Nov. 21, 2009
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 25 Penn State men's swimming & diving team was unable to keep up with the eighth-ranked Virginia Cavaliers on Sunday, dropping the two-day dual meet by a score of 210.5-153.5. Brian Alden (Lansdale, Pa.) highlighted second-day action for the Nittany Lions winning the 50 freestyle.
Virginia (3-1) out-manned the Nittany Lions in many events, but a bright spot for Penn State (2-2) was Alden, who captured his win in the 50 freestyle in a time of 20.68. Freshman Jamie Grennan (Milford, Pa.) made his collegiate debut this weekend, tying for third in the event with a time of 21.41.
Dan Fimbianti (Mahwah, N.J.) and Basil Kaaki (Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia) were narrowly edged in their respective events, the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly. Fimbianti swam a time of 50.74, while Kaaki touched the wall in 50.14.
Fimbianti, Kaaki, Grennan and Mitch Scherer (Pottstown, Pa.) teamed up to place second in the 200 medley relay (1:32.52). Alden, Kaaki, Ted Walker (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Jon Cochrane (Boalsburg, Pa.) swam a time of 3:03.65 in the 400 medley relay, receiving first-place points, while finishing second in the event.
Freshman Luke Bushman (Green Bay, Wis.) added another second-place showing in the 400 IM, turning in a time of 4:01.91.
The Nittany Lions will return to action in two weeks when the diving contingent head to Rutgers University for the Galbraith Diving Invitational Dec. 3-5. The swimming crew, on the other hand, will travel to Columbus, Ohio to take part in the OSU Invitational Dec. 4-6.
--NITTANY LIONS--
R ESULTS (Nov. 21)
50 Freestyle
1. Brian Alden 20.68
T3. Jamie Grennan 21.41
6. Mike Kaiserian 21.78
7. Greg Daniele 21.92
8. John Austin 21.93
9. Ted Walker 22.11
100 Backstroke
2. Dan Fimbianti 50.74
5. Jeff Gomez 52.09
6. Luke Bushman 52.14
7. Jon Cochrane 52.17
8. Wade Satanik 52.43
9. Ben Hengels 55.07
100 Butterfly
2. Basil Kaaki 50.14
4. Graham Risley 51.52
8. Greg Daniele 52.75
200 Freestyle
3. Jon Cochrane 1:40.96
5. Ben Ryan 1:42.65
7. Brian Alden 1:44.02
8. Ben Hengels 1:46.31
9. Ted Walker 1:46.75
200 Breaststroke
4. Mitch Scherer 2:08.92
5. Scott Marino 2:09.19
6. Brent Sanderson 2:10.72
400 IM
2. Luke Bushman 4:01.91
5. Scott Marino 4:05.88
6. James Capparell 4:07.32
8. Matt Cox 4:10.97
Wade Satanik DQ
1,000 Freestyle
5. Josh Wakeley 9:38.64
6. Jack Zierenberg 9:40.40
7. Colin Quirk 9:40.58
9. Max Ettore 9:46.41
200 Medley Relay
2. Fimbianti, Scherer, Kaaki, Grennan 1:32.52
3. Gomez, Marino, Risley, Kaiserian 1:34.64
5. Satanik, Sanderson, Daniele, Austin 1:35.68
400 Freestyle Relay
2. Alden, Kaaki, Walker, Cochrane 3:03.65
3. Risley, Ryan, Bushman, Daniele 3:11.26
4. Grennan, Marino, Austin, Fimbianti 3:12.97
5. Hengels, Capparell, Gomez, Kaiserian 3:15.65
1-Meter Diving
3. Alex Marchinski 240.52
4. Nick McLain 210.00