Friday, February 17
West Lafayette, Ind.
10 a.m. / 5:30 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
Big Ten Championships
Day Three: Postoll's 400 IM School Record Highlights Friday Finals
2/17/2017 8:10:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
FINAL RESULTS | SATURDAY HEAT SHEETS
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Senior Melissa Postoll continued to shine at the 2017 Big Ten Championships Friday night, setting a new school record in the 400 individual medley.
Postoll claimed the consolation final in 4:08.76 to finish ninth overall and earn the Wildcats 20 team points. Chicago's Big Ten Team sits in seventh in the team standings with 350 points through 14 events.
Senior Ellen Stello gave the 'Cats two of the top 12 in the 400 IM by finishing 12th with a season-best 4:13.82.
Freshman Krystal Lara capped off her Friday by scoring in three events. She finished 20th in the 100 back (54.60) and 23rd in the 100 fly (54.33) and 200 free (1:49.28).
Sophomore Olivia Rosendahl follwed up her silver medal in the 1-meter Thursday with a 10th-place finish in the 3-meter Friday. Rosendahl scored a 321.25 in the consolation final after just narrowly missing out on the top eight in the prelims.
Senior Annika Winsnes scored 14 points for the 'Cats with a 13th-place finish in the 200 free, touching the wall in a season-best time of 1:46.89.
The Wildcats' 200 free relay team of junior Mary Warren, freshman Malorie Han, junior Anna Keane and Winsnes finished tied for seventh with a season-best 1:31.11 to earn 45 team points.
The Big Ten Championships will conclude Saturday with the preliminary session beginning at 10 a.m. CT. The final day of events includes the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 1650 free and platform diving competition.
Preliminary Sessions
Prelim Results
Freshman Krystal Lara was the Wildcat star of Friday morning's preliminary session, qualifying for bonus finals in the 100 fly, 200 free and 100 back. Lara started her morning with a season-best and NCAA 'B' cut 54.31 to qualify 23rd. Her time marked the seventh best on the NU Top 10 performers list. She nailed another NCAA 'B' cut standard in the 200 free, finishing in a season-best 147.92 to qualify 19th. Again she cracked the NU top 10 in as the eight-best performer in program history.
The Staten Island, New York, native finished her morning with arguably her best performance, finishing 19th in the 100 back in a time of 54.36. It marked her third NCAA 'B' cut of the morning and moved her up to No. 3 on the NU Top 10 performers list in the event.
All six Wildcats who competed in the 100 fly to open the day set season bests, including personal bests by Mary Warren, Alex Grimes and Lindsay Adamski.
100 fly
23rd: Krystal Lara, 54.31 (NCAA 'B' Cut, season best; 7th on NU Top 10 Performers List)
37th: Mary Warren, 54.71 (personal best; 9th on NU Top 10 Performers List)
T-43rd: Alex Grimes, 55.17 (personal best)
49th: Nicole Aarts, 55.37 (season best)
58th: Lindsay Adamski, 56.26 (personal best)
63rd: Jackie Doyle, 56.58 (season best)
Seniors Melissa Postoll and Ellen Stello both qualified for the consolation final in the 400 IM with season-best times. Postoll just narrowly missed the championship final, finishing ninth with a 4:12.44. Stello qualified 14th for the 400 IM final with a NCAA 'B' cut 4:15.36. Senior Lauren Abruzzo and freshman Sandra Freeman also swam season-best times.
400 IM
9th: Melissa Postoll, 4:12.44 (NCAA 'B' Cut, personal best, 2nd on NU Top 10 Performers List)
14th: Ellen Stello, 4:15.36 (NCAA 'B' Cut, season best)
28th: Lauren Abruzzo, 4:21.64 (season best)
29th: Sandra Freeman, 4:21.71 (season best)
31st: Sydney Modeas, 4:23.61
The Wildcats advanced two more to Friday night's final in the 200 free as senior Annika Winsnes joined Lara by swimming a season-best 1:47.01 to qualify 15th and earn a spot on the bonus final. Malorie Han and Anna Keane posted season bests, while Lacey Smith swam a personal best 1:49.97.
