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(05/11/06 12:17am)
IU senior Mariangee Bogado was named the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week by the USA Softball office for the week ending May 7. The award is IU's and Bogado's first-ever selection since the award's inception five years ago. \n"It means a lot," said Bogado. "I've been working hard, and it is huge for me and my family to be recognized outside of my country. It's good to be making history."\nBogado earned the national award after she led the Hoosiers to a pair of wins over arch rival Purdue by doing it from both sides of the plate. She started both games and struck out 14 batters in her 13 innings of work while allowing only seven hits in the series. Her pitching effort allowed the Hoosiers to out-hit Purdue 15-7.\nShe posted a 1.08 ERA and gave up two earned runs while holding the opposing batters to a .152 batting average. \nBogado also literally stepped up to the plate when her team needed her most. She posted a .667 batting average, including a four-for-six effort in the Purdue series. In game one, she drew two walks and went two-for-two in her remaining at bats. In game two, she went two-for-four, including two runs and a double. \n"(Bogado) is probably one of the most athletic players in the conference," IU head coach Stacey Phillips said. "She pitches at a high velocity, but her pitching helps her hit well because she thinks like a pitcher when batting. She's just a phenomenal athlete."\nThe wins over Purdue propelled the Hoosiers into their first appearance in the Big Ten Tournament since 1996 and pushed IU over the 25 win mark, just the third time it has ever accomplished that feat. IU also recorded its highest Big Ten win output since 1997 with eight wins in conference play. \n"She was extremely important versus Purdue," said Phillips. "She helped catapult the team into the Big Ten Tournament and achieve the goal we set along time ago." \nIU begins its tournament slate at 10 a.m., Friday when it takes on No. 3-seeded Iowa in the first round in Evanston, Ill., at Sharon J. Drysdale Field. \n"We not only want to be there," said Bogado. "We want to be there and beat some teams"
(05/08/06 12:55am)
The Hoosier football class of 2005 added two more players to NFL rosters as former Indiana running back Chris Taylor signed a rookie free agent contract with the Houston Texans and former Indiana defensive end Ben Ishola signed a rookie free agent contract with the Miami Dolphins on \nMay 5. \nTaylor and Ishola join fourth round draft picks defensive end Victor Adeyanju (St. Louis Rams) and offensive lineman Isaac Sowells (Cleveland Browns), as well as rookie free agent signees linebacker Kyle Killion (Indianapolis Colts) and linebacker/fullback John Pannozzo (Atlanta Falcons), as Hoosiers that hope to continue playing at the next level.\nTaylor bested his career high of three touchdowns in a season as he crossed the goal line four times and rushed for 740 yards on 156 carries in all 11 games for the Hoosiers in the 2005 campaign. \nTaylor recorded monster games against the Hoosiers two biggest rivals, Kentucky and Purdue. In the Kentucky game, he ran for 176 yards on 17 carries and followed that up by nearly posting his third 100-yard rushing effort with 97 yards on 13 carries against Purdue on Nov. 19. Another standout performance came against Illinois, when Taylor rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.\nTaylor made the best of his offseason workouts as he landed a spot on the Texans roster.\n"Houston said that they were real impressed with the way I ran," Taylor said in a statement. "I told them that I can play special teams. I'll do anything that they ask. I just appreciate the opportunity to go in and compete." \nTaylor has had experience before in taking advantage of opportunities. He was supposed to redshirt his freshman season of 2002 but due to an injury to Brian Lewis, Taylor was penciled in as the second tailback for the Hoosiers. Taylor went on to play in six games for the Hoosiers and lead all true freshmen in rushing.\nIshola has come a long way from his native soil in Berlin, Germany, in which he played for the Berlin Adler American Football Club and helped the team to a 7-8 record in 2002 and an appearance in the league semifinals. Ishola also spent time in Nigeria, the birthplace of his father, as a child. He now joins a Dolphins team that finished 9-7 last year.\n"He has a tremendous upside." IU coach Terry Heoppner said in a statement. "He brings a lot to a team -- athleticism, speed, size. He could have an impact on special teams." \nIshola started all 11 games of his senior season as he finished the year with 27 total tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss. He opened up his senior year in style with five tackles at Central Michigan and followed that up with another stellar performance as he posted a career-high six tackles against Nicholls State. The 2005 season was not the only standout season for Ishola as he played a pivitol role for the defense in 2004. He registered two sacks in an important non-conference road game versus then-No. 24 University of Oregon. Isholo also had a major impact in the Michigan State game in 2004 as he recorded a season-high five tackles, all solo, and had a pair of solo tackles versus then-No. 23 Minnesota. Ishola finished the 2004 season with 12 solo tackles and two assists.
