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Campbell takes first, Western Illinois takes fourth at House of Champions Invitational

December 26, 2007 on 9:10 pm | In Athletics |

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Junior diver Eric Campbell took first place out of 16 divers, while Western Illinois took fourth at the House of Champions Invitational hosted by IUPUI.

Campbell took first on both boards with a score of 310.00 on the 3-meter and a 288.20 on the 1-meter. Teammate Anthony Holzhauer took third place on both boards with a score of 276.40 on the 3-meter and 266.00 on the 1-meter.

Ball State won the meet out of eight teams on the women’s side. The Westerwinds had a fourth-place score of 451, finishing ahead of Summit League teams IUPUI and Eastern Illinois, as well as the University of Indianapolis and Butler. The Western Illinois men finished fourth of six teams, also defeating IUPUI and Eastern Illinois.

In relays, the Westerwinds took fourth place with a time of 4:02.13 in the 400-yard medley relay, while the men finished in third with a time of 3:36.99. Both the men and women took fourth place in the 200-yard medley relay.

Sophomore backstroker Darius Wolny represented the Leathernecks with two, second-place finishes. His first came in the 100-yard backstroke event with a time of 52.83 and his second came in the 200-yard backstroke event with a time of 1:56.54.

On the women’s side, senior Jennifer Madgiak took second place in the 50-meter freestyle event, while senior Erin Carl took third place in the 200-yard backstroke event with a time of 2:11.38.

Western Illinois swimming and diving will continue competition on the road as they travel to Chicago for a dual meet with UIC, December 19 at 2 p.m.

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