@UNCOSwim_Dive Claims Eighth at Phill Hansel Invite

Thursday, November 16

Houston, TX

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University of Northern Colorado

University of Houston

11/18/2017 9:37:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: By Kyle Markley

DAY THREE RESULTS
TEAM STANDINGS

HOUSTON - Northern Colorado finished up competition on Saturday after three days in the pool at the University of Houston with an eighth place finish in a strong 10-team field. Day three saw two more school records fall by the wayside.

In the 200 back, Ioanna Sacha continued her impressive freshman campaign by breaking the school record twice. First in the prelims, she touched the wall in 1:58.62 to shatter the previous school record time. Then in the group A final she bested the old record again by finishing in 1:59.65 which also gave her a sixth place finish in the top grouping.

The team of Valeria Mihhailova, Petra Kis, Jessica Sanford and Emily Hamel rewrote the record book once again during the 400 free relay with a time of 3:26.84. That swim placed them eighth during the final.

In platform diving, Allyson Wood delivered her best performance of the season by securing a second place finish with 200.95 points.

Holli Johnson put together a strong swim in the 1650 yard free with a time of 16:51.81, which was good enough for a seventh place finish. Johnson's time was also the third fastest time in school history in 1650 free. Petra Kis won the group C final in the 200 fly in 2:02.76. Leilani Herrera was the top UNC finisher in the 200 breast with a time of 2:19.64 placing her fifth in the group B final.

In Their Words:
Lisa Ebeling, Head Coach
"We finished the invite this weekend with some very unexpected and exciting swims. We broke two more school records, Ioanna in the 200 back and Val, Petra, Jess and Emily in the 400 free relay. We are leaving this meet with a lot of tangible things that can be improved and we are excited and hungry to get back to work."

What's Ahead?
Northern Colorado will not be back in action until January 6 when they travel to Golden, Colorado for a combined dual meet with Colorado School of Mines and Wyoming.