Northwestern University Athletics
Pair of Relays Kick Off 2011 Big Ten Championships
2/23/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 23, 2011
2011 Big Ten Championships Website
MINNEAPOLIS -- The 2011 Big Ten Championships got underway Wednesday evening with a pair of relay events during an abbreviated session at the University Aquatic Center.
Northwestern began the 2011 Big Ten Championships with a seventh-place finish in the 200 medley relay. The team of Dominik Cubelic (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South), Alex Tyler (Birmingham, Mich./Birmingham Groves), Sean Mathews (St. Louis, Mo./Lafayette) and Jake Grosser (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) cut 2.80 seconds from NU's seed time with an NCAA `B' provisional qualifying time of 1:27.86, which puts the squad fifth on NU's all-time top times list in the event.
In the 800 free relay, Northwestern placed 10th with a 6:30.95 -- good for the fourth fastest NU relay in the event in program history. The team was comprised of Tyler, Charlie Rimkus (Tustin, Calif./Beckman), Peter Park (Princeton, N.J./Peddie School) and John Frutiger (Alma, Mich./Alma). Frutiger's 1:36.10 anchor leg was the third fastest in the field.
The 2011 Big Ten Championships continue tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 24, with preliminary heats starting at 11 a.m. CT and finals getting underway at 6:30 p.m. CT. Live results and more Championships information is available at the 2011 Big Ten Championships website.
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