Gators Post Eight Personal-Best Marks on Day One of Auburn Invitational

Friday, February 8

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Nikki Miller places second in the 500 Free

Gators Post Eight Personal-Best Marks on Day One of Auburn Invitational

Friday, February 8, 2019 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: Chad Smith

AUBURN, Ala. – The University of Florida women's swimming team was in action Friday at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center for the Auburn Invitational. Nikki Miller tallied a second-place finish to pace the Gators on day one of the invitational.

Miller recorded a personal-best time of 4:47.02 and placed second in the 500 Free final. Jillian Hatch took third place with a new personal-best swim of 4:48.78. Kahra Williams finished fourth with a mark of 4:54.05. Bettina Boszormenyi took sixth, while Kalie Novosedliak finished in 13th.

In the 200 IM final, Adrianna DeBoer clocked a career-best mark of 2:03.37 and finished in third. Madison Conway added a personal-best time of 2:04.38 and placed sixth. Jessica Rodriguez collected a personal-best swim of 2:05.09 and placed eighth. Ellie Zweifel finished in ninth and Ellie Hatton placed 11th. Yekaterina Aslanidi notched a personal-best mark of 2:11.68 and placed 16th.

Kelsey Dambacher placed third in the 50 Free finals with a time of 22.88, just two one-hundredths of a second off of her season best of 22.86. Kirschtine Balbuena collected a personal-best swim of 23.08 and finished in fifth. Gabby Hillis posted a personal-best time of 22.89 in the prelims, before she swam a 23.13 and placed sixth.

The Auburn Invitational continues Saturday at 10:30 a.m. ET with the 400 IM.

Swimming Event Schedule

SATURDAY	SUNDAY
Prelims 10:30 a.m.	Prelims 10:30 a.m.
400 IM	200 Back
100 Fly	100 Free
200 Free	200 Breast
100 Breast	200 Fly
100 Back	1,650 Free
Finals 6 p.m.	Finals 4 p.m.
200 MR	200 Back
400 IM	100 Free
100 Fly	200 Breast
200 Free	200 Fly
100 Breast	400 FR
100 Back
800 FR