(03/27/06 7:19am)
Seniors Sergiy Fesenko and Kevin Swander eclipsed their own school records as the IU men's swimming and diving team concluded its season with a 12th-place finish at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Atlanta this weekend. \nThe Hoosiers tallied 115.5 points, the most since the 1977 NCAA Championships, when IU scored 173 points for a fourth-place finish. Additionally, the 12th-place finish ties IU's best since the 1989 NCAA Championships. Overall, the University of Auburn scored 480.5 points to hold off the University of Arizona(440.5) en route to its fourth consecutive NCAA championship.\n"I was really pleased," said IU coach Ray Looze. "The team showed a lot of character and heart, which was inspirational. They scratched and clawed for every point they scored."\nOn the second day of the championships, Swander broke his previous school record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 52:54, just .02 seconds behind the University of California's Henrique Barbosa's event-winning time of 52.52. Swander nearly recorded IU's first individual NCAA title since Jim Montgomery swept the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events in 1976. \nSwander's 52:54 time now resides as the sixth-fastest 100-yard breaststroke time in NCAA history, a mark that placed Swander among elite company. The four swimmers ahead of Barbosa and Swander own nine Olympic medals, including five golds.\n"It's cool to hear my name mentioned with those guys," Swander said. "It's pretty good company to be associated with. When the only guys before you are Olympians, it's a good motivation and a sign of things to come."\nOn the third day of competition, Fesenko eclipsed his previous school record in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a 10th-place time of 14:58.02. With his effort, Fesenko became the first sub-15 minute miler in IU swimming history. Fesenko's previous school record in the event took place at the 2005 Big Ten Championships, in which he swam to a time of 15:00.49. His record-breaking performance also garnered him his fifth All-American award.\n"He wasn't having the best meet and before the event, I asked him what his plans were," Looze said. "He said 'to show all the character I have.' He didn't do it with his A-game, but with his heart. It was a neat way to finish off his career."\nWith the seniors going out in style, the Hoosiers also caught a glimpse of IU swimming and diving's future.\nFreshman Nick Walkotten garnered his second All-American accolade with a ninth-place time of 1:44.62 in the 200-yard butterfly. The Big Ten Freshman of the Year recorded the second fastest time in IU history.\nAnother underclassmen provided a spark for the Hoosiers as sophomore Ben Hesen tied for fourth in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 46.80. \nLooze said he was pleased with what the Hoosiers have to look forward to and credits this season's accomplishments with playing a pivotal role in years to come. In February, IU won the Big Ten conference title.\n"We want to win the Big Ten title every year and place in the top 10 nationally," Looze said. "The nucleus and the chemistry we've established this year will go a long way in helping accomplish that"
(03/21/06 5:33am)
Sophomore Christina Loukas, two-time Big Ten Diver of the Year and of the NCAA Championships, tied former IU standout Sara Reiling for the best all-around finish at an NCAA competition as the IU women's swimming and diving team culminated its season with a 14th-place finish at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. Saturday. \nThe Hoosiers scored 91 points overall at the championships while Auburn University took home the national championship, defeating the University of Georgia in the second-closest finish in NCAA history. \n"I was pleased," said IU coach Ray Looze. "It was nice to see the girls become All-Americans. It's what I expected."\nIn her 2002 standout performance, Reiling finished third on the one-meter, second on the three-meter and eighth on the platform. Loukas nearly rivaled Reiling's performance in the 2006 championships, as she placed fifth on the one-meter, second on the three-meter and sixth on the tower with a 290.10 total. \nShe also became the first three-time championship finalist for IU since Reiling accomplished the same feat in 2002. \n"I've always seen (Reiling) as one of the best divers ever," Loukas said. "To know I did as well as her tells me I'm on the right track."\nLoukas got the Hoosiers off to a good start on the first day of competition as she recorded a 312.10 -- a mark just shy of Reiling's school and NCAA record of 320.15 set at the 2002 national championships.\nOn the second day of competition, Loukas continued her success as she nearly shocked the 1,121 fans at the Gabrielsen Natatorium by recording a school-record 371.40 on the three-meter event to finish just shy of Olympic bronze medalist Blythe Hartley (373.15) of the University of Southern California. Loukas' total of 371.40 not only earned her second place in the event, but it also surpassed the six-dive, three-meter school standard previously held by junior Lindsay Weigle with 357.75 set against UCLA on Jan. 13.\n"When I was competing, I had no idea I was close to her," Loukas said. "I gave her a run for her money and it motivates me and shows that I can compete with the best."\nIn the swimming portion of the NCAA Championships, freshman Allison Kay provided a bright spot for the Hoosiers as she improved to third all-time in school history in the 400-yard IM consolation heat with a 10th-place time of 4:16.18. Kay not only garnered an All-American certificate through her effort in the 400-yard IM, but her performance now resides as the best finish for a Hoosier in the event.\n"She didn't even swim the event at the Big Tens," Looze said. "It was one of the best swims we had at the meet."\nMeanwhile, Weigle, who garnered four total All-American certificates, capped off her season on the final day with a third-place total of 317.05 on the tower, and senior Heather Chapman earned her initial All-American certificate with a 12th-place 243.75 on the tower. \n"The girls showed moments of pizzazz," said IU diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber. "It's a compliment to the women. They fought tooth and nail." \nLooze said he thought his team's 14th-place showing at the championships proved a lot to the rest of the country.\n"We are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the future," Looze said. "We have the potential to be a top 10 team." \nThe Hoosiers' coach cited a good recruiting class and a good returning nucleus as evidence that his team has a chance to do something special.\n"Preparation is the name of the game," Looze said. "It will take some time, but we are well on the track to doing that"
(03/10/06 2:46am)
Members of the IU men and women's diving team hope to punch their tickets to the NCAA Championships as they start competition today in the Zone C Diving Championships in Columbus, Ohio. \n"We're just trying to stay positive," said junior Jesse Rappaport. "The diving championships are just as hard as the Big Ten but with less hype. We just have to stay mentally focused."\nThe men's team is two weeks removed from winning the school's first swimming and diving Big Ten Championship in 21 years, a boost of confidence that might play a role in the team's performance at the diving championships.\n"They laid a good foundation," said IU diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber. "They feel capable of doing their best diving of the year."\nCombine the high the team is on after a Big Ten Championship with the pressure of knowing that the only opportunity to clinch an NCAA berth comes down to this weekend and staying mentally focused might be harder than usual, senior Brian Mariano said. \n"We're going back to the basics," he said. "We need to calm it down and focus on the specifics of our dives and have a solid performance."\nThe Hoosiers face a tough challenge, as they only earned five spots at last year's NCAA Championships while the women's team earned 11 spots. Mariano said that in order for them to be successful this weekend, they need to be at their best at all times.\n"We need to have a strong, consistent performance and see where the chips fall," he said.\nRappaport said clinching a spot in the NCAA Championships would be the result of four years of hard work at IU.\n"It would be the culmination of my diving at IU," Rappaport said. "It's the ultimate goal."\nFor Mariano, the opportunity to compete in the NCAA Championships is a chance to prove himself after a less-than-satisfying performance in last year's championships.\n"I'd love to go back and show what I can do," Mariano said. "It would be an honor to go again."\nThe meet concludes Sunday while the NCAA Championships run March 16 to 18 in Athens, Ga.
