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Faunce, Herrmann snare KU scholar awards

Having spent the past five years as a member of Kansas University’s baseball team, senior Nick Faunce knows firsthand the struggles that come when the stresses of Div. I athletics collide with the demands of a full course workload.

KU swimmers, divers work with Olympians

The Kansas University swimming and diving team played host to a one-hour clinic Saturday morning at Robinson Natatorium for 20 local Special Olympians.

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KU diver Mertz in her own class

As ecstatic as Kansas University diver Erin Mertz was to qualify for this season’s NCAA swimming and diving championships — and she was very much ecstatic — she couldn’t help but dwell on the one drawback that comes with establishing yourself as one of the nation’s finest aquatic performers.

KU swimmer places 19th; diver takes 17th

Kansas University swimmer Maria Mayrovich placed 19th in the preliminaries of the 100 yard freestyle Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.

Two KU swimmers break school records

Kansas University swimmers Maria Mayrovich and Iuliia Kuzhil each placed 21st in the preliminaries of their respective events Friday afternoon at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in College Station, Texas.

KU’s Mertz seventh in NCAA diving

Kansas University sophomore Erin Mertz earned All-American status with her seventh-place finish on the one-meter board Thursday night at the NCAA swimming and diving championships. Mertz scored 298.40 points.

KU diver qualifies for NCAAs

Erin Mertz placed seventh on the platform at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships.

KU divers advance

The Kansas University diving team competed in the one-meter event Saturday at the NCAA Zone Diving meet in Columbia, Mo.

Kansas diver 12th

KU’s Hannah McMacken was 12th at the NCAA ‘D’ Diving Zones.

Mayrovich, Kuzhil qualify for NCAAs

Kansas University swimmers senior Maria Mayrovich and sophomore Iuliia Kuzhil will represent the Kansas swimming and diving team at the 2009 NCAA Championships on March 19-21 in College Station, Texas.

KU swimming places 4th at Big 12’s

Kansas University’s swimming and diving team finished in fourth place at the 2009 Big Championships at the Mizzou Aquatics Center on Saturday.

Mayrovich, Kuzhil place in top five

Kansas University had several strong individual performances Friday at the Big 12 swim championships. Leading the Jayhawks were Maria Mayrovich and Iuliia Kuzhil, both of whom had top-five finishes in their respective events. Stephanie Payne continued to improve upon her school-record 400-yard I.M. time by earning 10th-place finish in a time of 4:15.69.

KU swimming in 4th at Big 12 meet

Kansas University’s swimming and diving team is in fourth place after two days of the Big 12 Championships.

Kansas swimming sets two records

Kansas University swimmers set school records in both events at the first day of the Big 12 Championships.

Kansas swimmers put 18 on academic teams

Kansas University put 18 on the Academic All-Big 12 Swimming and Diving teams.