Lyons tie for sixth place overall at 2001 U.S. Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Championship

March 31, 2001

The Wheaton College synchronized swimming team finished in a tie for sixth place overall at the 2001 United States Synchronized Swimming Championship at the Midtown Aquatic Center in Newport News, Virginia. With 41.5 total points to show, the Lyons were a mere half a point away from Division I University of Richmond and even with Div. III rival Keuka College.

The overall victory went to Ohio State University with 97 points, as the Buckeyes claimed their second consecutive title and 21st in the 25-year history of the collegiate championships. Following Ohio State was Stanford University (88 points), Canisius College (66 points), the University of Alabama-Birmingham (62 points), Richmond, Wheaton and Keuka (37.5 points).

Highlighting the three-day meet was Beth Percy (St. Louis, MO/Parkway West H.S.), who was named to the Division III All-Collegiate team as a freshman, placing sixth in the solo routine with a score of 87.200, which contributed to her earning the meet's high-point honor for all Division III athletes. In the duet routine, Percy sided with sophomore Jamie Sallier (St, Louis, MO/Ladue Horton Watkins H.S.) for an eighth-place standing, as they combined to tally 87.200 points. Also performing in the solo routine, Sallier finished in 10th place. Permitted to drop one event of competition, head coach Mary Kay Adams chose to eliminate the trio routines.

In team competition, the Lyons placed seventh at 86.533, which was comprised of seniors Dorothy Linder (Charlton, NY/Galway Central School), Carol McGeoch (Schaghticoke, NY/Hoosic Valley H.S.) and Tina Pogeler (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury H.S.), sophomores Sallier, Kerri Moran (Hanson, MA/Whitman Hanson H.S.), Elizabeth Maga (Dayton, OH/Chaminade-Julienne H.S.) and hometown native Emily Padow (Richmond, VA/The Steward School) and freshmen Percy with Aimee Sears (Norwell, MA/Thayer Academy) serving as the alternate.

At the conclusion of the meet, Coach Adams was presented with the annual Collegiate Contributor Award, given to a head synchronized swimming coach who has contributed and bettered the collegiate synchronized swimming programs as a whole.

Following is a list of meet results:

Final Overall Results
(1) Ohio State 97; (2) Stanford (88); (3) Canisius (66); (4) Alabama-Birmingham 62; (5) Richmond 42; (6) Wheaton 41.5; (6) Keuka 37.5; (8) Washington 26; (9) Minnesota 22; (10) Walsh 15.5; (11) Iowa 14; (12) Arizona 11; (13T) Carleton 10; (13T) William & Mary; (15) Cornell 4; (16) Michigan 3; (17) Mary Washington 2.5; (18) Penn State 2; (19) Alaska-Southeast 1; (20) Miami (OH) 0.

Solo Final
(1) Caroline Moraes, Ohio State 96.933; (2) Shannon Montague, Stanford 95.000; (3) Jill Wright, Canisius 91.733; (4) Bogdana Zareva, Alabama-Birmingham 91.133; Amanda Haeuser, Richmond 88.000; (6) Beth Percy, Wheaton 87.200; (7) Inga Todd, Keuka 86.000; (8) Sally Winchester, Washington 85.667.

Duet Final
(1) C. Moraes, Isabela Moraes, Ohio State 97.667; (2) Erin Dobratz, Katie Norris, Stanford 95.800; (3) Stephanie Joukoff, Lindsey Wigginton, Stanford 94.867; (4) Alexandra Pinango, Gabriella Pinango, Canisius 92.267; (5) Jessica Brown, Zareva 91.733; (6) Kelli Dickerson, Stacy Leiker, Alabama-Birmingham 88.267; (7) Winchester, Jennifer Arenz, Washington 87.333; (8) Percy, Jamie Sallier (85.600).

Trio Final
(1) Mary Hofer, C. Moraes, I. Moraes, Ohio State 97.000; (2) Dobratz, Norris, Lindsey Wigginton, Stanford 95.667; (3) Ekaterina Androchina, Joukoff, Montague 94.133; (4) Katie Edwards, Beth Kreimer, Suzanna Hyatt 93.333; (5) A. Pinango, G. Pinango, Wright, Canisius 91.533; (6) Dickerson, Leiker, Kara Morgan, Alabama-Birmingham 87.533; (7) Luna Aguilu, Rossitza Loukanova, Moraine Ruddick, Alabama-Birmingham 87.333; (8) Kristal Brounce, Kate Matusiak, Heather Forester, Canisius 86.933.

Team Final
(1) Ohio State A, 98.733; (2) Stanford, 98.000; (3) Ohio State B, 95.000; (4) Canisius, 92.533; (5) Alabama-Birmingham, 91.667; (6) Richmond, 87.533; (7) Wheaton, 86.533; (8) Keuka, 86.267.

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