Nov. 20, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The 20th-ranked Boilermakers qualified five swimmers for super finals during Saturday's Nike Cup prelims. Purdue again showed its dominance in the freestyle, as Christine Leupold and Susan Hentschel finished first and third in the 100 free.
Leupold's winning time was a personal best of 50.05 seconds and Hentschel's third-place time was clocked at 50.53. Katie Seleskie (52.04), Tracy Duchac (52.29) and Kimbre Vogel (52.44) also qualified for finals, placing sixth, ninth and 13th.
Purdue's second win came in the 400 free relay, where the `C' squad of Shannon Grace, Katharine Telfer, Jennifer Merte and Erica Chandler touched first in 3:29.72. The Boilermaker `D' relay of Brandy Keever, Carlene Takaki, Lauren Hyman and Abby Kiffmeyer placed fourth at 3:35.64.
In individual competition, Telfer recorded a lifetime best of 2:03.21 in the 200 back, qualifying her second in the super finals. Keever also advanced to the finals with her 14th-place time of 2:07.15.
The Boilermakers received four quality performances in the breaststroke for a second straight day, with Jennifer Lavers, Rory Belk, Grace and Morgan Goldthwaite all qualifying for night swims. Lavers posted the third best prelim with a personal record of 2:18.52.
Takaki was Purdue's lone qualifier in the 200 fly, finishing third at 2:02.34. Last night, Takaki placed fourth in the super finals of the 100 fly.
Purdue enters the final session of competition atop the leaderboard with 682.5 points, leading host UNC by 160 points (522.5). Kansas (393), Virginia Tech (384.5), Clemson (282), East Carolina (145) and Syracuse (142.5) round out the standings.