TicketsFeb. 18, 2009
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving team set a pair of school records on the first day of competition at the 2009 BIG EAST Championships and the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI.
The UC men's squad sits sixth after tallying 60 points in the five events on day one. Notre Dame (137) leads the men's competition, followed by Pittsburgh (113), Louisville (83), West Virginia (66), and Connecticut (63).
The women's squad ranks eighth with 42 points, behind leaders Notre Dame (80), Louisville (68), West Virginia (62), Rutgers (60), Pittsburgh (58), Syracuse (52), and Connecticut (44).
The top finish of the day went to the men's 200-yard medley relay team of Jeremy Peter, Rob Langford, Patryk Wakula, and Josh Schneider who placed second with a time of 1:28.91. That time broke the 10-year old school record of 1:30.53 and was just off the NCAA 'B' standard of 1:28.58.
The women's group of Liz Hansson, Emma Misanik, Elinore de Jong, and Lange Gilby placed seventh with a school-record clocking of 1:43.39. The previous mark of 1:45.53 was set in 2002.
The women's 800-freestyle relay squad of Sarah Krone, Amy Billow, Anna Bersani, and Bree Rossi grabbed 18 points with their ninth-place finish with a time of 7:38.59.
The men's 800-freestyle relay quartet of Nathan Williams, Jakub Carda, Nate Kramer, and Stephen Cunningham clocked 6:39.40, placing sixth and earning 26 points.
The meet, which runs through Feb. 21, continues Thursday with preliminaries at 10 a.m. Finals are set to begin at 6 p.m. Only swimmers who met the conference standards qualified for competition in Indianapolis. Fans can follow the meet live online by clicking the championship central link at both GoBEARCATS.com and BIGEAST.org.