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SPARTAN WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING—2008-09
CASe 145, ohio northern 98...
CLEVELAND, OH (January 31, 2009) - The Case Western Reserve University women’s swimming and diving team defeated Ohio Northern University 145-98 this afternoon at the Veale Natatorium. The Spartans are off until February 11 [Feb. 11-14] when they travel to the University of Chicago for the 2009 University Athletic Association championships.
Case Western Reserve won eight individual races and one relay on the day. They were led by sophomores Roxanne Leyshon (Cambridge, OH) and Kelsey Zeller (Cincinnati, OH). Zeller won the 200-yard freestyle (2:01.45) and the 500-yard freestyle (5:25.21) while Leyshon won the 100-yard freestyle (54.42) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:09.36).
Other individual winners included freshman Jessica Nuhfer (Warren, PA-pictured) in the 50-yard freestyle (25.65), junior Chrissy Petzold (Traverse City, MI) in the 200-yard IM (2:18.99), freshman Stephanie Campbell (Highland Hts., OH) in the 100-yard butterfly (1:01.92), and sophomore Ellen Crummy (Butler, PA) in the 100-yard backstroke (1:02.82).
Leyshon, Nuhfer, Campbell and sophomore Marine Gu (Longwood, FL) then paired up to win the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:42.59).
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