Princeton University Athletics
Saturday, February 7
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2 p.m.
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Men's Swimming/Diving Stays Unbeaten With Thriller Over Navy
February 07, 2009 | Men's Swimming and Diving
The 21st-ranked Princeton men's swimming and diving team kept its unbeaten record intact Saturday, but it took everything the Tigers had to hold off the winningest Navy squad in program history. Princeton began and ended the meet with relay victories, and that helped send the team to a 155.5-144.5 win over the Midshipmen.
Princeton is now 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the Ivy League. The Tigers will try to run the league table next weekend at Columbia, and will then gear themselves towards reclaiming the Ivy League title during the conference meet, which will be held at DeNunzio Pool during the first weekend of March.
Princeton opened the meet by going 1-2 in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Charlie Wang, Jon Christensen, Mike Monovoukas and Geoff Faux won the event in 1:42.76, while the foursome of Colin Cordes, John Lamonaca, Dan Eckel and Matt Lamonaca placed second in 1:43.55.
The Tigers built on the strong start with a 1-2-3 finish in the 800 free. Senior tri-captain Robert Griest won the event in 8:07.14, while sophomore Patrick Biggs finished second in 8:08.54 and freshman Travis McNamara took third in 8:11.20.
Princeton took second and third in the 200 free, as senior tri-captain Will Schaffer (1:53.78) and Christopher Quemana (1:54.19) trailed only James Anthony in the event. The Tigers also got points with a 1-2 finish in the 100 back, as Robert Coe (57.78) and Dan O'Connor (58.09) followed Andrew Hetzner.
Princeton got back on the winning track when John Lamonaca won the 100 breast in 1:03.59, while Christensen took second in 1:04.01. Eckel followed with a win in the 200 fly (1:59.82), while senior tri-captain Doug Lennox took third in 2:00.77.
In the 50 free, Faux (22.63) held off Matt Lamonaca (23.38) for the win, while teammate Lennox claimed the 100 free in 51.30; senior Mike Carter took third in 51.88.
Navy's Olaf Olson swept the 1- and 3-meter boards, while Princeton junior Dan Dickerson placed third in both events; he scored 262.65 points in the 1-meter competition and 317.02 in the 3-meter competition.
Navy picked up wins in both the 200 back (Ryan Ward, 2:05.66) and the 400 free (Erik Hunter, 3:56.61), but Princeton got third-place finishes in both events. Sophomore Colin Hanna took third in the 200 back in 2:06.38, while McNamara finished third in the 400 in 4:02.46.
Princeton's Matt Jacobson won the 200 breast in 2:19.14, while Christensen took second in 2:19.83. Eckel picked up a third-place finish in the 100 fly (56.97), while Wang took fourth in 57.49. Schaffer finished second in the 200 IM in 2:05.33.
The final event of the evening was the 400 free relay, and Princeton got a big win from Lennox, Carter, Faux and Jon Hartmann, who took the event in 3:21.61.
Princeton is now 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the Ivy League. The Tigers will try to run the league table next weekend at Columbia, and will then gear themselves towards reclaiming the Ivy League title during the conference meet, which will be held at DeNunzio Pool during the first weekend of March.
Princeton opened the meet by going 1-2 in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Charlie Wang, Jon Christensen, Mike Monovoukas and Geoff Faux won the event in 1:42.76, while the foursome of Colin Cordes, John Lamonaca, Dan Eckel and Matt Lamonaca placed second in 1:43.55.
The Tigers built on the strong start with a 1-2-3 finish in the 800 free. Senior tri-captain Robert Griest won the event in 8:07.14, while sophomore Patrick Biggs finished second in 8:08.54 and freshman Travis McNamara took third in 8:11.20.
Princeton took second and third in the 200 free, as senior tri-captain Will Schaffer (1:53.78) and Christopher Quemana (1:54.19) trailed only James Anthony in the event. The Tigers also got points with a 1-2 finish in the 100 back, as Robert Coe (57.78) and Dan O'Connor (58.09) followed Andrew Hetzner.
Princeton got back on the winning track when John Lamonaca won the 100 breast in 1:03.59, while Christensen took second in 1:04.01. Eckel followed with a win in the 200 fly (1:59.82), while senior tri-captain Doug Lennox took third in 2:00.77.
In the 50 free, Faux (22.63) held off Matt Lamonaca (23.38) for the win, while teammate Lennox claimed the 100 free in 51.30; senior Mike Carter took third in 51.88.
Navy's Olaf Olson swept the 1- and 3-meter boards, while Princeton junior Dan Dickerson placed third in both events; he scored 262.65 points in the 1-meter competition and 317.02 in the 3-meter competition.
Navy picked up wins in both the 200 back (Ryan Ward, 2:05.66) and the 400 free (Erik Hunter, 3:56.61), but Princeton got third-place finishes in both events. Sophomore Colin Hanna took third in the 200 back in 2:06.38, while McNamara finished third in the 400 in 4:02.46.
Princeton's Matt Jacobson won the 200 breast in 2:19.14, while Christensen took second in 2:19.83. Eckel picked up a third-place finish in the 100 fly (56.97), while Wang took fourth in 57.49. Schaffer finished second in the 200 IM in 2:05.33.
The final event of the evening was the 400 free relay, and Princeton got a big win from Lennox, Carter, Faux and Jon Hartmann, who took the event in 3:21.61.
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