Oct. 10, 2013
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THIS WEEK
The University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving team makes its first home appearance of the season with its annual intrasquad meet Friday in Iowa City, Iowa. The dual will be held at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool beginning at 7 p.m. (CT). The intrasquad meet begins a stretch of three-straight home meets.
LIVE RESULTS
Fans can follow the intrasquad meet via live results by following this link (http://www.livestats.hawkeyesports.com).
IOWA FALLS TO DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS MICHIGAN
The University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving team dropped its season-opening dual to defending national champion Michigan, 182-110, on Sept. 27 at the Canham Natatorium. The Hawkeyes swept the top two spots in the 200 breaststroke during the Big Ten-opening dual. Sophomore Roman Trussov, an NCAA qualifier last year in the event, was victorious with a time of 2:01.80, while freshman Nick Zito, making his collegiate debut, took second in 2:02.10.
HAWKEYES SET WORLD RECORD
The University of Iowa swimming and diving team swam to a World Record in the 200 short course meters mixed-medley relay at the Michigan Water Carnival. In the second-to-last event, the Hawkeyes swam to a World Record time when seniors Dustin Rhoads and Andrew Marciniak, junior Haley Gordon and sophomore Olivia Kabacinski finished with a time of 1:47.61. Iowa also bested a previous World Record time in the mixed 200-meter freestyle relay when sophomore Jackson Allen, senior Gianni Sesto, freshman Emma Sougstad and sophomore Allie Orvis posted a time of 1:40.26. Michigan took down the old record, finishing in 1:36.78.
ZITO EARNS B1G FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HONORS
Freshman Nick Ztio was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Oct.1. Competing in hif first collegiate dual at defending national champion Michigan, Zito swam four events for the Hawkeyes, placing second twice, third, and seventh. In the 200-yard breaststroke, the Lombard, Ill., native placed second (2:02.10), behind fellow teammate and NCAA qualifier Roman Trussov. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Zito swam the anchor leg, touching out in 3:03.27. He also placed third in the 200-yard IM in 1:54.56, and placing seventh in the 200-yard freestyle.
SEASON RECAP
The Hawkeyes enter the 2013-14 season after a successful 2012-13 campaign. The men’s team posted a 7-3 record in dual meets, while going 2-3 in the Big Ten. Iowa placed 32nd in the country at NCAA Championships with a team score of 14 points. The Hawkeyes earned honorable mention All-America honors in three events. Junior Grant Betulius placed 13th in the 100 back, while teaming up with Andrew Marciniak, Byron Butler, and Jordan Huff to place 16th and 13th in the 200 and 400 medley relay, respectively.
DOMINATING DUALS
Since the 2008-09 athletic year, the UI men’s team has been dominating dual competition. The Hawkeyes have posted a 38-8 dual meet record, which includes a 10-1 mark in 2009-10, the second best record in school history. Last season, the team went 7-3 overall and 2-3 in Big Ten duals, which included a 161-122 win over Northwestern.
RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS
The men’s squad returns junior Grant Betulius and senior Andrew Marciniak who earned All-America recognition last season. Betulius earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 100 back as well as being a part of the 200 and 400 medley relays. Marciniak was also a member of both medley relays. Iowa also returns NCAA qualifers David Ernstsson and Roman Trussov. Ernstsson swam in the 800-free relay, while Trussov finished 24th in the 200-breaststroke.
HAWKEYE NEWCOMERS
The men’s team features 11 new members to its roster this season. Brandon Farnum, Greg Forster, Kyle Gannon, Josh Gill, Peter Grumhaus, Jackson Halsmer, Brandis Heffner, Andrew Marsh, Kyle Patnode, Jeremy Temprano, and Nick Zito all come to Iowa City after impressive prep careers. This incoming class features seven members from Illinois, two from Iowa, one from Michigan, and one from Wisconsin.
RECORD BREAKING YEAR
The Hawkeyes are coming off a 2012-13 season where nine records were broken. Individually, Grant Betulius (100 back – 46.33), Byron Butler (200 back – 1:43.59, 100 fly – 47.05), Andrew Marciniak (100 breast – 53.59), Roman Trussov (200 breast – 1:55.84), and Tyler Lentz (200 IM – 1:46.15) all captured school records. Jordan Huff, David Ernstsson, Gianni Sesto and Betulius broke the record in the 800 free relay (6:26.79). In the 200 medley relay, the record was broken by Betulius, Korey Schneider, Butler and Huff (1:25.82). The quartet of Betulius, Marciniak, Butler and Huff broke the record in the 400 Medley Relay (3:09.66).
CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
Ten Hawkeyes competed in the U.S. Open Championships this past summer in Irvine Calif. Manuel Belzer, Tyler Lentz, Andrew Marciniak, Dustin Rhoads, Grant Betulius, Brian Donatelli, Matthew Boyd, Mike Nelson, Quillan Oak, and Andrew Parker all competed in the national event. For Betulius and Nelson, it was their second national event of the summer, as both competed at the Phillips 66 National Championships in Indianapolis as well.
2012-2013 MVP
Grant Betulius returns as one of two Hawkeyes named Armbruster/Patton MVP last season. Betulius was a honorable mention All-American in three events in 2013, while also being a school-record holder in four events — 100 back (46.33), 200-medley relay (1:25.82), 400-medley relay (3:09.66) and 800-free relay (6:26.79). He ranks second in school history in the 200 back (1:43.65) and eighth in the 100 butterfly (48.41).
ACADEMIC HONORS
One member from the 2012-13 men’s team was named to the Scholar All-America First Team while two other members were named honorable mention. Byron Butler was named to the first team after being an honorable mention selection in 2011-12. Joining Butler were teammates Dustin Rhoads and Manuel Belzer. For Belzer, it is his second consecutive year earning honorable mention recognition, while Rhoads earned the distinction for the first time. The team was recognized as a CSCAA All-America Team for the third time in program history.
HEAD COACH MARC LONG
Marc Long is in his 10th season as head coach for the University of Iowa swimming team. It’s his eighth as head coach of the combined program. During his tenure as head coach of both programs, 75 school records have fallen and 112 Hawkeyes have provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships.
COACHING ADDITIONS
Brandon King is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Iowa swimming and diving program. King joins the Hawkeyes out of Naperville, Ill., where he served as a senior assistant coach alongside decorated head coach Dave Krotiak for the Fox Valley Swim Team from 2011-13. During his time with the program, King assisted the Illinois Senior Coach of the Year and coached multiple swimmers competing at the Junior Nationals, Grand Prix meets and Olympic Trials.
CAMPUS RECREATION AND WELLNESS CENTER
Ground was broken for the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in October 2007. The facility opened in August 2010 and is home for the Hawkeyes. It is located at the corner of Burlington and Madison streets and cost approximately $69 million. The facility includes a 50-meter competition pool, a separate diving well, a leisure pool with lap lanes and 24,000 square feet of fitness space.
IOWA SWIMMING AND DIVING TRADITION
Iowa was one of the first schools in the nation to compete on a collegiate level and competed at the first NCAA Championship. From 1937 to 1960, Iowa placed in the NCAA top 10 18 times, crowning nine NCAA and 22 Big Ten champions.
NEXT EVENT
The Hawkeyes return to action Oct. 18 in Iowa City, Iowa, for a conference dual against Michigan State. The competition is slated to begin at 4 p.m. (CT) at the CRWC.