University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Men Swimmers Dominate Day One of Minnesota Invitational
11/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Allen Ong, Terry Silkaitis, Neil Osten and Brian Gettelfinger got the men off to a great start by placing first in a time of 1:21.74. The team of Sean McCaffrey, Adam Mitchell, Kiel Ochalek, and Scott Young placed third in the event.
Justin Mortimer, Matt Taylor, and Travis Beckerle dominated the 500-yard freestyle by taking the top three spots. Mortimer won the event with a time of 4:25.47, a B Standard time, which provisionally qualifies him for the NCAA Championships. Taylor came in with a time of 4:29.88, while Beckerle swam a 4:30.81.
Ryan Plummer and Todd Smolinski placed third and fourth respectively in the 200-yard individual medley. Plummer had a time of 1:51.26, while Smolinski swam the event in 1:51.38.
Allen Ong placed second in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 20.66. Terry Silkaitis finished right behind Ong in third place with a time of 20.81.
The night concluded in spectacular fashion in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Todd Smolinski, Jeff Hackler, Matt Taylor, and Terry Silkaitis won the event in a time of 3:16.70. This is a B Standard time and has provisionally qualified the team for the NCAA Championships.
"I'm real happy with today. It was a good first day that will carry us through the next two, " Coach Dennis Dale commented. "One of our goals was to win all of the relays, and we're still on track for that after today. Our swimmers in the 500 free and the IM events were particularly outstanding."
The Minnesota Invitational will continue tomorrow at the Aquatic Center with prelims beginning at noon and finals starting at 6:00 p.m.
Male Team Scores Place School Points 1 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MINN 309 . 50 2 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WISC 238 3 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA 168 4 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI MIZZ 156 5 FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FAU 101 . 50 6 AIR FORCE ACADEMY USAFA 73 7 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA UND 37 8 TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY TSING 34 9 AUBURN UNIVERSITY AUB 31 10 UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE TENN 17 11 GUSTAVUS GAC 16 12 ST. OLAF STO 14 13 CARLETON COLLEGE CARLE 8
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