2012-13 MPSF CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW WEDNESDAY The LMU swim team competed in a pair of relay events on Wednesday during day one of the MPSF Championships at East Los Angeles College. LMU's 200 medley relay team of Sophie Allen, Rachel Dekar, Kjirsten Magnuson and Camille Hopp teamed to shatter the existing program record of 1:44.23, turning in a time of 1:42.46. LMU sits tied for seventh with Cal Poly after one day of competition from the Championships. Split times for the 200 medley included Allen's backstroke (26.45), Dekar's breaststroke (28.12), Magnuson's butterfly (25.28) and Hopp's freestyle (22.61). Hopp's time was the second-fastest split in the competition. LMU's 800 freestyle relay of Kristen Clarno, Stephanie Horwitz, Angelina Prat and Katie Rick also hit the water on Wednesday, finishing eighth overall in a time of 7:37.16 . THURSDAY Senior Camille Hopp highlighted the LMU swims on Thursday from the 2013 MPSF Championships, swimming a stellar anchor leg of the 200 freestyle before placing 12th overall in a tight 50 freestyle race. Hopp repeated her 22.66 split that she turned in last night as part of LMU's 200 medley relay, this time helping the 200 freestyle relay to a seventh-place finish in 1:34.06. Hopp returned to the water in the final event of the night, placing 12th in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.57. Sophomore Kjirsten Magnuson finished right behind Hopp, stopping the clock at 23.60 to claim 13th. The Lions showed well in the 500 freestyle, returning all three of its entered swimmers into the evening finals. Angelina Prat led the Lions with a 12th place finish in 4:58.21, improving her personal best time almost four seconds and becoming only the second Lion in program history to break the 5:00 barrier (Rebecca Plume - 4:56.59). Freshman Stephanie Horwitz improved her best time of the season by over six seconds, taking 19th with a very strong time of 5:04.08 - fourth fastest in LMU program history. Mary Kate Short was close behind with a 5:05.53 in 22nd place. In the 200 Individual Medley, two freshmen made it back into the evening finals with LMU program record holder, Kristen Clarno, placing 15th with a 2:05.08. Fellow freshman Kristen Brennand took 24th with a 2:08.86, moving her into seventh on LMU's All-Time Top-10. In the morning's preliminaries, several other Lions posted up personal best times, including Stephanie Hess who dropped another second in the 200 IM with a 2:10.47. In the 50 freestyle, Rachel Dekar dropped over a half of second from her personal best with a 24.38, and freshmen Hallie Hengels (25.29) and Stephanie Schuffels (25.38) both established new best times. FRIDAY A trio of Lions qualified for the Championship Final and LMU's 400 medley relay and 100 breaststroke records fell on Friday night at the MPSF Championships. Sophie Allen, Camille Hopp, Kristen Brennand and Kristen Clarno combined for a time of 3:46.07 to break the existing LMU record of 3:47.19 in the 400, while Rachel Dekar turned in a time of 1:02.36 in the Championship Final of the 100 breaststroke to set a new Lion record and meet the D1 B-Cut. In addition to the new records, Camille Hopp and Kjirsten Magnuson also qualified for Championship Final races. Hopp joined Dekar in the 100 breaststroke, stopping the clock in 1:03.07 after swimming a personal-best 1:02.45 in the preliminary. Magnuson finished sixth in the 100 backstroke final, turning in a time of 56.59 after swimming a personal-best 56.35 in the preliminary. That time is now the third-fastest time in LMU history. Allen also swam in the finals of the 100 backstroke, placing 11th overall with a time of 56.79. Senior Stephanie Hess reached the Bonus Final in the 100 breaststroke, finishing in a personal-best 1:05.54 - good for fifth in LMU history. Clarno won the Bonus final of the 200 freestyle, earning the victory by way of a time of 1:52.68. Angelina Prat also won a Bonus Final, taking first in the 400 individual medley with a 4:27.77 to move up to third in the LMU record book. Finally, Brennand finished second in the Bonus Final of the 100 butterfly, stopping the clock in a career-best 56.69. SATURDAY Senior Camille Hopp set a new LMU program record in the 200 breaststroke on Saturday, posting a time of 2:16.38 in the preliminary before eventually placing seventh in the Championship Final. The Lions finished competition at the 2013 MPSF Championships in eighth place. Mary Kate Short finished 11th in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 17:23.08, while Sophie Allen won the Bonus Final in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:03.95. Noelani Vargas also swam in that event, finishing 24th in 2:08.65. Kristen Clarno won the Bonus Final in the 100 freestyle with a mark of 51.64, followed by Kjirsten Magnuson in 19th with a time of 52.37. Women’s Swimming 2012-13 Review/Awards After Hopp finished seventh in the 200 breaststroke, Overall Record: 2-7 • MPSF: 8th Place at MPSF Championships Rachel Dekar finished 12th in the Consolation Final with a time of 2:18.08. Stephanie Hess and Hallie Head Coach: Bonnie Adair (10th Season) Hengels also swam in the Bonus Final of the event, • Set five new LMU program records in 2012-13. with Hess placing 18th with a personal-best time of • Three swimmers (Camille Hopp, Rachel Dekar, Kristen Clarno) qualified for . 