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Bruins Reach Three Consolation Finals on Last Day of NCAA's
March 22, 2015 | Swimming & Diving
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GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Bruins advanced to three consolation finals on the third and final day of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, as senior Noelle Tarazona, sophomore Annika Lenz and the 400 Freestyle Relay team moved on to a second swim.
In the 400 Free Relay, senior Monica Dornick, sophomore Linnea Mack, freshman Katie Grover and sophomore Madison White set a new school record with a 3:15.83, the 10th-best time in the prelims to move on to the evening's consolation finals. The previous mark was 3:15.94 by the same quartet at last month's Pac-12 Championships. In the consolations, the same foursome swam a 3:15.86 to finish fifth in the race and 13th overall.
Tarazona advanced to the evening session in the 200 Butterfly, setting a season best in the preliminaries with a 1:55.08, the 10th-best time in the morning.
In her final collegiate swim, Tarazona posted a career-best time of 1:54.65 to finish second in the consolation and 10th overall.
In the Platform diving event, Lenz just missed out on the top eight and the championship finals by 2.85 points. The sophomore posted three 60-plus scores, but missed on her third attempt and finished with a five-dive total of 279.90, good for 12th in the prelims.
In the consolations, Lenz finished third (294.30), 1.95 back of first place, connecting on four dives of 60-plus.
Junior Katy Campbell notched a 13th-place finish in the 1650 Free with a 16:02.73. Also in the prelims, White was 22nd in the 200 Backstroke with a 1:53.68, the same exact time she swam in this pool at AT&T Nationals in December. Grover was 25th in the 200 Fly (1:56.35), Mack was 45th in the 100 Free (49.41) and junior Allison Wine was 51st in the 200 Breaststroke (2:18.77).
As a team, the Bruins finished in 23rd place.
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