JHU’s Final Races Going into Bluegrass Mountain Champs
The Jays of Johns Hopkins faced off against some DI competition on Saturday and Sunday in the final meet of their regular season before the Bluegrass Mountain Championships, February 12-15.
Final Competition for MIT before NEWMAC Champs
MIT’s men’s swimming and diving team raced well on the second day of the non-scoring Wheaton Invitational on Saturday, ending the weekend with multiple wins. Junior Ben Bauchwitz (Hershey, Pa.) led the Cardinal and Gray with three individual wins throughout the day. This meet, which was against Wheaton College, Clark University and WPI, was the last meet that the Engineers will race in until the NEWMAC Championships at the end of this month.
2014 Conference Champ Primer – Division III
It’s that time of year again, when teams start resting up, shaving down and digging out the fast suits. Here’s a listing of conferences, with competing teams, dates, location and some information on the rivalries to watch in Division III this season.
DI Navy Sinks JHU
Competing against DI Navy and led by the powerful trio of Bogdanovski, Kitayama and Greenhalgh, the Johns Hopkins Jays posted some fast times in the meet on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to overwhelm the Mids, and Navy triumphed, 137-123 (W) and 135-119 (M).
Williams Bests MIT, Middlebury in Back-to-Back Dual Meets
The Ephs of Williams certainly had a weekend filled with fast swimming. On Friday they faced off against the MIT Engineers and came out on top (192-97 for women, 159-137 for men). Less than eighteen hours later, the Ephs were back up on the blocks racing NESCAC competitors Middlebury and again came out victorious (185-108 for women, 197-101 for men).
Eagles Swamped by Crimson Tide
On Saturday afternoon, the men and women of Emory’s Swimming & Diving program faced off against Division I competition in the form of the University of Alabama at the Don Gambril Olympic Pool in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Crimson Tide beat both the Eagles on both sides, taking the victory 196-92 over the men, and 178-110 over the women.
MIT Senior Day is Victory over Amherst
On senior day and at its final home meet of the 2013-14 season, the MIT men’s swimming and diving team defeated Amherst College by a score of 185-115. This is the third year in a row that the Engineers have come out on top in a meet against the Lord Jeffs.
Emory Senior Day Edged Out By DI Georgia Tech
The Emory University Swimming and Diving team turned in some of its strongest dual meet performances of campaign, but both the Emory men and women were ultimately defeated by NCAA Division I Georgia Tech on ‘Senior Day’ at the Woodruff Physical Education Center on Saturday afternoon.
Records Fall as SUNY Geneseo Women Win Tri Meet
On Saturday, the women of SUNY Geneseo brought their all to the tri-meet hosted in Wilmington, PA to come out victorious over Carnegie Mellon and Westminster, breaking several diving records and a relay pool record on their way to the crown.
JHU Senior Day: Blue Jays Break Records and Trump Ducks
At the meet celebrating their graduating seniors, JHU proved a dominant force over Stevens, and broke a number of pool records in the process.
JHU Cruises to Victory Over St. Mary’s
On Friday night, the Blue Jays picked up victories for both the men and the women in the dual meet with St. Mary’s. Taylor Kitayama led the women while the men were paced by freshman Scott Sterrett.
DU Squads Split; Lose One, Win One
For the second-straight weekend, the Denison’s swimming & diving teams competed in split-squad action against Division I and Division III opponents. In a tri-meet at the University of Pittsburgh, the Big Red fell to the host Panthers. At the Trumbull Aquatics Center, DU defeated Grove City.
Kenyon Winter Invitational – Day Two, More Records Fall
The second day of the Kenyon Winter Invitation proved to be just as quick and as much fun to watch as Day One. For host Kenyon College, though the event open auspiciously with very fast swims from both the Lords and the Ladies, the superior depth of the DI and DII teams arrayed against them led to a fourth place finish for the Ladies, and a third place finish for the Lords. On both sides, Ohio State University was victorious (795.5 women, 741 men).
Kenyon Winter Invitational – Day One; Norris Breaks Records
The first night of the Kenyon Invitational, hosted in the James A Steen Natotorium saw some seriously fast swimming. That’s unsurprising, considering there are three DI schools in the house. The highlights of the evening were OSU’s Alex Norris taking down two pool records.
Gustavus Crushes Carleton; Resets Records at Luther
Gustavus Adolphus women’s swimming and diving team took charge on Friday – their Senior Night. The women’s team crushed Carleton, 212-82, and the Gusties recorded 13 event victories on their way to a win. Then the day after, they swam at Luther and broke five pool records.
