February 1, 2008, NOTRE DAME, IN – For the third time in the last four swimming/diving meets the Saint Mary’s team result came down to the final event and for the third occasion Saint Mary’s came out on the short end of the stick. Kalamazoo posted victory in the 16th and final event, the 400 yard freestyle relay, to record a 149-145 win on Friday evening.
The win lifts the Hornets dual meet record to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in MIAA meets while Saint Mary’s dual meet season ends with records of 4-6 and 2-4 respectively.
Saint Mary’s won half of the events competed in highlighted by a College record time of 4:12.53 in the 400 IM relay. The team of Maggie Williams, Casey Nizer, Caroline Arness and Lauren Hartman beat the previous time of 4:15.06 set during the 2001-2002 season. During that same event Williams swam a time of 1:01.96 in the backstroke leg which broke the College mark of 1:03.10 set during the 2003-2004 season.
Niezer also picked up a pair of individual wins in the 100 Breast Stroke (1:11.49) and the 200 Breast Stroke (2:35.40).
Leah Bocinski won both the diving events by tallying 211.30 points in the one-meter event and 199.55 points during the three-meter event.
* - Denotes School Record
