March 23, 2006
ATLANTA (SMU) - The SMU men's swimming & diving team is off to a strong start at the NCAA Championships, standing in 19th place following the first night of competition. Highlighting Thursday's sessions for the Mustangs were Philip Griffin in one-meter diving and the 200 free and 400 medley relays.
In the afternoon session, Griffin earned a 13th-place finish on the one-meter springboard with a score of 290.85, netting the Ponies four points from his performance.
On the swimming side, SMU got off to a good start as its 200 freestyle relay team of Luka Vrtovec, Justin Stephenson, Per Nylin and Emilio Garmendia qualified for the finals with the 14th fastest time of the prelims. They then finished the session with another great relay, the 400 medley. This time it was Ian Clark leading the way followed by Alex Hetland, Vrtovec and Nylin. The squad also garnered a spot in the finals by posting the 16th best time in the morning.
In the evening session, the 200 free relay team again finished 14th, completing the course in 1:20.06 and scoring six points for the Ponies. The team was led by senior Per Nylin, whose split of 19.28 was the 12th fastest split out of the 64 swimmers competing in the event. The SMU 400 medley relay squad moved up one spot to finish 15th in the finals, touching in 3:14.01. The result scored SMU four points.
SMU's 14 points scored on the first night of the competition are nearly three times the amount of points the `Stangs scored in the entire three-day meet last year. In addition, all seven Mustangs at the meet have already earned All-America status.
In the individual events, the Mustangs also put up some solid performances. In the 200 IM, Clark and Hetland took to the waters. Clark finished just outside the finals, finishing as the 19th fastest swimmer in the country while Hetland posted the 29th fastest time.
In the 50, SMU had four swimmers competing. Nylin led the way at 36th, Vrtovec followed in 44th, and Stephenson and Garmendia touched in 56th and 58th respectively.
The competition resumes Friday with the preliminary session starting at 11:00 am CST. It should prove to be a big day for the Mustangs as they will compete in the 200 medley relay, the 400 individual medley, the 100 fly and the 100 breaststroke. The Championships run through Saturday. For live scoring throughout the event, click .
NCAA Division I Champ. Meet 3/23/2006 - 20:50PM NCAA Men's D1 Championships - 3/23/2006 to 3/25/2006 Event 1 Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay================================================================================ NCAA: N 1:15.78 2005 California, California American: A 1:16.49 2002 Stanford, Stanford US Open: O 1:15.78 2005 California, California GTAC Pool: P 1:16.76 3/23/2006 STANFORD, STANFORD J DUNFORD, B WILDMAN-TOBRINER, K RANSOM, M CROWE School Prelims Finals Points================================================================================ === Championship ===
