FRESHMAN BRAUER HAS YET ANOTHER OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Freshman Caitlin Brauer already owns a staggering seven individual school records.

David Alexander

3/13/2010 2:18:46 PM

CANTON, OH – Freshman Caitlin Brauer missed qualifying for the 200-yard breaststroke finals by a mere 0.28 seconds at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships this morning. Brauer, the first female to ever represent Saint Rose at the NCAA Championships, went 2:23.07 to wind up 17th among 34 competitors at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. Her performance was the event’s second-fastest clocking by a freshman and closed out a superlative four days on the national stage for the youngster.

Earlier in the meet, Brauer swam a time of 2:09.78 to wind up 31st among 54 participants in the women’s 200 individual medley on Wednesday. She furthermore recorded an 18th place preliminary time of 4:33.23 in the women’s 400 IM the following day.

Brauer wrapped her freshman year on Western Avenue owning a staggering seven individual school records. She is furthermore part of four record setting relay squads.