Jan. 29, 2003
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LAST STAND IN OXFORD: Miami's men's swimming and diving team has more than enough motivation heading into its final home meet with rival, Ohio University on Friday evening. The meet will mark the last time that four Miami seniors will jump off the blocks in competition at Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center. Seniors Kelly Ball, Dave Bergan, Andy Norr and Jeremy Salomon will swim their last races in Oxford. With a win, the RedHawks have a chance to earn their first Mid-American Conference victory of the year over the rival Bobcats who stand 1-1 in MAC play.
BATTLE OF THE BRICKS: In a year-long contest between Ohio and Miami called "The Battle of the Bricks," Miami takes a 9-4 lead into Friday's meet over their rival. Each time the Bobcats and RedHawks meet in varsity athletic competition, the outcome is counted as part of the year's series, including tournament play. Seventeen of Miami's 20 varsity sports are part of the year-long rivalry series.
ON THE BALL: Senior Kelly Ball had quite a week starting on Jan. 17 and ending on Jan. 25. Ball earned two come-from-behind individual first-place finishes over Wright State on Friday evening. On Saturday, Jan. 18, Ball won two more individual races, over swimming power Kenyon College. On Monday, Ball was named MAC Swimmer of the Week and on Tuesday, Ball became only the second Miami male during the 2002-03 season to earn MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week honor. On Saturday, Jan. 25, Ball celebrated his 22nd birthday.
DIVING IN HEAD FIRST: The Miami men's diving team has only lost one event in nearly two and a half months, dating back to Nov. 16 against Ohio State. Sophomore Peter Donohue has not lost a one-meter diving event during the span while also winning a majority of the three-meter events. Donohue was the first on his team to be named MAC Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 14 after sweeping both the one- and three-meter diving competitions against the University of Cincinnati on Friday evening. On Dec. 6, Donohue led the RedHawks at the Miami Invitational when he set a Miami record and a MAC record in men's one-meter diving with a final score of 356.20 for first-place.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Although the record did not reflect anything different during most of December and some of January, the Red and White did not lie dormant over the break. Miami traveled to Plantation, Fla. where they trained for the second half of the season. The RedHawks participated in an intersquad, non-scoring meet on the Dec. 21 to cap off the stay down south.
HITTIN' THE BOOKS: Besides the obvious work the RedHawks put in the pool, Miami showed their academic prowess this past semester. With a team grade point average just below 3.0, the RedHawks stayed on the academic all-American list. The Red and White had 13 swimmers earn above a 3.0 GPA and five swimmers were named to the dean's list.
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