Indiana’s Looze Named B1G Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year
3/29/2016 1:03:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
CHICAGO – Indiana University swimming coach Ray Looze was named the Big Ten Men's Swimming Coach of the Year, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Looze, who was also named the Big Ten Women's Swimming Coach of the Year, becomes the first coach in league history to earn both awards in the same season. Looze has now won Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year honors a total of six times – four for the men and two for the women.
Under Looze's guidance, the Hoosier men placed ninth at the 2016 NCAA Championships with a total of 180.5 points and finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA's for the first time since 1978.
The top-10 finish for the Hoosiers at the NCAA Championships was the fourth in the last five years. IU's 180.5 points are the most for the team since scoring 201 in 2013.
IU finished ahead of Stanford (14th) for the first time since 1980 and Auburn (10th) for the first time since 1991. In total, Indiana earned 28 All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships – the most for the program since 2013.
At the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers finished second overall with 1,306 points. Indiana has finished in the top-3 at the Big Ten Championships for six-straight seasons and the second place finish was the fourth for the Hoosiers in the last six years.
IU won 17 medals in total at the Big Ten Championships - six gold, seven silver and four bronze. Ian Finnerty was named Big Ten Rookie of the Year after winning gold in the 100 breaststroke and 400 freestyle relay for the Hoosiers.
Joining Finnerty on the First-Team All-Big Ten Team was Bob Glover, Ali Khalafalla, Tanner Kurz, Vini Lanza, Blake Pieroni, Oliver Patrouch and Anze Tavcar. Max Irwin, Jackson Miller and Cody Taylor were named Second-Team All-Big Ten, while John Winck was Indiana's Sportsmanship Award honoree.
Over the course of the conference championships, the Hoosiers racked up 14 school record swims, seven Boilermaker Aquatic Center records, 13 NCAA A cuts, 78 NCAA B cuts and 52 personal-best times.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Looze, who was also named the Big Ten Women's Swimming Coach of the Year, becomes the first coach in league history to earn both awards in the same season. Looze has now won Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year honors a total of six times – four for the men and two for the women.
Under Looze's guidance, the Hoosier men placed ninth at the 2016 NCAA Championships with a total of 180.5 points and finished as the top Big Ten team at the NCAA's for the first time since 1978.
The top-10 finish for the Hoosiers at the NCAA Championships was the fourth in the last five years. IU's 180.5 points are the most for the team since scoring 201 in 2013.
IU finished ahead of Stanford (14th) for the first time since 1980 and Auburn (10th) for the first time since 1991. In total, Indiana earned 28 All-America honors at the 2016 NCAA Championships – the most for the program since 2013.
At the Big Ten Championships, the Hoosiers finished second overall with 1,306 points. Indiana has finished in the top-3 at the Big Ten Championships for six-straight seasons and the second place finish was the fourth for the Hoosiers in the last six years.
IU won 17 medals in total at the Big Ten Championships - six gold, seven silver and four bronze. Ian Finnerty was named Big Ten Rookie of the Year after winning gold in the 100 breaststroke and 400 freestyle relay for the Hoosiers.
Joining Finnerty on the First-Team All-Big Ten Team was Bob Glover, Ali Khalafalla, Tanner Kurz, Vini Lanza, Blake Pieroni, Oliver Patrouch and Anze Tavcar. Max Irwin, Jackson Miller and Cody Taylor were named Second-Team All-Big Ten, while John Winck was Indiana's Sportsmanship Award honoree.
Over the course of the conference championships, the Hoosiers racked up 14 school record swims, seven Boilermaker Aquatic Center records, 13 NCAA A cuts, 78 NCAA B cuts and 52 personal-best times.
Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men's swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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