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Marshall University
Wright State & IUPUI
@HerdSwimming splits Ohio Meet
11/8/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- Marshall University's swimming and diving split its second consecutive meet on the road against Wright State and IUPUI in Dayton, Ohio. Marshall defeated Wright State 166 to 133, but dropped its result to IUPUI 149 to 148.
AGAINST WRIGHT STATE AND IUPUI
Freshman Nele Albers (Ludinghausen, Germany) won three events for the Herd. Albers won the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 154.18. Albers then won the 200 yard breaststroke with a score of 2:23.39. In the 200 IM, Albers won with a time of 2:09.74. Marshall's team of Albers, junior Kaley Gregory (Hurricane, W.Va.), freshman Emma Lockyer (Thunder Bay, Ontario) and junior Kacey Preun (St. Andrews, Manitoba) won with a time of 7:47.72.
Gregory also won her second consecutive 1,000 yard freestyle with a time of 10:25.68. Marshall's Teel Hartmann (Louisville, Ky.) finished second in the event.
Preun also went on to win the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:06.27. Additionally, Lockyer won the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 2:09.82.
In diving, freshman Kelly Toner (Fort Washington, Pa.) led the way for the Herd with 220.05 points in 1 meter diving. Toner finished fourth in 3 meter diving with 222.20 points.
TRAMEL TALK
Herd Coach Bill Tramel on the Meet
"We are happy to get the win against a strong Wright State team, but It's also tough to lose by only 1 point to IUPUI. We had our chances throughout the meet. The glaring difference was a line-up mistake I made. I simply lost my discipline and that turned out to be the deciding factor. Our girls fought down the stretch, but they couldn't make up for my gaffe."
"We had some ballers today. Nele Albers won three events, and doubled out of her 200 IM win to lead off our victorious 800 Free Relay. She broke the race open at the 4-5 turn of her relay leg and the race was over."
"KP (Kacey Preun) showed her usual toughness, doubling the 200 Breast & 500 Free back-to-back. I wonder how many people understand how difficult it is to do that double. And she won the 500."
"Emma Lockyer had an upset win in the 200 Fly. It was her first collegiate win and her time was not only a Lifetime Best, but also was the 8th fastest time in school history."
"I'm generally happy with what we did today, but we still have some people trying to figure out how to consistently perform in Division I swimming. We have one more opportunity to race before our mid-season rest meet. That will be Friday against Ohio U. It's at home in our pool, and it's also November 14, so that is obviously a special day for all of us at Marshall. I know we will be motivated to perform."
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NEXT UP
The Herd will host its final home meet until January 31, 2015 against Ohio. Admission is free at the Frederick A. Fitch Natatorium in Huntington. The meet is set to start at 5 p.m. on Nov. 14.
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