By Jason Marsteller
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 15. ARIZONA's Adam Ritter became the third-fastest swimmer in the 200 IM all-time when he touched the wall in 1:41.72. Finishing directly behind him, Northwestern's Matt Grevers clocked a 1:41.96 to become the fourth-best performer of all time in the event. Meanwhile, Florida's Lucas Salatta placed third in 1:43.69.
The win was Arizona's first in the 200 IM ever.
In the team battle, Florida held the lead with 80 points, while Stanford sat second with 76 points. Arizona owned third with 75 points, while Northwestern (61) and Texas (60) rounded out the top five.
Click here to hear from Ritter after the win.
NCAA Division I Champ. Meet 3/15/2007 – 19:40PM
NCAA Men's D1 Championships – 3/15/2007 to 3/17/2007
Event 3 Men 200 Yard IM
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NCAA: N 1:40.55 3/23/2006 Ryan Lochte, FLORIDA
American: A 1:40.55 3/23/2006 Ryan Lochte, FLORIDA
US Open: O 1:40.55 3/23/2006 Ryan Lochte, FLORIDA
Pool: P 1:41.71 3/24/2005 Ryan Lochte, Florida
Name Year School Prelims Finals Points
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=== A – Final ===
1 Ritter, Adam SR Arizona 1:44.40 1:41.72 20
22.02 47.83 (25.81)
1:17.35 (29.52) 1:41.72 (24.37)
2 Grevers, Matt SR Northwestern 1:44.95 1:41.96 17
21.41 46.44 (25.03)
1:17.12 (30.68) 1:41.96 (24.84)
3 Salatta, Lucas SO Florida 1:44.27 1:43.69 16
22.68 48.29 (25.61)
1:19.21 (30.92) 1:43.69 (24.48)
4 Ally, Bradley SO Florida 1:44.32 1:43.85 15
22.55 49.11 (26.56)
1:18.51 (29.40) 1:43.85 (25.34)
5 Fraser, Shaune FR Florida 1:44.67 1:44.93 14
22.66 49.21 (26.55)
1:19.45 (30.24) 1:44.93 (25.48)
6 Alexandrov, Mike SR Northwestern 1:44.57 1:45.26 13
22.77 49.66 (26.89)
1:19.45 (29.79) 1:45.26 (25.81)
7 Mellors, Pat JR Virginia 1:44.99 1:45.61 12
22.96 49.14 (26.18)
1:19.51 (30.37) 1:45.61 (26.10)
8 Wike, James JR Auburn 1:44.96 1:46.06 11
23.23 49.70 (26.47)
1:20.46 (30.76) 1:46.06 (25.60)
=== B – Final ===
9 Sun, Hongzhe SR Stanford 1:45.16 1:44.60 9
22.70 48.43 (25.73)
1:19.31 (30.88) 1:44.60 (25.29)
10 Townsend, Darian JR Arizona 1:45.40 1:45.00 7
22.13 48.31 (26.18)
1:19.79 (31.48) 1:45.00 (25.21)
11 Rathgeber, Geoff JR Harvard 1:45.62 1:45.37 6
22.89 49.38 (26.49)
1:20.16 (30.78) 1:45.37 (25.21)
12 Cass, Nate SO Stanford 1:45.98 1:45.83 5
22.86 49.74 (26.88)
1:19.68 (29.94) 1:45.83 (26.15)
13 Berens, Rick FR Texas 1:45.46 1:46.09 4
22.31 48.77 (26.46)
1:20.69 (31.92) 1:46.09 (25.40)
14 Roberts, Jonathan SO Auburn 1:46.07 1:46.21 3
23.12 50.74 (27.62)
1:20.44 (29.70) 1:46.21 (25.77)
15 Osborne, Sean SR Auburn 1:46.20 1:46.59 2
23.21 50.22 (27.01)
1:20.45 (30.23) 1:46.59 (26.14)
16 Vayo, Louis JR California 1:45.82 1:46.80 1
23.17 49.62 (26.45)
1:21.30 (31.68) 1:46.80 (25.50)
=== Preliminaries ===
17 Gloeckner, Julius SO Louisiana State 1:46.28
22.56 49.62 (27.06)
1:20.47 (30.85) 1:46.28 (25.81)
18 Dauw, Curtis SO Michigan 1:46.35
