Women's Swimmers Conclude Competition at Minnesota Invite
November 24, 2002 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Looking ahead to the Texas Invitational, the No. 13 Wisconsin women's swimming and diving team exited the Minnesota Invitational early Sunday, and still took third overall. The Badgers traditionally leave the Minnesota meet early to rest and prepare for Texas.
Sophomore Carly Piper swam a NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 1650 free Sunday. Piper clocked a meet record 16:26.09 in her first 1650 competition of the year. Freshman Rebecca Johansson took eighth with a 17:07.77.
Wisconsin's 400 free relay also took first Sunday with a 3:26.74. Sarah McCauley, Sarah Hernandez, Betsy Hassebroek and Jenny Lyman combined for the first-place finish.
Diver Megan Balkenbush tallied points for UW with an 11th place finish on the platform.
The Badgers swim next at the Texas Invitational, Dec. 5-7. The Texas Invite is a crucial meet where many swimmers earn NCAA qualifying times. It is also the last competition for the Badgers before their strenuous winter break training trip to Hawaii.