(03/03/06 4:45pm)
Throughout their championship season, the IU men's swimming and diving team constantly reiterated that it is always about the team, and never the individual. So when the Hoosiers nearly swept the Big Ten end of the year awards given at the finale of the championships Saturday, one should not be surprised to hear them put the team first yet again. \n"Individual awards do not mean anything," said senior Kevin Swander. "We won as a team. It's all about what it says on our T-shirts (pointing to the Big Ten Championship T-shirt he was wearing), team champions."\nSeveral members of the championship squad were honored as part of the first and second All-Big Ten teams. Senior Sergiy Fesenko and freshman Nick Walkotten were the second team All-Big Ten selections while sophomore Ben Hesen, junior Brian Mariano, sophomore Todd Patrick, sophomore Taylor Roberts and senior Kevin Swander were the first-team All Big Ten honorees. The six swimmers elected to the first All-Big Ten team from IU tied Michigan for the most selections from any team in the championships and were the most for IU since 1991 when IU also had six honorees.\nFreshman Nick Walkotten garnered the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award, becoming the first swimmer to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in IU school history. He joined former diver Tom Davidson, who earned the honor in 1997, to win the Freshman of the Year honor. In the Big Ten Championships, Walkotten proved himself beyond his years as his third place finish in the 200-yard butterfly eclipsed a school record set in last year's Big Ten championships. \nBy setting three individual school records and being a part of the relay contingent that broke another school record, Swander received the award for Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships. Swander broke school records in the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley while teaming up with sophomore Ben Hesen, senior Thomas Clavier and sophomore Todd Patrick to set a Big Ten, pool and school record in the 200-yard medley relay. Swander won the award for the second time in his Hoosier career and he joined three other former Big Ten swimmers in earning two Swimmer of the Championships awards since its inception in 1991.\nJunior Brian Mariano earned Big Ten Co-Diver of the year along with Purdue University's Steven LoBue. He also earned Big Ten Diver of the Championships due to his thrilling come-from-behind victory in the 10-meter platform in which he nailed his final dive to surge past his opponent. Mariano's Diver of the Championships award marked the seventh time since the award's inception in 1991 that a Hoosier claimed or shared the award. Mariano said although swimming is not an individual sport, winning individual awards can still help the team.\n"If one person does well, it brings the entire team's morale up," said Mariano.\nThe Hoosiers' Big Ten championship is the fulfillment of a promise made by head coach Ray Looze when he stepped foot onto the campus of IU four years ago. Looze's ability to deliver the Hoosiers their 24th Big Ten championship and a return to its elite status as a swimming and diving powerhouse resulted in his fifth career coach of the year award\n"I've got the best job in the world," said Looze. "I've got to give credit to the guys and hopefully we can spring together a string of championships now."\nLegendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said, "The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual." This year's Indiana men's swimming and diving team epitomize the meaning of Lombardi's statement. Their several individual awards combined to produce their ultimate team award: a Big Ten championship.\n"This is a rarity," said Looze. "We'll remember this for the rest of our lives"
(02/27/06 5:35am)
For the first time since 1985, members of the IU men's swimming and diving team can call themselves Big Ten Champions. \nThe No. 11 Hoosiers captured the elusive title Saturday by blowing past last year's Big Ten champion Minnesota, 760.5-652. The Hoosiers came up just short in last year's championships, falling to Minnesota by only three points.\nThe Big Ten title is the 24th in the storied tradition of IU swimming and diving, a program that at one point won 20 consecutive titles.\nThe victory also delivers the promise of fourth-year IU coach Ray Looze, who guaranteed IU's return to elite status. \n"You can't put it in words," said senior Kevin Swander. "Coach (Looze) promised a title four years ago when he came here and it's beyond belief. It's a great feeling to do it back home."\nThe Hoosiers entered the final day of the competition with a 90-point lead, due in large part to the Hoosiers' scoring three conference titles and setting three school records on their second day of the Big Ten Championships.\nSenior Sergiy Fesenko started off the final day by placing second in the 1,650-yard freesyle with a time of 15:03.73. His 1,000-yard freestyle split time of 8:57.80 not only eclipsed the school record, but also became just the second instance in which a swimmer swam the 1,000-yard freestyle in IU history. \nSwander's third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:55.25 broke his own school record and designated him the first IU breaststroker to top the 1:56 standard in the event.\nThe Hoosiers followed up Swander's performance with another record-breaking run. Freshman Nick Walkotten placed third in the 100-yard butterfly with an NCAA automatic time of 1:44.32, breaking the IU record of 1:44.81 set at last year's Big Ten Championships by Murph Halasz.\n"It feels good," Walkotten said of his record-breaking accomplishment. "I put a lot of work in and it feels good to follow in (Halasz') footsteps."\nJunior Brian Mariano perhaps provided the most exciting performance of the evening, coming from behind to win the 10-meter platform-diving event. Mariano struggled in his third and fourth dives, failing to reach 40 points on either dive. He entered his final dive trailing by 80 points to Purdue's Josh Karshen, but he saved his best for last. Performing backward 2.5 somersaults with 1.5 twists, Mariano posted an 86.70, the highest total of the meet in the event. His score overall was 391.85, the sixth-best six-dive platform performance in school history and a personal best. \n"I tried not to peek at the score," Mariano said of his approach to his final dive. "I just listened to what Coach Huber said and told myself to go for it all. It was a huge adrenaline rush when I came out of the water."\nMariano's feat, along with sophomore Justin Montrie's fifth-place finish, senior Jesse Rappaport and sophomore Taylor Roberts' sixth and eighth-place performances respectively -- as well as senior Ryan Fagan's ninth-place and sophomore David Legler 13th-place finish -- all but clinched the Big Ten title for the Hoosiers, ending a 21-year drought without a championship\n"We've worked hard for this," said Looze. "This is a rarity. We'll remember this for the rest of our lives"
(02/24/06 5:19am)
The No. 11 IU men's swimming and diving team broke four records en route to a first-place finish at the end of day one of the 2006 Big Ten Championships at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center Thursday. \nThe Hoosiers finished day one with a score of 187.5, while the next closest team was Minnesota with 177 points.\n"I'm proud of this team," said IU coach Ray Looze. "This is just the beginning, but it is a nice start. We just need to take this a session at a time and come back (Friday) and do a good job." \nIn the 500-yard freestyle, senior Sergiy Fesenko finished second in the event with a time of 4:16.79. Fesenko's second-place finish broke a school record and his personal best time in the event. After Fesenko's performance, the Hoosiers remained in fourth with 57 points. \nIn the following event, the 200-yard individual medley, senior Kevin Swander's personal best time of 1:46.68 garnered a fourth-place finish and a school record in the event. Swander's feat pushed the Hoosiers into third-place with 86 points.\nFollowing a drop to third place, the Hoosier diving team boosted IU's hopes by placing third, fifth and sixth in the one-meter diving event. Senior Ryan Fagan took third with a personal best score of 345.70. Junior Brian Mariano finished in fifth place with 332.85 points, followed by sophomore Taylor Roberts, who posted the sixth-place finish with 323.85 as the Hoosiers took over first place with a score of 153.5.\n"They did great," said IU diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber. "We knew it would be a crapshoot and I think it was our best performance on the one-meter. We just need to use this as a catalyst for (Friday)."\nThe Hoosiers ended the day on a high note as IU placed second in the 400-yard medley relay with a school-record time of 3:08.48. The medley quartet consisted of sophomore Ben Hesen, freshman Nick Walkotten, Swander and Patrick. Additionally, Hesen's 100-yard backstroke time of 46.44 broke his school record. The record-breaking performance extended the Hoosier lead by 10 points as the Hoosiers ended the day atop the standings. \n"It feels good," Hesen said. "I barely lost to a national champion, so it was a heck of a swim."\nThe Hoosiers will enter what some say is the biggest day of the three-day championship event with the lead.\n"The meet is won or lost on day two," Swander said. "You leave it all in the pool on Sunday, so (Friday), anything can change. We're focused and we're going to roll out as they say."\nDay two of the Big Ten Championships begins at noon with preliminaries in the 400-yard individual medley, the 100-yard butterfly, the 200-yard freestyle, the 100-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard backstroke. The finals of the aforementioned events will commence at 7 p.m.