22.62 49.21 (26.59)
1:21.39 (32.18) 1:46.35 (24.96)
18 Mangoni, Vanni SO Southern Cal 1:46.35
23.56 50.54 (26.98)
1:20.90 (30.36) 1:46.35 (25.45)
20 Stovall, Gil JR Georgia 1:46.39
22.70 49.02 (26.32)
1:21.44 (32.42) 1:46.39 (24.95)
21 McDermott, Caleb JR Texas 1:46.44
23.07 48.72 (25.65)
1:21.55 (32.83) 1:46.44 (24.89)
22 Schultz, Andre FR Michigan 1:46.50
23.26 49.09 (25.83)
1:20.87 (31.78) 1:46.50 (25.63)
23 Grenda, Dane JR Michigan 1:46.83
22.94 49.63 (26.69)
1:20.82 (31.19) 1:46.83 (26.01)
24 Clark, Ian SR So. Methodist 1:46.96
23.42 49.50 (26.08)
1:20.44 (30.94) 1:46.96 (26.52)
25 Eckert, Mark JR California 1:47.18
22.92 49.13 (26.21)
1:20.57 (31.44) 1:47.18 (26.61)
26 McGill, Tyler FR Auburn 1:47.35
23.20 50.11 (26.91)
1:22.20 (32.09) 1:47.35 (25.15)
27 Brown, Jack FR Arizona 1:47.52
23.52 50.13 (26.61)
1:21.57 (31.44) 1:47.52 (25.95)
28 Maire, Romain JR Purdue 1:47.54
23.10 49.83 (26.73)
1:21.54 (31.71) 1:47.54 (26.00)
29 Pinzon, Omar FR Florida 1:47.78
22.77 49.03 (26.26)
1:21.43 (32.40) 1:47.78 (26.35)
30 Rice, Scott SO Wisconsin 1:47.94
22.91 49.84 (26.93)
1:22.20 (32.36) 1:47.94 (25.74)
31 Murry, Steven SO Indiana 1:47.99
24.43 52.13 (27.70)
1:22.91 (30.78) 1:47.99 (25.08)
32 King, Nathan SR Ohio State 1:48.03
23.55 50.03 (26.48)
1:21.48 (31.45) 1:48.03 (26.55)
33 Lendjel, Dominique FR South Carolina 1:48.13
22.85 49.83 (26.98)
1:22.35 (32.52) 1:48.13 (25.78)
34 Steninger, Bart JR Arizona 1:48.16
23.33 50.97 (27.64)
1:21.46 (30.49) 1:48.16 (26.70)
35 Biedermann, Sean JR Penn State 1:48.52
23.62 50.63 (27.01)
1:22.23 (31.60) 1:48.52 (26.29)
36 Schneider, Joey SR Auburn 1:48.70
23.03 50.94 (27.91)
1:22.86 (31.92) 1:48.70 (25.84)
37 Bibliowicz, Nathan JR Georgia 1:48.98
23.01 50.72 (27.71)
1:22.37 (31.65) 1:48.98 (26.61)
38 Madson, Logan SO Auburn 1:49.59
22.78 49.33 (26.55)
1:23.11 (33.78) 1:49.59 (26.48)
39 Nevo, Gal SO Arizona State 1:49.62
23.60 52.18 (28.58)
1:23.59 (31.41) 1:49.62 (26.03)
40 Cormier, Kyle JR South Carolina 1:49.86
23.88 51.85 (27.97)
1:24.02 (32.17) 1:49.86 (25.84)
41 Preda, Valentin SO Louisville 1:50.19
23.47 50.83 (27.36)
1:21.88 (31.05) 1:50.19 (28.31)
42 Marmolejo, Pablo JR West Virginia 1:50.63
23.04 50.99 (27.95)
1:23.82 (32.83) 1:50.63 (26.81)
43 James, Jeff FR North Carolina 1:50.99
23.79 51.22 (27.43)
1:24.57 (33.35) 1:50.99 (26.42)
44 Mahoney, Sean FR West Virginia 1:56.08
24.65 54.59 (29.94)
1:26.91 (32.32) 1:56.08 (29.17)
— Patrick, TP JR Indiana DQ
22.70 49.02 (26.32)
1:20.75 (31.73) DQ (25.74)
— Newman, Keenan SR Stanford DQ
— Zoldak, Krzysztof JR Pacific DQ
Men – Team Rankings – Through Event 3
1. Florida 80 2. Stanford 76
3. Arizona 75 4. Northwestern 61
5. Texas 60 6. Auburn 56
7. Michigan 40 8. Georgia 29
9. Southern California 28 10. California 27
11. West Virginia 24 12. Minnesota 14
13. Virginia 12 14. Ohio State 10
15. Florida State 7 16. Wisconsin 6
16. Harvard 6 18. Tennessee 4
19. North Carolina 3 20. Brigham Young 2