Indiana University Athletics
No. 14 Indiana Hosts Indiana Invitational
11/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana men's and women's swimming and diving programs will host the Indiana Invitational for the ninth consecutive season as both close out their three week homestands. The men have a 5-2 overall record in dual meets and are 1-0 in Big Ten competition, while the women are 3-2 and 0-1 in conference action.
A total of 10 teams will compete in the 2004 Indiana Invitational in some capacity. The women's meet will consist of the No. 25 Hoosiers, No. 15 Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Miami (Ohio), Toledo and Utah. The men's meet will be a battle between No. 14 Indiana, No. 12 Kentucky and Utah.
The Invitational will be Friday, Nov. 19, through Sunday Nov. 21. Preliminary competition will begin at 9 a.m., each day, while finals will start at 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Sunday finals will begin upon completion of the last 1,650-yard freestyle heat. The diving portion of the event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., each day.
SWIMMING SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 19
Prelims: 9 a.m.
Finals: 6 p.m.
200 freestyle relay
500 freestyle
200 IM
50 freestyle
400 medley relay
Saturday, Nov. 20
Prelims: 9 a.m.
Finals: 6 p.m.
200 medley relay
400 IM
100 butterfly
200 freestyle
100 breaststroke
100 backstroke
800 freestyle relay
Sunday, Nov. 21
Prelims: 9 a.m.
Finals: Immediately following last 1,650 afternoon heat
1,650 freestyle
200 backstroke
100 freestyle
200 breaststroke
200 butterfly
400 freestyle relay
DIVING SCHEDULE
Friday, Nov. 19, 2004
10 a.m. - Women's 1m Prelim
11:15 a.m. - Men's 3m Prelim
12:45 p.m. - Women's 1m Final
1:45 p.m. - Men's 3m Final
Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004
10 a.m. - Men's 1m Prelim
11:05 p.m - Women's 3m Prelim
12:55 p.m. - Men's 1m Final
1:55 p.m. - Women's 3m Final
Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004
10 a.m. - Men's & Women's Combined Platform
NCAA PROVISIONAL QUALIFIERS
Indiana has two NCAA provisional qualifying marks so far this season. Freshman Todd Patrick and junior Kevin Swander both cleared their marks against Northwestern on Nov. 5. Patrick took second in 1:38.41 in the 200-yard freestyle, while Swander took second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 55.30.
NCAA ZONE QUALIFIERS
Six Indiana divers (Alex Burns, Marc Carlton, Ryan Fagan, Brian Metzler, Jesse Rappaport and Taylor Roberts) have posted NCAA zone qualifying marks this season.
DIVING DOMINANCE
The three-meter springboard and platform events of the Northwestern meet witnessed an incredible amount of execution as seven NCAA zone qualifying marks were posted and one IU record went down. Carlton won the 3m title with a 366.97, while junior Ryan Fagan took second with a career-high 327.90. Both marks cleared the zone cut standard for the event. IU senior Alex Burns took third with a 297.37, while freshman Will Bohonyi notched a personal-best 168.60 in a non-scoring effort. After the event, IU was ahead in the meet, 156-125.
Carlton completed his diving dominance on the tower in front of an astonished crowd. The Webster, N.Y., native shattered the IU dual-meet mark by more than 150 points with a 460.50 string of dives to win the title. Fagan took second with a 336.37, while NU's Mike Oxman finished in third with a 331.35. Burns took fourth with a 315.15, while NU's Ryan McIntosh placed fifth with a 302.32. All marks were above the NCAA zone qualifying mark. The incredible effort closed out IU's 171-129 conquest of the Wildcats.
HESEN EARNS NCSW RECOGNITION
After helping No. 14 Indiana sweep No. 19 Texas A&M, 137-106, on Oct. 29 and SMU, 154-89, on Oct. 30, freshman Ben Hesen garnered Collegeswimming.com National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week recognition for the week of Nov. 1.
GOLDEN RAY
With Indiana's big win over then-No. 19 Texas A&M on Oct. 29, Head Coach Ray Looze achieved his 50th career dual-meet victory.
BACK-TO-BACK BIG TEN SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
After helping Indiana defeat the Evansville Purple Aces, 160-87, in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center on Oct. 15, freshman Todd Patrick garnered Big Ten Swimmer of the Week recognition for the week of Oct. 18. The award was Patrick's first in his career and the team's second of the year.
BIG TEN ATHLETE OF THE WEEK SWEEP
After nearly knocking off the Texas Longhorns, 170-130, in the regular-season lidlifter on Oct. 8, Indiana University swept the Big Ten Swimmer and Diver of the Week awards for the week of Oct. 11. The conference office chose junior Kevin Swander, along with Wisconsin senior Eric Wiesner, as the Big Ten Co-Swimmer of the Week, while senior Marc Carlton garnered Diver of the Week recognition.
The award was Swander's first in his career and the team's first of the year. The recognition was Carlton's fifth in his career.
TEXAS TIES
Indiana sports a strong tie to Texas as Head Coach Ray Looze's initial collegiate coaching experience came in Austin. During the 1990-91 season, Looze served as a graduate assistant for the Longhorns while pursuing his Master's in Education from the University of Texas.
WILL THE REAL UT PLEASE STAND UP?
Coincidence? Indiana opens and closes its home dual meet season with a UT on the competitive slate. First, the Hoosiers battled Texas on Oct. 8, in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center before concluding the home ledger against Tennessee on Jan. 7 at 4 p.m. That's a lot of orange in the schedule.
LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE LONE STAR STATE
Head Coach Ray Looze must have enjoyed his time in the Lone Star State as three Texas teams are on this year's docket. IU opened its Texas Three Step by dropping a tough battle to Texas, 170-130, on Oct. 8 in Bloomington. Indiana then swept its Halloween weekend trip to Texas with a 137-106 conquest of then-No.19 Texas A&M in College Station Oct. 29 and a 154-89 triumph over SMU in Dallas on Oct. 30.
Additionally, since taking the helm at IU in 2002-03, Looze has added Texas flavor to the slate each season. Last season, the Hoosiers fell to Texas A&M in Bloomington, 180.5-117.5. In 2002-03, IU tied for ninth at the Texas Invitational held in Austin.
SEVEN STRONG, WILL WE SEE EIGHT?
Dr. Jeff Huber, Indiana men's and women's diving coach, was selected as U.S. Diving's National Coach of the Year for the United State Olympic Committee's Coach Recognition Program for an incredible seventh consecutive time.
The accolade closed out an amazing year for Huber as the Indiana diving program continued its dominance on the national scene by claiming the program's 11th consecutive U.S. Combined (men and women) National Championship. The men's and women's programs joined to outdistance second-place Auburn by over 100 points.
NOT HIS SWAN(DER) SONG
Junior Kevin Swander highlighted Indiana's performance at the 2004 ConnocoPhillips Summer National Championships in Stanford, Calif., by taking first place in the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:02.81.
Swander's national title capped an incredible season that witnessed the Greenwood, Ind., native earn Big Ten Swimmer of the Championship honors, All-American laurels in the 200-meter medley relay at the NCAA Championship and a seventh-place finish in the 100-meter breaststroke at the Olympic Trials.
STAR SPANGLED JONES
Junior Mike Jones offers a special treat to fans who attend Indiana swim meets as he sings the national anthem before each home competition.
NEXT UP
The Hoosiers host Iowa, Purdue and Southern Illinois on Dec. 4 at 1 p.m., in the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.
