WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Texas A&M women's team placed sixth at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship in West Lafayette, Ind.
Julia Wilkinson and Alia Atkinson grabbed individual titles in back-to-back races with Wilkinson taking first in the 100-yard freestyle in 47.61 and Atkinson following with a win in the 200-yard breaststroke in a time of 2:07.38. Jaele Patrick took third in both the three and the one-meter diving competitions with scores of 381.75 and 340.60, respectively. Janie Potvin took eighth place (296.25) in the three-meter event. Kristin Heiss earned a sixth-place finish in the 200 back in a time of 1:53.67 while the relay of Sarah Woods, Melissa Hain, Maria Sommer and Wilkinson placed sixth in the 400 freestyle relay in a time of 3:15.46.
Texas finished in 11th place in the team standings behind Kathleen Hersey's fourth-place finish in the 200 butterfly. Kansas landed in 33rd place, followed by Missouri in 42nd.
Florida won the national title with a final team score of 382 points.
Team Results
6. Texas A&M, 311
11. Texas, 106.5
33. Kansas, 18
42. Missouri, 5
200 Freestyle Relay
4. Texas A&M (Sommer, Woods, Wilkinson, Atkinson) - 1:29.02
500 Free
6. Kristen Heiss, Texas A&M - 4:38.97
200 IM
2. Julia Wilkinson, Texas A&M - 1:54.45
5. Kathleen Hersey, Texas - 1:56.42
1-Meter Diving
3. Jaele Patrick, Texas A&M - 340.60
400 Medley Relay
4. Texas A&M (Simpson, Atkinson, Chernoff, Wilkinson) - 3:33.06
200 Free
3. Julia Wilkinson, Texas A&M - 1:44.12
100 Breaststroke
6. Alia Atkinson, Texas A&M - 59.91
3-Meter Diving
3. Jaele Patrick, Texas A&M - 381.75
8. Janie Potvin, Texas A&M - 296.25
800 Freestyle Relay
4. Texas A&M (Heiss, Hain, McLaine, Wilkinson) - 7:02.55
200 Backstroke
6. Kristen Heiss, Texas A&M - 1:53.67
200 Butterfly
5. Kathleen Hersey, Texas - 1:53.65
100 Free
1. Julia Wilkinson, Texas A&M - 47.61
200 Breaststroke
1. Alia Atkinson, Texas A&M - 2:07.38
400 Freestyle Relay
6. Texas A&M (Woods, Hain, Sommer, Wilkinson) - 3:15.46