Swimming rearranges top 10 list at Mizzou Invite

December 05, 2009

The Arizona State swimming and diving teams continued invitational action as they saw several of the school's top-10 lists rearranged. At the Mizzou Invitational, the women's swimming team remained in second place behind host Missouri with 602 points while the men moved up to fifth place with 251.5 points. Diving also competed at the Ohio State Invitational.<separator></separator>Mizzou Invite <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/mohammed_xavier00.html">… Mohammed</a> won his second individual event of the meet as he made his way onto ASU's all-time list in the 400 IM. The sophomore clocked in at 3:52.24 to enter at fifth all-time. In addition, the Londoner earned an NCAA "B" standard in the event, his second of the season. On the women's side, freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/schultz_paige00.html">Pa… Schultz</a> also entered the Sun Devil's top-10 list. With a time of 4:20.42 , she is now 10th in Sun Devil history. Schultz won the event by approximately three and a half seconds over fellow Sun Devil <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/evans_ashley00.html">Ash… Evans</a>. Evans touched the wall at 4:24.13 to place second. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/martinez_jamie00.html">J… Martinez</a> finished fifth at 4:26.36 while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/yamauchi_penelope00.html… Yamauchi</a> came in sisth with a time of 4:27.83.<separator></separator>Freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/kuczynski_caroline00.htm… Kuczynski</a> clocked in a time of 55.05 in the 100 fly to win the event. With that time, she entered ASU's top 10 list at seventh. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/luttrell_lizzy00.html">L… Luttrell</a> placed fifth after finishing in 56.31 while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/rutemiller_shoshanna00.h… Rutemiller</a> was eighth with a time of 57.33. On the men's side, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/rigg_james00.html">James Rigg</a> won the "B" final with a time of 49.83.<separator></separator>An NCAA qualifier last season, sophomore <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/green_jordyn00.html">Jor… Green</a> won the 100 breast. The Reno, Nev., native clocked in at 1:02.47. Teammate <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/mcdaniel_sara00.html">Sa… McDaniel</a> hit the wall at 1:04.09 to place sixth. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/akesson_jesper00.html">J… Akesson</a> placed sixth in the men's 100 breast, earning a time of 57.30. <separator></separator>Freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/morrice_cassie00.html">C… Morrice</a> earned a personal best in the 200 free as she finished runner-up. The Canadian swam to a time of 1:49.52. Her fellow freshman <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/landgrebe_shannon00.html… Landgrebe</a> came in fourth with a time of 1:51.19 while <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/caldwell_samantha00.html… Caldwell</a> placed eighth in 1:54.77. In the "B" final, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/haron_katie00.html">Katie Haron</a> out-swam the rest of the field, earning a time of 1:52.04.<separator></separator>One of the Sun Devils' top utility swimmers, Martinez, took second in the 100 back. The California girl finished in 55.13 to finish right behind Missoui's Dominique Bouchard. Rigg won the "B" final, finishing in 50.76.<separator></separator>The relays fared well for the Sun Devil women. The all-freshman 800 free relay team of Morrice, Kuczynski, Landgrebe and Schultz were runner-ups, finishing in 7:25.43. The men's team of Mohammed, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/ruane_nolan00.html">Nolan Ruane</a>, <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/kirkpatrick_adrian00.htm… Kirkpatrick</a> and <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/veazey_caleb00.html">Cal… Veazey</a> clocked in at 6:48.96 to place fourth. In the 200 medley, Marinez, Green, Kuczynski and Haron teamed up for a time of 1:43.35, placing third.<separator></separator>Ohio State Invitational <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/eggers_elina00.html">Eli… Eggers</a> came in eight on the 1-meter, earning 282.9 points in the final. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/geller_ciara00.html">Cia… Geller</a> finished 12th with 242.75 points. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/bradshaw_cameron00.html"… Bradshaw</a><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/c-swim/mtt/pasanella_chris00.html">… Pasanella</a> also competed, scoring 267.8. placed 13th in the 3-meter, scoring 297.65 in the process.<separator></separator>