Dec. 5, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Despite placing 11 individuals in event finals, the Penn State men's swimming team still found itself in fifth place after the second day of competition at the OSU Invitational.
The highlight of the second day's action was in the final event of the evening, the 800 freestyle relay. The team of Brian Alden (Lansdale, Pa.), Jon Cochrane (Boalsburg, Pa.), Basil Kaaki (Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia), and Ben Ryan (State College, Pa.) swam to fourth in the event, turning in a time of 6:37.75 behind Kaaki's 1:38.72 in the third leg.
Alden and Kaaki both reached the A Final of their respective events, the 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke. Kaaki had the best showing in the finals, touching the wall in sixth place in a time of 49.24. Alden swam to eighth in the 100 breast in a time of 56.81 after qualifying seventh in a time of 55.95 in the prelims.
Cochrane had a quality outing in the 200 freestyle event as he won the B Final in a time of 1:40.33. Other B Finalists included Dan Fimbianti (Mahwah, N.J.) who finished 14th in the 100 back, Mitch Scherer (Pottstown, Pa.) who was 12th in the 100 breast, as well as Luke Bushman (Green Bay, Wis.) and James Capparell (Bridgewater, N.J.) who were 10th and 16th, respectively in the 400 IM.
The team as a whole concluded the day's competition in fifth place of six teams, scoring a total of 237 points. The final day of competition begins tomorrow with preliminaries at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning and the finals taking place at 5 p.m.
Day 2 Finals
100 Backstroke (B Final)
14. Dan Fimbianti 50.89
100 Backstroke (C Final)
21. Jeff Gomez 51.81
100 Butterfly (A Final)
6. Basil Kaaki 49.24
100 Butterfly (C Final)
23. Graham Risley 51.69
100 Breaststroke (A Final)
8. Brian Alden 56.81
100 Breaststroke (B Final)
12. Mitch Scherer 57.21
100 Breaststroke (C Final)
19. Brent Sanderson 58.55
200 Freestyle (B Final)
9. Jon Cochrane 1:40.23
200 Freestyle (C Final)
21. Ben Ryan 1:41.63
400 IM (B Final)
10. Luke Bushman 3:59.91
16. James Capparell 4:04.37
800 Freestyle Relay
4. Alden, Cochrane, Kaaki, Ryan 6:37.75
13. Bushman, Marino, Capparell, Risley 6:56.76
15. Daniele, Zierenberg, Hengels, Walker 6:58.84
Day 2 Preliminaries
100 Backstroke
15. Dan Fimbianti 50.75 q
22. Jeff Gomez 51.65 q
27. Graham Risley 51.88
37. Wade Satanik 52.48
100 Butterfly
7. Basil Kaaki 49.27 q
23. Graham Risley 51.63 q
26. Greg Daniele 52.05
36. Jamie Grennan 54.93
100 Breaststroke
7. Brian Alden 55.95 q
14. Mitch Scherer 57.50 q
17. Brent Sanderson 58.55 q
23. Scott Marino 58.99 q
32. Mike Kaiserian 1:03.53
200 Freestyle
10. Jon Cochrane 1:40.24 q
17. Ben Ryan 1:41.21 q
34. Jack Zierenberg 1:44.98
36. John Austin 1:45.16
38. Ted Walker 1:45.43
39. Ben Hengels 1:45.45
43. Max Ettore 1:46.88
400 IM
12. James Capparell 4:02.91 q
13. Luke Bushman 4:03.00 q
26. Scott Marino 4:06.12
34. Matt Cox 4:09.05
35. Wade Satanik 4:09.29
41. Josh Wakeley 4:14.57
200 Medley Relay
8. Fimbianti, Scherer, Kaaki, Alden 1:31.04
18. Gomez, Sanderson, Daniele, Austin 1:35.44
Cochrane, Marino, Risley, Grennan DQ
Team Standings
1. Ohio State 967
2. Minnesota 503
3. West Virginia 309
4. Notre Dame 288
5. Penn State 237
6. Pittsburgh 96
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