Oct. 20, 2000

LOS ANGELES - USC's Gabe Woodward (Sr.), Mark Warkentin (Jr.) and Michala Kwasny (So.) were among the winners on the first day of the USC Invitational on Friday (Oct. 20) at USC's McDonald's Swim Stadium.

Woodward won the men's 50-yard freestyle in :20.84 while Warkentin won the men's 500-yard freestyle in 4:29.26. Kwasny won the women's 200 individual medley in 2:01.25.

Other USC winners included newcomers Tomas Karajark in the men's 200 individual medley with a time of 1:49.26 and Kristen Rich in the women's 50 freestyle with :24.13.

The meet concludes with two sessions on Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Results to follow.

Women's 500-Yard Free
1.Dawn Heckman (PASA) 4:50.80
2.Asa Sandlund (USC) 4:51.61
3.Kristen Carvely (AZOT) 4:56.05
4.Nicole MacKey (AZOT) 4:57.54
5.Katie Meyer (USC) 5:00.67

Men's 500-Yard Free
1.Mark Warkentin (USC) 4:29.26
2.Tomas Karakjark (USC) 4:29.84
3.Armin Hummel (CSUB) 4:35.04
4.Trent Stanley (USC) 4:35.95
5.Matt Peterson (USC) 4:37.13

Women's 200-Yard IM
1.Michala Kwansy (USC) 2:01.25
2.Kristin MacGregor (USC) 2:01.94
3.Kristen Carvely (AZOT) 2:01.95
4.Erin Volcan (AZOT) 2:06.28
5.Nicole MacKey (AZOT) 2:07.55

Men's 200-Yard IM
1.Tomas Karakjark (USC) 1:49.26
2.Ryo Imai (UNUSC) 1:52.67
3.Mark Warkentin (USC) 1:52.73
4.Jeff Lee (USC) 1:53.98
5.Luciano Galindo (PASA) 1:54.50

Women's 50-Yard Free
1.Kristen Rich (USC) 24.13
2.Kristin MacGregor (USC) 24.15
3.Michala Kwasny (USC) 24.22
4.Jenny Parmenter (USC) 24.46
5.Erin Volcan (AZOT) 24.71

Men's 50-Yard Free
1.Gabe Woodward (USC) 20.84
2.Scott Greenwood (CAL) 21.10
3.Frank Uxa (CAL) 21.11
4.Jeff Lee (USC) 21.31
5.Matt Burny (CAL) 21.33

Women's 400-Yard Medley Relay
1.USC 3:49.44
2.AZOT 3:54.24
3.USC 4:00.54
4.IHAC 4:06.65
5.CSUB 4:07.32

Men's 400-Yard Medley Relay
1.USC 3:24.79
2.CAL 3:25.56
3.USC 3:32.89
4.USC 3:37.94
5.UCI 3:42.73