Meet of the Week Preview: Indianapolis at Grand Valley State

PHOENIX, Arizona, January 17. IN the upcoming days, SwimmingWorldMagazine.com will put the bright lights on a trio of collegiate meets as part of the Meet of the Week program. At the Division II level, we will feature No. 12/17 Indianapolis heading to No. 5/7 Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich., on Jan. 20.

We will also spotlight the Ohio State at No. 15 Penn State women's meet in Division I, and the Division III match-up between Hartwick and St. Lawrence.

Next week, we will feature:
Jan. 26, 2007, Missouri-Rolla at Truman State
Jan. 27, 2007, Maryland at North Carolina
Jan. 27, 2007, UW-Stevens Point at UW-La Crosse

Here is a quick preview of the Indianapolis/Grand Valley State match-up:

Date and Time: Saturday, January 20, 2007 – 1 p.m.
Location: Allendale, Mich.
Facility: Fieldhouse and Recreation Center
Collegeswimming.com Rankings:
Men:
Indianapolis: 12
Grand Valley State: 5

Women:
Indianapolis: 17
Grand Valley State: 7

Indianapolis' Last Time Out:
Truman State University earned wins in 20 of the 22 events on Jan. 12-13 to propel the Bulldogs to dual wins over the University of Indianapolis men's and women's swimming teams at Ruth Lilly Center pool in Indianapolis. Alison Smith and Jeremy Lindauer were winners on Saturday. Smith recorded an NCAA B standard in her 200 free win (1:54.77). Smith also finished third in the 200 back to earn another B-cut time (2:09.06). Isabela Tafur also added a B-cut in the 50 free with a 24.58 clocking, good for second place.

On the first day of action, Ellie Miller etched an NCAA B-cut in her 17:49.63 in the 1650 freestyle. Alison Smith followed with a B-cut of her own in winning the 200 freestyle (1:55.57). A third straight B-cut came for Indy when Holly Spohr clocked a 24.57 in the 50 freestyle, marking the third individual win for the Greyhounds.

Looking forward with Indianapolis' head coach Gary Kinkead:
It should be a very good competition. We are both coming off of our Christmas training and are probably still a bit tired from that. They are a solid team with their diving, so we will already have a deficit of 26-0 (they have 2 female divers, us none) before we even get on the bus. On the men's side, they have a diver who has already qualified for Nationals and two others who are solid. We have one guy and he is coming along. Again, it will be a very good, competitive, interesting meet.

Grand Valley State's Last Time Out:
The men's swimming and diving team provided a strong effort against Wayne State on Jan. 12, but fell 156-89. Meanwhile, the women were tripped up by Wayne State, 146-97.

The men demonstrated outstanding performances in the diving portion of the event, as freshman Evan Betts won the 3-meter tallying 252.97 points. The men's relay teams added to the Lakers effort with a first-place finish of the 400-yard medley relay team of Ryan Whitsitt, Hans Hill, Kyle Barrons and Justin Barkel.

As for the women, Raelyn Prelewitz swept the diving portion of the meet, winning the 1 meter (218.17 points) and 3-meter (238.27). Jenna Thayer won 100-yard butterfly finishing in 59.79. Alison VanKampen won the 100-yard breaststroke with a final time of 1:09.84.

Looking forward with Grand Valley State's head coach Dewey Newsome:
The dual meet with the University of Indianapolis will be a great meet between two outstanding GLIAC programs. The University of Indianapolis men just pushed us out of the second-place position at last year's GLIAC Championships, and their women finished just behind us in the women's team race!

