<b>Sophomore Ashley Wanland finished 11th in the 200-yard breaststroke Saturday</b>

Women's Swimming & Diving

Badgers put wrap on NCAA championships with strong swims

Women's Swimming & Diving

Badgers put wrap on NCAA championships with strong swims

March 20, 2010

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MADISON, Wis. -- A pair of honorable mention All-America performances wrapped up the 2010 NCAA Championships for the Wisconsin women’s swimming and diving team Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind.

Wisconsin’s entry in the 400 freestyle relay took honorable mention All-America honors with a win in the consolation final. The Badgers were ninth overall, clocking in at a season-best 3:16.66. Sophomore Beckie Thompson led off with a split of 49.55, with junior Maggie Meyer following with her leg in 48.42.

Freshman Laura Miller swam third for the Badgers and clocked her leg in 49.75 before senior Rosie Morahan laid down an anchor split of 48.94 in her final swim at UW.

Wisconsin finished 16th in the 400 free relay last year.

Also Saturday, sophomore Ashley Wanland scored her second-consecutive honorable mention All-America honor in the 200-yard breaststroke by finishing third in the consolation final -- and 11th overall – in 2:09.72. Last year, Wanland took a ninth-place finish in the event as a freshman.

As a team, the Badgers totaled 88 points to finish 14th for the second-consecutive season. Florida won the team title with 382 points, edging out runner-up Stanford, which scored 379.5 points.

Wisconsin scored in all four relays in which they were entered and earned All-America honors in the 200 medley relay with a fifth-place finish on Friday. Meyer also was an All-American with her sixth-place finish in the 100 backstroke.

All-America Honors
100 Backstroke: 6th (52.38) – Maggie Meyer
200 Medley Relay: 5th (1:37.68) – Maggie Meyer, Ashley Wanland, Karlyn Hougan, Beckie Thompson

Honorable Mention All-America
50 Freestyle: 16th (22.66) – Beckie Thompson
200 Breaststroke: 11th (2:09.72) – Ashley Wanland
200 Freestyle Relay: 9th (1:29.54) – Beckie Thompson, Maggie Meyer, Rosie Morahan, Ruby Martin
400 Freestyle Relay: 9th (3:16.66) – Beckie Thompson, Maggie Meyer, Laura Miller, Rosie Morahan
400 Medley Relay: 15th (3:37.61) – Maggie Meyer, Ashley Wanland, Karlyn Hougan, Rosie Morahan

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