OXFORD, Ohio - March 15, 2008 - Junior Moira Price recorded a third place finish in the 200 breaststroke on the third day of the 27th Annual NCAA Division III Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Miami’s (Ohio) Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center.
For Price, the third place finish marks her third All-American honor in the 2008 competition. She previously placed third in the 100 breaststroke and 13th in the 50 freestyle.
Price entered the finals of the 200 breaststroke as the top seed after she clocked in a time 2:17.74. In the finals, Price touched in 2:18.54 en route to her third All-American honor.
In addition, Kallie Pottle finished 18th in the 200-yard backstroke for the Pride. Pottle recorded a time of 2:08.03 in the preliminaries, 18th-best.
Also, Erin White was named an All-American after she finished 16th in the three-meter diving event. White finished with a score of 390.05
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