Harris clocks school record at Liberal Arts Championships
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- On day two of the Liberal Arts Championships, hosted by Coe College, junior Alyssa Harris broke her own school record in the 200-yard individual medley to lead the Simpson College swimming and diving teams Friday.
Both the men and women are currently fifth in the standings with one day remaining at the championships.
Harris clocked a time of 2:18.14 to clip her previous record of 2:19.40 set on Feb. 14, 2019. Harris ended third in the race for the Storm's best finish inside the Coe Natatorium.
The 400-yard medley relay group of Madison DePover, Katie Oosterhuis, Caroline Oberg and Harris collected fourth with a time of 4:32.54. The quartet of Katie Cardoza, Sarah Prendergast, Oberg and Harris trimmed eight seconds off the previous season-best mark in the 200-yard freestyle relay to end fourth in 1:49.77.
DePover secured a career best in the 200-yard breaststroke by hitting the wall in 2:50.40 for fifth. Prendergast was cruising in the 500-yard freestyle by clocking a time of 5:41.79, nearly 30 seconds quicker than her previous season best in the event.
Blake Kakacek competed in one event to end 12th in the 100-yard backstroke. He collected a career best of 1:02.18 for Simpson.
On Thursday, Prendergast, DePover, Cardoza and Oosterhuis tallied fifth in the 800-yard freestyle relay for the team's lone performance on day one.
Up Next
The Storm are back in the pool tomorrow to close out the Liberal Arts Championships in Cedar Rapids. Competition will begin at 10 a.m.
Men's Meet Results
100 backstroke — 12. Blake Kakacek, 1:02.18
Women's Meet Results
800 freestyle relay (Thursday) — 5. Sarah Prendergast, Madison DePover, Katie Cardoza, Katie Oosterhuis, 9:06.00
200 freestyle relay — 5. Caroline Oberg, Katie Cardoza, Alyssa Harris, Sarah Prendergast, 1:49.77
200 individual medley — 3. Alyssa Harris, 2:18.14 | 7. Katie Oosterhuis, 2:38.26
500 freestyle — 8. Sarah Prendergast, 5:41.79 | 12. Katie Cardoza, 6:11.07
200 breaststroke — 5. Madison DePover, 2:50.40
100 freestyle — 7. Caroline Oberg, 58.06 | 7. Sarah Prendergast, 58.06
400 medley relay — 4. Alyssa Harris, Madison DePover, Katie Oosterhuis, Caroline Oberg, 4:32.54
