East Carolina captured its first C-USA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship with a team score of 764.50 on Tuesday at the IU Natatorium. TCU defended its C-USA Men's Invitational title with a total score of 906.

C-USA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship and Men's Invitational - Final Results

INDIANAPOLIS - East Carolina captured its first C-USA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship with a team score of 764.50 on Tuesday at the IU Natatorium. TCU defended its C-USA Men's Invitational title with a total score of 906.

"It was a great three days," said East Carolina head coach Rich Kobe, who was named C-USA Women's Coach of the Meet after today's victory. "We are so happy as can be to be the first women's team to win a C-USA Championship. It gives us three different conference championships over four years. In 2000 the team was CAA champions, 2001 ECAC and today's victory in C-USA. We are really proud of the girls, and excited that we can win this prestigious championship meet."

TCU’s Aimee Moreau won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:01.67. Teammate Erin Irons captured her second individual title of the meet, placing first in the 100 freestyle with a time of 51.98.

Cincinnati earned several individual event wins on the third day with Emma Gustafsson winning the 200 breaststroke (2:16.30), while freshman Ann Degenstein placed first in the 200-yard butterfly, posting an NCAA “B’ standard time of 2:01.50. Shauna Conrad finished the night, earning the 1,650 freestyle event title with a time of 16:56.49.

On the men’s side, TCU’s Craig Chapman opened the night, capturing first place in the 200-yard backstroke (1:45.56). Teammate Aaron McLachlan won the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:50.23.

“I am very proud of both of our teams,” TCU head coach Richard Sybesma said. “I think that our performances - from the men defending their Invitational title to the women fighting back from a tough first day to finish within 70 points of the championship - says a lot about our student-athletes. We are all excited about the present and future of Horned Frog swimming and diving.”

In the 100 freestyle, Cincinnati claimed first and second place, as Ryan Yearwood notched a meet record time of 44.97 for first place. Teammate David Gustavsson followed in second (45.27). UC’s Scott Davison defended his C-USA title in the 1,650 freestyle with a meet record time of 15.11.81.

Louisville’s Sean Wilkinson swept the diving events for the second consecutive C-USA Championship, winning the platform with a score of 490.90. On the women’s side Houston’s Azul Almazan captured the platform with a score of 477.65.


Women's Team Scores
1. East Carolina 764.50
2. Cincinnati 716
3. TCU 695
4. Houston 468.50
5. Louisville 381
6. Saint Louis 305


Men's Team Scores
1. TCU 906
2. East Carolina 723.50
3. Cincinnati 713
4. Louisville 445.50
5. Saint Louis 388

Individual Awards
Freshman Diver of the Year: Azul Almazan (Houston)
Freshman Swimmer of the Year: Ann Degenstein (Cincinnati)
Swimmer of the Meet: Diane Parker (ECU)
Diver of the Meet: Yulia Pakhalina (Houston)
Women's Swimming Coach of the Year: Rick Kobe (ECU)
Women's Diving Coach of the Year: Jane Figuerido (Houston)

Men's Diver of the Meet: Sean Wilkinson (Louisville)
Men's Swimmer of the Meet: Scott Davison (Cincinnati)