March 17, 2016
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ATLANTA ââ'¬" Senior Alyson Ackman (Montreal, Quebec) swam a season-best in the 50 freestyle to lead Penn State on the second day of the 2016 NCAA Women's Swimming Championships, hosted by Georgia Tech in the McAuley Aquatic Center.
Ackman touched in 22.41, but despite her best mark of the year it was not enough to advance to the finals, and she placed 28th. Tough competition prevented the Nittany Lions from earning evening swims, who sit 27th as a team with six points.
Jones trailed Ackman in the 50 in 23.28, while Katie Rowe placed 37th in the 200 individual medley in 1:58.76.
Casey Francis (East Meadow, N.Y.) led the distance effort in the 500 freestyle, placing 47th in 4:46.18, while Katelyn Sowinski (Severna Park, Md.) also competed and touched in 4:53.58.
The 400 medley relay team of Ackman, Melissa Rodriguez (Chihuahua, Mexico), Niki Price (Manchester, Pa,) and Jones placed 25th in 3:36.61. The Lions were disqualified from the 200 freestyle relay due to an early jump.
Preliminary sessions begin at 10 a.m. ET Friday with nightly finals slated for 6 p.m.
Rowe and Francis will open the third day in the 400 IM, Jones and Ackman will compete in the 200 free and Rodriguez will swim in the 100 breaststroke.
ESPN3.com will live stream finals sessions on Friday and Saturday. The morning sessions on Friday and Saturday, will be streamed live on NCAA.com. Additionally, ESPNU will air a two-hour broadcast via tape delay at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 29. Live results for the championships will be available on NCAA.com.
Wednesday, the Penn State team of Ackman, Price, Megan Wujciak and Jones was named honorable mention All-America in the 800 freestyle relay Wednesday evening to open the
The quartet combined to finish in a season-best 7 minutes, 4.42 seconds to place 14th. It was also the second fastest time in school history in the event.
For Ackman, it is her 11th career first team or honorable mention All-America honor, while it was Jones' second after earning first-team honors as a part of last season's 800 free relay performance. It was the first for Price and Wujciak who both made their NCAA Championships debuts.
Schedule of Events:
Friday
Prelims - 10 a.m.
Diving Trials ââ'¬" 3-meter - 12:15
15 minutes following trails - 3-meter diving consolation final
Finals - 6 p.m.
400 IM Consolation
400 IM Final
100 Butterfly Consolation
100 Fly Final
200 Free Consolation
200 Free Final
100 Breaststroke Consolation
100 Breast Final
100 Backstroke Consolation
100 Back Final
3-meter Diving Final
200 Medley Relay Consolation
200 Medley Relay Final
Saturday
Prelims - 10 a.m.
Platform Diving Trials - 12:15
15 minutes following trials - platform consolation final
3:45 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. - freestyle early heats begin
4:50 p.m. - Free last heat of timed finals
Finals - 6 p.m.
200 Back Consolation
200 Back Final
100 Free Consolation
100 Free Final
200 Breast Consolation
200 Breast Final
200 Butterfly Consolation
200 Fly Final
Platform Diving Final
400 Free Relay Consolation
400 Free Relay Final
Team Awards