UW Women Get Off on Right Foot at Wisconsin Invite
October 10, 2003 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Bethany Pendleton finished first in two individual events and swam on a winning relay squad to help lead the Wisconsin women's swimming and diving team to an impressive season-opening performance Friday afternoon. The Badgers finished first in all 13 events in the Wisconsin Invitational held at the UW Natatorium.
UW-Stevens Point, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee also competed in the invite. No team scores were kept at the event.
Pendleton, a senior, was the only individual that was a double-winner as UW displayed a deep squad for the 2003-04 season. Pendleton finished first in the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:04.23, over six seconds ahead of the runner-up finisher. She went on to cruise to victory in the 500 freestyle by over 14 seconds (4:54.84). Pendleton wrapped up the meet by swimming the final leg of the victorious 400 free relay (3:25.59) along with Sarah Hernandez, Anna Trinidad and Carly Piper.
Sophomore Amanda Witte swept titles on both diving boards, posting a score of 232.45 on the 1-meter board and 245.45 on the 3-meter. Teammate Cassie Kubley matched Witte's score on the 1-meter.
Freshman Amanda Rice posted a win in the 1000 free (10:22.75), while Trinidad finished first in the 200 free (1:51.74) and Hernandez won the 50 free (23.74). UW also got victories from Emily Pisula in the 200 butterfly (2:07.96), Emily Carpenter in the 100 free (52.60), Susan Johnson in the 200 backstroke (2:02.56) and Sierra Lewis in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.04).
The Badgers also got a top finish from the 400 medley relay squad of Molly Buhrandt, Amalia Sarnecki, Christine Wanezek and Shannon VanCuren in a winning time of 3:54.63.
Wisconsin returns to action at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25 when it hosts a dual meet against Iowa.
