Marshall University Athletics
Strong Qualifier Again For Herd Swimming and Diving
12/7/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall's swimming and diving team has completed its final qualifying round at the Zippy Invitational in Akron, Ohio. The final will start at 4 p.m. Sunday.
There will be four events on Sunday, the 200 yard backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 yard butterfly.
For the 200 yard backstroke, Marshall freshman Madi Pulfer (Ottowa, Ontario), was the top qualifier, placing second (2:00.91). Freshman Carin Ingram (Westfield, Ind.), placed fifth with a time of 2:03.22. Pulfer's time was a lifetime best and second fastest in school history. Ingram also had a lifetime best and third fastest in school history.
Marshall's top qualifier in the 100 freestyle was sophomore Danica Ross (Binghamton, N.Y.), who qualified second with a time of 52.68. Also advancing was freshman Gloriya Mavrova (Alexandria, Va.) with a time of 52.57. Senior Lauren Hurd (Orange Village Ohio, 52.90), freshman Rachael DePietro (Lancaster, Pa., 53.49) and freshman Lauren Cowher (Roanoke, Va., 53.99) also advanced. Hurd and DePietro had Lifetime Bests. Mavrova improves to No. 5 all-time and Hurd to No. 6 all-time.ââ'¬â€¹
Freshman Nele Albers (Ludinghausen, Germany), will start second in the 200 breaststroke after a time of 2:19.89. Sophomore Mikaya Reynolds (Chattanooga, Tenn.), earned the eighth place spot with a 2:23.93 run. Albers improves to No. 3 in school history.
Freshman Emma Lockyer (Thunder Bay, Ontario), continued a successful run in the Zippy with a fourth place qualifier in the 200 yard butterfly with a 2:06.73 run. Sophomore Chloe Parsemain qualified ninth with a time of 2:08.95. Lockyer and Parsemain earned lifetime bests. Lockyer moves to No. 6 in school history and Parsemain enters Top-10 list at No. 8.
A full list of qualifiers can be seen found here.
TRAMEL TALK
Head Coach Bill Tramel on Sunday Preliminaries:
"We will slightly above average this morning, but not firing on all cylinders. Some of us had difficulty dealing with the late night/early morning turnaround. Thankfully, most of us have another chance tonight. Plus, our milers are seeded first through fourth, so we are counting on a great showing from them as well."
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The finals will be Sunday at 4 p.m. A recap of the Herd results as well full results will be posted on Herdzone.com following the event, as well as analysis from head coach Bill Tramel. Fans can follow along with the meet as it unfolds on the Akron Athletics page.
