WEST LAFAYETTE - Nine Top 10 finishes at the Dan Ross Indiana Intercollegiate propelled the Butler women's swimming team to a fifth place finish in the event. Multiple swimmers secured BIG EAST qualifying times in the event as BU posted 165 points as a team.
"The team raced and performed really well against strong in-state opponents, including the Big 10 program in Purdue." said Butler assistant coach Hannah Cressman. "While today's event line-up was a little unusual with more sprint-focused events, Coach Maurice and I were excited to watch our mid-distance and distance swimmers rise to the occasion for plenty of season best times and BIG EAST conference qualifying times."
The coaching staff selected sophomore Caitlin Herring as the swimmer of the meet, as she had the team's season-best times in both her individual events (100 free, 200 free) and helped both her relays place in the top 10.
Kate Schilling placed third in the 100 individual medley event with a time of 58.78. Schilling's third place finish marked the best individual finish of the day for BU.
BIG EAST Championship Qualifying Times
200 Freestyle: Caitlin Herring (1:53.23), Kayla Wright (1:55.41), Sam Tomic (1:57.22) and Elizabeth Naylor (1:57.56).
50 Freestyle: Ava Whittaker (24.61)
100 Butterfly: Ava Whittaker (57.92), Sophia Amendola (59.82)
100 Freestyle: Caitlin Herring (52.70), Elizabeth Naylor (54.49), Kayla Wright (54.79) and Zizi Mateja (54.94).
100 Backstroke: Sarah Jones (59.36, team season best), Sophia Amendola (1:00.61), Caroline Zimner (1:00.70), Kate Schilling (1:00.88) and Sadie Brown (1:01.56).
100 Breaststroke: Ashlyn Canale (1:06.66), Gabi Rapetti (1:09.28), Ava McGonigle (1:09.83), Emma Ciesla (1:10.60).
Notable Butler Performances:
200 Medley Relay: Placed 7th with a time of 1:47.87
100 Individual Medley: Kate Schilling 3rd place (58.78), Ashlyn Canale 8th place (59.44, personal best time) and Caroline Zimner 16th place (1:00.29)
500 Freestyle Relay: Butler's A relay placed 5th with a time of 4:09.45
200 Freestyle Relay: Butler's A relay placed 10th with a time of 1:39.37
