Nov. 9, 2007
IOWA CITY, IA – The University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving team hosted Purdue on Friday evening at the Field House Pool. Purdue got off to a fast start and never surrendered their lead. The Boilermakers came into the meet ranked number 14 nationally and carrying a 4-0 record in dual meets. The loss drops Iowa’s record to 1-3 (1-3 Big Ten).
“We are always looking towards the future and it is a little discouraging just looking at wins and losses,” said Iowa head coach Marc Long. “The Big Ten is a tough league, but that’s what we have to swim against. When half the team is freshmen it will be difficult at times but we are looking to improve and we are still looking towards February, but I am proud of the way they swam tonight.”
The Hawkeyes were led by freshman Conor Dwyer who picked up first place finishes in the 100 backstroke (1:42.15) and 100 freestyle (46.78). Sophomore Wil Whaley took top honors in the 200 backstroke (1:51.38). The Hawkeye 400 freestyle relay (3:09.96) team of Whaley, Dwyer, Brad Jones, and Brian Farris took first place in the last event of the evening. The diving team was led by sophomore Michael Gilligan who won the one-meter diving competition (298.50) and was good enough for second in the three-meter competition (288.75).
The Hawkeyes will return to action next week on November 16th when they head to Kirksville, MO for a co-ed dual meet with Truman State.
TEAM RESULTS
Purdue 173.5 IOWA 122.5
MEET RESULTS (Winner Plus Iowa)
200 Medley Relay
1. Purdue `A’ 1:31.81
(Watts, Kroger, Langeneld, Mullen)
2. IOWA `A’ 1:34.05
(Dittmer, Agache, Keeling, Jones)
4. IOWA `B’ 1:36.38
(Lenert, Ryan, Dragon, Hagan)
1,000 Freestyle
1. Drew Wolfred (Purdue) 9:36.38
5. Rob Adams (IOWA) 9:54.49
6. Tyler Verink (IOWA) 10:28.62
200 Freestyle
1. Conor Dwyer (IOWA) 1:42.15
3. Brian Farris (IOWA) 1:43.83
7. Andy Miner (IOWA) 1:47.27
8. Chuck Christensen (IOWA) 1:47.64
100 Backstroke
1. Wil Whaley (IOWA) 52.21
3. Max Dittmer (IOWA) 52.92
5. Andrej Lenert (IOWA) 53.49
7. Bryan Hill (IOWA) 55.13
100 Breaststroke
1. Aaron Kroger (Purdue) 56.92
3. Dragos Agache (IOWA) 57.39
4. Matt Ryan (IOWA) 59.79
5. Sean Hagan (IOWA) 1:01.02
8. Zane Hugo (IOWA) 1:02.88
200 Butterfly
1. Romain Maire (Purdue) 1:52.22
5. Alex Dragon (IOWA) 1:55.93
6. Nathan Keeling (IOWA) 1:56.95
7. Seth Wessels (IOWA) 1:57.26
8. Josh Schubert (IOWA) 2:04.19
50 Freestyle
1. Eddie Kenney (Purdue) 21.40
2. Brad Jones (IOWA) 21.78
5. Damjan Strbac (IOWA) 22.40
t6. Jake Moore (IOWA) 22.52
t6. James Dragon (IOWA) 22.52
One-Meter Diving
1. Michael Gilligan (IOWA) 298.50
2. Frank Van Dijkhuizen (IOWA) 297.15
4. Drew DeLashmutt (IOWA) 224.25
100 Freestyle
t1. Eddie Kenney (Purdue) 46.78
t1. Conor Dwyer (IOWA) 46.78
5. Jake Moore (IOWA) 49.08
7. Brad Jones (IOWA) 49.37
8. Andy Miner (IOWA) 49.97
200 Backstroke
1. Wil Whaley (IOWA) 1:51.38
5. Max Dittmer (IOWA) 1:56.14
7. Andrej Lenert (IOWA) 1:56.86
8. Bryan Hill (IOWA) 2:03.18
200 Breaststroke
1. Aaron Koger (Purdue) 2:05.84
2. Alex Dragon (IOWA) 2:09.58
4. Matt Ryan (IOWA) 2:11.28
7. Zane Hugo (IOWA) 2:17.48
500 Freestyle
1. Sean Davis (Purdue) 4:39.84
3. Brian Farris (IOWA) 4:41.43
6. Rob Adams (IOWA) 4:51.49
7. Conor Dwyer (IOWA) 4:53.96
8. Chuck Christensen (IOWA) 4:55.26
100 Butterfly
1. Jin-Soo Kim (Purdue) 50.19
5. Nathan Keeling (IOWA) 52.33
6. James Dragon (IOWA) 53.62
7. Seth Wessels (IOWA) 53.91
8. Josh Schubert (IOWA) 55.00
Three-Meter Diving
1. David Colturi (Purdue) 321.35
2. Michael Gilligan (IOWA) 288.75
3. Frank Van Dijkhuizen (IOWA) 285.15
4. Drew DeLashmutt (IOWA) 244.95
200 Individual Medley
1. Luke Zehrung (Purdue) 1:54.66
2. Alex Dragon (IOWA) 1:57.17
4. Sean Hagan (IOWA) 2:01.07
5. Andrej Lenert (IOWA) 2:01.77
6. Matt Ryan (IOWA) 2:03.24
400 Freestyle Relay
1. IOWA `A’ 3:09.96
(Whaley, Dwyer, Jones, Farris)
2. IOWA `B’ 3:15.32
(Dittmer, Moore, Keeling, Miner)
3. IOWA `C’ 3:16.52
(Hill, Strbac, Christensen, Siefers)