Nelson Caps Career with Honorable Mention All-American in 200 ButterflyNelson Caps Career with Honorable Mention All-American in 200 Butterfly

Nelson Caps Career with Honorable Mention All-American in 200 Butterfly

March 21, 2009

Full Meet Results

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Kelly Nelson manufactured her ninth career All-American finish in her final collegiate event, swimming to a 12th place finish in the 200-yard butterfly in the final of competition on Saturday at the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships in College Station, Texas.

Penn State secured 38th place with nine points and totaled three All-American bids during the course of the championships.

With her performance, Nelson has eight honorable mention All-Americans to go along with her lone All-American standing in 2008.

Nelson broke her own school record by .41 seconds in the 200 butterfly. The West Chester, Pa. native's time of 1:54.96 in the preliminaries was .27 seconds short of her becoming her second All-American finish. Nelson touched the wall at 1:55.32 during the finals.

Kaitlin O'Brien, who grabbed her fourth honorable mention All-American in Friday's 400 IM race, took 25th in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:11.84. O'Brien's time set a seven-year school record, overtaking Corrie Clark's 2002 time of 2:12.11.

With a preliminary time of 1:57.17, Kailey Morris tabbed 27th in the 200 butterfly.

Daphne Skelos and Lyndsey Smith rounded out the competition for Penn State. Skelos came in 45th, touching the wall at 1:57.39, during the 200 backstroke. Smith also competed for the Nittany Lions in the 200 butterfly and placed 48th at 4:17.26.

Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin led the Big Ten by standing at 10th, 11th and 14 place, respectively.

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS

Kelly Nelson, 200 Butterfly

Kelly Nelson, 200 Freestyle

Kaitlin O'Brien, 400 IM

SCHOOL RECORDS SET

Kelly Nelson, 200 Butterfly: 1:54.96

Kelly Nelson, 200 Freestyle: 1:44.94