No. 15 IU swims to tie with No. 12 Michigan

The IU men's swimming and diving program is rich with history and tradition. For a program that dates back to 1923 and has seen countless All-Americans come and go, Saturday's tie result in Ann Arbor, Mich., marked the first such result in the 84-year program history.\nThe No. 15 Hoosiers battled No. 12 Michigan to a 150-150 stalemate. It is also the first ever tie at Canham Natatorium.\nMichigan holds a 38-meet unbeaten streak in Big Ten dual meets, and IU hasn't won in Ann Arbor since the 1980-81 season. \nAlthough the result of the meet was the same as when it began, it was what happened in between that will help this Hoosier squad in the final stretch of the season, said IU coach Ray Looze. \n"That was a real back-and-forth meet. I've never been in a meet with that many changes and adjustments on the fly," Looze said. "We expect a very tight battle at the Big Tens, so this was very good experience. Our veterans have been in close meets before, but it was good for the freshmen and sophomores to experience a meet as closely contested as this one." \nJunior Ben Hesen led the way for IU with three wins, and junior Pat Penoyar added another two wins. Hesen won the 100- and 200-yard backstroke, along with the 100-yard butterfly and Penoyar took the 100- and 200-yard breast stroke. \nHesen, Penoyar, sophomore Nick Walkotten and sophomore Matt Lenton started off the meet with a win for the Hoosiers in the 200-yard medley relay. Lenton also added his second consecutive win in the 50-yard freestyle. \nOn the diving side, junior Taylor Roberts returned to action after missing last week's meet against Ohio State. Roberts again dove well, winning the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions. On the 1-meter board, freshman David Piercy followed Roberts in second place; sophomore Will Bohonyi was fourth. On the 3-meter board, junior David Legler and Bohonyi finished second and third, respectively. \n"Taylor Roberts coming back was big for us," assistant diving coach Todd Waikel said. "He didn't skip a beat. He had a great performance, winning both boards. Going one, two, three on the 3-meter will also be a big boost for our confidence down the road." \nIt took the Hoosiers' best shot to come away with a tie against a tough Michigan team on the road, Looze said. \n"The order of events in the meet really favored Michigan, and they were ranked three spots ahead of us," Looze said. "We knew it would be an uphill battle coming in. I'm really proud of the way we competed and the class that we showed"