200 Free
15th: Annika Winsnes, 1:47.01 (NCAA 'B' Cut, season best)
19th: Krystal Lara, 1:47.92 (NCAA 'B' Cut; season best; 8th on NU Top 10 Performers List)
30th: Malorie Han, 1:48.91 (season best)
39th: Anna Keane, 1:49.40 (season best)
46th: Lacey Smith, 1:49.97 (personal best)
Four Wildcats swam season-best times in the 100 breast prelims, but the 'Cats were unable to advance anyone to Friday's final session. Sophomore Peyton Greenberg led the way with a personal-best 1:02.58, marking the seventh-best performance in program history.
100 breast
29th: Peyton Greenberg, 1:02.58 (personal best; 7th on NU Top-10 Performers List)
T-32nd: Katie Branch, 1:02.87 (season best)
42nd: Georgie Pettibone, 1:03.78 (season best)
43rd: Lindsay Adamski, 1:03.80
47th: Emma Hruby, 1:05.18 (season best)
49th: Irune Andres, 1:05.52
In addition to Lara's stellar performance to close the morning, five more 'Cats swam season-best times in the 100 backs. Katherine Senseman swam a personal-best 56.34.
100 back
19th: Krystal Lara, 54.36 (NCAA 'B' Cut; season best; 3rd on NU Top 10 Performers List)
34th: Lacey Locke, 55.14 (season best)
39th: Nicole Aarts, 55.36 (season best)
47th: Jackie Doyle, 55.98 (season best)
51st: Katherine Senseman, 56.34 (personal best)
55th: Alex Grimes, 56.60 (personal best)
A day after a dramatic finish to the preliminaries that catapulted her into the finals of the 1-meter competition, sophomore Olivia Rosendahl was unable to repeat her effort as she just missed the top eight. Rosendahl scored a NCAA Zone Standard mark of 309.55, but qualified 10th to advance to the consolation final.
3-Meter
10th: Olivia Rosendahl, 309.55 (NCAA Zone Standard)
29th: Eryn Scannell, 255.90
36th: Monique Demaisip, 242.25
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Senior Melissa Postoll continued to shine at the 2017 Big Ten Championships Friday night, setting a new school record in the 400 individual medley.
Postoll claimed the consolation final in 4:08.76 to finish ninth overall and earn the Wildcats 20 team points. Chicago's Big Ten Team sits in seventh in the team standings with 350 points through 14 events.
WATCH: Melissa Postoll breaks another #B1GCats record with a 4:08.76 in the 400 IM! #B1GSD @bigtenchamps https://t.co/rc2VPrPbeI
— NorthwesternSwimDive (@NUSwimDive) February 18, 2017
Senior Ellen Stello gave the 'Cats two of the top 12 in the 400 IM by finishing 12th with a season-best 4:13.82.
Freshman Krystal Lara capped off her Friday by scoring in three events. She finished 20th in the 100 back (54.60) and 23rd in the 100 fly (54.33) and 200 free (1:49.28).
Sophomore Olivia Rosendahl follwed up her silver medal in the 1-meter Thursday with a 10th-place finish in the 3-meter Friday. Rosendahl scored a 321.25 in the consolation final after just narrowly missing out on the top eight in the prelims.
Senior Annika Winsnes scored 14 points for the 'Cats with a 13th-place finish in the 200 free, touching the wall in a season-best time of 1:46.89.
The Wildcats' 200 free relay team of junior Mary Warren, freshman Malorie Han, junior Anna Keane and Winsnes finished tied for seventh with a season-best 1:31.11 to earn 45 team points.
The Big Ten Championships will conclude Saturday with the preliminary session beginning at 10 a.m. CT. The final day of events includes the 200 back, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, 1650 free and platform diving competition.
Preliminary Sessions
Prelim Results
Freshman Krystal Lara was the Wildcat star of Friday morning's preliminary session, qualifying for bonus finals in the 100 fly, 200 free and 100 back. Lara started her morning with a season-best and NCAA 'B' cut 54.31 to qualify 23rd. Her time marked the seventh best on the NU Top 10 performers list. She nailed another NCAA 'B' cut standard in the 200 free, finishing in a season-best 147.92 to qualify 19th. Again she cracked the NU top 10 in as the eight-best performer in program history.
