EVANSTON, Illinois, October 27. COMPETING for the second time on the opening weekend of the 2007-08 season,
\nNorthwestern defeated Illinois-Chicago Saturday afternoon at the Norris Aquatics Center, 152-83.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats now are 1-1 on the season in dual-meet action.<\/p>\n
Northwestern began the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay, earning a time of 1:33.92 from the
\nteam of Jake Vogel (Canton, Ill.\/Canton), John Franklin (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.\/North Broward Prep),
\nCharlie Cunnick (Davenport, Iowa\/Davenport Central) and Chris Doman (Westerville, Ohio\/St. Charles Prep).<\/p>\n
Junior Eric Nilsson (Weston, Mass.\/Weston) led a 1-2-3 sweep of the 1,000 free for NU, blowing away
\nthe field by more than 28 seconds with a time of 9:20.02. Andy Long (Aurora, Ill.\/Waubonsie Valley)
\nwas second and Daniel Walls (Tucson, Ariz.\/Sabino) took third for the 'Cats.<\/p>\n
Kyle Bubolz (Waukesha, Wis.\/Waukesha North) won the 200 free with a time of 1:40.95, while teammate
\nPeter Park (Princeton, N.J.\/Peddie School) took second with a 1:42.58. In the 50 free, Bruno Barbic
\n(Zagreb, Croatia\/V. Gymnazija) swam a 21.16 to win, while freshman Sean Mathews (St. Louis,
\nMo.\/Lafayette) was second with a time of 21.84.<\/p>\n
Illinois-Chicago won its first race of the meet with a victory in the 400 IM, but Northwestern
\ncaptured second, third and fourth. Vogel was second with a 4:11.10, Alex Tyler (Birmingham,
\nMich.\/Birmingham Groves) was right on Vogel's heels with a 4:11.18, and Adam Lewno (Racine,
\nWis.\/J.I.Case) finished fourth with a 4:19.62.<\/p>\n
In 3-meter diving action during the first part of the meet, senior Ryan McIntosh (Louisville,
\nKy.\/Trinity ) won the event for NU with a score of 294.83, while junior Alex Kiaie (Milwaukee,
\nWis.\/Nicolet) was second with a 267.75.<\/p>\n
In the 100 fly, Park was NU's top finisher with a second-place time of 50.69, just .05 seconds out
\nof first. Freshman Truman Liang (Brooklyn, N.Y.\/Hunter College High School) won the 100 free with a
\n47.21, edging teammate Cunnick by .04 seconds.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats then swept the 100 back, with Bubolz capturing first with a time of 52.34, while Vogel
\nwas .42 seconds back with a 52.76. Eric Simpson (Wellesley Mass.\/Wellesley) was third with a 54.32
\nfor NU.<\/p>\n
In 1-meter diving for the 'Cats, McIntosh again took first, this time with a score of 296.25 to
\nbest Kiaie by 1.5 points.<\/p>\n
Just before the second break of the meet, Mathews won the 500 free with a time of 4:39.99, with
\nLong taking second in 4:47.27. Coming out of the break, Alex Hostoffer (Cleveland, Ohio\/Gilmour
\nAcademy) won the 100 breast with a 59.11.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats then concluded the meet with a win in the 200 free relay, with Nilsson, Barbic, Walls
\nand Franklin combining on a 1:26.33.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats return to action at 1 p.m. CT Saturday, Nov. 3, at Purdue. <\/p>\n
On the Women's Side, Northwestern won all but one event in its second meet of the 2007-08 season,
\ndefeating Illinois-Chicago Saturday afternoon at the Norris Aquatics Center, 161-70.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats now are 1-1 on the season in dual-meet action.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats began the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay, swimming a 1:46.32 with Katie
\nEschenburg (Hartland, Wis.\/Arrowhead), Hayley Fry (Marion, Iowa\/Linn-Mar), Katie Braun (Edina,
\nMinn.\/Edina) and Emily Wong (Nepean, Ontario\/St. Joseph's) comprising the winning group.<\/p>\n
Freshman Ellen Grigg (Charlotte, N.C.\/Charlotte Latin School) captured the 1,000 freestyle with a
\ntime of 10:16.61, while classmate Kate Stephensen (Davis, Calif.\/Davis Senior) was second with a
\n10:57.67.<\/p>\n
Wong then led a sweep of the 200 free for the 'Cats, swimming a 1:53.65 to edge out teammate Stacy
\nCongdon (Windermere, Fla.\/Lake Highland Prep), who had a second-place time of 1:53.82. Jenn Kocsis
\n(Omaha, Neb.\/Marian) swam a 1:55.87 to take third.<\/p>\n
Illinois-Chicago won its first race of the meet in the 50 free, with NU taking second through
\nfourth in the event. Eschenburg was second with a 24.81, Fry took third in 24.87 and Caitlin Masney
\n(Hong Kong, China\/Chinese International School) was fourth with a 25.85.<\/p>\n
Northwestern again swept an event, this time in the 400 IM, led by a 4:25.14 from Kassia Shishkoff
\n(Raleigh, N.C.\/St. David's School). Mary Beth Francis (San Diego, Calif.\/Mission Viejo) was second
\nand Liza Engstrom (Reno, Nev.\/Robert McQueen) took third.<\/p>\n
Leanne Dumais (Ventura, Calif.\/Buena) won the 1-meter diving competition during the first part of
\nthe meet with a 286.73, 49 points better than the second-place finisher. Tania Lyerly
\n(Libertyville, Ill.\/Libertyville) was third for NU with a 237.75, just .08 points out of second place.<\/p>\n
Braun took first in the 100 fly for the 'Cats with a 55.68, while Rachel Rys (Goleta, Calif.\/Dos
\nPueblos) was second (57.02) and Alex Kraus (Birmingham, Ala.\/Vestavia Hills) was third (58.11).<\/p>\n
Shishkoff won the 100 free for NU with a 52.41, topping teammates Congdon, Erin Reilly (Frankfort,
\nIll.\/Lincoln-Way East) and Masney, who all finished second through fourth, respectively.<\/p>\n
Engstrom came out on top of the 100 back with a 57.69, then Genny Szymanski (Haines, Alaska\/Haines)
\nand Andrea Hupman (Lawrenceville, Ga.\/Brookwood) took the top two spots in the 500 free.
\nSzymanski's winning time was a 5:06.95.<\/p>\n
On the 3-meter diving board, Dumais again blew away the field, this time with a 285.15. Lyerly was
\nsecond with a 229.35 and Beth Campbell (Burr Ridge, Ill.\/Fenwick) took third with a 216.52.<\/p>\n
After the break following the 500 free, Fry won the 100 breast with a time of 1:05.33 for the 'Cats.<\/p>\n
To finish off the meet, Northwestern's 200 free relay team of Hupman, Shishkoff, Kraus and
\nSzymanski won with a time of 1:38.90.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats return to action at 1 p.m. CT Saturday, Nov. 3, at Purdue. <\/p>\n
Special thanks to Northwestern for contributing this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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