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Marshall University
C-USA Day 3
Day Three Wraps at C-USA Swimming and Diving Championships
2/26/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 26, 2011
HOUSTON, Texas.- After the third day of events at the Conference USA Championships the Marshall University swimming and diving team saw five career records set and four program record-setting times.
"Our young team has found a way to stay competitive in nearly every event and it is clear Marshall swimming and diving is a factor at this meet," said head coach Russell Hunt. "We will use this momentum going into the final day of championships."
The Thundering Herd led off with a 200 Freestyle Relay team of Lauren Tarka, Jenae Moreno, Tiffany Aeling and Lauren Fairbanks that finished in a time of 1:38.08, which ranks eighth in the Marshall records.
Heather Moore tallied a career best in the 400 IM with a time of 4:28.89 followed by Arlie Rykosky and Sarah Kay with personal bests in the 100 Fly in a time of 56.87 and 57.33, respectively.
In the 100 Backstroke Vera Niemeyer had an impressive finish with a time of 58.27, which ranks second all-time in the event at Marshall.
Tarka came back to set one more record on the day with a finish of 1:07.05 in the 100 Breaststroke, ringing in at fourth in the record books.
Top finish for MU in the 1 Meter Dive was Haley Holmquist whose 245.60 mark was good enough for fifth.
Marshall will begin the final day of the championships at 11 a.m. Saturday morning.
Team Standings After Day Three
1st, Rice | 451
2nd, SMU | 446
3rd, ECU | 439.50
4th, Houston | 356
5th, North Dakota | 256
6th, Tulane | 232.50
7th, Marshall | 200
