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Redbirds capture swimming victory over Lindenwood, take 10
first-place finishes
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[October 22, 2007]
ST. PETERSBURG, Mo. -- Illinois
State's swimmers and divers took a first-place finish over
Lindenwood with a score of 171-75 Saturday. Freshman Ashley Bachler,
senior Kathleen Borkovec, sophomore Lindsay Dinkelman, freshman
Molly Gomberg, senior Katie Janonis, freshman Amy Schaefer and
seniors Christine Steinbach and Valarie Zaleski all claimed
first-place finishes in their respective events.
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 Head coach Steve Paska was happy with the team's overall
performance."I am very proud of how the team competed," said
Paska. "They were prepared for each race, and several individuals
broke their season-best and personal-best times. It was great to
come out to Missouri and see past swimmers and potential recruits."
Bachler, Byron, sophomores Catharine Danenhower and Caitlin
Falconer, and Schaefer all had personal-best scores, and Dinkelman
and Gomberg had season-best swims.
"Amy (Schaefer) had a double win today and had a very consistent
performance," Paska said. "She had a personal-best time in the
200-yard IM and a season-best time in the 500-yard freestyle. Emily
Richardson also had a solid performance today. She is coming back
from an injury and is taking a step in the right direction."
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Paska believes the team is prepared for the competition next
weekend.
"We had very solid performances today," Paska said. "This will
help us prepare for next weekend, when we host Evansville at home on
Friday evening."
Head diving coach Phil Hoffmann was also pleased with the divers’
performances.
"Overall it was a good contest for the divers," said Hoffmann. "I
am looking forward in getting the whole diving team together for the
competition tomorrow."
The Redbird divers continued the weekend by competing at the UIC
Diving Invitational on Sunday, taking on host UIC,
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, ITT and Northwestern at Flames
Natatorium.
[Text from file received from
Illinois
State University] |
