Nov. 20, 2004
Day One and Day Two Results in PDF Format
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- During Friday's first day of the NU TYR Invitational, sophomore Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) broke four Norris Aquatics Center pool records by swimming in just three events. On Saturday, he broke two more to bring his two day total up to six.
On Friday, Grevers set new pool marks in the 200 IM (1:45.84), the 50 free (19.93) and the 400 medley relay (3:15.16). His leadoff time 100 back time of 47.85 in the 400 medley relay was also a pool mark, breaking his own record by .01 seconds.
On Saturday the seven-time All-American then bested his own 100 back time again with a 47.45 in the finals and was part of the pool record-setting 200 medley relay that finished with a time of 1:28.82.
Joining Grevers on the 200 and 400 medley squad were Mike Alexandrov (Champaign, Ill./Centennial), Kyle Bubolz (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha North) and David Kormushoff (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central).
Northwestern's 200 freestyle relay also bested a pool mark Friday when Bubolz, Mike Gustafson (Lowell, Mich./Lowell), Kormushoff and Matt Wever (Boise, Idaho/Boise) finished in 1:20.28.
Not to be outdone by the swimmers, freshman diver Ryan McIntosh (Louisville, Ky./Trinity) set a new school record with a 297.30 on the 1-meter board.
The Wildcats were not the only team getting in on the record-setting action. Elliot Rushton of Division III Kenyon College broke the Norris Aquatics Center pool mark in the 500 freestyle Friday with a time of 4:25.35.
Northwestern leads the five team event after two days with a score of 702 points. In second is Pittsburgh with 591, Missouri is third with 550.50, Southern Illinois checks in with 453.50 in fourth place and Kenyon College is fifth with 309 points.
The TYR Invitational concludes on Sunday with preliminaries beginning at 9 a.m. and finals taking place at 3 p.m.