Publication Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Stanford divers hope to make a splash at NCAA championships
Stanford divers hope to make a splash at NCAA championships
(March 17, 2004) by Rick Eymer
If the Stanford women's swimming team hopes to improve upon last year's sixth-place at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, diving could have something to do with it.
Junior Ashlee Rosenthal, sophomore Sara Bowling and freshman Cassidy Krug all qualified after three days of competition at the NCAA Zone E Diving Meet at the Oklahoma Community College Pool.
Bowling, a Castilleja grad, placed fourth in the platform Saturday on the final day of competition. Bowling totaled 378.35 points.
Krug's fourth-place showing in the 3-meter competition was Stanford's top performance on the second day of the meet. Krug combined for 483.00 points in the trials and finals rounds. Rosenthal, a Gunn High grad, also qualified by placing sixth with 473.35 points. Bowling was Bowling was eighth (466.80) and Erin Lashnits finished 14th (405.80). Only the top six qualified.
In the 1-meter event last Thursday, Rosenthal was fourth with a score of 532.65 while Krug finished fifth with a 524.35.
The NCAA championships begin Thursday in College Station, Texas.
Stanford senior Tara Kirk, who has yet to lose a 100 breast race in her college career, will be shooting for her fourth straight NCAA title in that race. Only one Stanford woman has won four consecutive NCAA crowns in one race, Olympian Jenny Thompson in the 100 free from 1992-95.
Track and field
Ian Dobson, Alicia Craig and Stanford's women's distance medley relay team finished second in their respective races during Friday's competition at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas.
Dobson and Arkansas' Alistair Cragg staged a tight duel to the finish in the 5,000 meters with Cragg winning in a time of 13:39.63. Dobson finished a close second at 13:40.91 to gain All-American for a sixth time. His time broke the school record of 13:42.00 by Brad Hauser in 1999.
In the women's 5,000 meters, Alicia Craig gained All-America honors for a seventh time at Stanford with a second place in 15:45.08. Kim Smith of Providence overpowered the field in a time of 15:14.18.
In the women's distance medley relay, the Stanford team of Katy Trotter, Ashley Freeman, Chinny Offor and Sara Bei ran the third fastest time in school history at 11:07.15. Tennessee won the competition at 11:06.07.
On Saturday, Bei gained All-America honors for a second straight day with a second place finish in the 3,000 meters in 9:05.02.
Jill Camarena finished second in the shot put with a throw of 56-8 for her sixth American honor.
Dobson finished fifth in the 3,000 meters to earn All-America honors, running a time of 8:04.49. Donald Sage finished 11th (8:16.18) and Chris Emme was 13th (8:19.61).
The Stanford women's team finished seventh in the team competition with 30 points. LSU won the national title with 52 points. Stanford's men's team finished 19th with 12 points. LSU won the men's national title with 44 1/2 points.
Field hockey
Stanford was awarded the NFHCA Division I National Academic Team Award.
The Cardinal finished with a 3.63 team GPA, while LaSalle (3.47), American (3.37), Bucknell (3.32) and Yale (3.32) rounded out the nation's top five.
Earlier this month, 16 student-athletes were named to the NFHCA Division I Academic Squad: Katherine Brooks, Noor Dawood, Shannon Donahue, Julia Drewes, Lyndsay Erickson, Jamie Hais, Missy Halliday, Ana Kralovec, Cara-Lynn Lopresti, Keely Machmer-Wessels, Ellen Hunter, Eleanor Morgan, Liz Robinson, Tammy Shuer, Aska Sturdevan and Emily Zander.
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