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No. 14 Indiana Plays Host to Northwestern Friday
10/23/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Oct. 23, 2008
No. 14 Indiana vs. Northwestern- Meet Notes 
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NO. 14 INDIANA VS. NORTHWESTERN
Oct. 24, 2008
Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center
Bloomington, Ind.
Live Results: iu.iuhoosiers.com/swimmeet/102408
SETTING THE SCENE
• Coming off a dominating performance against Kentucky, the Hoosiers face their first Big Ten test as they play host to Northwestern.
• This is the season opener for the Wildcats. Last year NU finished sixth at the Big Ten Championships and 12th at the NCAA meet.
• These two teams faced off in Evanston last year with Indiana posting a 167-127 win.
NEWS AND NOTES
• A very young Indiana squad opened its season on a strong note with a dominating 189-108 win over Kentucky on Oct. 18 in Bloomington.
• The Hoosiers took first in all but three events, led by a record-setting performance from sophomore diver Landon Marzullo.
• Marzullo took first in the one-meter, then came back to set a pool record with a score of 421.30 in the three-meter.
• Sophomore Titus Knight was a double winner in the 200 free and 500 free, while freshman Eric Ress took top honors in the 1,000 free and 200 backstroke.
• Veteran Aaron Opell showed he will be a force to reckon with after taking first in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley.
• Matthew O'Brien was the top finisher in the 100 butterfly, while Cody Weik took first in the 200 fly.
• After a one-year layoff, Bryan Chovanec returned to swim a personal-best time of 20.11 in the 50 free, and sophomore Ante Zoricic set a personal mark with a time of 44.72 in the 100 free.
• Senior Matt Lenton (relays), sophomore Ante Zoricic (relays) and sophomore Landon Marzullo (diving) are the only returning All-Americans.
• Sophomore Kurt Bassett should be a force in the backstroke after taking gold in the 200 back at the World Youth Championships this past summer.
• Freshman Eric Ress had an impressive showing at the intrasquad Cream and Crimson meet, taking first in the 200 back and 500 free, along with second in the 100 back.
• Sophomore Ante Zoricic earned All-America honors as a relay member last year and took first in the 100 free in the Cream and Crimson meet.
• After a year off, Bryan Chovanec is back and will be a force in the sprints, finishing first in the 50 free and second in the 100 free in the Cream and Crimson meet.
• In the diving well, the Hoosiers return one of the top young divers in the country in sophomore Landon Marzullo. Marzullo is the defending Big Ten champion in the one-meter and three-meter springboard.
• Sophomore Kris Hill should also be a force, and Division III All-Americans Justin and Robert Dohring will use their final season of eligibility as a member of the IU team.
DUAL MEET OF THE WEEK
• SWIMMING World has selected IU's matchup with Northwestern on Oct. 24 as part of its Dual Meet of the Week series.
• This meet will be provided with home page coverage on the SWIMMING World site.
MARZULLO SHARES BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK AWARD
• After a record-setting performance in last week's dual meet victory over Kentucky, sophomore Landon Marzullo is the co-Big Ten Diver of the Week, the conference office announced on Oct. 21. He shares the honor with Purdue's David Boudia.
• Marzullo started the day with a win on the one-meter springboard, taking the title with a score of 372.40. He then moved on to the three-meter competition where he set a new pool record by tallying 421.30 points for the victory. Marzullo is the reigning Big Ten champion on both the one-meter and three-meter.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• The College Swimming Coaches Association of America put out their preseason dual meet rankings on Oct. 16, and Indiana occupied the No. 14 spot.
• Michigan is the top-ranked Big Ten team at No. 5, followed by Minnesota (ninth), and Ohio State (11th).
• Trailing the Hoosiers are No. 15 Penn State and No. 16 Purdue.
• Wisconsin, Northwestern and Iowa are in the receiving votes category.
• Indiana was No. 6 in the final CSCAA Top 25 Coaches Poll.
• Indiana was No. 8 in the preseason poll and No. 7 in the Nov. 7 and Dec. 17 polls, No. 8 in the Jan. 18 poll and No. 6 in the Feb. 18 poll.
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