University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Dominate Hawkeyes to Improve to 2-0
11/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
The No. 10 Minnesota men’s swimming and diving team defeated Iowa this evening, 195-92, at University Aquatic Center. The Gophers dominated the meet, winning all 16 events to improve to 2-0 on the season. Kevin Baseheart, Ray Betuzzi, Drew Brown and Ivan Gutesa won multiple events for Minnesota.
The Gophers opened a quick lead with an easy win in the 200 medley relay. Karl Burdis, Colin Lee-To, Anthony Portela and Michael Richards cruised to the win in 1:29.53. The Gopher B team of Dominique Massie-Martel, Jon Roberts, Kevin Baseheart and Steve Miller took second in 1:32.60.
Mike Holmes torched the field in the 1000 freestyle, posting a win by over 11 seconds. His winning time was 9:17.70. A solid race was waged for second place between Minnesota’s Michael Daup and Nico Zebley and Iowa’s Ryan Evans. Daup made a late push to edge Zebley for second in 9:29.19. Zebley was just . 28 seconds back in 9:29.47.
The Gophers posted big team points with a 1-2-3 finish in the 200 freestyle. Ray Betuzzi broke away early in the 200 freestyle and held on for the win in 1:39:38. Alex Wold was a close second in 1:39.82 and Jake Kittilstad was third in 1:42.24.
The home crowd got its first look at Burdis in an individual event when he cruised to a win in the 100 backstroke with a time of 50.44. Curt Carlson took second in 51.03. Minnesota went 1-2 again in the 100 breaststroke as Ivan Gutesa surged to a win in 56.65. Jon Roberts placed second in 57.32 and Mark Solfelt was third in 58.42.
Sophomore Kevin Baseheart had a strong swim in the 200 butterfly to breeze to a victory. He clocked a time of 1:50.15. Minnesota’s Adam Weis took second in 1:53.99.
The Gophers had four compete in the 50 free. Richards won in 20.45, followed by Miller in 20.89. Massie-Martel (21.69) and Betuzzi also competed and had times of 21.69 and 21.74. Carlson continued Minnesota’s win streak with a win in the 100 free (44.14), while Keith Yoho gained his first career victory by winning the 200 back (1:51.70). Carlson lowered his career-best in the 100 free by over .20 seconds.
Gutesa, Betuzzi and Baseheart each won another event for the Gophers. Gutesa won the 200 breast (2:03.07) for his second win of the evening. Betuzzi won the 500 free (4:30.23), while Baseheart won the 100 fly (49.47). Baseheart outlasted Portela (50.14) for the 100 fly win. Alex Wold finished the individual events with a win in the 200 IM in 1:52.99 while Josh Griffey was second in 1:55.28.
Drew Brown won both the 1-meter and the 3-meter boards for the Gophers. Brown held the event’s best score of 318.45, while posting a win in the 3-meter of 371.25. Both scores were career-highs for the Centennial, Colo. native who has won three of his last four events. His 3-meter scor e of 371.25 is the fourth-best in school history. On the 3-meter, Cole Young took second with a strong tally of 357.00 and Tyler Jepsen was fourth (249.60). On the 1-meter Jepsen placed fourth (245.78), while Young finished fifth (242.63).
The Gophers concluded the meet with a win in the 200 free relay. Lee-To, Richards, Carlson and Miller combined for a winning time of 1:20.11.
The Gophers return to action next weekend when they host the Minnesota Grand Prix/Diving Invitational November 14-16.
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