Nov. 12, 2009

OXFORD, Ohio - Coach Dave Jennings's Miami University women's swimming and diving team hosts Division III national power Kenyon College this Saturday (Nov. 14) at the Nixon Aquatic Center. The first race begins at 2 p.m.

Miami split a pair of MAC meets last weekend on the road, losing at Toledo on Friday, 174-124, and then defeating host Bowling Green on Saturday, 165-129. The RedHawks are 4-3 overall in dual meet competition, including a 3-1 MAC record.

Kenyon, the three-time defending national champion in Division III, is winless in two dual meets thus far, losing to Ohio State and Dennison. Since its inaugural season of 1975-'76, the Ladies have captured 23 of the last 26 NCAA Division III national championships. From 1984 through 2000, the Kenyon women won 17 straight national championships, the second-longest national championship streak in the history of the NCAA.

"Coach Jim Steen's Ladies will provide great competition this weekend," said Jennings. "Kenyon College is always at the top of Division III Nationally and that success should continue again this year."

Last week Miami nominated KELLY VEHR (Cincinnati) last week for the Mid-American Conference Swimmer of the Week award. Vehr won four of the five individual races in which she competed last weekend. Against Toledo, Vehr won the 100 breaststroke (1:03.99) and the 200 breaststroke (2:21.07). At Bowling Green, she led the RedHawks to victory with first-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.93) and the 400 individual medley (4:31.71).

Miami's next action comes on December 3-5 when it hosts its Invitational at the Nixon Aquatic Center.

Miami's Top Times/Scores in 2009-10

50 freestyle 23.94 Bekka Westrick vs. Purdue ... 24.52 Katie Arlinghaus vs. Louisville ... 24.61 Maddie Kete vs. Buffalo

100 freestyle 52.91 Bekka Westrick vs. Purdue ... 53.30 Allison Way vs. Akron ... 53.37 Jordan Koletic vs. Purdue

200 freestyle 1:53.33 Bekka Westrick vs. Akron ... 1:54.45 Chelsey Bruington vs. Akron ... 1:54.55 Allison Way vs. Buffalo

500 freestyle 5:09.08 Claire Dickmann vs. Akron ... 5:10.36 Miranda Kaltenborn vs. Toledo ... 5:11.14 Chelsey Bruington vs. Buffalo

1000 freestyle 10:26.64 Claire Dickmann vs. Bowling Green ... 10:33.23 Miranda Kaltenborn vs. Louisville ... 10:35.94 Sarah Bullock vs. Buffalo

1650 freestyle 17:28.54 Claire Dickmann vs. Akron ... 17:38.96 Miranda Kaltenborn vs. Akron ... 17:52.80 Sarah Bullock vs. Akron

100 backstroke 56.87 Leah Thornton vs. Akron ... 58.42 Kasey Carpenter vs. Buffalo ... 59.75 Jenny Warmolts vs. Bowling Green

200 backstroke 2:03.05 Kasey Carpenter vs. Toledo ... 2:05.65 Leah Thornton vs. Buffalo ... 2:09.29 Jenny Warmolts vs. Purdue

100 breaststroke 1:03.12 Kelsey Vehr vs. Purdue ... 1:05.06 Megan Brunn vs. Toledo ... 1:06.94 Katie Arlinghaus vs. Akron

200 breaststroke 2:19.01 Kelsey Vehr vs. Purdue ... 2:19.47 Megan Brunn vs. Purdue ... 2:25.12 Stacie Clagg vs. Buffalo

100 butterfly 56.74 Leah Thornton vs. Akron ... 56.93 Allison Way vs. Toledo ... 57.29 Maegan O'Connor vs. Buffalo

200 butterfly 2:05.84 Maegan O'Connor vs. Louisville ... 2:07.76 Claire Dickmann vs. Purdue ... 2:07.92 Kelsey Mallon vs. Akron

200 IM 2:08.02 Megan Brunn vs. Purdue ... 2:10.16 Kelsey Vehr vs. Purdue ... 2:10.25 Leah Thornton vs. Akron

400 IM 4:31.71 Kelsey Vehr vs. Bowling Green ... 4:33.66 Megan Brunn vs. Bowling Green ... 4:43.16 Miranda Kaltenborn vs. Bowling Green

200 medley relay 1:45.10 (Thornton, Vehr, Way, Westrick) vs. Buffalo ... 1:45.32 (Thornton, Vehr, Roddenbery, Westrick) vs. Purdue ... 1:48.00 (O'Connor, Brunn, Roddenbery, Arlinghaus) vs. Buffalo

400 medley relay 3:50.82 (Thornton, Vehr, Way, Arlinghaus) ... 3:54.45 (Carpenter, Vehr, Thornton, O'Connor) vs. Louisville ... 4:00.57 (Carpenter, Clagg, Grandjean, Garber) vs. Akron

200 freestyle relay 1:37.43 (Westrick, Arlinghaus, Kete, Rohr) vs. Akron ... 1:39.22 (O'Connor, Roddenbery, Kete, Arlinghaus) vs. Louisville ... 1:39.44 (Koletic, Eppright, Rohr, Long) vs. Xavier

400 freestyle relay  3:34.59 (Westrick, Arlinghaus, Garber, Way) ... 3:35.08 (Westrick, Thornton, Arlinghaus, O'Connor) vs. Purdue ... 3:38.06 (Kete, Bruington, Eppright, Koletic) vs. Purdue

One-meter dive 283.35 Danica Roskos vs. Purdue ... 272.10 Kelsey Anagnos vs. Bowling Green ... 249.60 Corey Bangs vs. Bowling Green

Three-meter dive 313.80 Corrine Bangs vs. Purdue ... 288.15 Danica Roskos vs. Purdue ... 246.90 Kelsey Anagnos vs. Akron

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