March 15, 1999
Truman Women Finish Third In Nation;
Men's Team Places Ninth
1998-99 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships Results
The Truman State University men's and women's swimming teams completed four days of competition at the NCAA Division II Championships in Buffalo, New York. Sophomore Bryna Busch (Overland Park, Kan./S.M. East) capped the national championships by bringing home the title in the women's 100 freestyle in a time of 51.57 seconds.
The Truman men finished ninth at the championships, while the women's team placed third. In 1997-98 the women placed fourth and the men 11th. The 1998-99 finishes are Truman's highest ever.
Day 1-March 10 Place Event Yr. Name (Hometown/High School) Time 3rd women's 500-yd freestyle Fr. Bridget Riley (Olathe, Kan./Olathe South) 5:02.55 6th women's 500 freestyle So. Jess Martin (Buckingham, Iowa/Cedar Falls) 5:06.92 8th men's 200 IM Jr. Mike Hoskovec (Omaha, Neb./Millard South) 1:55.76 8th men's 200 Medley Relay De La Piedra, Morris, Rogers, McCullough 1:34.84 6th women's 200 Medley Relay Lojewski, Jost, Ridnouer, Busch 1:49.89 Day 2-March 11 2nd women's 200 Free Relay Vogt, Myers, Malone, Busch 1:37.63 7th men's 400 IM Hoskovec 4:07.55 6th women's 400 IM Jr. Sonya Burgers (Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington) 4:33.98 4th women's 100 butterfly Sr. Angie Ridnouer (Knoxville, Iowa) 59.07 2nd women's 200 freestyle So. Bryna Busch (Overland Park, Kan./S.M. East) 1:52.63 3rd men's 400 Medley Relay De La Piedra, Morris, Rogers, McCullough 3:27.10 4th women's 400 Medley Relay Newton, Williamsen, Ridnouer, Malone 3:59.85 Day 3-March 12 6th women's 200 butterfly Sr. Angie Ridnouer (Knoxville, Iowa) 2:09.18 5th men's 100 backstroke Jr. Steve De La Piedra (Jefferson City, Mo.) 51.18 2nd women's 100 backstoke So. Andrea Newton (Clive, Iowa/home-schooled) 58.21 2nd women's 800 Free Relay Martin, Newton, Riley, Busch 7:35.35 Day 4-March 13 5th women's 1,650 freestyle Riley 17:21.23 7th women's 1,650 freestyle Martin 17:28.48 1st women's 100 freestyle Busch 51.57 7th men's 200 backstroke De La Piedra 1:53.04 2nd women's 200 backstroke Newton 2:06.03 6th men's 200 breaststroke So. Michael Morris (Mason City, Iowa) 2:06.31 2nd women's 400 Free Relay Martin, Newton, Malone, Busch 3:30.73 FINAL WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES (TOP 10) 1. DRURY COLLEGE, MO 613 2. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA 603.5 3. TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY, MO 406 4. CLARION UNIVERSITY, PA 370 5. NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY 299 6. INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 278.5 7. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS 119 8. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA 117 9. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO 106 10. BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY, PA 105 FINAL MEN'S TEAM SCORES (TOP 10) 1. DRURY COLLEGE, MO 829 2. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 557 3. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA 281 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA 227 5. UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, FL 223 6. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS 219 7. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA 184 8. SALEM-TEIKYO UNIVERSITY, WV 172 9. TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY, MO 167 10. OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY, AR 156