Clemson Swimming and Diving Competes at Georgia Invitational

Dec. 3, 2000

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Clemson swimming and diving teams competed at the Georgia Invitational held this weekend in Athens. It was the Tigers’ final meet before the holidays. Clemson will next compete against the University of Miami (FL) and Penn State on January 5, 2001. The women’s team finished second behind the host Bulldogs, posting four provisional qualifying times. One of those times was posted in the 200 medley relay as Clemson’s Nina Douglas, Mandy Commons, Mandy Commons set a provisional qualifying time of 1:02.52 in the 100 breast, finishing third in the event. The Clemson men finished the meet in sixth place, behind first-place Minnesota (1039) who edged the Bulldogs (1031) to take the title.

Clemson Women's Results200IMGinny Kirouac (7th), Nina Douglas (13th), Krystal Ball 15th , Lauren Rafferty (17th) , Kate Walker (21st)400 IMGinny Kirouac - 4:19.12 (2nd), Courtney Ellis  - 4:20.49 (4th), Emily Hustead - 4:30.68 (8th), Jessica Diebel - 4:35.93 (12th), Meghann Clifford - 4:45.83 (20th)100 BackKrystal Ball - 58.14 (3rd), Nina Douglas - 58.48 (6th), Charli Reasons - 59.67 (13th), Kate Walker - 1:00.12 (14th), Mary Brewer - 1:00.37 (15th), Elizabeth Noll - 1:00.69 (17th), Lisa Vilas - 1:02.39 (23rd)200 BackNina Douglas - 2:04.69 (4th), Ginny Kirouac - 2:06.32 (6th), Krystal Ball - 2:08.35 (14th)100 BreastMandy Commons - 1:02.52 (3rd), Courtney Ellis - 1:04.67 (6th), Caitlin Bissell - 1:05.02 (8th), Lauren Rafferty - 1:07.19 (12th), Sarah Keyes - 1:10.26 (18th)200 BreastMandy Commons - 2:17.60 (3rd)100 FlyElise Thieler - 56.14 (4th), Mary Brewer - 58.54 (15th), Beverly Chin - 1:00.46 (21st)200 FlyEmily Hustead - 2:06.77 (9th), Meghann Clifford - 2:11.52 (14th)200 Free RelayThieler, Burtch, Peterson and Hider 1:33.93 (3rd), Chin, Vilas, Keyes and Noll - 1:42.53 (9th)400 Free RelayReasons, Thieler, Peterson, Ball - 2:32.48 (4th)800 Free RelayJessica Diebel, Elizabeth Noll, Sarah Keyes - 8:08.36 (6th)50 FreeMandy Commons (15th), Erin Heitz (21st)100 FreeElise Thieler - 53.62 (16th)200 FreeJenna Burtch - 1:50.92 (6th), Charli Reasons - 1:52.97 (12th), Amber Odvody - 1:57.34 (17th)500 FreeEmily Hustead (10th), Charli Reasons (13th) , Catherine Blaney (14th)1650 FreeCatherine Blaney -167:29.60 (6th)Three-Meter DivingAmy Tolley - 286.70 points (11th)200 Medley RelayNina Douglas, Mandy Commons, Elise Thieler and Jenna Burtch -1:43.59 (2nd)Krystal Ball, Caitlin Bissell, Leslie Anderson, Caroline Peterson - 1:47.51 (4th)400 Medley RelayWalker, Commons, Thieler and Burtch - 3:50.66 (4th)Brewer, Bissell, Anderson and Reasons - 3:57.95 (8th)100 FlyElise Thieler (4th) , Mary Brewer (15th) , Beverly Chin (21st)

Clemson Men’s Results 100 Back Drew Scheerhorn – 51.93 (12th) 200 Back Drew Scheerhorn – 1:55.21 (15th) 100 Breast Matt Norman – 57.38 (7th), Gregor Govse – 57.97 (10th) 200 Breast Matt Norman – 2″04.32 (7th) 50 Free Drew Scheerhorn – 21.73 (29th), Matt Norman – 21.87 (32nd) 200 Free James Stoffer – 1:44.38 (21st) 500 Free Adam Tepe (29th) 1650 Free Travis Taylor – 16:14.05 (10th), Jeff Atteberry – 16:18.14 (11th) One-meter Diving Craig Thomas – 275.30 (6th), Nate Spice – 231.90 (9th), Mike Harris – 216.75 (12th), Jonathan Folds – 207.90 (13th) Three-meter Diving Craig Thomas – 435.50 (7th) 200 IM Gregor Govse – 1:57.43 (31st) 400 IM James Stoffer – 4:04.37 (17th) 200 Free Relay Drew Scheerhorn, Matt Norman, James Stoffer, Gregor Govse – 1:26.82 (10th) 400 Free Relay Drew Scheerhorn, Matt Norman, Gregor Govse, James Stoffer – 3:11.94 (13th) 800 Free Relay Adam Tepe, Luke Schuster – 7:04.17 (10th) 400 Medley Relay Drew Scheerhorn, Gergor Govse, James Stoffer, Matt Norman – 3:31.56 (9th)