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Men's Swimming & Diving Update 5
PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Ivy League men’s swimming and diving teams have concluded the regular-season portion of their schedule, with Princeton claiming the dual season Ivy League title on the strength of a 7-0 mark in League meets.
Princeton clinched the outright title, for which they will be awarded the EISL Men’s Swimming and Diving Trophy at the 2012 Ivy League Championships, with a 172-120 win over Columbia on Feb. 10. Harvard placed second with a 6-1 mark versus League opponents.
The Ivy teams will now begin final preparations for the 2012 Ivy League Championships, which will take place March 1-3 at Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool in Princeton, N.J. At the 2011 Championship, Princeton held off a captivating late charge by Harvard to claim its third-consecutive Ivy League title, edging the Crimson by just 5.5 points.
The third set of the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Division I Rankings were released on Feb. 9 with Princeton leading the way in the No. 1 position and Harvard moving up a few places to No. 2. Columbia, now ranked 16th, and Dartmouth, now 24th, also remained in the top-25.
Ivies in
the Mid-Major rankings
1. Princeton (256.34 points)
2. Harvard (248.59)
16. Columbia (227.16)
24. Dartmouth (215.63)
Brown
The Bears posted a 1-6 mark versus Ivy teams this season, with
their win coming on Feb. 4 when they edged Cornell, 155-145 in
Ithaca, N.Y. … junior Mike McVicker came up
with wins in the 100-breast, and the 200-breast (2:05.70) and
sophomore Tommy Glenn posted wins in the 200-fly
(1:49.61) and the 500-free (4:36.45) to lead Brown to the win
… the Bears closed their regular-season with a 180-120 loss
to Yale on Feb. 11 … senior Jon Feldman
posted the high score on the one-meter boards for Brown with 296.10
points ... Glenn also won the 200-fly (1:50.18) and the 100-fly
(49.52) … Glenn’s win in the 100-fly came by a narrow
.23 second over Yale senior Goksu Bicer setting up
what could be a showdown for the 100-fly Ivy title in a few weeks
as Glenn has the fastest Ivy time this season in the event (47.57)
and Bicer has the third-fastest (48.98).
Columbia
The Lions posted a 4-3 Ivy record and a 7-4 mark overall in
dual meets after ending the regular-season with a weekend split
versus Princeton (L, 172-120) and Dartmouth (W, 174-123) on Feb. 10
and 11 ... versus the Tigers, freshman Alex Ngan
won the 50-free (20.86), freshman Michah Rembrandt
picked up a win in one-meter diving (301.64 points) and sophomore
Eric Traub followed with a win in the 200 IM
(1:53.7) … then against Dartmouth, junior diver
Jason Collazo swept the diving events with 321.45
points on the three-meter boards and 303.83 points on the one-meter
boards ... freshman Dominik Koll won the
1,000-free in a time of 9:27.00, the third-fastest time in the
League this season.
Cornell
The Big Red finished the regular season with a 0-7 mark
in the Ivy standings and a 1-7 overall record … most
recently Cornell suffered a narrow defeat to Brown, 155-145, on
Feb. 5 … the Bears won that dual meet on the final relay
… sophomore diver Phillip Truong won both
the one-meter (298.57 points) and three-meter (358.72) competitions
... also against the Bears, senior Jake Sangren
won the 100-back (50.28) and junior Chris Myers
captured the 50-free (21.26).
Dartmouth
The Big Green closed out its regular-season with a loss at
Columbia, 174-123, on Feb. 11, moving its record to 2-5 within the
League … the two Ivy wins mark Dartmouth’s highest
total since it went 3-6 in the 2003-04 season … junior
Albert Roth had a big day versus the Lions as he
won three events, including the 200-fly (1:51.44), the 200-breast
(2:06.36) and the 200 IM (1:53.19) … senior John
Hill also posted personal bests the 200-free (1:40.61) and
the 100-free (46.47) to take runner-up honors in both events.
