CLEVELAND, Ohio – Senior Stephanie Campbell (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield) broke her own school record in the 200-yard individual medley, and the Case Western Reserve University women's swimming & diving team sits seventh following day one of the 2012 University Athletic Association Championship hosted by CWRU inside Veale Natatorium.
No. 1 nationally-ranked Emory University (Ga.) is the leader, racking up 615 points with two days of competition remaining. No. 9 University of Chicago (Ill.) is second at 381, while No. 18 University of Rochester (N.Y.) rounds out the top three with 349 points. No. 21 New York University is fourth with 296 points, while No. 17 Carnegie Mellon University sits just five points behind in fifth with 291.
Campbell's time of 2:08.55 in the 200 IM was good enough to slip under the NCAA B-Cut mark. Her time was good for fourth in the event, while sophomore Sara Tillie (Fallston, Md./Fallston) finished just behind in fifth place in 2:08.78.
In the 50 freestyle event, sophomore Maggie Dillione (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) stopped the clock eighth in the championship final touching the wall in 24.71.
The quartet of Campbell, Tillie, Dillione and senior Jessica Nuhfer (Warren, Pa./Warren Area) finished third in the 400-yard medley relay, the final event of the opening evening, touching the wall in 3:54.28, also an NCAA B-Cut.
Day three of the championship begins on Friday morning with 10:00 a.m. prelims. Women's three-meter diving will take place at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. at William H. Johnson Natatorium in University Heights, while the swimming finals are slated for 6:00 p.m. at Veale.