Jan. 7, 2006
IRVINE, Calif. - Junior Kimberlee Frith took second in the 1,000 freestyle and posted team best times in six other events to lead the San Diego State swimming and diving team on the first day of the 26th Annual UC Irvine/Ayres Hotel & Suites Invitational in Irvine, Calif., on Saturday. The Aztecs finished fifth of eight teams with 56 points in the distance meet and tied for seventh (68 points) with Cal State Northridge in the sprints portion of the invitational.
In her first time competing in the 1,000 free this season, Frith finished second with a time of 10 minutes, 38.80 seconds, just 1.27 seconds behind Toledo's Ashley Tremblay (10:37.53). Frith, the school record holder in the 200 free, also made her season debut in four other events and set team top times in three of them - the 200 backstroke (2:14.60), 100 butterfly (1:00.46) and 200 individual medley (2:12.84). Frith also posted team-fastest marks in the 50 (25.31), 100 (53.54) and 500 (5:16.61) free events.
Senior Emily Schmied (17:30.51) and junior Emily Parker (18:28.67) finished fourth and eighth, respectively, in the 1,650 free, while junior Stella Karoly took ninth in the 100 fly with a time of 1:00.87.
The UC Irvine/Ayres Hotel & Suites Invitational concludes with the relay meet and diving competition at 10 a.m. Sunday.
26th Annual UC Irvine/Ayres Hotel & Suites Invitational
Sprint Meet (Nine Teams)
1. Purdue, 794
2. UC Irvine, 384
3. UNLV, 317
4. Pepperdine, 147
5. Toledo, 142
T-7. SDSU, 68
Distance Meet (Eight Teams)
1. Purdue, 234
2. UC Irvine, 96
3. Toledo, 90
4. UNLV, 84
5. SDSU, 56
SDSU Results Only (Top 25 Only)
50 Free
18. Kimberlee Frith, 25.31
22. Samantha Peters, 25.58
100 Free
12. Kimberlee Frith, 53.54
200 Free
23. Emily Schmied, 1:58.33
500 Free
13. Kimberlee Frith, 5:16.61
16. Rachel Rife, 5:20.51
25. Emily Parker, 5:23.48
1,000 Free
2. Kimberlee Frith, 10:38.90
20. Rachel Rife, 11:07.13
1,650 Free
4. Emily Schmied, 17:30.51
8. Emily Parker, 18:28.67
13. Rosalie Raymond, 18:54.57
50 Back
14. Samantha Peters, 20.36
16. Katie Smith, 29.92
19. Sarah Davis, 30.23
24. Rebekah Rife, 30.87
100 Back
8. Katie Smith, 1:01.52
17. Stella Karoly, 1:03.18
18. Rachel Rife, 1:03.21
22. Emily Schmied, 1:05.59
200 Back
12. Kimberlee Frith, 2:14.60
14. Katie Smith, 2:15.79
15. Sarah Davis, 2:15.91
20. Rachel Rife, 2:17.63
22. Samantha Peters, 2:18.86
50 Breast
12. Katie Smith, 32.47
16. Lizette Patterson, 32.89
17. Sarah Davis, 33.33
20. Emily Pool, 33.55
22. Lindsay Hnyda, 33.66
100 Breast
16. Katie Smith, 1:10.06
18. Lizette Patterson, 1:10.87
23. Lindsay Hnyda, 1:11.45
24. Kendal Twilling, 1:11.57
200 Breast
18. Lizette Patterson 2:32.67
21. Kendal Twilling, 2:33.83
22. Lindsay Hnyda, 2:35.79
24. Emily Pool, 2:36.35
50 Fly
16. Stella Karoly, 27.83
20. Kimberlee Frith, 28.02
100 Fly
8. Kimberlee Frith, 1:00.46
9. Stella Karoly, 1:00.87
22. Rachel Rife, 1:02.54
200 Fly
14. Stella Karoly, 2:13.48
23. Emily Schmied, 2:18.52
200 IM
11. Kimberlee Frith, 2:12.84
16. Sarah Davis, 2:14.34
24. Stella Karoly, 2:15.71
400 IM
13. Sarah Davis, 4:43.90
18. Emily Schmied, 4:45.52
21. Kendal Twilling, 4:45.94
25. Stella Karoly, 4:48.56