1 Auburn 1:17.52 1:16.15A 40 1) Cielo, Cesar FR 2) Targett, Matt SO 3) Lundquist, Bryan JR 4) Bovell, George SR 19.51 38.18 (18.67) 57.43 (19.25) 1:16.15 (18.72) 2 Arizona 1:17.01 1:16.54P 34 1) Burnett, Simon SR 2) Ferns, Lyndon SR 3) Subirats, Albert SO 4) Ritter, Adam SO 19.43 38.36 (18.93) 57.38 (19.02) 1:16.54 (19.16) 3 Cal. Berkeley 1:18.39 1:16.72P 32 1) Cavic, Milorad SR 2) Tilly, Jonas JR 3) Copeland, William SO 4) Godec, Jernej SO 19.47 38.72 (19.25) 57.91 (19.19) 1:16.72 (18.81) 4 Stanford 1:16.76 1:17.32 30 1) Dunford, Jason FR 2) Wildman-Tobriner, BE JR 3) Ransom, Kyle JR 4) Crowe, Matt JR 19.74 38.41 (18.67) 57.86 (19.45) 1:17.32 (19.46) 5 Texas 1:17.50 1:17.90 28 1) Weber-Gale, Garrett JR 2) O'Halloran, Tyler JR 3) Harris, Jeremy SO 4) Lowe, Matthew SO 19.53 39.19 (19.66) 58.57 (19.38) 1:17.90 (19.33) 6 Minnesota 1:18.59 1:18.81 26 1) Volcansek, Ales JR 2) Osten, Neil SR 3) Schmidt, Tyler SO 4) Cerensek, Igor JR 19.87 39.58 (19.71) 59.50 (19.92) 1:18.81 (19.31) 7 Northwestern 1:18.45 1:19.01 24 1) Bubolz, Kyle SO 2) Grevers, Matt JR 3) Alexandrov, Mike JR 4) Dexter, Ben SR 20.20 38.93 (18.73) 58.86 (19.93) 1:19.01 (20.15) 8 Alabama 1:18.95 1:19.68 22 1) Tsagkarakis, Apostol JR 2) Erasmus, Darren SR 3) Jones, Mike SO 4) Bitsakis, Spiros SR 19.61 39.59 (19.98) 1:00.27 (20.68) 1:19.68 (19.41)
=== Consolation ===
9 Nevada - L.V. 1:19.14 1:19.47 18 1) Hortness, Richard SO 2) Nelms, Brandon JR 3) Bartoch, Joe SR 4) Byers, John JR 20.45 39.74 (19.29) 59.55 (19.81) 1:19.47 (19.92) 10 Florida 1:19.53 1:19.50 14 1) Borreca, Nicholas SR 2) Penniman, Daniel SO 3) Ally, Bradley FR 4) Salatta, Lucas FR 20.11 39.89 (19.78) 59.91 (20.02) 1:19.50 (19.59) 11 Tennessee 1:19.65 1:19.79 12 1) Murphy, Barry FR 2) Alesi, Octavio SO 3) Boswell, Brad JR 4) Gustafson, Tyler SR 20.27 40.19 (19.92) 1:00.11 (19.92) 1:19.79 (19.68) 12 Kentucky 1:19.08 1:19.89 10 1) Farnham, Daniel SR 2) Manley, Steven SR 3) Grobbelaar, Warren FR 4) Malul, Mickey FR 19.98 39.45 (19.47) 59.86 (20.41) 1:19.89 (20.03) 13 West Virginia 1:19.47 1:19.98 8 1) Hagedorn, Chris SR 2) Langenfeld, Andrew FR 3) Delic, Nick SO 4) Williams, Kyle JR 20.10 39.63 (19.53) 59.44 (19.81) 1:19.98 (20.54) 14 Southern Method. 1:19.61 1:20.06 6 1) Vrtovec, Luka FR 2) Stephenson, Justin SR 3) Nylin, Per SR 4) Garmendia, Emilio SR 20.20 40.50 (20.30) 59.78 (19.28) 1:20.06 (20.28) 15 Florida State 1:19.65 1:20.08 4 1) Kennon, Alex JR 2) Denton, ED SO 3) Botha, Jarryd SO 4) Roycik, Joel SR 20.43 40.52 (20.09) 1:00.51 (19.99) 1:20.08 (19.57) 16 Southern Cal. 1:19.47 1:20.30 2 1) Masson, Sam JR 2) Sussex, Sean JR 3) Flaskay, Mihaly JR 4) Elser, Bryce SO 20.28 40.06 (19.78) 1:00.14 (20.08) 1:20.30 (20.16)
