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Nov. 15, 2004
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MIAMI'S LAST TIME OUT: The 350th win in Miami men's swimming and diving program history came by the closest possible margin as the RedHawks edged out Ball State, 122-121, on Saturday afternoon in Muncie, Ind. The day looked promising for the Red and White after Miami won the first two events, including the 400 Medley Relay and the 1000 Free. Miami led 25-11 at that point, but the Cardinals won the next four events to open up a 64-49 lead. But Scott Robson, the winner of the 1000 Free race, broke that string with a victory in the 200 Fly. Ball State won two of the next three for a 99-90 lead, but Miami earned 14 points in each of the next two events--led by wins from Zach Niehaus in the 3m Dive and Griffin Marshall in the 200 Breast--to put Miami ahead 118-109. The event came down to the 400 Free Relay, and a second and a half was the difference for Miami between victory and defeat in the final team score. Though Ball State won the event and picked up 13 points, a second-place finish from the foursome of freshman Ryan McHugh, juniors Brian O'Rourke and Pat Carroll and senior Jason Krasula was just enough to clinch the meet.
STORYLINES: 1. It was another team effort on Saturday in the win over Ball State. Not only was Scott Robson the only two-time individual event winner, but it was Miami's second- through fifth-place points that made the difference in the one-point win.
2. The team now gets to test its acumen against non-conference schools until Jan. 28, 2005, when Ohio comes to the Nixon Aquatic Center. Wright State, Xavier and IUPUI come to Oxford this week.
Coach's Corner: Pete Lindsay enters his 20th season at Miami having led Miami to 17 top-three finishes at the MAC Championships in his 19 previous seasons. In 1997 and 1999, Lindsay guided Miami to its last two conference titles, and the RedHawks have been the only team to knock Eastern Michigan off the top of the MAC podium since 1980. Last season, Lindsay helped Miami to a 4-1 record in the MAC and boasted a three-time gold medalist in Andrew Keefe, who won the 50, 100 and 200 Free races at the 2004 MAC meet. Lindsay has coached 74 Mid-American Conference individual champions, seven MAC Men's Swimmers of the Year and two of Miami's six MAC Championship teams. He has garnered four MAC Coach of the Year awards, earning the honor in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999. Lindsay, who teaches in the physical education department, is the only Miami head coach that is a full-time instructor at the university.
Individual Event Wins This Season By Swimmer/Diver
Kestutis Aukstuolis, Sr. - 1
100 Free vs. Buffalo (1st career win)
Peter Donohue, Sr. - 1
1m Diving vs. Buffalo
Justin Marcy, So. - 1
50 Free vs. Buffalo
Griffin Marshall, Jr. - 1
200 Breast vs. Ball State
Zach Niehaus, Jr. - 2
3m Diving vs. Buffalo and vs. Ball State
Blake Norman, Fr. - 1
200 IM vs. Buffalo (1st career win)
Andrew O'Neill, Jr. - 2
200 Breast vs. Buffalo, 200 Back vs. Ball State
Brian O'Rourke, Jr. - 2
200 Free, 500 Free vs. Buffalo
Scott Robson, Jr. - 5
200 Fly, 500 Free vs. Ohio State; 1000 Free vs. Buffalo; 200 Fly, 1000 Free vs. Ball State
MAC Men's Swimmer of the Week, Nov. 9
Last Season Against Wright State: Miami lost, 128-115, on Nov. 21, 2003 in Dayton to the Raiders. The total number of event wins was as close as the score, with Wright State claiming seven of the 13 events to Miami's six. Paul Ricard, back for his sophomore season this year, was the only Miamian to win two individual events, taking the 500 and 1000 Free. Peter Donohue (1m Diving), Scott Robson (200 Fly), Jason Krasula (200 Back) and Griffin Marshall (200 Breast) were also event winners. Wright State's only two-time individual event winner was Elvis Cirkovic, now a junior, who claimed the 50 and 100 Free races.
Last Season Against Xavier: Miami won, 115-85, on Nov. 22, 2003 at the Nixon Aquatic Center over the Musketeers. Miami took 15 of the 16 events, and Brian O'Rourke (100, 200 Free), Scott Robson (400 IM, 500 Free) and Andrew Keefe (200 Free, 200 Back) were two-time individual event winners. Only the opening race, the 400 Medley Relay, got away from the RedHawks, as Miami finished second in the event. O'Rouke and Robson are back this year for the Red and White, though Keefe was a member of the Class of 2004.
Wright State's Last Time Out: The Raiders had this past weekend off, swimming last against Oakland on Nov. 6. Wright State won 10 of the 13 events against Oakland, with Elvis Cirkovic (50, 100 Free) and Will Ehresman (500, 1000 Free) claiming two individual races apiece. Both were also on WSU's victorious 400 Free relay team. Ehresman's times from his Oakland meet wins are both five seconds behind Scott Robson's season bests, setting up a competitive race in the distance free competitions. Cirkovic's winning times from last weekend are little more than a tenth of a second behind Justin Marcy's season bests in the sprint free races.
Xavier's Last Time Out: Xavier competed at Western Kentucky on Saturday in a tri-meet with the Hilltoppers and West Virginia, losing on both counts. The Musketeers didn't manage an event win, losing to Western Kentucky, 183-46, and to West Virginia, 185-51. Xavier's highest finisher was Nico Lilly in the 500 Free, who finished third in 4:54.56, 10 seconds behind Scott Robson's top time in the event for Miami this year.
IUPUI'S Last Time Out: The Jaguars swam against Butler, Evansville and Saint Louis on Sunday, defeating all three. IUPUI won six of the 11 events, with Brian Wheeler winning three times (200 Fly, 500 and 1000 Free) and Taylor Williamson twice (200 Back, 400 IM). All three of Wheeler's Sunday times are between seven and 16 seconds behind Scott Robson's season bests in those three events, but Williamson's 200 Back time edges out Andrew O'Neill's Miami season best by a second.
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