2:22.32 in the preliminary and 2:22.43 in the final. Winter National Championships. Her preliminary time now ranks fourth in LMU history. Angelina Prat also reached an evening final, Sophie Allen........................................................................................MPSF All-Academic winning the Consolation Final of the 200 butterfly Hailey Chisholm..................................................................................MPSF All-Academic with a personal-best time of 2:03.07. Stephanie Horwitz and Elizabeth Murray competed in the Bo- Rachel Dekar . ................................................. LMU Female Student-Athlete of the Year . ........................................................................ Second-Team MPSF All-Conference nus Final of the event, placing 21st (2:08.94) and 22nd (2:11.73), respectively. Horwitz' time was good . ..................................................................................................MPSF All-Academic enough to place ninth in the LMU record book. In the last LMU event of the Championships, LMU fin- Stephanie Hess...................................................................................MPSF All-Academic ished seventh in the 400 freestyle relay with a time Camille Hopp............................................................ Second-Team MPSF All-Conference of 3:29.16. . ...........................................................MPSF Swimmer of the Week – November 1 . ..................................................................................................MPSF All-Academic ALL-MPSF A trio of LMU swimmers garnered All-MPSF hon- Kjirsten Magnuson .................................................. Second-Team MPSF All-Conference ors at the conclusion of the MPSF Championships, . ..................................................................................................MPSF All-Academic with Camille Hopp, Rachel Dekar and Kjirsten Mag- Marlena Nip........................................................................................MPSF All-Academic nuson all taking home second team honors. Hopp was a second team All-MPSF selection in both the Angelina Prat....................................... LMU Female Most Improved Athlete of the Year 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke. Hopp set a . .................................................................................................. MPFS All-Academic new LMU program record in the 200 on Saturday, Katie Rick............................................................................................MPSF All-Academic posting a time of 2:16.38 in the preliminary before eventually placing seventh in the Championship Fi- Lauren Saylor......................................................................................MPSF All-Academic nal. Dekar earned her All-MPSF selection in the 100 Mary Kate Short.................................................................................MPSF All-Academic breaststroke after setting a new LMU record in the Maddie Vanderpoel...........................................................................MPSF All-Academic event with a time of 1:02.36. Magnuson took home the second team selection in the 100 backstroke, Noelani Vargas....................................................................................MPSF All-Academic turning in a time of 56.59 in the Championship Final National Scholar-Athlete............................................ Sofia Abrate, Sophie Allen, Kristen after swimming a personal-best 56.35 in the prelimi- Brennand, Isabel Casso, Hailey Chisholm, Kristen Clarno, Rachel Dekar, Hallie Hengels, nary. That time is now the third-fastest time in LMU Stephanie Hess, Camille Hopp, Kjirsten Magnuson, Erin Manke, Marlena Nip, Angelina history. Prat, Mary Kate Reid, Katie Rick, Diana Safa, Lauren Saylor, Stephanie Schuffels, Mary Kate Short, Madison Vanderpoel, Noe Vargas
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