COMPLETE RESULTS

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The Wayne State University swimming and diving programs again proved to be national contenders at the 2010 NCAA Division II Championships, as the four-day meet concluded Saturday at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

For the second year in a row, the WSU women's squad finished in second place, accumulating a school-record 531 points. The Warriors trailed only Drury (657) which earned its third women's national title in the last four years, but finished with a 213-point advantage over third-place UC San Diego (318). Wayne State set 12 school records over the four days.

The women's team also claimed seven individual national championships and an eighth NCAA title in the 200 medley relay, as the foursome of Sara Franklin (Caro, Mich.), Courtney Roberts (Milan, Mich.), Ana Gonzalez Pena (Gijon, Spain) and Ashley Corriveau (Metamora, Mich./Lapeer East) broke the NCAA meet record on Wednesday (1:41.46).

Gonzalez Pena and Roberts were dominant in the two individual breaststroke events. Roberts won her second consecutive championship in the 100 breaststroke, while Gonzalez Pena finished second. Gonzalez Pena would later win the 200 breaststroke, breaking Roberts' school record as Roberts came in third.

Franklin earned her first individual NCAA championship on Friday in the 100 backstroke, and Cassie Chetosky (Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica) became the first female diver in WSU history to win a national title as she took first place on the three-meter board on Wednesday.

The standout Warrior on the women's side, however, was Ashley St. Andrew (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison), who won all three distance freestyle events.

St. Andrew, who became WSU's first female national swimming champion in history last season, successfully defended her titles in the 500 and 1000 free events. She also won the 1650 free and placed third in the 200 free. Her 76 points earned in four individual events exceeded the four-day totals of 22 entire teams.

The WSU women's team, which surpassed its 2009 point total (453.5), has steadily improved its performance at the NCAA Championships each year. The Warriors placed 24th in 2006, 10th in 2007 and sixth in 2008 prior to their consecutive second-place finishes.

Meanwhile, the Wayne State men's team, which moved up from fifth to third on Friday, held its position Saturday to achieve its third top-three finish in four years. The Warriors totaled 343 points and set four school records.

Drury amassed 538 points to claim its sixth straight national men's title. Incarnate Word came in second (403), and Grand Valley State trailed WSU in fourth (314).

The third-place finish for Wayne State was its sixth consecutive top-eight performance at nationals.

Joaquin Abascal Gallegos (Madrid, Spain) became a two-time national champion, winning the 400 individual medley Thursday and the 200 breaststroke on Saturday. He also posted second-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM. In his four individual events, Abascal Gallegos scored a combined 74 points, eclipsing the totals of 12 teams.

Abascal Gallegos was Wayne State's co-leader with seven First Team All-America honors. He shared that distinction with Cauli Bedran (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), who swam on four top-eight relays and placed fourth and sixth in the 50 and 100 freestyles, respectively.

Cayce Bolt (Sterling Hts., Mich./Warren Mott) took second place in one-meter diving and third in on the three-meter board. Both WSU squads benefitted from a deeper diving corps, as the Warriors tallied 86 points in women's diving and 43 points on the men's side.

A combined total of 23 student-athletes (12 men, 11 women) earned All-America status, either First Team (first-eighth) or Honorable Mention (ninth-16th).

SWIMMER/DIVER	FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA (PLACE)	HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA (PLACE)
Joaquin Abascal Gallegos	200 Breaststroke (1) 400 Individual Medley (1) 100 Breaststroke (2) 200 Individual Medley (2) 800 Freestyle Relay (T4) 200 Medley Relay (5) 400 Medley Relay (7)
Cauli Bedran	50 Freestyle (4) 200 Medley Relay (5) 100 Freestyle (6) 400 Freestyle Relay (7) 400 Medley Relay (7) 100 Backstroke (8) 200 Freestyle Relay (8)
Cayce Bolt	1-Meter Diving (2) 3-Meter Diving (3)
Cassie Chetosky	3-Meter Diving (1) 1-Meter Diving (3)
Ashley Corriveau	200 Medley Relay (1) 400 Medley Relay (2) 800 Freestyle Relay (2) 200 Freestyle Relay (3) 400 Freestyle Relay (4)
Ben Dueweke		200 Butterfly (15)
Stephanie Ekleberry	800 Freestyle Relay (2) 500 Freestyle (8) 1000 Freestyle (8) 1650 Freestyle (8)
Mike Elliott		3-Meter Diving (9)
Sara Franklin	100 Backstroke (1) 200 Medley Relay (1) 400 Medley Relay (2) 200 Freestyle Relay (3) 400 Freestyle Relay (4) 200 Backstroke (6)	50 Freestyle (10)
Ana Gonzalez Pena	200 Breaststroke (1) 200 Medley Relay (1) 100 Breaststroke (2) 200 Freestyle Relay (3)
Jeff Grant		3-Meter Diving (16)
Nathan Hesche	200 Medley Relay (5) 100 Backstroke (7) 400 Freestyle Relay (7) 200 Freestyle Relay (8)	200 Backstroke (10)
Elaina Hogle	200 Butterfly (2) 400 Medley Relay (2) 800 Freestyle Relay (2) 400 Individual Medley (3) 400 Freestyle Relay (4) 200 Individual Medley (5)
Meghan Jaworski		3-Meter Diving (13)
Matthew Laschuk	800 Freestyle Relay (T4) 400 Medley Relay (7)	200 Butterfly (10) 100 Butterfly (14) 200 Breaststroke (14) 100 Breaststroke (15)
Jimmy Lee	400 Medley Relay (7)
Oskar Nordstrand	800 Freestyle Relay (T4) 500 Freestyle (5) 400 Freestyle Relay (7)	1000 Freestyle (11) 200 Freestyle (13)
Courtney Roberts	100 Breaststroke (1) 200 Medley Relay (1) 400 Medley Relay (2) 200 Breaststroke (3) 200 Freestyle Relay (3)
Carly Sevald	3-Meter Diving (3)	1-Meter Diving (11)
Justin Shields	800 Freestyle Relay (T4) 200 Medley Relay (5) 400 Freestyle Relay (7) 200 Freestyle Relay (8)
Ashley St. Andrew	500 Freestyle (1) 1000 Freestyle (1) 1650 Freestyle (1) 800 Freestyle Relay (2) 200 Freestyle (3) 400 Freestyle Relay (4)
Matt Victor	200 Freestyle Relay (8)
Lena Wileczek	1-Meter Diving (6) 3-Meter Diving (8)