Harvard
The Crimson finished the dual meet season with a 6-2 overall
record, including a 6-1 mark versus Ivy opposition … Harvard
carried a 4-0 record into the HYP meet it hosted on Feb. 3-4, where
it beat Yale (268-85) but lost to Princeton (207-146) …
freshman Chuck Katis won the 200 IM in a personal
best 1:47.06 and freshman Kyle McIntee won the
500-free (4:28.31) … the Crimson then closed out the
regular-season with a 168-130 win at Penn for its 38th-consecutive
win versus the Quakers … senior Niall
Janney took the 400 IM in a Sheerr Pool record time of
3:58.11 … the Crimson also set a Sheerr Pool record when the
400-free relay team of sophomores Spenser Goodman,
Oliver Lee, Chris Satterthwaite
and freshman Griffin Schumacher won in a time of
3:01.18 … Harvard won 10 of 16 events against Penn,
including 1-2-3 finishes in the 100-back and 100-free.
Penn
The Quakers ended the dual meet season with a 3-4 mark in the
League and an 8-4 overall record … most recently, Penn
suffered a 168-130 defeat on Feb. 11 at Penn’s Sheerr Pool
... the much-anticipated matchup between Penn senior
Brendan McHugh and Harvard's Chuck
Katis in the breaststroke did not materialize as Katis was
entered into other events, allowing McHugh to coast to victory in
the 100-breast (55.39), but that will certainly be a must-see race
at the upcoming Ivy Championships as Princeton senior Jon
Christensen could join McHugh and Katis in a talented
field … McHugh also won the 200-breast (2:02.16) versus
Harvard, while sophomore Rhoads Worster won
the 100-fly in a personal best time of 49.72 … in
Penn’s wins over UMBC (158-141) and La Salle (175-125) on
Feb. 4, senior diver Jeff Cragg broke his
father’s school record in three-meter diving when he totaled
357.05 points to take the event … the record had stood since
1974.
Princeton
The Tigers turned in a sweep at the annual HYP showdown on Feb. 3
and 4 and followed with a home win over Columbia, 172-120, on Feb.
10 to post a perfect 7-0 Ivy League dual meet record … at
the HYP meet, which took place at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool,
freshman Harrison Wagner had a strong showing in
the sprint events as he captured the 50- and 100-free races in
20.11 and 43.99, respectively ... senior Colin
Cordes also had two wins versus Harvard and Princeton,
including the 200-free (1:37.91) and the 200-back (1:46.70)…
also at the HYP meet, Christensen (53.83) outdueled Harvard
freshman Chuck Katis (54.29) in the 100-breast
… versus the Lions, it was Robert Coe who
turned in a pair of wins as the senior won the 100-back (50.96) and
the 200-back (1:50.78) … not only are the Tigers ranked
first in the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Division I Rankings, but
they are also 24th in the latest CollegeSwimming.com/CSCAA Coaches
Poll … Princeton heads to the Ivy League Championship
looking for a fourth consecutive title, a feat that has not been
accomplished since Harvard won six in a row from 1996-2001.
Yale
The Bulldogs finished with a 5-2 record in Ivy dual meet
competition, the third-best mark in the League ... overall, Yale
improved from 2-8 last year to 6-2 this season … the
Bulldogs capped their regular-season with a win over Brown on Feb.
11 by the score of 180-120 … Yale set two pool records in
the win, which took place at the University of Rhode Island’s
pool in Kingston, R.I. … the record-setting swims came in
the 200-medley relay (1:34.90) and the 200-backstroke, which
freshman Rob Harder won in 1:49.91 … Harder
also won the 1,000-free … the most impressive event for the
Bulldogs was the 500-free, where they turned in a 1-2-3-4 finish,
led by freshman Josh Ginsborg, who placed first
(4:35.30), and sophomore West Cuthbert, who took
second (4:49.60).
