2008 Woodie Awards
RedHawks corral Herd in season's first swim meet
Hilary Burkhard
Issue date: 10/9/07 Section: Sports
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The girls had a very difficult week of training leading up to the first competitive dual meet, said Head Coach Dave Jennings. The young team, which is trying to establish more of a fitness level in their program, prepared with a great deal of cross training and tried to build on their swimming.
"We have practice everyday in the afternoon for two and a half hours, and we also have practice in the mornings four times a week; we either run, swim or do stadium stairs," said Katherine Reinmann, a Miami first-year. "Our ultimate goal is to win the Mid-American Conference. Last year (we) had a perfect season but (we) didn't really deliver. We're hoping that this year we can really deliver and get the championship."
Even with most of the girls swimming longer races than they were accustomed to, the RedHawks didn't show any signs of fatigue. According to Reinmann, the girls recently practiced long course races prior to the meet, but would be changing back to short course (25 yards), the standard for all of their upcoming meets this season. Despite the length difference, the Red and White conquered the waters by making this its 17th consecutive win in duel meet competition.
"I thought the women did a very nice job," Jennings said. "We had a very tough week of training, and this is very early for us to have a competitive duel meet. We're able to come in and I think race really well. I was very pleased. We had a very good start."
The RedHawks got out to a very fast start in the young season, winning nine of the 14 events on the afternoon.
To start out the meet Miami finished first and second in the 400 medley relay, with the Miami "A" team finishing with a 4:29:54 time. Miami continued rolling in the very next event, the 800 freestyle, as Miami first-year Sarah Bullock finished first with a 9:31:81 time, earning Miami nine points in the event.
The winning streak continued as the 'Hawks took first in the next five events.
Junior Allison Stevens had a winning time of 2:11:75 in the 200 freestyle; coming in second was Miami's Carly Gibson.
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