Swimmers handle weekend competition
Freshmen show up big in home victories Friday, Saturday
Rob Peterson
Issue date: 10/15/07 Section: Sports
Freshman Angie Bakula was the only female Blugold to take multiple swimming events, winning both the 100-yard butterfly and 1,000-yard freestyle. Bakula downplayed the wins, noting that the collegiate swimming season is a long one.
"Having yourself improve is what's important," Bakula said. "We've been training really hard, and it's just good to see where you're at and use it as a benchmark to improve upon."
Fellow freshmen Megan Finley and Mari Kissell won an event each - Finley won the 50-yard freestyle and Kissell won the 500-yard freestyle.
"I was expecting to be nervous, but it was a lot of fun," Finley said. "We (freshmen) were all motivated to do well in our first college meet."
The Blugolds won the Midwest Coed Relays Saturday morning, defeating both Oshkosh and UW-River Falls. Though the win didn't count towards the Blugolds' overall record, Kollross said that Saturday's meet was still good for the team.
"The home meets are always special because we can carry a full roster," Kollross said, "so it's a good chance for some swimmers to find their identity on the team."
The Blugolds' next bit of action will come this Friday when they host Minnesota State-Mankato at 5 p.m. at McPhee.
"Having yourself improve is what's important," Bakula said. "We've been training really hard, and it's just good to see where you're at and use it as a benchmark to improve upon."
Fellow freshmen Megan Finley and Mari Kissell won an event each - Finley won the 50-yard freestyle and Kissell won the 500-yard freestyle.
"I was expecting to be nervous, but it was a lot of fun," Finley said. "We (freshmen) were all motivated to do well in our first college meet."
The Blugolds won the Midwest Coed Relays Saturday morning, defeating both Oshkosh and UW-River Falls. Though the win didn't count towards the Blugolds' overall record, Kollross said that Saturday's meet was still good for the team.
"The home meets are always special because we can carry a full roster," Kollross said, "so it's a good chance for some swimmers to find their identity on the team."
The Blugolds' next bit of action will come this Friday when they host Minnesota State-Mankato at 5 p.m. at McPhee.
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