(02/23/06 5:16am)
The No. 11 IU men's swimming and diving team welcomes some top-ranked teams to the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center today as they play host to the 2006 Big Ten Championships. The Big Ten currently boasts seven teams in the top 25.\n"This is a very emotional atmosphere," IU coach Ray Looze said. "I expect it to be charged and electric." Senior Kevin Swander said "electric" would be an understatement when describing the mood inside IU's home facility.\nThe Hoosiers head into the championships featuring eight swimmers who have combined for 12 NCAA qualifying times, while two relay teams also met the standard. All six divers for IU have obtained zone qualifying scores. \nIn last year's Big Ten Championships, held at Minnesota, the Hoosiers led the Gophers by five points as they entered the final event of the championships, the 400-yard freestyle. In the final leg of the race, Minnesota's Igor Cerensek passed Northwestern's David Kormushoff to win the race, giving the Gophers enough points to overcome the Hoosiers for the Big Ten Championship.\n"It leaves a bad feeling in your mouth," Swander said. "We hold a grudge about last year and we're going to go out and swim like it. Three is the magic number and that is what we have been saying all year."\nFor Looze, the plan for his team is simple -- score as many points as possible. \n"The idea is to have who we brought to this meet score individually, swimmers and divers," Looze said. "It's a tough meet do that at." \nThe Hoosiers said they hope that simple plan will help them end a 21-year drought for a Big Ten Championship.\n"We want it really bad since there has been a long time span," senior captain Mike Jones said. "We're ready to win and prepared to swim as fast as we can."\nWith nearly three weeks gone by since the Hoosiers last meet, the team has had plenty of time to brush up and fine-tune its swimming performance for the Big Ten Championships.\n"We focused on getting fast," Looze said. "We worked on our technique, relay exchanges, turns, starts and the fundamentals. The training has dropped quite a bit as we are in the process of tapering right now"
(02/20/06 4:44am)
The Hoosier contingent of juniors Annica Lofstedt, Clarissa Wentworth, Leila Vaziri and freshman Allison Kay set a school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay on the final day of the Big Ten Championships as the No. 16 IU women's swimming and diving team closed out the 2006 Big Ten Championships in fourth place in Columbus, Ohio, this weekend. \nNot only did the Hoosier quartet of Lofstedt, Wentworth, Vaziri and Kay set a school record in the event with a time of 3:19.22, they won IU's first Big Ten title in the event since 1981 and its fourth all-time.\n"It is unbelievable," Wentworth said. "It went by so fast. We went into it wanting to beat Purdue and we beat them and everyone else with them. Annica (Lofstedt) got us off to a good start. We were so excited and so shocked. It is a great way to close out the meet. It was a highlight for me." \nOverall, the Hoosiers netted 495 points, while No. 14 Penn State defended its title with 552 points. No. 24 Minnesota placed second with 536.5 points, while No. 22 Michigan took fourth with 509 points. No. 17 Purdue finished behind the Hoosiers with a fifth-place tally of 428, while No. 11 Wisconsin took sixth with 358 points. Ohio State (258), Northwestern (244.5), Illinois (207), Iowa (163.5) and Michigan State (102.5) rounded out the team rankings. \n"I really like the way we finished the meet," IU coach Ray Looze said. "We had an extremely young team, and it is nice to finish strong. It is a good sign for our future. We have some good young talent. Our seniors did a wonderful job of leading and teaching this year. I am proud of the team. We are close enough to be competitive in the future." \nThe Hoosiers came out on fire in the opening event of the conference championship with a third-place time of 1:41.31 in the 200-yard medley relay. The effort by Vaziri, Stockwell, and Lofstedt not only cleared the NCAA provisional standard in the event -- which gives IU access to postseason competition -- but also stands as the second-fastest time in school history. It missed the record set last year by .07 seconds. \nThe highlight of day two of the Big Ten Championships was sophomore Christina Loukas' defense of her one-meter title from the 2005 Big Ten Championships with a school record-breaking performance of 345.20. Loukas became the first back-to-back conference winner for the Hoosiers since Sara Reiling-Hildebrand won the one-meter and platform events in 2002 and 2003. \n"I was kind of nervous after looking back on last year and how well it went," Loukas said. "I was able to take one dive at a time tonight"
(02/15/06 5:01am)
The No. 16 IU women's swimming and diving team begins competition today in Columbus, Ohio, in hopes of ending its three-year drought without a Big Ten Championship. The Hoosiers last won the conference title in 2003.\nIU has not been in action since it split the double-dual meet with Ohio State and Penn State on Jan. 27 and 28. The long break allowed IU to prepare mentally and strategically for the Big Ten Championships, senior Doherty Colgin said.\n"The Big Ten is always a special meet," she said. "It's huge, the excitement is crazy. For swimming it's the biggest meet in our conference, and it's the only meet where you can step on the blocks and truly feel your entire team behind you. It's really special."\nIU will face stiff competition in the Big Ten Championships as six Big Ten teams are currently ranked in the top 25, a fact that coach Ray Looze said eliminates a certain margin of error for the Hoosiers. \n"From a team standpoint, we've really been working on our chemistry, our unity for one cause and trusting each other," Looze said. "From a fundamental standpoint, we've been working on our turns, relay exchanges, starts -- just our level of confidence being in the right frame of mind to compete on a consistent basis."\nThe two-week layoff was more than long enough for IU and it has the Hoosiers ready for a run at the Big Ten Championship.\nFacing several top-seeded teams in an environment away from home, the Hoosiers will have to rely on each other to get the job done.\n"(We need) to stay together as a team," junior Annica Lofstedt said. (We need) to be really positive and just cheer each other on and just have fun because that's when we swim best."\nIf the Hoosiers hope to hang another banner in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center, a major key for them will be getting off to a quick start and limiting their mistakes over the four-day meet, Looze said.\nAnd the Hoosiers hope to send their seniors out the same way they came in -- with a Big Ten Championship.\n"We're pretty hungry," Lofstedt said. "I can't wait to get down there and just start racing so it's going to be a lot of fun"