Top 2006-07 Times Comparison:
Men:
50 Free
UI: 21.33, Alex Arestis
GVSU: 22.13, Ben Jylkka
100 Free
UI: 45.48, Alex Arestis
GVSU: 47.75, Matt Witkowski
200 Free
UI: 1:40.08, Alex Arestis
GVSU: 1:44.60, Matt Witkowski
500 Free
UI: 4:41.53, Yaman Oguz
GVSU: 4:46.66, Ryan Kraai
1000 Free
UI: 10:11.50, Yaman Oguz
GVSU: 10:10.49, Ryan Kraai
1650 Free
UI: 17:07.22, Aaron Neeman
GVSU: 16:38.07, Ross Perry
100 Back
UI: 52.73, Marios Panagi
GVSU: 51.11, Evan Kobes
200 Back
UI: 1:57.30, Thad Wallin
GVSU: 1:53.72, Ryan Kobes
100 Breast
UI: 59.24, Jeremy Lindauer
GVSU: 57.76, Justin Barkel
200 Breast
UI: 2:09.30, Jeremy Lindauer
GVSU: 2:08.37, Justin Barkel
100 Fly
UI: 53.38, Yaman Oguz
GVSU: 51.44, Justin Vasquez
200 Fly
UI: 2:04.97, Drew Johnson
GVSU: 1:56.65, Justin Vasquez
200 IM
UI: 1:58.76, Jeremy Lindauer
GVSU: 1:57.12, Justin Barkel
400 IM
UI: 4:14.37, Kieran O'Neill
GVSU: 4:15.03, Ross Perry
200 Free Relay
UI: 1:25.81
GVSU: 1:26.85
400 Free Relay
UI: 3:04.53
GVSU: 3:14.71
800 Free Relay
UI: 6:50.57
GVSU: 6:59.79
200 Medley Relay
UI: 1:36.02
GVSU: 1:34.62
400 Medley Relay
UI: 3:32.84
GVSU: 3:25.02
1M Diving
UI: 205.00, Randy Weiss
GVSU: 275.18, Joel Overway
3M Diving
UI: 207.75, Randy Weiss
GVSU: 270.25, Joel Overway

Women:
50 Free
UI: 24.38, Holly Spohr
GVSU: 24.94, Allison Scholz
100 Free
UI: 52.66, Isabela Tafur
GVSU: 54.03, Jenna Thayer
200 Free
UI: 1:53.88, Alison Smith
GVSU: 1:59.58, Sam Stump
500 Free
UI: 5:07.50, Ellie Miller
GVSU: 5:17.20, Megan Hahler
1000 Free
UI: 10:37.62, Ellie Miller
GVSU: 10:52.43, Katie Lawrie
1650 Free
UI: 17:33.99, Ellie Miller
GVSU: 18:17.93, Megan Hahler
100 Back
UI: 58.38, Alison Smith
GVSU: 1:00.13, Danielle Buglio
200 Back
UI: 2:05.79, Alison Smith
GVSU: 2:09.78, Danielle Buglio
100 Breast
UI: 1:08.99, Niki Stevens
GVSU: 1:06.81, Alison VanKampen
200 Breast
UI: 2:27.91, Niki Stevens
GVSU: 2:27.14, Alison VanKampen
100 Fly
UI: 56.76, Valerie Crosby
GVSU: 57.86, Jenna Thayer
200 Fly
UI: 2:11.38, Katie Murray
GVSU: 2:09.25, Jenna Thayer
200 IM
UI: 2:11.89, Katie Murray
GVSU: 2:10.67, Alison VanKampen
400 IM
UI: 4:37.05, Katie Murray
GVSU: 4:44.24, Jenna Thayer
200 Free Relay
UI: 1:37.43
GVSU: 1:40.92
400 Free Relay
UI: 3:32.74
GVSU: 3:40.17
800 Free Relay
UI: 7:45.31
GVSU: 7:59.43
200 Medley Relay
UI: 1:47.43
GVSU: 1:49.93
400 Medley Relay
UI: 3:57.86
GVSU: 3:59.24
1M Diving
UI: N/A
GVSU: 258.75, Raelyn Prelewitz
3M Diving
UI: N/A
GVSU: 238.27, Raelyn Prelewitz

* – denotes meter conversion

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