Feb. 21, 2007

IRVING, Texas (C-USA/SMU) - The 2007 Conference USA Swimming and Diving Championship concluded last Friday at the CRWC Natatorium on the campus of the University of Houston. SMU successfully defended its conference crown scoring 853 points overall. SMU's 853 points are the second most points scored in C-USA Swimming and Diving Championship history.

The championship is the 11th consecutive overall for SMU in three different leagues and the team set four meet records and won 14 events during the four-day event. In addition, SMU took the top three spots in four events during the meet and grabbed the top two spots in two events.

Student-athletes placing first, second or third in event finals received medals during the championship and garnered first, second and third-team All-Conference USA, respectively. League champion SMU led the way with 39 all-conference selections and the Mustangs' Petra Klosova grabbed five first-team honors.

2007 All-Conference USA Swimming and Diving teams50-yard Freestyle1. Leane Darling, SMU2. Diane Gu, Rice3. Carly Miller, Rice100-yard Freestyle1. Petra Klosova, SMU2. Leane Darling, SMU3. Jennifer Blackman, SMU200-yard Freestyle1. Petra Klosova, SMU2. Jennifer Blackman, SMU3. Celina Lemmen, SMU500-yard Freestyle1. Jennifer Blackman, SMU2. Anja Carman, SMU3. Katie Roberts, SMU1,650-yard Freestyle1. Anja Carman, SMU2. Katie Roberts, SMU3. Brittany Massengale, Rice200-yard Individual Medley1. Jennifer Basel, SMU2. Szi Szi Santo, Houston3. Devon Callaghan, SMU400-yard Individual Medley1. Andrea Pa'lmai, Houston2. Jackie Jones, East Carolina3. Lauren Ford, Marshall100-yard Butterfly1. Justine Clark, SMU2. Leane Darling, SMU3. Skylar Craig, Rice200-yard Butterfly1. Erin Mattson, Rice2. Justine Clark, SMU3. Kate Gordon, East Carolina100-yard Breaststroke1. Devon Callaghan, SMU2. Jennifer Basel, SMU3. Tamara Sambrailo, SMU200-yard Breaststroke1. Jennifer Basel, SMU2. Szi Szi Santo, Houston3. Tamara Sambrailo, SMU100-yard Backstroke1. Jess Shamburger, Houston2. Skylar Craig, Rice3. Rebecca Perry, East Carolina200-yard Backstroke1. Anja Carman, SMU2. Andrea Pa'lmai, Houston3. Justine Lin, Rice1-meter Diving1. Anastasia Pozdniakova, Houston2. Ginni Van Katwijk, Houston3. Rachel Gitelson, Houston3-meter Diving1. Anastasia Pozdniakova, Houston2. Christie Icenhower, East Carolina3. Ginni Van Katwijk, HoustonPlatform Diving1. Rachel Gitelson, Houston2. Ginni Van Katwijk, Houston3. Anastasia Pozdniakova, Houston200-yard Medley Relay1. SMU - Anja Carman, Tamara Sambrailo,Angela San Juan Cisneros, Petra Klosova2. Rice - Keri Hyde, Pam Zelnick, Skylar Craig, Diane Gu3. Houston - Jess Shamburger, Szi Szi Szanto,Doreen Polotzek, Sasha Schwendwenwein400-yard Medley Relay1. Rice - Kari Hyde, Pam Zelnick, Skylar Craig, Carly Miller2. East Carolina - Rebecca Perry, Krista Hanson,Amanda Duncan, Kate Gordon3. Houston - Jess Shamburger, Szi Szi Szanto,Sasha Schwendenwein, Andrea Pa'lmai200-yard Freestyle Relay1. SMU - Leane Darling, Petra Klosova,Angela San Juan Cisneros, Jennifer Blackman2. Rice - Diane Gu, Carly Miller, Skylar Craig, Keri Hyde3. East Carolina - Rebecca Perry, Kate Gordon,Amanda Duncan, Katlin Potts400-yard Freestyle Relay1. SMU - Celina Lemmen, Jennifer Blackman,Michelle Vlasakova, Leane Darling2. Rice - Brittany Massengale, Carly Miller,Skylar Craig, Diane Gu3. Houston - Nicole Vaiana, Sasha Schwendenwein,Jess Shamburger, Andrea Pa'lmai800-yard Freestyle Relay1. SMU - Jennifer Blackman, Petra Klosova,Katie Roberts, Celina Lemmen2. Rice - Erin Mattson, Brittany Massengale,Carly Miller, Caitlin Warner3. Houston - Sasha Schwendenwein, Nicole Vaiana,Andrea Pa'lmai, Szi Szi Szanto