(02/06/06 5:21am)
The No. 11 IU men's swimming and diving team defeated arch rival No. 14 Purdue on senior day with a 134-108 victory at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington. Prior to the meet, the Hoosiers honored their eight seniors.\nAlthough it was senior day, it was the underclassmen who paced IU as junior Lee Houchin and sophomore Nick Walkotten claimed three titles each. The Hoosiers claimed nine overall on the day.\n"I wanted to just get out and swim fast and do my best," Houchin said. "It's always a goal of ours to do as well as we can at any meet, but Purdue's a big rivalry and we just want to do well against them."\nThe win improved IU to 7-3 on the season and 4-3 in Big Ten play. It also extended IU's lead over Purdue to 6-3 in the AT&T Crimson and Gold Cup.\n"They're a very tough team but I'm not satisfied at all," coach Ray Looze said. "This is just a small step in the process. We still got a lot to work on and we have a lot of important decisions to make."\nSenior Kevin Swander, Houchin and Walkotten teamed up with sophomore Ben Hesen in the opening event to place first with a time of 3 minutes, 15.82 seconds to get the Hoosiers off to a dominating start. The effort by the quartet not only cleared the NCAA provisional standard, it also entered the record books as the eighth-fastest time in school history.\nThe Hoosiers raced to a top-two sweep in the 1,000-yard freestyle as sophomore John Kevin Koehler placed first with a time of 9:20.63, followed by sophomore Alex Brunfeldt's second-place time of 9:28.79.\nIn the 200-yard freestyle, IU produced a one-three effort as senior Sergiy Fesenko claimed the title with a time of 1:39.46 while freshman Jeff Wood placed third with a personal best time of 1:41.25. \nHouchin picked up his second title of the day in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.77 and Swander posted a time of 21.40 for third place.\nIU continued to dominate Purdue, placing one-two in the 200-yard individual medley. Sophomore Todd Patrick obtained the first of two individual titles on the day with a time of 1:49.58. Freshman A.J. Miller recorded a time of 1:52.22 for second place.\nThe Hoosiers won the first five events of the meet and led the Boilermakers 65-28 before Purdue's Steve LoBue won the platform event. Senior Ryan Fagan placed second with a score of 311.17, while senior Jesse Rappaport closed out the top three at 294.15. \nThe Hoosiers did not allow any chance for Purdue to build momentum as they recorded a top-two sweep in the 200-yard butterfly. Walkotten picked up his second title of the day with a time of 1:49.02, while Fesenko finished as the runner-up with a 1:50.66.\nAfter the Boilermakers responded with a victory in the 200-yard backstroke, the Hoosiers again countered with a decisive top-three sweep in the 500-yard freestyle to propel the Hoosiers to a 121-67 lead. \nWood captured the crown in a personal-best time of 4:31.18, while Koehler placed second in 4:35.06 and Brunfeldt took third in 4:37.24.\n"We set ourselves up really well," senior Mike Jones said. "Some guys had some good season bests, so we're just coming out with a lot of confidence from that meet and it's a really good setup for the Big Tens."\nSaturday's meet marks the end of the regular season for the Hoosiers and the beginning of focusing on the Big Ten Championships. \n"Minnesota and Michigan are the clear favorites for the Big Ten title," Looze said. "We just need to go in an do our best. We are slated third going in, based on the body of Minnesota and Michigan's work. We just need to do our best and see what we can do."\nThe Hoosiers will play host to the 2006 Big Ten Men's Swimming and Diving Championships from Feb. 23 to 25. The event will take place in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center at the SRSC.
(02/03/06 5:07am)
The No. 11 IU men's swimming and diving team will honor eight seniors Saturday when it plays host to archrival No. 14 Purdue in its last tune-up before the Big Ten Championships. Those being honored include Hank Baldwin, Thomas Clavier, Ryan Fagan, Sergiy Fesenko, Mike Jones, Brian Mariano, Jesse Rappaport and Kevin Swander. \n"It's going to be a little sad, knowing it's going to be my last college dual meet," Clavier said. "But you know, life goes on and there's other stuff I'd like to get into. I don't regret anything, but the thing I will miss the most is just the guys and hanging out with them." \nThe meet is the next opportunity for IU to separate itself from Purdue in the AT&T Crimson and Gold Cup, which the Hoosiers currently lead 5-3. \n"It would be nice to beat Purdue," Jones said. "We came off a loss last week against Michigan, so it would be nice to win. Purdue is always a good meet at the end of the season to get out there and have good times before Big Tens."\nThe current crop of seniors were freshmen when coach Ray Looze took over for the Hoosiers. Most of them are now captains on a team pushing for a Big Ten Championship run. \nThe chance for a special run is still a few weeks away, and Looze said he hopes it won't distract his team in Saturday's meet.\n"We had a meeting today (Wednesday)," Looze said. "We warned the team that this is a good team and not one to overlook. It's the worst thing to play a team that is ranked just a little bit lower then you. They got everything to gain and you have everything to lose."\nThe Hoosiers are looking to improve in some of the areas in which they struggled during the tough loss to Michigan. A few major areas IU will work on are too many second place finishes and not enough wins in events.\n"The reason we were getting second was because we weren't swimming our races," Looze said. "We were swimming someone else's. We tried to focus on how to split a great race and how to swim our own race."\nThe Hoosiers will also look to fine tune their relay races and decide which swimmers they will use in the Big Ten Championships.\n"We need to pick our team," Looze said. "I need to find the best 21 swimmers and we're a pretty deep team so that's going to be a challenge. This is the last time to evaluate the swimmers."\nThe diving team has become a big lift for the Hoosiers recently, especially in the loss to Michigan, where a top-five sweep in the three-meter dive pushed IU into the lead with two events remaining. \nThe diving squad is led by a trio of seniors including Fagan, three-time defending Big Ten Diver of the Week. \n"What can I say, they're like sons to me," diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber said. "They're a great group. I loved every minute of working with these guys. They're what our program is all about. They're good students, good athletes and hard working."\nThe meet will begin at 10 a.m. at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center at the SRSC, with the seniors being honored prior to the start of the meet.
