1997-98 MIAA Women's Swimming/Diving Report

Dual Meet Standings:  Hope 6-0, Kalamazoo 5-1, Alma 4-2, Calvin 3-3, Albion 2-4, Saint Mary's 1-5, Olivet 0-6

League Meet:  1. Hope 527, 2. Kalamazoo 433, 3. Alma 414, 4. Calvin 279, 5. Albion 270, Saint Mary's 146, Olivet 71

Seasonal Standings:  1. Hope, 2. Kalamazoo 3. Alma, 4. Calvin, 5. Albion, 6. Saint Mary's, 7. Olivet

*The seasonal champion is determined on the basis of one-third in dual meets and two-thirds in the championship meet.

1997-98 Cumulative Results

1998 All-MIAA Women's Swimming/Diving Team

Most Valuable Swimmer: Laural Horton, Hope College

All-MIAA Team
Amanda Barker, Alma**, sophomore from Lyon (Ionia)
Liz Bennett, Kalamazoo*, sophomore from West Bloomfield (West Bloomfield)
Llena Durante, Hope**, sophomore from Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young)
Michelle Fangmeier, Hope*, sophomore from Inver Grove Heights Minn. (Simley)
Laural Horton, Hope*, freshman from East Grand Rapids (East Grand Rapids)
Debra Knickerbocker, Kalamazoo*, senior from Kalamazoo (Loy Norrix)
Molly Maloney, Albion**, sophomore from Kentwood (East Kentwood)
Heidi Pierce, Albion**, sophomore from Rochester Hills (Rochester)
Marisa Proctor, Alma**, senior from Tecumseh (Tecumseh)
Kelly Raczniak, Kalamazoo**, sophomore from Portage (Portage Central)
Juliet Rivera, Kalamazoo**, senior from Amherst, Ohio (Amherst)
Monica Stubbs, Hope**, senior from Battle Creek (Lakeview)
Erinn VanAuken, Hope**, sophomore from Holland (West Ottawa)
Betsy VandenBerg, Hope*, freshman from Beverly Hills, Mi. (Southfield Christian)
Sarah Vandermeer, Alma*, freshman from Grand Rapids (Northview)
Kristi VanWoerkom, Calvin***, junior from Grand Rapids (GR Christian)
Katie Waters, Albion**, sophomore from Troy (Troy)
Katie Zellen, Alma*, sophomore from Oakland (Romeo)

* denotes number of years All-MIAA

League Champions

One-meter Diving:  Marisa Proctor, Alma, 396.55
200-yard Freestyle Relay:  Hope (Erinn VanAuken, Kara Binkley, Katie Baumann, Llena Durante) 1:37.30
500-yard Freestyle :  Kristi Van Woekom, Calvin, 5:15.94
200-yard Individual Medley:  Laural Horton, Hope, 2:11.12
50-yard Freestyle:  Erinn VanAuken, Hope, :24.34
400-yard Medley Relay:  Hope (Laural Horton, Betsy VandenBerg, Llena Durante, Erinn VanAuken) 3:54.37
200-yard Medley Relay:  Hope (Laural Horton, Monica Stubbs, Llena Durante, Kara Binkley) 1:49.24
400-yard Individual Medley:  Michelle Fangmeier, Hope, 4:49.11
100-yard Butterfly:  Llena Durante, Hope, :57.51
200-yard Freestyle:  Erinn VanAuken, Hope, 1:55.80
100-yard Breaststroke:  Betsy VandenBerg, Hope, 1:07.80
100-yard Backstroke:  Laurel Horton, Hope, 58.33
Three-meter Diving:  Marissa Proctor, Alma, 432.75
800-yard Freestyle Relay:  Hope (Laural Horton, Michelle Fangmeier, Betsy VandenBerg, Erinn VanAuken)7:55.10
1,650-yard Freestyle:  Kelly Raczniak , Kalamazoo, 18:12.28
200-yard Backstroke:  Laural Horton, Hope, 2:06.81
100-yard Freestyle:  Erinn VanAuken, Hope, 52.64
200-yard Breaststroke:  Betsy VandenBerg, Hope, 2:22.93
200-yard Butterfly:  Liz Bennett, Kalamazoo, 2:17.66
400-yard Freestyle Relay:  Hope (Erinn VanAuken, Monica Stubbs, Kara Binkley, Llena Durante) 3:35.2

Bold winners were defending champions.