COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Carleton College synchronized swimming team recorded a third-place finish at the North Regional Championships. The Knights have now finished among the top three teams at the regional championships five consecutive years and six times overall since Carleton first competed at the regional championships in 1999-2000.
Host institution, Ohio State University, swept all four events to capture its 19th regional title. The Buckeyes finished with 103 points while Lindenwood Univeristy placed second, scoring 82 points, while Carleton rounded out the Top 3 with a score of 68. (Results below)
Charlotte Alster (Fy./ Tucson, Ariz./Catalina Foothills) placed fifth in the solo competition.
Dara Strauss-Albee (Sr./Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) and Stephanie Moberg (Jr./Scottsdale, Ariz./North Canyon) finished sixth in the duets then teamed with Alster for another sixth-place showing in the trio competition.
In the team routine, Strauss-Albee, Alster, Moberg, Hannah Nitecki (Fy./Rushford, Minn./Rushford-Peterson), and Liza Styles (Sr./Amherst, Mass./Pioneer Valley Performing Arts) posted a score of 75.917, good for seventh place.
Carleton entered a honor group in the team competition as well, and first-years Kate Cohen (Oakland, Calif./Lick Wilmerding), Jixiu (Evelyn) Li (Shenyang, China/Northeast Yucai), Lizzie Murphy (Honolulu, Hawaii/Iolani), Libby Nachman (Overland Park, Kans./Shawnee Mission East), and Katie Storey (Havertown, Pa./Haverford Township) scored ninth at 69.417.
The final event on the synchronized swimming schedule is the 33rd annual U.S. Collegiate Synchronized Swimming Championships on March 26-28 in San Antonio, Texas.
2009 North Regional Championships
Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion
Columbus, Ohio
March 7, 2009
Final Team Scores
1. Ohio State 103
2. Lindenwood 82
3. Carleton 68
4. Michigan 64
5. Minnesota 63.5
6. Miami 50.5
7. Colorado State 27.5
Team Routine
1. Ohio State (Scarlet) 97.333 (Becky Kim, Jayme DeLancy, Carmen Moraes, Barbara Nesbitt, Caitlin Stewart, Michelle Theriault, Deborah Shim, Jillian Penner)
2. Ohio State (Gray) 94.833 (Liz Derr, Rita Gillan, Hannah Shively, Jackie Mundy, Emilie Siemer, Kendra Sollars, Lauren Robinson, Katherine Green)
3. Lindenwood 89.667 (Federica Bertolini, Mikayla Francese, Devah Leenheer, Kari Madden, Hannah Nakahara, Robin Pirik, Lindsey Ritenour, Stewart Shoemaker)
4 (a). Honor Ohio State 86.583 (Monica Finnigan, Liana Litsky, Diana Care, Asia Luke, Torey Stachowicz)
4. Minnesota 80.417 (Hannah Riddle, Melissa Grandlund, Alissa Moberg, Ali Bodin, Nicole Dicksenson, Rebecca Corness, Rachel Hoffart)
5. Michigan 78.250 (Emily Terwelp, Heidi Chiu, Megan Muma, Sarah Williams, Ayumi Ueda)
6. Miami 77.917 (Jessica Ambrose, Sandra Specter, Emily Wille, Annie Dillard, Julie Ruiz-Bueno)
7. Carleton 75.917 (Dara Strauss-Albee, Charlotte Alster, Stephanie Moberg, Hannah Nitecki, Liza Styles)
8. Michigan 72.417 (Lindsay Bander, Claire Fields, Joanna Solarewicz, Annaliese McGavin, Jungmin Yoo)
9 (a). Honor Carleton 69.417 (Kate Cohen, Jixiu (Evelyn) Li, Lizzie Murphy, Libby Nachman, Katie Storey)
9. Colorado State 63.667 (Sarena Becker, Megan Vogt, Kellina Stamm, Celia Pietsch, Jessica White, Samantha Yung)
Solo
1. Barbara Nesbitt (OSU) 94.667
2. Devah Leenheer (Lindenwood) 88.000
3 (a). Katherine Green (Honor OSU) 87.667
3. Emily Terwelp (Michigan) 83.333
4. Hannah Riddle (Minnesota) 77.500
5. Charlotte Alster (Carleton) 76.333
6 (a). Karolina Bigos (Honor Lindenwood) 74.833
6. Emily Wille (Miami) 73.500
7 (a). Carrie Reynolds (Honor Lindenwood) 73.000
Duet
1. Becky Kim, Meghan Kinney (OSU) 95.333
2. Mikayla Francese, Devah Leenheer (Lindenwood) 88.500
3 (a). Kari Madden, Stewart Shoemaker (Honor Lindenwood) 84.333
3 (b). Robin Pirik, Lindsey Ritenour (Honor Lindenwood) 82. 167
3. Alissa Moberg, Ali Bodin (Minnesota) 80.000
4. Sandra Specter, Annie Dillard (Miami) 79.000
5. Emily Terwelp, Megan Muma (Michigan) 77.667
6 (a). Kelly Mahoney, Briana Preiss (Honor Lindenwood) 74.500
6. Dara Strauss-Albee, Stephanie Moberg (Carleton) 73.667
7. Sarena Becker, Kellina Stamm (Colorado State) 73.500
8. Emily Wille, Julie Ruiz-Bueno (Miami) 70.833
Trio
1. Meghan Kinney, Carmen Moraes, Caitlin Stewart (OSU) 95.333
2. Barbara Nesbitt, Deborah Shim, Michelle Theriault (OSU) 93.667
3. Mikayla Francese, Kari Madden, Stewart Shoemaker (Lindenwood) 87.167
4 (a). Liz Derr, Monica Finnigan, Jackie Mundy (Honor OSU) 85.833
4. Hannah Nakahara, Robin Pirik, Lindsey Ritenour (Lindenwood) 83.667
5. Carrie Anderson, Rebecca Corness, Rachel Hoffart (Minnesota) 76.667
6. Dara Strauss-Albee, Charlotte Alster, Stephanie Moberg (Carleton) 74.833
7. Heidi Chiu, Megan Muma, Ayumi Ueda (Michigan) 74.333
8 (a). Melissa Grandlund, Alexandra Holmquist, Nicole Dickenson (Honor Minnesota) 73.500
8. Kala Levine, Sarah Zubrzycki, Christina Mackell (Miami) 68.667
