Nov. 7, 2008
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THIS WEEK
San Diego State (3-2; 0-1 MWC) will travel to Irvine, Calif., to compete in dual meets against Mountain West Conference foes Brigham Young and UNLV. Those contests will be part of the Anteater Shootout with several schools holding dual meets against each other. Action gets underway at 9:00 a.m. at UCI's Anteater Aquatic Complex.
LAST TIME OUT
SDSU captured its third win of the 2008-09 campaign with a 153-126 victory over Fresno State last Saturday (Nov. 1). The Aztecs won 10 of the 14 swimming events and both diving competitions.
Brooke Vessey led San Diego State as she captured three events: 50 free, 100 free and 200 IM. She also swam a leg on the second-place 200 medley relay team. Two other Aztecs took first place in two events apiece: Kyla Power (1000 free, 100 fly) and Jessica Morrill (500 free, 200 fly). Alex Barstad recorded the highest points total in both diving events with her scores in each representing a season best.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Youth is the key word for the 2008-09 SDSU swimming and diving squad. Of the 24 athletes on the roster, 13 are in their first season at San Diego State. Included in that number are nine true freshmen, three sophomore transfers (two from JC, one from a four-year school) and one junior transfer (from a four-year school). Among the 11 returnees, there are three sophomores, five juniors and only three seniors.
ALL-TIME TOP 10 TIMES
The newcomers among the Aztec swimmers and divers are making an immediate impact on the program. A total of 16 new marks and one relay time have been added to the all-time SDSU top 10's. Ten of the new individual entries are by true freshmen with three others by transfers in their first year at SDSU.
Among the freshmen, Elisabeth Kruger now appears in the top 10 in four events: 100 fly (seventh), 200 fly (sixth), 200 IN (eighth) and 400 IM (ninth).
Freshman Jeanette Engzell has made her presence felt, with the third- and fourth-fastest times in school history in the 200 and 100 breaststroke respectively.
Classmates Ashley Flynn (1000 free-5th), Bojana Duric (500 free-10th; 1000 free-8th), and Kelsy Diener (200 back-5th) have also found themselves ranked among SDSU's all-time top 10 in their events.
Others who have registered SDSU top 10 marks this season include junior Jessica Morrill (100 breast-8th) and sophomore Brooke Vessey (100 back-5th and 100 fly-6th) along with first-year Aztec (soph transfer) Allison Hall (200 fly).
In addition, diver Alex Barstad, a junior transfer from Minnesota, has recorded the seventh-best mark in the one-meter and eighth-best score in the three-meter.
AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS
The Aztecs have several swimmers listed among the top 10 times in the MWC this season in various events.
Swimmer Event Place TimeJeannette Engzell..100 Breast.....1st....1:05.47 200 Breast.....1st....2:20.54Jessica Morrill....200 Breast.....2nd....2:21.58 100 Breast.....5th....1:06.75Bojana Duric.......500 Free.......4th....5:04.47Ashley Flynn.......500 Free......10th....5:07.86 1000 Free.......6th...10:24.71Brooke Vessey......100 Back.......4th......57.85 100 Fly........6th......57.50Kelsey Diener......200 Back.......8th....2:07.31Shaida Solimani....200 Back.......9th....2:07.76Elisabeth Krueger..200 IM.........5th....2:09.72 400 IM.........3rd....4:35.66
ON DECK
SDSU will have four weeks to prepare for its next competition as it is scheduled to meet Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 1:00 p.m. in a dual meet in Bakersfield.