BLOOMINGTON, IND – Northwestern Men's Swimming and Diving closed out the second day of competition at the 2020 Big Ten Championships with 206.5 team points and currently sits eighth of ten teams.
Junior Liam Gately was the highest Wildcat finisher of the night with a tenth place finish in the 500 Free with a seasons best time of 4:20.42. First-year Ryan King, one of four first-years in the race, also earned a point for the 'Cats finishing in a time of 4:27.04.
Sophomore Ezra Mizgala bettered his prelim time to earn 5.5 points in the 50 free after tying for fourth in consolation final.
On the boards, the three NU divers combined for 47 points for Chicago's Big Ten Team in the 1 Meter Dive. Sophomore Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson was the top Wildcat finisher with 334.20 points to finish seventh. Fellow sophomore Evan Labuda finished twelfth with 293.60 points and first-year Henry Schirmer finished in 17th to earn nine points.
The 'Cats closed out the day with a season's best time in the 400 Medley Relay to earn 48 points for NU. The team of sophomore Manuel Martos Bacarizo and first-years Kevin Houseman, Federico Burdisso and Aleksa Bobar touched in a time of 3:08.43 to finish sixth overall.
Thursday Prelims
The Wildcats qualified three swimmer through to the evening finals in the 500 and 50 free.
In the 500 free, junior Liam Gately and first-year Ryan King both qualified through with season best times of 4:21.77 and 4:25.07 respectively. Gately will represent NU in the bonus final and King in the consolation final.
Sophomore Ezra Mizgala also qualified for the consolation final in the 50 free, swimming a seasons best time of 20.04.
On the diving board, NU qualified two athletes through to the finals of the 1 Meter with sophomores Evan Labuda and Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson scoring 297.00 and 309.15 points respectively.
Wednesday Finals
Northwestern kicked off the first day of competition with the relay team of sophomore Ryan Gridley, first-years Kevin House and Federico Burdisso and sophomore Andrew Zhang earning a ninth place finish in the 200 medley relay. The team touched in a season best time of 1:25.97 which also ties them for fifth all-time in program history.
The Wildcats were back with a program best time to earn an NCAA 'B' cut and finish sixth to earn 48 NU points. The relay team of F. Burdisso, first-years Aleksa Bobar, Ben Forbes and junior Liam Gately dropped nearly five seconds off of their previous season best to finish in 6:21.64.
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Junior Liam Gately was the highest Wildcat finisher of the night with a tenth place finish in the 500 Free with a seasons best time of 4:20.42. First-year Ryan King, one of four first-years in the race, also earned a point for the 'Cats finishing in a time of 4:27.04.
Sophomore Ezra Mizgala bettered his prelim time to earn 5.5 points in the 50 free after tying for fourth in consolation final.
On the boards, the three NU divers combined for 47 points for Chicago's Big Ten Team in the 1 Meter Dive. Sophomore Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson was the top Wildcat finisher with 334.20 points to finish seventh. Fellow sophomore Evan Labuda finished twelfth with 293.60 points and first-year Henry Schirmer finished in 17th to earn nine points.
The 'Cats closed out the day with a season's best time in the 400 Medley Relay to earn 48 points for NU. The team of sophomore Manuel Martos Bacarizo and first-years Kevin Houseman, Federico Burdisso and Aleksa Bobar touched in a time of 3:08.43 to finish sixth overall.
Thursday Prelims
The Wildcats qualified three swimmer through to the evening finals in the 500 and 50 free.
In the 500 free, junior Liam Gately and first-year Ryan King both qualified through with season best times of 4:21.77 and 4:25.07 respectively. Gately will represent NU in the bonus final and King in the consolation final.
Sophomore Ezra Mizgala also qualified for the consolation final in the 50 free, swimming a seasons best time of 20.04.
On the diving board, NU qualified two athletes through to the finals of the 1 Meter with sophomores Evan Labuda and Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson scoring 297.00 and 309.15 points respectively.
Wednesday Finals
Northwestern kicked off the first day of competition with the relay team of sophomore Ryan Gridley, first-years Kevin House and Federico Burdisso and sophomore Andrew Zhang earning a ninth place finish in the 200 medley relay. The team touched in a season best time of 1:25.97 which also ties them for fifth all-time in program history.
The Wildcats were back with a program best time to earn an NCAA 'B' cut and finish sixth to earn 48 NU points. The relay team of F. Burdisso, first-years Aleksa Bobar, Ben Forbes and junior Liam Gately dropped nearly five seconds off of their previous season best to finish in 6:21.64.
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