Marshall University Athletics
Swimming Set to Compete Against Xavier at Home
10/27/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Oct. 27, 2011
Huntington, W.Va. - Marshall's Swimming and Diving squad will entertain the Xavier Musketeers in the waters of Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium Friday at 5 pm.
The Herd (2-2) is coming off a heartbreaking defeat to the hands of Liberty this past Saturday. The Flames narrowly defeated Marshall, 147-141. The Herd was able to capture six first places finishes but was outdone by Liberty's eight first place finishes on the day.
Marshall is getting strong and impressive performances from a variety of swimmers during the early part of the season, which includes freshman Kacey Preun and sophomore Sarah Kay.
Preun's time of 10:18.73 in the 100 yard Freestyle against Liberty, gave her the third fastest time in Marshall History. The St. Andrews, Manitoba native has competed in 11 individual events so far and nine of her finishes have fallen within the top ten all-time performers at Marshall.
Kay has earned five first place finishes with includes three straight in the 200 yard Butterfly. Her time of 2:03.27 was her second best career performance in the event and is the second best time in Conference USA on the year.
Head Coach Russell Hunt is looking forward to Friday's meet and believes that once again the competition will be tight, "The team's match-up really well, and we look forward to playing out a fast meet."
Xavier enters the meet 0-3 with loses to (#19) Louisville, Cincinnati, and Miami (OH). Marshall holds a career advantage of 5-3 over the Musketeers.
Following the conclusion of the meet, a full recap will be available at www.Herdzone.com. For continuous updates of Marshall Swimming & Diving, follow the team's twitter account at Herd_Swimming.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
400 Medley Relay
Freestyle
200 Freestyle
100 Backstroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
50 Freestyle
1 Meter Diving
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
200 Breaststroke
500 Freestyle
100 Butterfly
3 Meter Diving
200 Individual Medley
200 Freestyle Relay
