University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Swim to Seventh at BIG EAST Championships
2/24/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
UNIONDALE, NY (2/24/02) – The University of Connecticut men's and women's swimming & diving teams brought home seventh place finishes by both teams in the three-day BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Championship. The event, held at the Nassau County Aquatics Center, was won by Notre Dame on the women's side who scored 797 total points, and Pittsburgh on the men's side with 807 total points. The UConn women finished with 213.5 points, while the men finished with 345.5 points.
UConn's top finish of the final day was turned in by junior Kate Larson (Sayville, NY) who finished fifth in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:18.17. On the men's side, the Huskies swam to a sixth place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay. Sophomore Dustin Rogers (West Allis, WI), freshmen Bill Monaghan (Fairfield, CT) and Connor Murphy (Staten Island, NY) and junior Marshal Livingstone (Endwell, NY) combined for a time of 3:04.12 in the event. Pittsburgh turned in the winning team with a BIG EAST record time of 2:55.87.
Full day three results are as follows:
Women--Finals Event Competitor Time Place 1650 Yard Freestyle Lindsay Hansen 17:00.74 9 1650 Yard Freestyle Christine Martin 17:37.33 23 200 Yard Backstroke Cathleen Novak 2:03.99 14 100 Yard Freestyle Kydani Dover 52.09 14 200 Yard Breaststroke Kate Larson 2:18.17 5 200 Yard Butterfly Liz Campbell 2:03.18 10 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Connecicut 'A' 3:29.88 7
Men--Finals Event Competitor Time Place 1650 Yard Freestyle David Carlson 15:55.53 10 1650 Yard Freestyle Craig Orski 16:04.49 17 200 Yard Backstroke Bobby Folan 1:52.56 14 100 Yard Freestyle Marshal Livingstone 45.49 9 200 Yard Breaststroke Ofri Brener 2:05.71 12 200 Yard Butterfly David Cohen 1:51.86 11 400 Yard Freestyle Relay Connecticut 'A' 3:04.12 6
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