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Men's Swimming & Diving Update 3
PRINCETON, N.J. -- The second half of the 2011-2012 portion of the Ivy League men’s swimming and diving schedule is underway, with Penn, Brown, Princeton, Yale and Cornell all having returned to the pool in the New Year.
Penn and Brown kicked things off on Jan. 4 by taking part in a tri-meet that also involved Florida Atlantic, with the Quakers coming away with two wins on that day. Then on Jan. 7, Princeton edged Navy, 152.5-147.5, and Yale downed Cornell, 204.5-95.5. The win by Yale moved the Bulldogs to 2-0 in the Ivy standings as they look to keep pace with Harvard and Princeton, who are tied for first with 3-0 Ivy marks.
The Ivy teams will be focused on the dual and tri-meet schedule in the coming weeks before turning their attention to the 2012 Ivy League Championships, which will take place March 1-3 at Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool in Princeton, N.J.
The second set of CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Division I Rankings were released on Dec. 15. Princeton moved up one spot to take over the No. 1 ranking from Harvard, which moved to No. 4. Columbia remained in the rankings, dropping to No. 14, while Dartmouth moved from 12th to 19th. The next set of CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Division I Rankings will be released after the Feb. 7 pre-conference championship submission deadline.
Ivies in
the Mid-Major rankings
1. Harvard (233.23)
2. Princeton (230.29)
8. Columbia (219.57)
12. Dartmouth (215.63)
Brown
The Bears returned from break on Jan. 4 with losses to Penn,
177-104, and Florida Atlantic, 160-113, in Boca Raton, Fla.
… senior James Hunter took the title in the
200-free in a time of 1:45.04 and then went on to take first in the
100-free, finishing with a time of 47.38 … sophomore
Tommy Glenn recorded a first-place finish for the
Bears in the 500-free, touching the wall in 4:44.98 … the
Bears are back in action on Jan. 19 when they swim at League foe
Harvard.
Columbia
The Lions return from their break on Jan. 15 when they swim
in a dual meet at Bucknell.
Cornell
The Big Red opened 2012 with a dual meet loss at Yale
on Jan. 7, falling 204.5-95.5 … Cornell won four events in
the loss, including sophomore diver Phillip Truong
placing first on the one-meter boards with a score of 301.43
… sophomores Harry Harpham and Ben
Catanese tied for first in the 200-fly as each swimmer
touched in at 1:53.84 … rounding out the Cornell winners,
junior Mark Stepanian won the 50-free (22.05) and
senior Jake Sangren took first in the 100-back
(50.95) … the Big Red swims next at Colgate on Jan. 14.
Dartmouth
Dartmouth’s schedule resumes on Jan. 14 when it plays
host to an Ivy tri-meet that also includes Yale and Penn.
Harvard
The Crimson are back in action on Jan. 19 when it plays host to
Brown.
Penn
The Quakers opened the 2012 portion of their schedule on Jan. 4
with a pair of wins over Brown, 177-104, and Florida Atlantic,
179-99, in Boca Raton, Fla. … in impressive fashion, Penn
had the top-five finishers in the 1,000-free, including senior
Cam Hood, who won the event with a time of 9:44.08
... senior Brendan McHugh won the 100-breast
(56.58) and the 200-breast (2:06.38) … other Penn highlights
included senior Jeff Cragg’s win on
one-meter boards with a score of 301.45 … the Quakers are
back in action on Jan. 14 when they swim in a tri-meet with League
opponents Dartmouth and Yale in Hanover, N.H.
Princeton
The Tigers returned from break on Jan. 7 by edging Navy in a meet
that came down to the last event, 152.5-147.5, in Annapolis, Md.
… senior Jon Christensen paced the
Princeton effort by winning three events, including the 100-breast
(1:01.15), the 200-breast (2:15.04) and the 200 IM (2:01.94)
… junior Stevie Vines secured valuable
points for Princeton late in the meet by winning on the three-meter
boards, besting second-place finisher Ben Freedman of Navy,
292.50-292.25 … The Tigers are off until Jan. 29 when they
travel to Hanover, N.H to swim against Dartmouth.
Yale
The Bulldogs downed Cornell, 204.5-95.5, on Jan. 7 to open
the 2012 portion of their schedule … freshman Josh
Ginsborg turned in first-place showings in the 1,000-free
(9:29.70) and the 100-free (46.88) … freshmen Rob
Harder and Andrew Heymann also turned in
multiple individual wins, with Harder taking the 200-free (1:42.54)
and the 500-free (4:44.02) and Heymann capturing the 50-free
(21.02) and the 200-breast (2:05.93) … other Yale highlights
included sophomore Tyler Pramer finishing in first
on the three-meter boards with a score of 311.33 … the
Bulldogs are back in action on Jan. 14 when they swim in a tri-meet
with League opponents Dartmouth and Penn in Hanover, N.H.
