Hurricanes Wrap Up Final Day of the Minnesota Invitational
Nov. 23, 2003
Results
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (hurricanesports.com) – Freshman swimmer Tara Erwin and junior diver Miguel Velazquez each took first place finishes at the final day of the Minnesota Invitational on Sunday afternoon to lead the University of Miami women’s and men’s teams to seventh and eighth place finishes respectively.
The Hurricanes’ women’s team took seventh place with an overall score of 288.0 points, edging out Iowa State.
Erwin took the top spot in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:45.58. Miami would also receive help from a number of freshman with Katalin Ferenczi finishing second in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:02.32 and Nancy Gajos finishing with a time of 2:03.59 for a second-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly and freshman diver Heather Bounds turned in a score of 359.25 to take the third spot in the women’s platform.
Velazquez would take first place in the men’s platform with a score of 537.75 to give the Hurricanes an eighth place finish with 57.0 total points.
Final Team Scores:
(Women)1. University of Kansas KU 7482. University of Minnesota MINN 6193. University of Wisconsin WISC 5924. University of Nebraska- Lincoln NEB 502.505. Florida Atlantic University FAU 4146. University of Iowa IOWA 302.507. University of Miami MIAMI 2888. Iowa State University ISU 2669. Northwestern University NU 4810. University of North Dakota UND 3711. Louisiana State University LSU 3312. Staint Cloud State University SCSU 1813. St. Olaf College STO 4
(Men)1. University of Minnesota MINN 1,517.502. University of Wisconsin WISC 578.503. Florida Atlantic University FAU 4974. University of North Dakota UND 3495. Staint CLoud State University SCSU 2586. St. Olaf College STO 1557. Louisiana State University LSU 748. University of Miami MIAMI 579. Northwestern University NU 4610. Carleton College CAR 42