Event 6 Men 400 Yard Medley Relay================================================================================ NCAA: N 3:04.47 2003 Texas, Texas American: A 3:02.94 2006 Longhorn Aquatics, Longhorn Aquatic US Open: O 3:02.94 2006 Longhorn Aquatics, Longhorn Aquatic GTAC Pool: P 3:07.75 3/23/2006 ARIZONA, ARIZONA N THOMAN, I BARNS, A SUBIRATS, N NILO School Prelims Finals Points================================================================================ === Championship ===
1 Arizona 3:07.75 3:06.08P 40 1) Thoman, Nick SO 2) Barns, Ivan FR 3) Subirats, Albert SO 4) Ritter, Adam SO 22.48 46.49 (46.49) 1:10.70 (24.21) 1:39.15 (52.66) 1:59.73 (20.58) 2:23.85 (44.70) 2:43.91 (20.06) 3:06.08 (42.23) 2 Auburn 3:09.53 3:07.43P 34 1) Van Wie, Doug SR 2) Wike, James JR 3) Puninski, Alexei SO 4) Cielo, Cesar FR 22.33 46.48 (46.48) 1:10.96 (24.48) 1:39.57 (53.09) 1:59.81 (20.24) 2:25.30 (45.73) 2:45.25 (19.95) 3:07.43 (42.13) 3 Stanford 3:09.56 3:07.96 32 1) Sun, Hongzhe JR 2) Kornfeld, Paul FR 3) Dunford, Jason FR 4) Wildman-Tobriner, BE JR 22.55 46.42 (46.42) 1:10.78 (24.36) 1:39.32 (52.90) 2:00.51 (21.19) 2:26.24 (46.92) 2:45.83 (19.59) 3:07.96 (41.72) 4 Northwestern 3:08.19 3:08.10 30 1) Grevers, Matt JR 2) Alexandrov, Mike JR 3) Bubolz, Kyle SO 4) Dexter, Ben SR 21.94 45.78 (45.78) 1:09.92 (24.14) 1:38.27 (52.49) 1:58.44 (20.17) 2:23.45 (45.18) 2:43.98 (20.53) 3:08.10 (44.65) 5 Texas 3:09.59 3:08.42 28 1) Sacco, Thomas JR 2) Lowe, Matthew SO 3) Rohleder, Daniel SO 4) Weber-Gale, Garrett JR 22.80 47.03 (47.03) 1:11.68 (24.65) 1:39.88 (52.85) 2:01.12 (21.24) 2:26.58 (46.70) 2:45.90 (19.32) 3:08.42 (41.84) 6 Southern Cal. 3:10.32 3:09.60 26 1) Bodrogi, Viktor JR 2) Flaskay, Mihaly JR 3) Masson, Sam JR 4) Mellouli, Ous SR 23.15 48.34 (48.34) 1:12.72 (24.38) 1:41.03 (52.69) 2:02.08 (21.05) 2:26.65 (45.62) 2:46.84 (20.19) 3:09.60 (42.95) 7 Florida 3:09.21 3:09.95 24 1) Lochte, Ryan SR 2) Ally, Bradley FR 3) Salatta, Lucas FR 4) Penniman, Daniel SO 21.52 44.60 (44.60) 1:09.91 (25.31) 1:39.43 (54.83) 2:00.78 (21.35) 2:26.10 (46.67) 2:46.56 (20.46) 3:09.95 (43.85) 8 Minnesota 3:10.78 3:15.91 22 1) Plummer, David SO 2) Lee-To, Colin FR 3) Berve, Dan JR 4) Delac, Mario JR 22.72 46.90 (46.90) 1:12.93 (26.03) 1:43.25 (56.35) 2:04.93 (21.68) 2:30.97 (47.72) 2:51.85 (20.88) 3:15.91 (44.94)
=== Consolation ===
9 Indiana 3:11.30 3:09.01 18 1) Hesen, Ben SO 2) Swander, Kevin SR 3) Walkotten, Nick FR 4) Patrick, Todd SO 22.45 46.63 (46.63) 1:10.48 (23.85) 1:38.45 (51.82) 2:00.28 (21.83) 2:25.99 (47.54) 2:45.95 (19.96) 3:09.01 (43.02) 10 Cal. Berkeley 3:10.93 3:09.28 14 1) Russell, David FR 2) Barbosa, Henrique SR 3) Godec, Jernej SO 4) Tilly, Jonas JR 23.38 48.34 (48.34) 1:13.05 (24.71) 1:40.85 (52.51) 2:01.49 (20.64) 2:26.69 (45.84) 2:46.44 (19.75) 3:09.28 (42.59) 11 Michigan 3:12.86 3:11.35 12 1) Dejong, Chris SR 2) Burtch, Grant 3) Tarwater, Davis SR 4) Vanderkaay, Peter SR 23.47 47.61 (47.61) 1:12.88 (25.27) 1:42.71 (55.10) 2:03.82 (21.11) 2:28.35 (45.64) 2:48.86 (20.51) 3:11.35 (43.00) 12 Tennessee 3:12.38 3:12.57 10 1) Boswell, Brad JR 2) Huston, Kiel SR 3) Alesi, Octavio SO 4) Gustafson, Tyler SR 22.94 47.79 (47.79) 1:13.14 (25.35) 1:42.27 (54.48) 2:03.66 (21.39) 2:29.31 (47.04) 2:49.86 (20.55) 3:12.57 (43.26) 13 Alabama 3:14.56 3:13.81 8 1) Perry, Chris FR 2) Polyakov, Vlad JR 3) Bitsakis, Spiros SR 4) Erasmus, Darren SR 23.99 50.11 (50.11) 1:14.48 (24.37) 1:42.29 (52.18) 2:04.44 (22.15) 2:30.58 (48.29) 2:50.73 (20.15) 3:13.81 (43.23) 14 Georgia 3:14.84 3:13.94 6 1) Stovall, Gil SO 2) Versfeld, Neil SO 3) Verhoef, Peter SR 4) Bibliowicz, Nathan SO 23.72 48.65 (48.65) 1:14.10 (25.45) 1:43.82 (55.17) 2:04.85 (21.03) 2:30.14 (46.32) 2:50.75 (20.61) 3:13.94 (43.80) 15 Southern Method. 3:15.62 3:14.01 4 1) Clark, Ian JR 2) Hetland, Alex SO 3) Vrtovec, Luka FR 4) Nylin, Per SR 23.54 48.71 (48.71) 1:13.06 (24.35) 1:42.17 (53.46) 2:04.06 (21.89) 2:30.22 (48.05) 2:45.33 (15.11) 3:14.01 (43.79) -- Virginia 3:15.19 DQ Early take-off swimmer #3 1) Stahl, Bryan SO 2) Rogulj, Vanja JR 3) Hirniak, Stefan JR 4) McCoy, Ethan SR
Event 5 Men 1 mtr Diving========================================================================= Name Year School Prelims Finals Points========================================================================= === Championship ===
1 Colwill, Chris Georgia- 362.85 407.10 20 2 Puhakka, Joona Arizona- 389.30 398.20 17 3 Segerlin, Steven Auburn- 349.95 382.80 16 4 Starks, Derek Miami- 326.65 354.55 15 5 Richards, Sterling Utah- 320.00 340.55 14 6 Sehn, Eric Texas A&M- 325.80 335.35 13 7 Lobue, Steve Purdue- 309.70 321.90 12 8 Wilcox, Jonathan Florida- 318.60 301.40 11
=== Preliminaries ===
9 Dumais, Dwight Stanford- 308.45 9 10 Ashworth, Aaron Alabama- 307.35 7 11 Berman, Dean Nc, Wilmington- 293.70 6 12 Watters, Evan Mizz- 293.25 5 13 Griffin, Philip Southern Method. 290.85 4 14 Hilde, Michael Southern Cal.- 289.85 3 15 Fagan, Ryan Indiana- 289.65 2 16 Gouzeev, Genya Georgia- 286.00 1
Men - Team Rankings - Through Event 6
1. Auburn 178.5 2. Arizona 136.5 3. Stanford 132 4. Florida 97 5. Texas 82 6. California 72 7. Southern California 63 8. Northwestern 60.5 9. Georgia 52 10. Minnesota 50 11. Alabama 45.5 12. Michigan 44 13. Indiana 26 14. Tennessee 22 15. North Carolina State 20 16. Nevada, Las Vegas 18 17. Arizona State 17 18. Miami 15 19. Southern Methodist 14 19. Utah 14 21. Texas A&M 13 22. Purdue 12 23. Kentucky 10 24. West Virginia 8 25. North Caralina, Wilmington 6 26. Brigham Young 5 26. North Carolina 5 26. Missouri 5 29. U.S. Air Force Academy 4 29. Florida State 4 29. Washington 4 32. George Mason 3
