Butler Swimming Teams Dive Into 2002-03 Campaign

Oct. 9, 2002

Results

STARTING OFF: The Butler men's and women's swimming and diving programs began the 2002-03 campaign over the past weekend at the IUPUI Relays at IUPUI's Natatorium. Also competing in the meet were University of Indianapolis and Eastern Illinois University.

MAKING HER DEBUT: Head coach Nichole Ellis made her collegiate coaching debut at the IUPUI Relays. Before coming to Butler, Ellis was a standout on the IUPUI swim team from 1997-2000. With the Jaguars, she was a four-year letterwinner and was named her team's captain all four seasons. Ellis holds six school records and was twice named to the all-conference team. She was the team's MVP for the 2000-01 season. She also excelled academically, as she was a five-time academic all-conference selection and was cited as one of IUPUI's top 100 students in 2000 and 2001.

TOP DOGS: Butler's top finishes at the meet came in the mixed 400 Yard Butterfly Relay, the mixed 400 Yard Medley Relay, which both finished third. In the 400 Butterfly, Cherri Mosher, Travis Seals, Jesse Levknecht and Carlton Racette helped their team to a third place finish in a time of 4:00.81, just behind University of Indianapolis' 'A' and 'B' squads. In the 400 Medley, Mosher, Seals, Amber Gault and Racette finished in a time of 4:13.68 behind the Greyhounds and Eastern Illinois. Butler's other mixed 400 Yard Medley team, consisting of Levknecht, John Allen, Racette and Kayle Quilling, also placed third in an alternate race.

DIVING RIGHT IN: Freshman Kathleen Marvin took home a first place finish in the women's one and three meter combined diving. Marvin's score of 109.15 beat University of Indianapolis' Kristen Sowa's total of 91.00.

UP NEXT; The Bulldogs' next meet will be on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Indiana Collegiate Meet hosted by Purdue.