(01/30/06 5:40am)
Senior Sergiy Fesenko and sophomore Ben Hesen broke school records as the No. 11 IU men's swimming and diving team took No. 6 Michigan to the final event in a 160-140 loss Sunday at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington.\nSophomore Todd Patrick led the Hoosiers with three event titles while senior Ryan Fagan swept the diving events. The loss drops IU to 6-3 on the season and 3-2 in Big Ten action. \n"I'm proud of the fellas in general," said Indiana coach Ray Looze. "That's a pretty close score. It wasn't in doubt until that last relay."\nThe Hoosier quartet of Hesen, seniors Kevin Swander and Thomas Clavier and Patrick got the Hoosiers out to a quick lead by turning in the fourth-fastest time in school history with a time of 1:28.30.\nThe Wolverines jumped ahead 43-31 as senior Chris DeJong touched first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 47.67. Hesen broke the school record in the event with a 47.98 for second. \n"It is just an honor to have my name up on the board," Hesen said. "Right now, I just want to make sure that it is not a highlight of my season. I still have a lot of time left in the season where everything matters. I really wanted to beat DeJong. Hopefully, this meet sets us up for something special."\nThe Hoosier diving team helped IU take the lead 79-71 as it finished first, second and fourth in the one-meter dive event. Defending Big Ten Diver of the Week Fagan moved into sixth all-time in the event with a score of 348.83. Jesse Rappaport recorded a 348.60 for second place, while sophomore Taylor Roberts took third with a 308.48 for the Hoosiers. \nIU extended its lead to 90-79 when Patrick placed first in 44.48 and junior Lee Houchin finished fourth in 45.09. \nThe Wolverines rattled off four straight event titles to take a 128-117 lead. The lone bright spot in Michigan's run was Fesenko breaking his own school record set at last year's Big Tens with a 4:17.84 to take second in the 500-yard freestyle. \n"It was a situation where I didn't care about my time," Fesenko said. "I wanted to win and I did not. I am surprised about my time."\nAgain, the diving team responded with a top-five sweep in the three-meter dive to push the Hoosiers into the lead, 133-131. \nThen Michigan dominated the 400-yard IM with a top-three sweep, pushing the Wolverines back into the lead 147-136. \nSo the Big Ten showdown between two highly ranked teams came down to the final event. The crowd sensed the tension and rose to its feet to chant "IU relay" along with the entire Hoosier squad. But the Wolverines withstood the pressure from the home crowd as they clinched their victory in the 800-yard relay. \n"We've got some more work to do in the next three to four weeks," Looze said. "Purdue is going to be very dangerous, but they're catching us at the wrong time. We're not real happy. We wanted to beat these guys"
(01/30/06 5:39am)
The No. 15 IU women's swimming and diving team split a two-day double dual meet with No. 14 Penn State and \nOhio State. \nThe Nittany Lions toppled the Hoosiers 197.5-152.5, while IU defeated host Ohio State 199-151. The split moves the Hoosiers to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in Big Ten play. \n"When we look back at the results, we need to show improvement on our finishes, starts, relays and that kind of thing," said IU coach Ray Looze. "We're going back to the drawing board." \nJunior Annica Lofstedt paced the Hoosiers with four event titles during the two-day meet. She was part of the quartet that got the Hoosiers off to a good start, placing second in the 400-yard medley relay. Along with Lofstedt, junior Leila Vaziri and freshmen Sarah Stockwell and Allison Kay swam to the sixth-fastest time in the event with a time of 3:44.77.\nThe Hoosiers ended the swimming portion of day one on a high note as the contingent of Vaziri, Lofstedt, junior Clarissa Wentworth and freshman Kristin Cihoski touched first in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:34.19.\nThe Hoosier diving team was the brightest spot for IU on day one. Sophomore Christina Loukas swept the event's titles, helping IU dominate with a top-five sweep in the one-meter and a top-two finish in the \nthree-meter.\nIn the one-meter competition, Loukas won with a 322.20 tally, setting the pool record in the event. Junior Lindsay Weigle took second with a 289.58 while senior Heather Chapman rounded out the top three with a 265.50. Sophomore Ashley Greene and classmate Jade Summerlin closed out the top-five sweep.\n"It felt pretty good," Loukas said. "I was feeling confident coming into the meet, so everything was good." \nIU closed day one of the meet trailing Penn State 100.5-85.5, but dominating Ohio \nState 136-50.\nIU was unable to make up the needed ground on day two of the meet as the team only picked up two titles while Penn State clinched the meet with seven event titles. \nLofstedt again picked up two titles on day two, providing the only bright spot for the \nHoosiers. \nIn the 50-yard freestyle, Lofstedt posted a time of 23.48 to win the event. She also teamed up with Vaziri, Wentworth and Cihoski to win the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:24.70. The quartet's performance now resides as the eighth-fastest time in school history. \nThe Hoosiers placed second in several of the events throughout the course of the meet, but failed to register any victories. \nAlthough the outcome was not in IU's favor, the team was still able to take advantage of its final tune-up for the Big Ten Championships, which are Feb. 15 to 18.\n"I realized the little things I have to improve on, such as better reaction and faster turns," said Vaziri. "The focus going into the Big Ten Championships is that it comes down to the \nlittle things."\nNext up, the Hoosiers return to Columbus, Ohio, for the 2006 Big Ten Championships, Feb. 15 to 18.
