Neumann Whitbeck finish top-8
FAYETTEVILLE— Arkansas swimmers Erin Neumann and Katie Whitbeck both finished top-8 in the 200-meter butterfly on the final day at the Austin Grand Prix held at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on the University of Texas’ campus.
Neumann placed sixth with a time of 2:20.41 followed by Whitbeck in seventh at 2:21.43 in the “A” final of the 200m butterfly.
Sarah Howard earned a 12th-place finish in the “B” final of the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:42.02.
Freshman Dannica Brennan touched in at 2:17.08 to place 17th in the 200m backstroke final.
Howard, Jillienne Schilling and Maddie Fogel all finished in the top 20 in the 1000-yard freestyle, including fifth for Howard.
Preliminary heats were held in the 25-yard pool (short course) while finals competition was held in the 50-meter pool (long course).
The Arkansas swimming team will be return to training this week in preparation for the NCAA Championships, March 18-20, in West Lafayette, Ind., while the diving team prepares for NCAA Zone Diving Championships Friday through Sunday.
Preliminaries
200-yard backstroke
17. Dannica Brennan 2:01.48
29. Jillienne Schilling 2:02.99
59. Kelsea Vance 2:06.97
148. Alicia Meinz 2:13.94
185. Gina Bargiachi 2:16.77
100-yard freestyle
39. Katie Whitbeck 51.70
91. Lisa Lunkenheimer 53.25
237. Alicia Meinz 55.48
257. Kelsea Vance 55.70
334. Courtney O’Grady 56.88
346. Gina Bargiachi
Dannica Brennan 52.61x
200-yard breaststroke
11. Erin Neumann 2:18.31
16. Sara Howard 2:19.49
56. Courtney O’Grady 2:27.54
200-yard Butterfly
8. Katie Whitbeck 2:01.65
10. Erin Neumann 2:02.36
24. Lisa Lunkenheimer 2:04.62
129. Kelsea Vance 2:15.83
1000-yard freestyle
5. Sarah Howard 10:07.57
9. Jillienne Schilling 10:12.50
12. Maddie Fogel 10:16.18
FINALS
200-meter breastroke
12. Sarah Howard 2:42.02
200-meter butterfly
6. Erin Neumann 2:20.41
7. Katie Whitbeck 2:21.43
200-meter backstroke
17. Dannica Brennan 2:17.08