Dec. 1, 2001

Complete Results

OXFORD, Ohio - The Miami women relinquished their lead to Michigan State on Day Two of the Miami Invitational, with the Spartans taking a 952.50-948 lead over the RedHawks heading into the final day of competition, and so the stage is set for a riveting conclusion to the race for the women's team championship. The RedHawk men, meanwhile, vaulted one spot to third, as two members of the squad grabbed first-place finishes.

Kenyon is first in the men's standings with 843.50 points, followed by Michigan State, which has 792.50, and Miami, with 654.50.

Senior Emily Nayes (Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie) secured the first individual crown for either RedHawk team as she cruised to a first-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley in a time of 4:25.21. Senior John Carroll (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis) made it a clean sweep in the event for the RedHawks, winning the men's 400 IM in 3:57.46.

One night after losing a close one in the one-meter board, senior diver Dylan Nichols (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike) completely outclassed his competition, winning the three-meter event with a score of 470.75. Miami's women divers were no slouches either, as sophomore Heidi Willemssen (Prior Lake, Minn./Lakeville) and freshman Sara Gonso (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) took third and fourth, respectively, in the one-meter competition.

Senior Eric DiSalle (Maumee, Ohio/St. Francis) was Miami's only runner-up finisher on the evening, taking second in the 200 freestyle with a 1:40.04 clocking. Both the men's and women's 800 free relay teams placed second as well, while the women's 200 medley relay finished third.

It was another record-setting day at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center, as eight meet and four pool marks fell. The most impressive performance came from Western Kentucky's Gord Veldman, who lowered his own meet and pool standard in the 100 back-which he set Friday night in the first leg of the 800 medley relay- by almost half a second.

The third and final day of action begins Sunday morning at 9 p.m., with an evening session scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

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