(01/23/06 5:59am)
On senior day in Bloomington, IU knocked off Purdue for the sixth straight time, 177-123. The win improved IU to 6-2 on the season and 4-1 in conference action.\nJuniors Annica Lofstedt and Leila Vaziri each captured four event titles and sophomore Christina Loukas swept the diving events to lead the Hoosisers to the upset. \nIU also sent its seniors out in style by beating their archrival. The swimming and diving program honored seniors Kristen Bradley, Heather Chapman, Doherty Colgin, Lauren Lubus and Lauren Torpey before the meet. "Our girls were really looking forward to this meet," IU coach Ray Looze said. "It's a good stepping stone heading into the Big Tens. They had us in position to break the streak, but it just seemed like each segment, we had an unexpected place."\nLoukas began the day with a dominant performance in the one-meter event, as she placed first with a score of 331.35. Loukas swept both meter events by scoring a 339.37 to win the three-meter event.\nThe Hoosiers carried over the momentum gained by the early diving success as Vaziri and Lofstedt hooked up with freshmen Sarah Stockwell and Allison Kay to win the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:43.38.\nVaziri helped IU extend its lead to 59-34 after placing first in the 100-yard backstroke with a B-cut time of 54.74. The Boilermakers cut into the Hoosiers' lead again with consecutive wins in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard butterfly, making the score 73-58. \nThe Hoosiers sealed the upset with a one-four sweep in the 200-yard breaststroke. \nNow, the No. 18 Hoosiers head to Columbus, Ohio, to take on Ohio State and Penn State in a two-day dual meet Jan. 27 and 28. The meet will provide IU with one final tune-up before the Big Ten Championships, which are held in Columbus, Ohio, as well Feb. 15 to 18.
(01/23/06 5:57am)
Senior Ryan Fagan broke a 16-year-old record held by Olympic gold medalist Mark Lenzi as the No. 10 Hoosiers defeated the No. 17 University of Kentucky 160-137 in Lexington, Ky. Fagan shattered the record with a 399.30, becoming only the third Hoosier to surpass the 380-mark on the three-meter dive.\nFagan also blew away the rest of the field in the one-meter dive competition with a score of 321.22. His closest competitor was Kentucky's Justin Smith, with a score of 287.70. \n"Lenzi was an amazing diver," said Fagan. "It's a confidence booster to know I achieved a goal. It was a number that was always in my head."\nAlong with Fagan's record-breaking day, sophomore Ben Hesen claimed four overall titles and senior Sergiy Fesenko claimed three titles en route to the Hoosiers winning 12 events on the day.\n"I was pleased with how we handled adversity on the road," IU coach Ray Looze said. "Our strategy was sound and we took high percentage risks where we put our guys."\nHesen teamed with senior Kevin Swander, senior Thomas Clavier and sophomore Todd Patrick to help get the Hoosiers off on the right foot as they completed the 10th-fastest time in school history with a B-cut time of 1:29:19 in the 200-yard medley relay. Hesen continued to pace the Hoosiers, finishing first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 50.03. The sophomore captured his third title of the day as he placed first in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:49.26. Hesen's fourth title of the day came in the 100-yard butterfly as he clocked a time of 49.93. \n"This was a big meet for Ben," Looze said. "He's from Jeffersonville, (Ind.), and he had a lot of family and friends at the meet so he wanted to do well. There's not a whole lot more we could have asked for."\nThe Hoosiers now turn their focus to Michigan as they play host to the Wolverines in a re-scheduled meet on Jan. 29 in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center in Bloomington.
(01/20/06 5:22am)
The storied IU-Purdue rivalry will continue Saturday as the No. 18 women's swimming and diving team welcomes its arch-rival, the No. 14 Boilermakers, to the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center on senior day. The Hoosiers will honor seniors Kristin Bradley, Heather Chapman, Doherty Colgin, Lauren Lubus and Lauren Torpey. \nThe meet is also the next round in the AT&T Crimson and Gold Cup. Each sport can earn one point toward the overall championship and a total of 20 points can be won. Currently, the Boilermakers lead overall 3.0 to 2.5, but with a win Saturday, the Hoosiers can retake the lead. \n"It couldn't be a better way to end than against Purdue," said Torpey. "What a way to end a career." \nThis year's senior class is the last one to win a Big Ten Championship (2002-03) and Colgin said she believes it has left its mark on the team.\n"This is a strong class," Colgin said. "We have strong personalities and are very driven. We led by example which is the only way to do it. Hopefully (the lowerclassmen) can carry it on and keep up the tradition."\nIU coach Ray Looze credited the seniors with being a significant factor in the team's success this year.\n"They have meant a lot on attitude and championship pedigree," Looze said. "I think of them as champions."\nThe Hoosiers have defeated their rival from West Lafayette five straight times and lead the overall series 14-9. However, Purdue enters the meet Saturday ranked higher than IU and possesses some of the nation's top-ranked swimmers and divers.\n"It will be a tough one," Looze said. "They're almost better in every category. If you look on paper, you ask yourself 'how does IU beat Purdue?'" \nLooze said it will take confidence and staying poised for the Hoosiers to defeat the Boilermakers.\n"We just have to take it one event at a time and stay with them until the end," Looze said. "Winning close races will be key and it will come down to which team wants it more."\nIU enters the heated contest having won three in a row over Northwestern University, the University of Illinois and UCLA. \nChapman credits IU's boost in confidence to their Christmas training, or as coach Looze called it, the "dog days" of training. \n"It was really challenging," Chapman said. "We united as a team and if we can make it through that, then we can beat anybody. Knowing that coach (Looze) believes in us helps us to believe in ourselves."\nHowever, anyone familiar with this rivalry knows that the rankings and numbers go out the window when IU and Purdue face off. \n"In an IU-Purdue rivalry, you always try your hardest," Torpey said. "Amazing things always happen when IU and Purdue get together"
(01/10/06 6:00am)
