No.1 Aggies Cruise to Adamson Team Title

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The top-ranked Texas A&M women’s swimming and diving squad cruised to the team crown at the 2014 Art Adamson Invitational on Saturday at the Student Recreation Natatorium.

Head coach Steve Bultman’s Aggies lived up the No. 1 ranking from the College Swim Coaches Association of America by out-distancing the field at the Adamson. The Aggies held off No.3-ranked Stanford Cardinal to win the team crown with 1,204.5 points, while the Cardinal was second with 1,137.5 points. Rounding out the team standings were LSU (634), Boise State (367), Arizona State (272), SMU (237), Grand Canyon (87) and TCU (56).

The Aggies logged a trio of individual wins on the final day of the meet with victories from freshman Lisa Bratton, senior Sarah Henry and freshman Bethany Galat.

Bratton, from Richland, Wash., held off the hard charge of junior teammate Claire Brandt for the win in the 200 backstroke. Bratton touched the wall in 1:53.19, which was the second-fastest in school history, while Brandt took second in 1:53.22 (No. 4 in school history).

Henry, from Garner, N.C., reeled in her fourth individual win of the meet with an easy victory in the 1,650 freestyle in a time of 16:02.93. Henry also posted wins in the 500 free, 200 IM and 400 IM. Taking third and fourth in the race were teammates Colleen Konetzke and Sarah Gibson.

Galat, from Mishawaka, Ind., dueled teammate Ashley McGregor for bragging rights in the 200 breaststroke. Galat trailed her teammate by .09 at the 150 mark, but charged for the win in 2:09.02, while McGregor touched in 2:09.17. Sophomore Sycerika McMahon took sixth with a time of 2:13.44.

The Aggies had a trio of swimmers in the Championship final of the 100 free with senior Sammie Bosma taking third in 48.27, Gibson placing sixth (49.60) and junior Meredith Oliver finishing eighth (49.70).

In the 200 fly, McMahon placed fifth in a time of 1:57.53 and freshman Nancy Schuchhardt won the consolation final in 1:59.42.

The Aggies closed out the night with a runner-up finish in the 400 free relay with the quartet of Bosma, Gibson, Oliver and freshman Beryl Gastaldello touching in a NCAA “A” cut time of 3:15.44.

 

Texas A&M Women’s Results

NCAA cuts in evening finals

1,650 free

Sarah Henry, 1st, 16:02.93 B

Colleen Konetzke, 3rd, 16:25.26 B

Sarah Gibson, 4th, 16:26.54 B

200 Backstroke

Lisa Bratton, 1st, 1:53.19 B

Claire Brandt, 2nd, 1:53.22 B

100 Freestyle

Sammie Bosma, 3rd, 48.27 B

Sarah Gibson, 6th, 49.60 B

Meredith Oliver, 8th, 49.70 B

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Beryl Gastaldello, 9th, 48.46 B

Ellen Quirke, 11th, 49.74 B

Kelli Benjamin, 12th, 49.75 B

200 Breaststroke

Bethany Galat, 1st, 2:09.02 B

Ashley McGregor, 2nd, 2:09.17 B

Sycerika McMahon, 6th, 2:13.44 B

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Franko Jonker, 10th, 2:13.00

200 Butterfly

Sycerika McMahon, 5th, 1:57.53 B

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Nancy Schuchhardt, 9th, 1:59.42 B

400 Free Relay

2nd, (Sammie Bosma, Sarah Gibson, Meredith Oliver, Beryl Gastaldello), 3:15.44

Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics

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