Kaelly Simpson Wins 200 Breaststroke, CSB Places Fourth

February 18, 2006- With 460.5 points Saint Ben's finished fourth in the 2006 Miac Swim and Dive Championship.  Defending champion St. Olaf won again with 763.5 points.  The Blazers were able to capture an individual win on the day and for the meet when sophomore Kaelly Simpson (Plano, Texas/Frisco HS), who came into the weekend holding the fastest time for the event, won the 200 Breaststroke.  Simpson also met the NCAA provisional qualifying time with her 2:16.18.

The Blazers had a two other swimmers in the finals of the 200 Breast with first-year Tessa Berens (Shakopee, Minn./Shakopee HS) finishing fifth and sophomore Brittany Boegel (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata HS) finishing sixth.  Boegel was also the top finisher in the 1650 Yard Freestyle at a time of 18:51.52 to finish 11th.  First-year Brooke Johnson (St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS) came in ninth.

In the 100 Yard Freestyle event first-year Bethany Schiemann (Melrose, Minn./Melrose HS) took 11th with a 55.30.  Following her were first-year teammates Becca Schleicher (Avon, Minn./Albany HS) at 13th and Alison Pagliaccetti (Virginia, Minn./Virginia HS) at 14th.   

Junior Sara Skrbec (Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids HS), who finished second in the 100 Yard Backstroke by fractions of a second on Friday, came in fifth in the 200 Yard Backstroke.  Sophomore Kaylen James (Edina, Minn./Eden Prairie HS) finished tenth in the race.   

First-year Nikki Sand (Albany, Minn./Albany HS) came in seventh for the 200 Yard Butterfly followed by first-year Lindsay Pagard (Mill Creek, Wash./Mill Creek HS) at 14th.

First-year diver and national competitor Andria Schwieters (Melrose, Minn./Melrose HS) finished fourth in the 1 meter diving competition.

Skrbec, Schiemann, Schleicher, and Sand all competed on the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay squad to finish third.  Saturday's Final Results | Final Team Results | Championship Site 

Patrick Hooper, Sports Information Student Assistant  

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