University of North Texas Athletics
University of North Texas
Sun Belt Championships
Mean Green Swimming & Diving Finish Third At SBC Championship
2/20/2010 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
Although leading after both day one and two, two-time defending champion Western Kentucky proved too strong for the Mean Green and the rest of the field as they took the lead early on in day three and never looked back.
The Hilltoppers finished with a total of 821 points, while Denver took runner-up with 746 points.
LIVE RESULTS
The Mean Green started out the night in excellent fashion with three members of the team finishing in the top five in the 1650-yard freestyle, including both the first and second place times.
Senior Emily Floyd took her second event title and added another NCAA "B" cut and school record to her career as she touched the wall almost 20 seconds before the next competitor in 16:37.39.
Sophomore Hiliary Riedmann was behind Floyd, finishing in second place with a time of 16:56.42. Another sophomore, Dawn Richerson, rounded out the top five in the heat, posting a 17:16.88.
Leanne Hill was the lone representative for the Mean Green in the "A" final of the 200-yard backstroke. She took seventh, swimming the event in 2:06.24.
Seabre Pope added a fifth place finish to her already impressive conference finishes, this time in the 100-yard freestyle. She vaulted herself to second on the all-time list, completing the event in 51.41 seconds.
Catia Weickgenant again proved why she is going to be a force in the Sun Belt Conference for years to come in the 200-yard butterfly. The freshman took fifth in the event with a time of 2:03.43.
The 400-yard freestyle relay was the last event of the championships. The North Texas Team of Gentile, Pope, Angela Dworschack and Alicia Hale turned in a third-place finish in 3:25.16.
2010 All-Conference Members
Delia Covo (Second in Three-Meter Diving)
Rosa Gentile, Nicole Leslie, Hannele Luoma, Seabre Pope (Second in 200-yard Medley Relay)
Angie Dworschack, Emily Floyd, Alicia Hale, Erika Roach (Second in 800-yard Freestlye Relay)
Emily Floyd (First in 500-yard Freestyle)
Catia Weickgenant (Second in 500-yard Freestyle)
Hiliary Riedmann (Third in 500-yard Freestyle)
Seabre Pope (First in 50-yard Freestlye)
Rosa Gentile (Seconds in 100-yard Butterfly)
Mary Beth Geeze (Second in One-Meter Diving)
Emily Floyd (First in 1650-yard Freestyle)
Hiliary Riedmann (Second in 1650-yard Freestyle)
Rosa Gentile, Seabre Pope, Angela Dworschack, Alicia Hale (Third in 400-yard Freestyle Relay)
