Michigan State University Athletics
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M - Michigan/Princeton
MSU Men Fall To Michigan And Princeton
11/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
Nov. 11, 2006
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Michigan State men's swimming and diving team was bested by both Michigan and Princeton on Saturday. The Wolverines defeated MSU, 173-102, while the final margin against Princeton was 152-130. MSU freshman Ivan Zallesov (Okemos, Mich.) was the only Spartan to contribute an individual win, taking first on the three-meter board with a score of 303.60.
Adam Schmitt led the Spartan team, breaking into the top three in three different events. Schmitt's top finish of the day was second in the 50 freestyle, with a time of 21.06. He also turned in third-place performances in the 100 breaststroke (58.09) and the 100 freestyle (45.85).
Sho Koba also saw success, turning in third-place finishes in both the 200 freestyle (1:40.61) and 500 freestyle (4:44.96).
Other top-three performances for MSU were by Krzysztof Olszewski, a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle (4:43.47) and Marcus Poteete, third in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.97).
"I want to give a lot of credit to Krzysztof (Olszewski) and Ivan (Zallesov)," said head coach Matt Gianiodis. "Ivan did a great job on the three meter. I thought we had great swims out of Adam Schmitt and Sho Koba. I was impressed with how some of our swimmers were able to handle the tough turnaround from last night--I just wish we had adjusted better to compete against Princeton."
The Spartan men will compete in their first invitational of the season, next weekend at Northwestern. The event will be held from Nov. 17-19 in Evanston, Ill.
