Michigan State University
Ohio State Invitational
Both Spartan Swim Teams Place 5th At Ohio State Invitational
12/2/2007 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
Dec. 2, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Michigan State men's and women's swimming & diving teams each finished the three-day Ohio State Invitational fifth in the team standings. The event, which concluded Sunday afternoon, featured 13 men's teams and 15 women's teams. Minnesota finished first in both the men's and women's competitions.
The women's team was led by sophomore Sasha Lewerenz, junior Julie Kahn and freshman Stephanie Fisher. Lewerenz clocked a 2:04.94 in the 200 back, good for a 13th-place finish, while Julie Kahn placed ninth in the 100 free (52.49). Fisher gave two strong performances, swimming to fourth place in the 200 back (2:02.95) and swimming the lead leg of the 400 free relay (3:30.24).
Freshmen Kevin Puskaric and L. Colby Ward, senior Adam Schmitt and sophomore Marcus Poteete were the top performers for the Spartan men. Puskaric placed fourth in the 200 breast (2:01.24) while Schmitt finished ninth in the 100 free with a time of 45.48. Poteete's 1:52.14 in the 200 fly was good for 12th place. Sophomore Ivan Zalessov was the only MSU diver in action on Sunday, placing 13th off the platform boards (237.60).
"I'm disappointed in our men's 400 free relay. We could've done better," head coach Matt Gianiodis said. "But overall, we did really well and had a lot more good performances than bad. Hopefully we can use this as momentum going into the next semester."
The Spartans will compete once more before the calendar year ends, traveling to Ball State Saturday, Dec. 8. The meet will start at 2 p.m.
Men's Final Team Standings
1. Minnesota 1168.5
2. Ohio State 1074
3. Denver 429
4. Notre Dame 401
5. Michigan State 300.5
6. Iowa 250
7. Indiana 64
8. Alabama 55
9. Purdue 49
10. Hawaii 44
11. Arizona State 36
12. Miami 20
13. South Carolina 16
Women's Final Team Standings
1. Minnesota 1296
2. Ohio State 691.5
3. Iowa 455
4. Denver 451
5. Michigan State 325.5
6. Illinois 257.5
7. Bowling Green 214.5
8. Purdue 73
9. Miami 51
10. Hawaii 50
11. Arizona State 42
12. Alabama 33
13. Indiana 29
14. Notre Dame 16
15. South Carolina 15
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