Dec. 1, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 17 Northwestern hosts No. 11 Indiana at 4 p.m. Friday at the Norris Aquatics Center in the Wildcats' 2005-06 BIG Meet.
Cheer on the Wildcat Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams, including NCAA Champion junior Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest), as the 'Cats take on Indiana at 4 p.m. at the Norris Aquatics Center this Friday! Plus, all fans will have chances to win Wildcat gear and burritos by participating in Treading Trivia, Diving Darts and the Biggest Splash Contest!
Admission is FREE for everyone. For more information, email wildcatmarketing@northwestern.edu.
Friday's meet features a trio of Wildcats with a combined 11 top-10 times in the country according to the latest College Quick 100 from Taper & Shave.
Grevers currently has the fastest time in the nation in the 100 fly -- an event he rarely swims -- with a 46.89, a full 1.10 seconds faster than Florida's Ryan Lochte, who has the second-quickest time in the event. Sophomore Kyle Bubolz (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha) currently rates third in the 100 fly with a 48.10.
Grevers ranks second in the 100 back (47.22), third in the 100 free (43.91), fourth in the 200 back (1:44.97) and seventh in the 50 free (19.98).
Classmate Mike Alexandrov (Champaign, Ill./Centennial) ranks second in the 200 IM (1:48.04), third in the 200 breast (1:57.34), fourth in the 400 IM (3:52.79), fifth in the 200 free (1:37.04) and sixth in the 100 breast (54.95).
Friday's meet will be streamed live on NUSports.com via CSTV's All-Access. To subscribe, visit NUsports.com and browse to the audio/video page.