Swimming and Diving Fact Sheet #3

The Razorbacks travel to Denton, Texas this weekend for the UNT Invitational where the team will face squads from North Texas, Southern Methodist, Colorado State, and New Mexico State. The meet kicks off at 10:30 a.m. at the Pohl Recreation Center at the University of North Texas on Saturday Nov. 8.

Arkansas beat the LSU Tigers at the Arkansas Natatorium on Thursday Oct.30 151-149, in a down-to-the-wire finish. The Hogs won eight events at the dual meet, including three wins by Katie Kastes (200 IM, 100 fl y, 200 fl y) and two first-place finishes by Stephanie Carr (500 free, 1000 free). Junior Leah Pierce won the 200 breast with a school-record time of 2:16.71.

“Give credit to LSU for an outstanding meet. They performed exceedingly well and took us wire-to-wire. That being said, I am so very proud of the eff orts of our girls and the way they fought throughout the two-hour contest in winning this meet. It has been a long time since we have beaten LSU, and we’re truly excited to be able to both see and enjoy the progress we are making as a team.”

Junior Leah Pierce, who transfered from Purdue last winter, broke a 14 year-old school record in the 200 breaststroke against LSU on Thursday. Pierce finished first in the event with a time of 2:16.71breaking Helen Gorman’s time of 2:17.17 set in the fall of 1994.

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