Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Welcomes Six Schools to Three-Day TYR Invitational
11/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Nov. 17, 2009
TYR Invitational Event Timeline (PDF Format) 
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern's men's and women's swimming and diving teams close their fall quarter schedules this Friday-through-Sunday, Nov. 21-23, when they each host five opponents at the TYR Invitational at the Norris Aquatics Center.
The Wildcats are hosting combined squads from Michigan State, Cleveland State, Illinois-Chicago and Division III powerhouse Kenyon College. Michigan is bringing its men's team to Evanston while Iowa State's women's squad will participate in the TYR.
Preliminary and finals sessions will be held on all three days. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. CT Friday and Saturday with finals getting underway at 5 p.m. On Sunday, preliminary heats start at 9 a.m. with finals at 3 p.m. For a complete event timeline, click here, or download the .pdf at the top of this release. Admission is free for Northwestern swimming and diving competitions.
Northwestern's men's team enters the meet with a 1-3 dual meet record on the season, most recently defeating UIC last Saturday. In addition to a rematch with the Flames this weekend, NU's notable foes at the TYR are No. 7 Michigan and the D-III Lords, who have won a mind-blowing 30-consecutive NCAA team championships dating back to 1979-80. In addition, the Ladies (Kenyon's women's team) have won 23-of-26 NCAA titles dating to 1983-84.
Northwestern's women's team cracked the top-25 in the first College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll of the year, coming in at No. 23 in the rankings released today. The Wildcats are coming off a victory last Friday against the Badgers of Wisconsin, which earned the No. 16 spot in the poll. NU is 2-2 overall on the season, with the losses coming at the hands of No. 9 Indiana and No. 22 Purdue.
Freshman diver Felicitas Lenz (Altadena, Calif./Polytechnic School) earned Big Ten Diver of the Week honors Tuesday after winning both boards in NU's 14-point victory over Wisconsin. She is NU's first female Diver of the Week since January of 2006.
