Nov. 22, 2008
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Purdue women's swimming and diving team stands in sixth through the first two days of action at the Art Adamson Invitational. The Boilermakers have 160 points, picking up 72 on Saturday.
Ashley Karnes and Ashley Beal led the way again for the Boilermakers, this time finishing 1-2 in the 3-meter diving event. Karnes posted a 296.05 and Beal scored a 287.25 to give Purdue the top spots for the second straight day.
On the swimming side of things, Jessica Davis and Sarah Dunleavy performed very well in the 100 breast. Davis clocked in at 1:04.64 for 10th and Dunleavy hit the wall in 1:07.02 for 19th.
Katie Beck participated in both the 100 fly and 100 back. Her time of 56.57 was good for 24th in the fly. She timed in at 57.21 in the back for a 26th place finish.
"We had great swims from Katie Beck and Jessica Davis tonight," head coach John Klinge said. "Jessica's 100 breast looks better every time she swims, while Katie has been very consistent this year in the 100 fly."
Leah Henninger swam the 200 free in 1:51.83. She finished 24th.
The final day at the Art Adamson Invitational begins at 10:30 a.m. ET with prelim heats. Finals are scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m., with live scoring once again provided on purduesports.com.