Wildcats Third After Second Day at Big Ten Championships

February 19, 1999

EVANSTON, Ill. - The 12th-ranked Northwestern womens swimming and diving team is in third place after the second day of competition at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. The Wildcats trail second-place Michigan by 40 points. The host school, Minnesota, is in first-place entering the final day of competition.

Here is a recap of Fridays Northwestern performances

200 Medley Relay

Northwestern 2nd (1:41.52)
 (Dominique Diezi, Amy Balcerzak, Cathy Lundin, Courtney Allen)
400 Individual Medley
Leslie Hammond 14th (4:28.74)
Adrian Talcott 15th (4:30.16)
100 Butterfly
Cathy Lundin 8th (56.13)
Merritt Adams 13th (56.52)
Allyson Bowman 16th (57.46)
200 Freestyle
Kelly Igoe 12th (1:51.19)
Lisa Bushnell 13th (1:51.23)
100 Breaststroke
Amy Balcerzak 1st (1:01.18)
Mary Beth Ellis 8th (1:04.40)
100 Backstroke
Tashy Bohm 2nd (55.52)
Dominique Diezi 10th (56.83)
800 Freestyle Relay

Northwestern 5th (7:27.44) (Lisa Bushnell, Brianne Fowles, Kelly Igoe, A.C. Cruickshanks)

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