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Northwestern Women Punch Ticket To NCAAs With 'A' Cut In 200 Free Relay (1:28.34)

By Anya Pelshaw

Northwestern Women Punch Ticket To NCAAs With 'A' Cut In 200 Free Relay (1:28.34)

Also highlighting the morning was Wisconsin's Hailey Tierney as she swam to a 21.95 in the 50 freestyle. That marks a season best as she swam a 22.01 for 4th place at Big Tens last week. Tierney looks to make NCAAs this year after swimming a 21.98 for 21st in the event a year ago. She now moves up from t-38th in the NCAA this season to 35th. It took a 22.11 to make the cutline in the event last year.

The women's 400 IM saw numerous season best time as as Wisconsin's Stella Chapman swam a 4:13.73 and Northwestern's Hana Shimizu-Bowers swam a 4:14.54. It took a 4:10.74 to make NCAAs in the event a year ago but both swimmers have another chance tonight.

Minnesota's Claire Reinke posted a personal best 1:56.06 in the 200 fly last week and swam a 1:55.96 for another best time this morning. It took a 1:55.88 to make NCAAs a year ago and she now moves up from #48 to #45 in the event this year.

The 1650 free saw two swimmers improve upon their seed times as Minnesota's Katie McCarthy swam a 16:05.75, a lifetime best by over two seconds as she now sits at #28 in the NCAA this season. Wisconsin's Maddie Waggoner swam to a 16:11.68, dropping half a second from her season best although she still sits at #43 in the NCAA this season.

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