Indiana University Athletics
No. 13 IU Headlines Second-Annual Orange Bowl Classic
12/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
December 28, 2004
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 13 Indiana men's swimming and diving squad will headline the second-annual Orange Bowl Classic at the Jacobs Aquatic Center in Key Largo, Fla., on Dec. 30.
NCAA PROVISIONAL QUALIFIERS
Indiana has seven 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. At the IU Invitational, freshman Alex Brunfeldt took second place with a 15:28.65 in the 1,650-yard freestyle, while junior Sergiy Fesenko won the 1,650y free in 15:25.85 and placed second in the 500-yard freestyle with a 4:24.93. Additionally, senior Murph Halasz finished in second in the 200-yard butterfly with a 1:47.47, while Patrick added an event-winning 1:48.87 in the 200-yard IM. Sophomore Colin Russell joined his teammates with a B-cut of his own by clocking a second-place 1:37.68 in the 200-yard freestyle.
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.
MILESTONE WINS
Since joining the Hoosiers, Head Coach Ray Looze has reached several milestones in dual-meet victories.
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. Looze's 40th career dual-meet triumph came against Kentucky on Feb. 2, 2003 with a 133-88 taming of the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Looze reached his 20th victory as a Hoosier with a 156-131 triumph over Southern Illinois on Dec. 4, 2004, as well as notched his 10th win under the Cream and Crimson banner versus the same Salukis on Jan. 10, 2004 with a 175-67 conquest of SIU.
ROBERTS SNARES BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK
After helping No. 13 Indiana to a pair of dual-meet victories over Southern Illinois (156-131) and Iowa (185.50-93.50) on Dec. 4 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind., freshman Taylor Roberts was named the Big Ten Diver of the Week for the week of Dec. 6.
INDIANA INKS TWO IN FALL
Head Coach Ray Looze and the Indiana University men's swimming and diving program announced the signing of two student-athletes for the 2005-06 academic year. A.J. Miller (Middlebury, Ind./Northridge) and Steven Murry (Memphis, Tenn./Gateway Christian) will look to impact Indiana beginning with the 2005-06 campaign.
IU DIVING SIGNS WEYERMANN
Head Diving Coach Dr. Jeff Huber and the Indiana University men's diving squad announced the signing of one student-athlete for the 2005-06 academic year. Max Weyermann (Katy, Texas/James E. Taylor) will look to impact Indiana beginning with the 2005-06 campaign.
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.
CARLTON GRABS SECOND DIVER OF THE WEEK HONOR
After helping No. 14 Indiana to victory in the 2004 Indiana Invitational on Nov. 19-21, senior Marc Carlton was named the Big Ten Diver of the Week for the week of Nov. 22.
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 College Swimming.com National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week recognition for the week of Nov. 1.
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 noon. 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 ConocoPhillips 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.
GOLDEN TONES Mike 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 battle No. 11 Tennessee on Jan. 7, 2005 at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington at noon. The meet will be the final time IU's outgoing seniors will swim at home under the banner of the Cream and Crimson.
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