Kosten and Olson record top five finishes.

AUBURN, Ala. (Feb. 18, 2000) — University of Kentucky swimmers AnnabelKosten and Melissa Olson each recorded top five finishes at the2000 Southeastern Conference Swimming and DivingChampionships Friday night at the James E. Martin AquaticCenter. Kosten swam her way to a fourth place finish in thefinals of the women’s 100-yard butterfly with a NCAAprovisional qualifying time of 55.44. Olson jumped up threespots from her preliminary qualifying time to finish fifth in thefinals of the 400 individual medley. Olson’s time of 4:18.37 metthe NCAA provisional time standard by more than six seconds.

Junior diver Carrie Knoeber finished fifth overall on the 3-meterdiving event with a score of 479.05, qualifying her for theNCAA Zone Diving Meet and also breaking her previouscareer high score. Juniors Macon White and Shaun Zitani brokeindividual school records and were members of UK’s recordbreaking 800 freestyle relay team

White broke his own team record in the finals of the 200freestyle, finishing seventh with a time of 1:37.20, twoone-hundredths better than his old record of 1:37.22, which metthe NCAA “B” cut.

Zitani’s time of 48.25 shattered the existing UK record of 49.22(Maurice Stewart) in the 100 butterfly. Zitani won theconsolation heat, and his time met the NCAA “B” cut. The UKmen’s 800 freestyle relay consisting of David Tweedie, AaronWorkman, White, and Zitani, finished fifth with a time of6:38.04, breaking the old mark of 6:39.63 set in 1997. The timealso was just under the NCAA provisional time standard.

Sophomore Carolyn Rader swam her lifetime best in the 200 freestyle, winning theconsolation heat with a time of 1:48.35, meeting the NCAA provisional mark. In theteam standings, the UK men are in a tight four-way battle, currently standing in fifth placeoverall with 199 points, one point better than sixth place South Carolina. On the women’sside, the Cats are sixth place with 236 points, only forty points behind fourth placeTennessee.

“It has been an incredibly fast and intimidating meet to swim,” UK coach Gary Conellysaid. “I am proud of the way our kids have stepped up and swam fast. All of our swimsFriday night were faster than in the morning, so I am happy we are accepting thechallenge of the competition.” The final day of competition begins Saturday morning withpreliminaries at 11:30 a.m. (EST), while finals are set for 7:30 p.m. Complete meetresults can be found on the internet at www.secsports.com orwww.auburn.edu/athletics/secswimming.

Agate(UK Finishers) Women's 400 Individual Medley5. Melissa Olson                UK              4:18.37 *21. Sarah Carter                UK              4:34.17Women's 100 Butterfly4. Annabel Kosten               UK              55.44 *9. Debra Hinsley                UK              56.2614. Taryn Kannegeisser          UK              56.6919. Emily Buske                 UK              58.2924. Sarah Hoppe                 UK              59.4830. Lisa Beavers                UK              1:02.70Men's 100 Butterfly9. Shaun Zitani                 UK              48.25 * !24. Eddie Clement               UK              50.4527. Brett Palmer                UK              50.9229. Matt Nilson                 UK              51.8932. Derek Perkins               UK              53.11Women's 200 Freestyle9. Carolyn Rader                UK              1:48.36 *19. Kelley Miller               UK              1:51.2822. Tracy Sullivan              UK              1:51.5628. Jenny Priester              UK              1:52.90Men's 200 Freestyle7. Macon White                  UK              1:37.20 * !13. David Tweedie               UK              1:38.56 *27. Dave Kuendig                UK              1:41.8728. Aaron Workman               UK              1:41.95Women's 100 Breaststroke15. Jen Clifford                UK              1:05.75Men's 100 Breaststroke17. Roger Watkins               UK              56.5420. Aaron Cuker                 UK              57.2021. Josh Waldrop                UK              57.61Women's 100 Backstroke16. Jaime Siegele               UK              58.1817. Taryn Kannegeisser          UK              58.0720. Sarah Carter                UK              59.0823. Kelly Neal                  UK              1:00.30Men's 100 Backstroke23. Brett Palmer                UK              52.8424. Cody NathUK              53.04Women's 3-Meter Diving5. Carrie Knoeber               UK              479.05Women's 800 Freestyle Relay4. UK (A. Kosten, K. Miller, T. Sullivan, C. Rader)     7:22.36 *Men's 800 Freestyle Relay5. UK (M. White, S. Zitani, D. Tweedie, A. Workman)     6:38.04 * !# - NCAA "A" Cut * - NCAA "B" Cut ? NCAA Zone "B" Diving Cut^ - SEC Meet Record! UK RecordTeam Scores 
Men's1.  Auburn      506  5.  UK          1992.  Tennessee   439  6.  USC         1983.  Florida     422.57.  Alabama     1904.  Georgia     283.58.  LSU         188Women's1.  Georgia     582  6. UK           2362.  Auburn      463  7. Alabama      1983.  Florida     323  8. USC          1304.  Tennessee   278  9. Arkansas     1095.  LSU         247