Quad Meet Friday At McCorkle – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swim & Dive
Nov. 3, 2011
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams will play host to a quad-meet at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Friday at 6 p.m.
The Buckeye Women
The Ohio State women enter Friday coming off an impressive opening to the dual-meet season on Oct. 28 vs. Kenyon College (176.5-83.5). The Scarlet and Gray captured wins in 13 events on the day. Duplicate winners for the Buckeyes were Jackie Brousseau in the 50 freestyle, 200 breaststroke and with the 200 freestyle relay; Phoebe Cater in the 200 freestyle and the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays; Megan Detro in the 500 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relay; and Shannon Draves in the 200 IM and 200 freestyle relay.
The Buckeye Men
The Scarlet and Gray welcome Denison, Cleveland State and Virginia Tech to McCorkle after starting the dual-meet season on Oct. 28 with a 174-84 win over Kenyon College. The Buckeyes jumped out to a 1-0 dual meet record behind great swims from a slew of different athletes. Duplicate winners for the Buckeyes were senior Andrew Elliott in the 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and as the leadoff of the 200 medley relay; freshman Tamas Gercsak in the 200 butterfly, 200 breaststroke and 200 IM; sophomore Alex Miller in the 500 and 100 free. Senior Lincoln Fahrbach won the 100 butterfly and was part of the victorious 200 medley relay, as was freshman Keanu Stevenson, who also won the 100 breaststroke.
Order of Events
Friday’s meet will be run with alternating women’s and men’s races; there will be a diving competition. The order of events will be:
? 200 Medley Relay ? 1000 Free ? 200 Free ? 100 Back ? 100 Breast ? 200 Fly ? 50 Free ? 1-meter diving ? 100 Free ? 200 Back ? 200 Breast ? 500 Free ? 100 Fly ? 3-meter diving ? 200 IM ? 400 Free Relay W/ 200 Free Relay M
Scouting Denison
The Big Red men’s team is off to a fantastic start to the 2011-2012 swimming year. Denison is 2-0 in dual meets and had a first place win in the Kenyon Relays, where it broke four meet records. Last season Denison ended a 31-year national championship reign of Kenyon College, defeating the Lords in the closest finish in the history of the Division III national championship 500.5 – 499.5.
On the women’s side, Denison is also off to a strong start. The 2-0 Big Red took the runner-up spot in the Kenyon Relays. Denison returns 14 national qualifiers from last season’s NCAA runner-up squad and won its third straight North Coast Athletics Conference championship last season, finishing the 2010-11 campaign 3-2 in dual meets.
Scouting Cleveland State
The Viking men’s team also enters the meet undefeated on the year, boasting a 2-0 dual-meet record. Cleveland State features the Horizon League `Diver of the Week’ in Josh Gonzalez, his second award of the season. Ohio State will look to improve its streak of 58 consecutive victories vs. in-state opponents against Cleveland State and Denison.
Ohio State head coach Bill Dorenkott’s alma mater comes to McCorkle with two dual meet victories as well as a third-place finish at the Michigan State Long Course Invitational. The Viking women are coming off a key win vs. Horizon League powerhouse Green Bay, which is Cleveland State’s second consecutive win over the program. With the win, junior Joanna Olsson was named Horizon League `Swimmer of the Week,’ the second such honor of her career.
Scouting Virginia Tech
The Hokie men enter the meet with a 4-1 record, their only loss coming at the hands of North Carolina. Virginia Tech recorded the first win in program history over Florida State last Saturday.
The Virginia Tech women’s team is coming off a solid effort last weekend with wins over ACC rival Duke and UNC Wilmington to improve its record to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in conference competition.
Live Meet Scoring
Can’t make it to the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion to see every meet? Click on the link available on the men’s and women’s swimming and diving home page at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Don’t forget to follow the Buckeyes all season long at www.OhioStateBuckeyes.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/buckeyes where Brutus now has more than 1,000,000 likes!
