypsilanti, Mich. to take on Mid-American Conference foe Eastern Michigan at 6 p.m.
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