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BUFFALO, NY - University at Buffalo senior Inger Rooneem (Hinton, Alberta/New Westminster) saved the best for last in her collegiate career.

The record-breaking senior became UB's first double champion in a Mid-American Conference championship event at the MAC Women's Swimming Championships conducted at Ohio University. The host Bobcats won the event with 816 points while the Bulls finished in sixth place with 285 points.

Rooneem began her incredible performance by winning the 50-yard freestyle in an NCAA Championship provisional qualifying time of :23.18 on the first day. That also smashed her own school record. She was also the anchor leg on the 400-yard medley relay team which finished fourth in a time of 3:52.75, also a school record.

On the second day of competition, Rooneem first helped the Bulls to a third place finish in the 200-yard medley relay before claiming her second title by winning the 100-yard backstroke in a time of :56.94. The Bulls also got strong performances from senior Kim Theetge (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) and sophomore Dawn Hickey (Brockport, NY/Brockport). Theetge finished fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke in a time of 1:06.6 while Hickey finished seventh in the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 4:58.52.

On the final day of competition, Rooneem finished second in the 100 freestyle in a time of :51.56. Hickey also finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle in a time of 16:49.59 which provisionally qualified her for the NCAA Championships as well.