Nov. 12, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. - Both Northwestern swimming and diving squads dropped dual meets Thursday evening at Wisconsin. The 10th-ranked Northwestern women?s team fell to No. 15 Wisconsin, 126-96, while the men dropped a 136-101 decision. Both Wildcat squads even their season records at 1-1.
Senior All-American Amy Balcerzak (Sharon, Pa) paced the women by winning the 200-yard breaststroke (2:17.39) and the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:04.89. Senior Dominique Diezi (Zurich, Switzerland) won the 50 free in 24.28, while freshman Susannah Sample (LaGrange, Ill.) was victorious in the 200 back in 2:02.90.
For the men, junior Steve Steketee (Golden, Colo.) continued his strong start by winning the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events in times of 46.65 and 1:40.77, respectively. Other individual winners for the Wildcats were senior Steve Harms (Maumee, Ohio) in the 500 free (4:38.56) and sophomore Elliot Massuda (Valparaiso, Ind.) who won the 3-meter diving competition.
Both squads return to action on Saturday, travelling to Minneapolis to face Minnesota at 7 p.m.
? MEET RESULTS ?
Wisconsin 126, Northwestern 96
COURSE: Short-course yards
** = NCAA ?A? standard, * = NCAA ?B? standard
400 MEDLEY RELAY
1. NU ?A? (Bohm, Balcerzak, Adams, Igoe), 3:49.50, 2. Wisconsin ?B?, 3:50.53, 3. NU ?B? (Skartvedt, Greenberg, Johnson, Moore), 3:58.19, 4. Wisconsin ?B?, 3:58.76.
1,000 FREESTYLE
1. Stonebraker, UW (10:00.25), 2. Skoog, UW (10:11.02), 3. Soo Suh, NU (10:15.45), 4. Talcott, NU (10:35.49).
200 FREESTYLE
1. Stonebraker, UW (1:49.17), 2. Belfor, UW (1:50.34), 3. Sample, NU (1:52.76), 4. Wanezek, UW (1:53.12), 5. Bushnell, NU (1:56.58), 6. Fowles, NU (1:57.54).
50 FREESTYLE
1. Diezi, NU (24.28), 2. Hassebroek, UW (24.46), 3. Lyman, UW (24.47), 4. Moore, NU (24.65), 5. Bowman, NU (24.75), 6. Tesch, UW (24.80), 7. Pici, UW (24.88) - exhib., 8. Keefe, NU (25.64) - exhib.
200 IM
1. Balcerzak, NU (2:04.89), 2. McCauley, UW (2:05.17), 3. Adams, NU (2:08.49), 4. Johnson, NU (2:08.95), 5. Munz, UW (2:09.19), 6. Bova, UW (2:13.43).
200 BUTTERFLY
1. Panighetti, UW (2:02.79), 2. Johnson, NU (2:04.56), 3. Adams, NU (2:04.69), 4. DiSalle, UW (2:05.83), 5. Wazenek, UW (2:06.35), 6. Talcott, NU (2:12.14), 7. Pohle, UW (2:13.45) - exhib.
100 FREESTYLE
1. Belfor, UW (51.16), 2. Lyman, UW (52.12), 3. Diezi, NU (52.42), 4. Igoe, NU (52.98), 5. Tesch, UW (53.49), 6. Pici, UW (53.81), 7. Keefe, NU (56.04) - exhib.
200 BACKSTROKE
1. Sample, NU (2:02.90), 2. Bohm, NU (2:03.49), 3. Hassebroek, UW (2:03.97), 4. McCauley, UW (2:06.10), 5. Rushfeldt, UW (2:06.29), 6. Loechl, UW (2:06.81) - exhib., 7. Skartvedt, NU (2:12.80).
500 FREESTYLE
1. Stonebraker, UW (4:54.01), 2. Soo Suh, NU (5:00.49), 3. Skoog, UW (5:01.02), 4. Fowles, NU (5:02.34), 5. Bushnell, NU (5:13.79).
200 BREASTSTROKE
1. Balcerzak, NU (2:17.39), 2. Panighetti, UW (2:22.60), 3. Munz, UW (2:23.45), 4. Greenberg, NU (2:24.44), 5. Talcott, NU (2:29.08), 6. Bova, UW (2:29.82).
400 FREE RELAY
1. Wisconsin ?A?, 3:28.61, 2. NU ?A? (Sample, Igoe, Moore, Diezi), 3:29.33, 3. NU ?B? (Skartvedt, Fowles, Bushnell, Soo Suh), 3:38.40, 4. Wisconsin ?B?, 3:40.54.
1-METER DIVING
1. S. Kernan, UW (263.70), 2. M. Kernan, UW (253.13), 3. Wiezorek, UW (239.90), 4. McDonald, NU (237.90), 5. Ward, NU (215.55), 6. Winters, NU (206.25).
3-METER DIVING
1. S. Kernan, UW (269.775), 2. M. Kernan, UW (241.05), 3. Winters, UW (223.125), 4. McDonald, NU (196.05), 5. Wiezorek, UW (192.65), 6. Ward, NU (192.15).