The Staten Island, New York, native finished her morning with arguably her best performance, finishing 19th in the 100 back in a time of 54.36. It marked her third NCAA 'B' cut of the morning and moved her up to No. 3 on the NU Top 10 performers list in the event.
All six Wildcats who competed in the 100 fly to open the day set season bests, including personal bests by Mary Warren, Alex Grimes and Lindsay Adamski.
100 fly
23rd: Krystal Lara, 54.31 (NCAA 'B' Cut, season best; 7th on NU Top 10 Performers List)
37th: Mary Warren, 54.71 (personal best; 9th on NU Top 10 Performers List)
T-43rd: Alex Grimes, 55.17 (personal best)
49th: Nicole Aarts, 55.37 (season best)
58th: Lindsay Adamski, 56.26 (personal best)
63rd: Jackie Doyle, 56.58 (season best)
Seniors Melissa Postoll and Ellen Stello both qualified for the consolation final in the 400 IM with season-best times. Postoll just narrowly missed the championship final, finishing ninth with a 4:12.44. Stello qualified 14th for the 400 IM final with a NCAA 'B' cut 4:15.36. Senior Lauren Abruzzo and freshman Sandra Freeman also swam season-best times.
400 IM
9th: Melissa Postoll, 4:12.44 (NCAA 'B' Cut, personal best, 2nd on NU Top 10 Performers List)
14th: Ellen Stello, 4:15.36 (NCAA 'B' Cut, season best)
28th: Lauren Abruzzo, 4:21.64 (season best)
29th: Sandra Freeman, 4:21.71 (season best)
31st: Sydney Modeas, 4:23.61
The Wildcats advanced two more to Friday night's final in the 200 free as senior Annika Winsnes joined Lara by swimming a season-best 1:47.01 to qualify 15th and earn a spot on the bonus final. Malorie Han and Anna Keane posted season bests, while Lacey Smith swam a personal best 1:49.97.
200 Free
15th: Annika Winsnes, 1:47.01 (NCAA 'B' Cut, season best)
19th: Krystal Lara, 1:47.92 (NCAA 'B' Cut; season best; 8th on NU Top 10 Performers List)
30th: Malorie Han, 1:48.91 (season best)
39th: Anna Keane, 1:49.40 (season best)
46th: Lacey Smith, 1:49.97 (personal best)
Four Wildcats swam season-best times in the 100 breast prelims, but the 'Cats were unable to advance anyone to Friday's final session. Sophomore Peyton Greenberg led the way with a personal-best 1:02.58, marking the seventh-best performance in program history.
100 breast
29th: Peyton Greenberg, 1:02.58 (personal best; 7th on NU Top-10 Performers List)
T-32nd: Katie Branch, 1:02.87 (season best)
42nd: Georgie Pettibone, 1:03.78 (season best)
43rd: Lindsay Adamski, 1:03.80
47th: Emma Hruby, 1:05.18 (season best)
49th: Irune Andres, 1:05.52
In addition to Lara's stellar performance to close the morning, five more 'Cats swam season-best times in the 100 backs. Katherine Senseman swam a personal-best 56.34.
100 back
19th: Krystal Lara, 54.36 (NCAA 'B' Cut; season best; 3rd on NU Top 10 Performers List)
34th: Lacey Locke, 55.14 (season best)
39th: Nicole Aarts, 55.36 (season best)
47th: Jackie Doyle, 55.98 (season best)
51st: Katherine Senseman, 56.34 (personal best)
55th: Alex Grimes, 56.60 (personal best)
A day after a dramatic finish to the preliminaries that catapulted her into the finals of the 1-meter competition, sophomore Olivia Rosendahl was unable to repeat her effort as she just missed the top eight. Rosendahl scored a NCAA Zone Standard mark of 309.55, but qualified 10th to advance to the consolation final.
3-Meter
10th: Olivia Rosendahl, 309.55 (NCAA Zone Standard)
29th: Eryn Scannell, 255.90
36th: Monique Demaisip, 242.25
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