Sara Kraus Swims to the Flying Dutch's Seventh All-American Finish in the 100 Backstroke

Sara Kraus made Hope College women's swimming and diving team history on Friday in Indianapolis.

The freshman from Rockford, Michigan (Rockford HS) became the Flying Dutch's seventh All-America honors in the 100-yard backstroke at the NCAA Division III Championships.

Sara Kraus poses for a headshot Kraus, pictured, clocked a seventh-place time of 55.82 seconds in the A Final. Kraus moved up one spot after her qualifying swim of 55.93 seconds during the morning's preliminaries.

Hope's All-America Performances

During prelims, Kraus took the last spot for the A Final by .02 of a second.

Kraus joined Susan Looman (national champ in 1994), Sara Looman (national runner-up in 1994), Laurel Horton (national runner-up in 1998), Brittany Reest (fifth in 2006 and eighth in 2008), and Lori Gano (sixth in 1991).

Senior Emma Schaefer (DeWitt, Michigan / St. Johns) finished 21st in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:04.74 during preliminaries.

Hope took 21st in the 800 freestyle relay. Schaefer, Kraus, freshman Katie Weedon (Whitinsville, Massachusetts / Whitinsville Christian), and sophomore Delaney Wesolek (Bay City, Michigan / John Glenn) clocked a time of 7:44.42 during preliminaries.

Schaefer opened with a 200-yard split of 1:56.72. Kraus followed at a 1:55.47 clip. Weedon finished in 1:56.19. Wesolek went 1:56.04.

The four-day meet at Indiana University Purdue University at Indiainapolis concludes on Saturday, March 18, beginning with preliminaries at 10 a.m.

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