Fresno State Athletics
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UC Santa Cruz/San Jose State
Gjoen Wins Three Events in First Collegiate Meet
10/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
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Oct. 18, 2008
FRESNO, Calif. - Freshman Heidi Gjoen (Oslo, Norway) and sophomore Kendra Weeks (Folsom, Calif.) were among several swimmers and divers who earned wins for the Fresno State Bulldogs on opening weekend in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Saturday. The Bulldogs (0-2) fell to UCSC 151-110 and to San Jose State 198-80 in final team scoring.
"There were a lot of nerves today but we did really well," said head swimming coach Jeanne Fleck. "We saw where we are starting from and we are going to make progress from here and we know how to get better."
Gjoen won three events on the day, the 100 backstroke vs. both opponents and the 200 back vs. UCSC while placing second in the 200 back vs. SJSU.
Also earning wins on the day was Mary Tess Taylor, a junior transfer from Granite Bay, Calif., in the 200 breaststroke vs. SJSU, Jordan Morillo (Lindsay, Calif.) in the 200 IM vs. UCSC and Stephanie Hatayama (Fresno, Calif.) in the 100 butterfly vs. UCSC.
Earning second place finishes were Hatayama in the 100 fly vs. SJSU and Taylor in the 200 IM vs. UCSC.
In the 500 free vs. SJSU, Kelli Sargent (Modesto, Calif.) and Morillo placed second and third, respectively.
"The medley relay with Heidi, Jordan, Stephanie (Hatayama) and Dedee (Torres) did really well and I was really please," Fleck added. "Those four started out the meet well for us."
Weeks won the 3-meter vs. UCSC and placed second in the 1-meter behind teammate Blair Hopkins (Fresno, Calif.) Weeks also placed second in the 3-meter vs. SJSU.
"The divers did well today," said head diving coach Taryn Ignacio. "I was really pleased and saw a lot of really good things from them."
Fresno State vs. UC Santa Cruz and San Jose State
October 18, 2008
Final Team Scores
San Jose State (7-1) 169, UC Santa Cruz (0-1) 100
San Jose State (7-1) 198, Fresno State (0-1) 80
UC Santa Cruz (1-1) 151, Fresno State (0-2) 110
Final Results (Fresno State Competitors)
200 IM
Jordan Morillo, 2:19.76; Mary Tess Taylor, 2:28.38
200 Free Relay
Cindy Engle, Stephanie Saunders, Sara Blake, Megan Wood, 1:47.21; Rebecca Strmiska, Marissa Cecil, Rebecca Atchley, Mary Tess Taylor 1:54.57; Heidi Gjoen, Kelli Sargent, Dedee Torres, Rebecca Sussman, 1:57.88
200 Medley Relay
Heidi Gjoen, Jordan Morillo, Stephanie Hatayama, Dedee Torres, 1:56.67; Rebecca Sussman, Mary Tess Taylor, Marissa Cecil, Kelli Sargent, 2:04.05; Stephanie Saunders, Sara Blake, Cindy Engle, Megan Wood, 2:15.02
1000 Freestyle
Rebecca Strmiska, 12:30.49; Cindy Engle, 12:46.22
200 Freestyle
Kelli Sargent, 2:10.94; Rebecca Sussman, 2:12.16; Rebecca Atchley, 2:19.96
100 Backstroke
Heidi Gjoen, 1:00.40; Stephanie Saunders, 1:21.78
100 Breaststroke
Mary Tess Taylor, 1:13.22; Jordan Morillo, 1:14.48; Sara Blake, 1:21.10
50 Freestyle
Stephanie Hatayama, 27.84; Dedee Torres, 27.26; Marissa Cecil, 27.82
3-Meter Diving
Kendra Weeks, 177.5; Blair Hopkins, 174.2; Jaime Krause, 169.9
100 Freestyle
Dedee Torres, 58.98; Marissa Cecil, 1:00.16; Stephanie Hatayama, 1:00.85
200 Backstroke
Heidi Gjoen, 2:10.55
200 Breaststroke
Mary Tess Taylor, 2:35.10; Sara Blake, 2:53.00
100 Butterfly
Stephanie Hatayama, 1:06.97; Rebecca Sussman, 1:10.62; Cindy Engle, 1:11.43
1-Meter Diving
Blair Hopkins, 168.80; Kendra Weeks, 161.05; Jaime Krause, 130.0
500 Freestyle
Jordan Morillo, 5:37.97; Kelli Sargent, 5:36.57; Rebecca Strmiska, 6:03.77
The diving team has two weeks off before its next meet at San Diego State (Nov. 1), as the swimmers head to the Washington State Invitational on Oct. 24-25 in Pullman, Wash.
"Join the State - Fresno State" - The Fresno State swimming team returns to action Oct. 24-25 as it travels to Pullman, Wash., to compete in the Washington State Invitational. The diving team competes next at San Diego State on Nov. 1.
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