THIS WEEK
The No. 23 University of Iowa men’s swimming and diving team hosts No.16 Indiana and No. 7 Missouri in a double dual on Jan. 18. The meet is slated to begin at 11 a.m. (CT) inside the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.
LIVE RESULTS
Fans can follow along to the double dual via live results by following this link (livestats. hawkeysports.com). A live stream of the event can also be found at Hawkeye All-Access (http:// www.hawkeyesports.com/allaccess/).
PROMOTIONS
The first 200 fans in attendance will receive free Iowa swimming and diving t-shirts. There will also be a lucky duck competition, with the winner receiving a $50 Herky’s Locker Room gift card.
MEET CAPTAINS
The meet captains for the double dual are senior Kyle Noser and junior Grant Betulius.
IOWA FINISHES SECOND AT HAWKEYE INVITATIONAL
The Hawkeyes finished second at the Hawkeye Invitational, tallying 977.5 points. The team topped Denver and Milwaukee, while falling to Notre Dame. Iowa finished the three-day invite with10 NCAA ‘B’ cut times, two top-10 times, and one school record. In the 100-free, Iowa dominated the “A” final, posting a 1-2-3-4-7 finish. Sophomore David Ernstsson (44.72) won the event and was joined by senior Gianni Sesto (44.84), freshman Jackson Halsmer (45.24), sophomore Jackson Allen (45.30), and freshman Josh Gill (45.66). In the diving well, Boschult used a first place finish in the prelims of the platform competition to propel himself to the title during the finals. Boschult bested the school-record, finishing with a total of 373.85 points.
SCOUTING THE DOUBLE DUAL
Missouri enters the double dual ranked seventh in the latest CSCAA poll, released Dec. 11. The Tigers (4-3, 2-2 SEC) fell to No. 15 Virginia Tech and Tennessee their last time out. They are led by junior Sam Tierney who claimed both breaststroke events against Virginia Tech and Tennessee. Senior David Bonuchi led the diving team in the double dual, winning the 3-meter springboard by 42 points.
The 16th-ranked Hoosiers (2-4, 0-0 Big Ten) last competed at the USA Swimming Nationals. Senior Eric Ress led Indiana, placing fourth in the 200-back, while Cody Miller finished sixth in the 200-breast. In the diving well, Indiana is paced by senior Darian Schmidt who has been named the Big Ten Diver of the Week twice this season. Schmidt placed 19th in the 3-meter springboard at the USA Diving Winter Nationals.
HAWKEYES IN THE RANKINGS
The Hawkeyes are ranked 21st in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll, released Dec. 11. The Hawkeyes are one of six Big Ten programs ranked in the top 25 along with Michigan (1), Ohio State (11), Minnesota (13), Indiana (T-16), and Penn State (19).
NCAA ‘B’ CUTS
The Hawkeyes have posted 15 NCAA‘B’cuts, three Zone Diving standards, and one NCAA provisional time on the season. Grant Betulius, Dustin Rhoads, Andrew Marciniak, Roman Trussov, Quillan Oak, and Tyler Lentz have all posted two NCAA ‘B’ cut times, while David Ernstsson, Andrew Parker, and Chris Freeman have posted one‘B’cut time. Addison Boschult has posted three Zone Diving standards, and the team of Betulius, Marciniak, Rhoads, and Ernstsson posted a provisional qualifying time in the 400 medley relay.
This release was provided to SwimSwam courtesy of the University of Iowa swimming and diving.
