Jan. 30, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Penn State men's swimming & diving team bounced back from a disappointing Friday night with a solid Saturday performance in defeating Northwestern, 166-162, at McCorkle Pavilion. The Nittany Lions fell to host No. 9 Ohio State, 263-70, and No. 6 Michigan, 270-72.
Penn State (4-6) was led by Brian Alden (Lansdale, Pa.) who captured a win in the 100 free in a time of 44.57 and helped lead the 200 Freestyle Relay to third place. The squad, which swam a time of 1:21.96, also included Basil Kaaki (Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia), John Austin (Kennett Square, Pa.) and Jamie Grennan (Milford, Pa.).
Senior Dan Fimbianti (Mahwah, N.J.) touched the final wall in the time of 50.09 in the 100 backstroke for a fifth-place finish. Freshmen Graham Risley (Riverside, Ill.) and Luke Bushman (Green Bay, Wis.) were eighth and ninth place respectively in the event, finishing in times of 51.12 and 51.71.
Kaaki put together the next-best individual performance with his 50.06 swim in the 100 butterfly, which earned him eighth place. Scott Marino (Scotch Plains, N.J.) added another top 10 performance in the 200 IM with a time of 1:53.47, good for ninth. Bushman was tenth, just .01 behind Marino with a time of 1:53.48.
The 200 Medley Relay of Risley, Scherer, Kaaki and Alden finished fifth in the event with a time of 1:30.68.
The Nittany Lions will be back in action next week when Penn State hosts Buffalo (Feb. 4) and Lehigh (Feb. 5). The two meets will serve as the final home events for the Nittany Lions in 2010.
--NITTANY LIONS--
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
100 Freestyle
1. Brian Alden 44.57
10. Ted Walker 46.47
12. Jon Cochrane 47.06
13. Ben Ryan 47.09
John Austin 47.24
100 Backstroke
5. Dan Fimbianti 50.09
8. Graham Risley 51.12
9. Luke Bushman 51.17
13. Jeff Gomez 52.04
100 Butterfly
8. Basil Kaaki 50.06
13. Graham Risley 52.04
14. Greg Daniele 52.21
15. Matt Cox 52.80
Josh Wakeley 52.74
100 Breaststroke
11. Mitch Scherer 57.39
14. Scott Marino 58.88
16. Brent Sanderson 59.74
17. James Capparell 1:00.08
200 IM
9. Scott Marino 1:53.47
10. Luke Bushman 1:53.48
14. James Capparell 1:56.49
15. Dan Fimbianti 1:58.44
Mitch Scherer 1:58.29
< b="">500 Freestyle
11. Jon Cochrane 4:34.51
14. Colin Quirk 4:39.03
16. Jack Zierenberg 4:39.34
17. Ben Ryan 4:43.03
Max Ettore 4:53.21
200 Freestyle Relay
3. Alden, Kaaki, Grennan, Austin 1:21.96
8. Kaiserian, Walker, Cochrane, Ryan 1:24.67
12. Daniele, Bushman, Gomez, Zierenberg 1:28.15
200 Yard Medley Relay
5. Risley, Scherer, Kaaki, Alden 1:30.68
8. Fimbianti, Sanderson, Marino, Grennan 1:33.19
9. Gomez, Capparell, Daniele, Austin 1:34.72