Feb. 26, 2000
EVANSTON, ILL. -- The Northwestern men's swimming and diving finished ninth at the Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Wildcats finished with 211 points, five behind eighth-place Iowa. Michigan won the meet with 682 points, Minnesota was second (601) and defending champion Penn State was third (514).
Freshman Kellan O'Connor (Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy) recorded the highest individual finish, taking fifth in the 200-yard butterfly in a time of 1:46.98. Todd Capen also placed for NU in that event, winning the consolation final in 1:48.93. Senior Steve Harms (Maumee, Ohio/St. Francis de Sales) continued his strong showing, clocking a 15:28.69 in the 1,650 free to earn sixth. Freshman Mike Shue (Ft. Myers, Fla./Ft. Myers) took 10th in the 1,650, finishing in 15:42.98.
Results from the last-day finals are listed below:
1,650 Freestyle - Steve Harms, 6th - 15:28.69, Mike Shue, 10th - 15:42.08
200 Backstroke - No finalists
100 Freestyle - Steve Steketee, 7th - 44.59
200 Breaststroke - No finalists
200 Butterfly - Kellan O'Connor, 5th - 1:46.98, Todd Capen, 9th - 1:48.43
400 Free Relay - (Steketee, Merchant, Kennedy, Barnes), 9th - 3:01.83