Dec. 1, 2009

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THIS WEEK IN PANTHER SWIMMING/DIVING

Dec. 4, 2009    at Mutual of Omaha Invitational

• The Panthers head to Omaha, Neb. to compete in the Mutual of Omaha Invitational.

• Competition is set to begin at 6 p.m.

Dec. 5, 2009    vs UW-Green Bay and Iowa State

• The Panthers return to their home pool to take on UW-Green Bay and Iowa State.

• Last season, the Panthers fell short to Iowa State, 201-88. In the 2005-06 season, the Panthers competed against UW-Green Bay, falling 173-103.

• The meet is set to begin at 1 p.m. at the Glen F. Henry Swimming and Diving Pool.

Swimming/Diving Notes

The Panthers last action came on Nov. 20-22 at the Iowa Invitational. Here are some notes about the meet:

Day 1

• Maggie Rickert finished at 24.41 in the 50 freestyle. She beat her personal best of 24.70 and moved up to third on the all-time best list. Maggie Rickert, Maggie Rickert took seventh in the 100 butterfly. She clocked in at 59.31. In the prelims, Rickert broke the school record with a qualifying time of 58.42.  The previous school record was 59.38, which was held by Rickert herself.

• In the 200 freestyle, Maggie Rickert swam 52.39 in the 100 freestyle, which beats her previous personal best time of 52.72, which was a school record. 

• Abby Girard, with a time of 2:10.78, snatched fourth in the 200 backstroke. Kelly McCullough took ninth with a time of 2:13.55.

• Ashley Mangrich grabbed the seventh place finish in the 200 breaststroke. Her time was 2:30.37. Sarah Hedeen was close behind, finishing in 2:30.80.