No. 13 Indiana Travels to Great Lake State

1/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The No. 13 Indiana men's swimming and diving squad heads to the Great Lake State for a pair of Big Ten dual meets. IU opens the road-swing on Jan. 21 with a tilt against Michigan State in East Lansing at 3 p.m., before rolling into Ann Arbor for a battle with No. 8 Michigan at 1 p.m.

NCAA PROVISIONAL QUALIFIERS
Indiana has eight 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 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.

At the Orange Bowl Classic, Patrick, sophomore Drew Ossakow, junior Hank Baldwin and freshman John Kevin Koehler concluded the day in a big way with an NCAA provisional qualifier in the 200 SCM freestyle relay with a first-place time of 1:29.81.

NCAA ZONE QUALIFIERS
Six Indiana divers (Senior Alex Burns, senior Marc Carlton, junior Ryan Fagan, senior Brian Metzler, junior Jesse Rappaport and freshman Taylor Roberts) have posted NCAA zone qualifying marks this season.

A PERFECT 10?
With two more dual-meet win this season, Indiana will accomplish something no other Hoosier squad has done in 20 years - a 10-win season. The last time IU picked up 10 head-to-head victories, the Hoosiers went 10-2 with a Big Ten title under James "Doc" Counsilman.

MILESTONE WINS
Since joining the Hoosiers, Head Coach Ray Looze has reached several milestones in dual-meet victories.

With Indiana's 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.

USA DIVING INTERNATIONAL TEAM SELECTION CAMP
A group of six Indiana divers will participate in the 2005 USA Diving International Team Selection Camp from Jan. 23-26 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. Senior Marc Carlton and junior Brian Mariano will compete from the men's squad while senior Cassandra Cardinell, freshman Christina Loukas, junior Lisa Silvestri and sophomore Lindsay Weigle will represent IU on the women's side.

CARLTON NAMED BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK x 3
After leading No. 13 Indiana to a weekend dual-meet split that included a conquest of No. 11 Tennessee, senior Marc Carlton was named the Big Ten Diver of the Week for the week of Jan. 10 as well as the third time this season.

After helping then-No. 14 Indiana to victory in the 2004 Indiana Invitational on Nov. 19-21, Carlton was named the Big Ten Diver of the Week for the week of Nov. 22. The accolade was his second of the season.

Carlton's first weekly honor came after his performance against Texas on Oct. 8.

TEAM AWARDS
Prior to the Tennessee meet, Indiana honored its group of eight graduating seniors. Richard Bryant, Alex Burns, Marc Carlton, Brian Ellsworth, Murph Halasz, Niles Madison, Brian Metzler and David Winck all performed in the friendly confines of Counsilman-Billingsley.

Additionally, the Hoosiers handed out their annual team recognition awards before the meet. Dr. Doug MacAskill and David Bere were given the Dr. Ronald "Doc" Lewis Memorial Award for 2004 and 2005, while Terry Clapacs garnered the Marge Counsilman Service Award.

HALASZ TABBED BIG TEN SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
After helping No. 13 Indiana to its second consecutive invitational title with a win at the Orange Bowl Classic on Dec. 30 in Key Largo, Fla., senior Murph Halasz was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week for the week of Jan. 3.

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. Marc 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 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 opened and closed 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. That was 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 divers travel north to Indianapolis, Ind., for the USA Diving International Team Selection Camp from Jan. 24-26, before rejoining the swim squad with a Crimson and Gold Cup battle in West Lafayette, Ind., on Feb. 5 at 1 p.m., to round out the dual-meet season.