Fresno State Athletics
Swimming Dominates Pacific in Opening Dual Meet
10/11/1999 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Oct. 11, 1999
The Bulldogs never let the Tigers out of their sight Sunday as they toppled Pacific 143.5- 136.5. Keeping with the strong Bulldog tradition, Fresno State swept several events including the 200 Fly in which Temple Cowden took first with a time of 2:10.65, followed by teammate Kristi Rietzel with a time of 2:12.97. Kristen Miller took third touching a time of 2:15.32. The Bulldogs also dominated in the 500 Free in which, lead again by Bulldog Temple Cowden who took a time of 5:10.96. Kristen Miller took first in the 400 IM marking a time of 4:40.19 and racked up another third place finish in the 200 Fly. Other highlights include freshman Sara Quinn?s collegiate debut and second place finish in the 1000 Free with a time of 10:45.10 and freshman Bethany Starkweather?s collegiate debut in the 200 Back in which she touched for second with a time of 2:11:02. The Bulldogs totaled for 28 top three finishes, including three first place finishes and 13 second place finishes.
"This was one of our strongest openers. I am very pleased with our upper classmen," head coach Daniella Irle said. "They were tough physically and mentally. Our newcomers also swam physically tough, but were out-thought in some races. Our times from this meet are very good, they are comparable to our times last January, meaning I feel like we are swimming four months ahead of schedule."
