Dukes Capture Fourth Place at A-10's
Feb. 25, 2007
Duquesne University's women's swimming team took home fourth place honors Saturday at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Championship. The fourth place finish is a University all-time best, equalling last year's showing.
Senior Liz Yager started the evening off on a high note for the Dukes by capturing first place in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Her 1,000-yard split of 10:28.48 set a new school record.
Senior Melissa Johnson also won a gold medal, taking first place in the 100-yard freestyle with a school-record time of 51.59. Sophomore Katrina Streiner, who in the afternoon preliminary swim set a school record time of 51.96 in the event, finished fourth in the finals with a time of 52.72.
The Red and Blue also took home a silver medal on Saturday, placing second in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Johnson and Streiner along with freshman Erica Smith and junior Lauren Stephens finished the race in 3:31.08.
Junior Kyla Favret also took home fourth-place honors in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:05.75.
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