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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Day three at the 2009 NCAA Division III Swimming Championships featured a lighter schedule for the Knights, who posted their third All-America honorable mention relay in as many days. Carleton had only two individual swims this morning, but the 800-yard freestyle relay grabbed the spotlight on Friday.
The relay--comprised of Maggie Alexander (Fy./Tigard, Ore./Tualatin); Kale Zicafoose (So./Omaha, Neb./Westside); Kaarin Taylor (Sr./Gainesville, Fla.) and Becky Alexander (Sr./Tigard, Ore./Tualatin)--finished 15th with a time of 7:44.29, the third-fastest in school history.
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Maggie Alexander led off the race with a split of 1:51.72, the sixth-fastest opening leg in the field and the second-fastest swim of her career, trailing only Thursday night’s performance in finishing ninth in the 200-yard freestyle. As a unit, the Knights chopped a whopping 4.65 seconds off their seed time.
In solo action Zicafoose was 23rd in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.07, and Kate Alexander (Jr./Tigard, Ore./Tualatin) ranked 17th after the morning swim with a personal-best time of 1:05.27. She was edged by 0.03 seconds for the 16th slot and a spot in the consolation finals.
The Knights have a busier final day of action from the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. Becky Alexander will be the first in the water, racing in the 100-yard freestyle. Both Maggie Alexander and Zicafoose will contend in the 200-yard backstroke where they are seeded sixth and 11th respectively. Kate Alexander will take part in the 200-yard breaststroke and the weekend concludes with the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Carleton is currently 20th out of 54 schools to score points in the team competition.