Open is final chance to win NCAA invite

The men's swimming team will play host to the Indiana Open at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.\nThe meet is a final chance for the Hoosiers to lower their times and receive an invitation to the NCAA Championships. \nThe only two teams to confirm their spot in the Open meet are Cincinnati and the University of Indianapolis. The Hoosiers have faced Cincinnati twice this year -- in the IU Invite and again in a dual meet with a score of 151-90.\nCoach Kris Kirchner pinpointed one race on which he said his swimmers will concentrate. \n"The first thing we're going to try to do is go (to) our 400 medley," Kirchner said. "If (sophomore) Dave (Schulze) can swim like he did in Minnesota, we've got a good shot. When we looked at the tape from last week, we were very slow on relay starts, and we can improve significantly if we just swim the same times and do better starts."\nThe Hoosiers are coming off last weekend's Big Ten Championships, where they placed sixth.