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Women's Swimming 2/14-16/08 -- Augsburg at MIAC Championships

MINNEAPOLIS (2/14-16/08) -- Closing out her collegiate swimming career, Kasi Clauson (SR, Kansas, Okla./Cookson Hills Christian HS) set new school records in five events, leading the Augsburg College women's swimming team at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships, held Thursday to Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

Clauson set a new school mark in the 200-yard individual medley with a 20th-place, 2:20.88 time, breaking the old mark of 2:24.67 that she set in 2004. She also broke the school record in the 1,650-yard freestyle for the fourth time this season, finishing 17th in 19:14.90. During the course of the season, Clauson cut a total of 1:39.07 off of the school records in the event. Also in the 1,650-yard freestyle, Clauson set new school marks with her split times in the 200-yard freestyle (2:04.73), 500-yard freestyle (5:41.44) and 1,000-yard freestyle (11:33.85). Clauson also finished 23rd in the 400-yard individual medley (5:03.10).

Clauson closes her career as the top swimmer (and first four-year competitor) in the first five years of Augsburg's women's swimming program, holding school records in 10 of 14 individual events, as well as being a part of school records in all five relay events.

Four Auggies combined for 10 personal-best times in the final meet of the season. Nissa Anderson (JR, Edina, Minn.) set personal-best times in the 50-yard freestyle (31.67), 100-yard breaststroke (1:31.02) and 100-yard freestyle (1:10.29). Natalie Sasseville (SO, Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS) set a season-best in the 50-yard freestyle (29.80), while setting personal-bests in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:24.48) and 100-yard freestyle (1:04.62).

Stephanie Storlie (SO, Moorhead, Minn.) set personal-bests in the 100-yard backstroke (1:11.99), 200-yard backstroke (2:34.96) and 200-yard freestyle (2:22.24). Sarah Valasek (JR, Green Lake, Wis.) set personal-bests in the 50-yard freestyle (41.24) and the 100-yard freestyle (1:36.96).

Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at MIAC Championships
February 14-16, 2008 -- University of Minnesota Aquatic Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
Women's Team Scores -- 1. Gustavus 697.5; 2. St. Olaf 645; 3. Carleton 601; 4. St. Benedict 447; 5. St. Thomas 407.5; 6. Hamline 219; 7. Macalester 192; 8. St. Catherine 180; 9. Concordia-Moorhead 130; 10. St. Mary's 104; 11. Augsburg 66.

Results with Augsburg competitors (winner listed first, Augsburg results follow, * denotes school record):
50-yard freestyle: 1. Becca Ney (St. Thomas) 24.16; 49. Natalie Sasseville 29.80 (prelims); 56. Nissa Anderson 31.67 (prelims); 57. Steph Bly 35.14 (prelims); 58. Sarah Valasek 41.24 (prelims).
100-yard backstroke: 1. Becca Ney (St. Thomas) 58.93; 28. Steph Storlie 1:11.99 (prelims).
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Kjersten Grinde (St. Olaf) 1:06.54; 23. Natalie Sasseville 1:24.48 (prelims); 26. Nissa Anderson 1:31.02 (prelims).
100-yard butterfly: 1. Kaarin Taylor (Carleton) 59.56; 28. Sarah Valasek 1:55.31 (prelims).
100-yard freestyle: 1. Becca Ney (St. Thomas) 52.68; 29. Natalie Sasseville 1:04.62 (prelims); 38. Nissa Anderson 1:10.29 (prelims); 39. Sarah Valasek 1:36.96 (prelims).
200-yard backstroke: 1. Kale Zicafoose (Carleton) 2:07.38; 32. Steph Storlie 2:34.96 (prelims).
200-yard freestyle: 1. Karin Brown (Carleton) 1:55.92; 36. Steph Storlie 2:22.24 (prelims).
200-yard individual medley: 1. Kate Alexander (Carleton) 2:06.94; 20. Kasi Clauson 2:20.88 (prelims) *.
400-yard individual medley: 1. Kate Alexander (Carleton) 4:30.33; 23. Kasi Clauson 5:03.10 (prelims).
1,650-yard freestyle: 1. Jen Marzolf (St. Olaf) 17:46.98; 17. Kasi Clauson 19:14.90 *.
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Gustavus 1:37.77; 10. Augsburg (Natalie Sasseville, Kasi Clauson, Sarah Valasek, Steph Bly) 2:13.15.
200-yard medley relay: 1. Carleton 1:47.96; 10. Augsburg (Steph Storlie, Natalie Sasseville, Sarah Valasek, Nissa Anderson) 2:35.31.
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Carleton 3:34.72; 11. Augsburg (Kasi Clauson, Steph Storlie, Nissa Anderson, Sarah Valasek) 4:46.34.
400-yard medley relay: 1. Carleton 3:56.76; 11. Augsburg (Steph Storlie, Natalie Sasseville, Kasi Clauson, Nissa Anderson) 4:48.37.
800-yard freestyle relay: 1. St. Olaf 7:51.10; 10. Augsburg (Kasi Clauson, Steph Storlie, Nissa Anderson, Natalie Sasseville) 9:24.80.

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