Junior Colin Russell earned the rare opportunity to represent his native country when he qualified for Canada's Commonwealth Games team during the nation's trials held Nov. 23-26 at Saanich Commonwealth Place in Victoria, B.C. \n"Wearing my country's colors and representing Canada for me is a great feeling," Russell said. "I love Canada and what it stands for. It's an honor." \nRussell was born in Barrie, Ontario, after which he moved to Florida and Spain and then returned to Canada to decide whether to attend a Canadian or American school. \nAs Russell contemplated where to attend college, he met another top Canadian swimmer, who advised him to attend an American school because the country features the world's top swimmers. \nAfter several recruiting trips, Russell settled on IU. \n"IU has a nice pool and Coach (Ray) Looze was a good recruiter," Russell said. "He seemed like the right person to help me swim fast."\nLast summer Russell competed in the World Championships, where he made the first national A-team. After the World Championships, he represented IU in the World University Games in Turkey. The Commonwealth Games was the next goal on Russell's list and it all started with the qualifying trials in November. \nThe trials are a four-day event, but Russell took care of business on the very first day, alleviating the pressure off himself to make the Canadian team in his other meets. He earned a spot on Canada's 400 LCM freestyle relay with a fourth-place finish in the 100 LCM. In prelims, Russell swam a time of 50.87, the fifth-fastest 100 LCM time in school history. He did himself one better in the finals of the meet, clocking the third-best time in school history with 50.46. In day two of the trials, Russell clinched third place in the 400 LCM freestyle with a time of 3:53.61, the eighth fastest time in IU history. Russell's unforgettable weekend culminated in a fourth-place finish in the 200 LCM freestyle at 1:49.97, the fifth-fastest time in school history. \n"It's nice to know that all my hard work over the years is paying off," Russell said. "My life is swimming and I have sacrificed a lot."\nRussell credited Looze and IU's swim program as instrumental in his opportunity to compete in the games. \n"Coach Looze tried hard to persuade the athletic director to allow me to swim in the Commonwealth Games," Russell said. "IU also trained me really well. The program offers 50 meter (the length of international meets) training which is good for speed work." \nRussell will participate in the 100 LCM, 200 LCM and 400 LCM in the Commonwealth Games, the same meets he swam during the trials. He will not only compete against swimmers from other countries, but will train with his own Canadian team, whom he says boasts of some of the best swimmers in the world. \nFor Russell, competing in the Commonwealth Games is the next rung on the ladder leading to the Olympic Games, something he came within one second of accomplishing in 2004. \n"It gives me another reason to keep training hard," Russell said. "It's a chance to prove myself. It's another step in making the Olympic team." \nThe timing of the Commonwealth Games coincides perfectly with the Big Ten Championships. The Big Ten Championships, being held in Bloomington this season, take place three weeks prior to the Commonwealth Games, allowing Russell to take part in double tapering -- something his coaches feel will be beneficial. \nRussell will taper for one week, train hard for the next couple of weeks and then taper again the third week. The double tapering helps Russell tap into his speed and ultimately swim better the second time.\nRussell also said his approach and preparation for the upcoming Games will change from his usual routine prior to IU meets.\n"Coach Looze, my father and I talked about my training program and changed it so that it allows me to get more speed work," Russell said. "(The program) will consist of more intensity rather than long miles of swimming. Plus, my endurance work and weight training will be different."\nMelbourne, Australia will play host to the 2006 Commonwealth Games and Russell said he expects to take full advantage of traveling to the "land down under."\n"A swimmer's career isn't long," Russell said. "I want to experience everything I can"
(12/05/05 4:11pm)
Junior Colin Russell broke a school record in the 200-yard freestyle this weekend as the No. 11 Indiana men's swimming and diving team defeated No. 17 Northwestern, 161-139. Russell's record-breaking time of 1:35:50 also qualified him for the NCAA Championships March 23 to 25 in Atlanta. \n"I was so close the past two years," Russell said. "It felt great just to know it's out of the way and I don't have to worry about it." \nThe Hoosiers claimed 11 overall titles on the day and improved to 4-2 (2-1 Big Ten) on the season.\n"I was very pleased with our tenacity," IU coach Ray Looze said. "We had a lot of travel, and Northwestern is very good in dual meets."\nThe Hoosiers and Wildcats battled the entire meet, exchanging leads throughout the evening. \nThe Hoosier contingent of sophomore Ben Hesen, senior Kevin Swander, sophomore Todd Patrick and Russell got their team off to a good start by clinching the ninth-fastest time in school history and a B-cut time of 1:28:98 in the 200-yard medley relay. \n"Our first meet got us pumped up," Russell said. "A lot of people stepped up and fed off other people's success." \nSenior Sergiy Fesenko swam the second-fastest time in school history in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a 9:00:89 and sophomore Alex Brunfeldt took second with his personal-best 9:17:89, increasing the Hoosier lead to 28-8. \nThe Hoosiers maintained their lead because of Fesenko's first place time of 1:48:32 in the 200-yard butterfly, Russell's victorious 50-yard freestyle B-cut time of 20:03 and Patrick's close first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 45:27. \nHowever, the Wildcats were not willing to go away quietly in their own pool. Led by two of their star swimmers, the Cats stormed back to take the lead, 85-84. After Northwestern stretched its lead to 98-90, the Hoosiers answered with a charge of their own.\nFesenko placed first in the 500-yard freestyle with a B-cut time of 4:26:6, and Brunfeldt took home third with a time of 4:34:91 to cut the lead to 105-102. Freshman Nick Walkotten helped IU knot up the score at 113 as he placed first in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 49:82.\nThe Wildcats countered the Hoosier charge by winning the 200-Individual Medley, giving them a 127-118 advantage. But the Hoosiers ended the meet the way they began it: by winning a relay. The Hoosiers swam past the Wildcats for good in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:01:47. \nOverall, Fesenko led the Hoosiers with three first-place titles on the day while Russell and Patrick took home two, along with their first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay.\n"I'm proud of the team," Patrick said. "(Northwestern) always (has) their top guns and we have our top guns. Our guys put their hearts on the line." \nThe Hoosiers also dominated in the diving portion of the meet as they placed one-two in the one-meter event and one-three in the three-meter event. \n"It feels good to go into someone else's pool and get a victory," said senior Ryan Fagan.\nThe Hoosiers will now enjoy Christmas break before heading to Nassau, Bahamas, for their winter training trip from Dec. 29 until Jan. 5. During the trip, the Hoosiers will square off against Michigan State on Jan. 1.
