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Thursday, February 25
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Northwestern Finishes Day Two of the Big Ten Championships
2/25/2016 9:05:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
DAY 2 RESULTS | DAY 2 STANDINGS | FRIDAY'S HEAT SHEET
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Northwestern men's swimming & diving team is in eighth place with 194 points after the second day of the 2016 Big Ten Men's Swimming & Diving Championships.
Junior Jonathan Lieberman got the evening started in the 500 free B Final by swimming a season-best time of 4:28.07, which was nearly 12 seconds faster than his previous mark that he set on Oct. 15. Lieberman placed 16th overall in the event.
Freshman Carter Page, who competed in the C Final of the 500 free, also posted a top time in the event when he touched the wall at 4:26.37.
Anthony Marcantonio was the lone Northwestern swimmer to compete in the 200 IM finals. He placed 11th overall in the event, and finished third in the B Final, with a time of 1:45.65 -- nearly four seconds faster than his previous top time this season.
After swimming a season-best mark (19.76) in the preliminary rounds of the 50 free to qualify for the B Final, Almog Olshtein earned 14 points for Northwestern when he swam the finals round in 19.96 to place fifth in the B Finals grouping.
On the boards, Andrew Cramer finished 14th in the 1 meter diving event.
The Wildcats 400-yard medley relay team of Nick Petersen, Will Hofstadter, Andy Jovanovic and Olshtein turned in an eighth-place finish with a finals time of 3:12.25.
Live coverage of the events can be found on BTN Plus and BTN2Go.
The Big Ten Network will air tape-delayed coverage on Monday, Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. CT.
Championships Schedule
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
Day Three Prelims: 10 a.m. CT
400-yard IM
100-yard Butterfly
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
3M Diving (Prelims & Consolation Finals, 12 p.m. CT)
Day Three Finals: 5:30 p.m. CT
200-yard Freestyle Relay
400-yard IM
100-yard Butterfly
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
3M Diving
SATURDAY, FEB. 27
Day Four Prelims: 10 a.m. CT
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
Platform Diving (Prelims & Consolation Finals, 12 p.m. CT)
1,650-yard Freestyle
Day Four Finals: 5:30 p.m. CT
1,650-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
Platform Diving
400-yard Freestyle Relay
New this season at the Big Ten Championships is a revised-scoring format in which qualifiers for the C finals of the swimming events will also account for team points. Divers that finish 17th through 24th place in the preliminary rounds will also account for team points. Only A & B finals (championship & consolation) will be contested in the diving events.
A Final Scoring: 32-28-27-26-25-24-23-22
B Final Scoring: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11
C Final Scoring: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Plus 17-24 in Diving Prelims)
Relay Scoring: 64-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-40-34
In addition to the Big Ten Network coverage, you can keep up with the meet's action on Twitter by following @NUSports_Live and @BigTenChamps.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Northwestern men's swimming & diving team is in eighth place with 194 points after the second day of the 2016 Big Ten Men's Swimming & Diving Championships.
Junior Jonathan Lieberman got the evening started in the 500 free B Final by swimming a season-best time of 4:28.07, which was nearly 12 seconds faster than his previous mark that he set on Oct. 15. Lieberman placed 16th overall in the event.
Freshman Carter Page, who competed in the C Final of the 500 free, also posted a top time in the event when he touched the wall at 4:26.37.
Anthony Marcantonio was the lone Northwestern swimmer to compete in the 200 IM finals. He placed 11th overall in the event, and finished third in the B Final, with a time of 1:45.65 -- nearly four seconds faster than his previous top time this season.
After swimming a season-best mark (19.76) in the preliminary rounds of the 50 free to qualify for the B Final, Almog Olshtein earned 14 points for Northwestern when he swam the finals round in 19.96 to place fifth in the B Finals grouping.
On the boards, Andrew Cramer finished 14th in the 1 meter diving event.
The Wildcats 400-yard medley relay team of Nick Petersen, Will Hofstadter, Andy Jovanovic and Olshtein turned in an eighth-place finish with a finals time of 3:12.25.
Live coverage of the events can be found on BTN Plus and BTN2Go.
The Big Ten Network will air tape-delayed coverage on Monday, Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. CT.
Championships Schedule
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
Day Three Prelims: 10 a.m. CT
400-yard IM
100-yard Butterfly
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
3M Diving (Prelims & Consolation Finals, 12 p.m. CT)
Day Three Finals: 5:30 p.m. CT
200-yard Freestyle Relay
400-yard IM
100-yard Butterfly
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
3M Diving
SATURDAY, FEB. 27
Day Four Prelims: 10 a.m. CT
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
Platform Diving (Prelims & Consolation Finals, 12 p.m. CT)
1,650-yard Freestyle
Day Four Finals: 5:30 p.m. CT
1,650-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
Platform Diving
400-yard Freestyle Relay
New this season at the Big Ten Championships is a revised-scoring format in which qualifiers for the C finals of the swimming events will also account for team points. Divers that finish 17th through 24th place in the preliminary rounds will also account for team points. Only A & B finals (championship & consolation) will be contested in the diving events.
A Final Scoring: 32-28-27-26-25-24-23-22
B Final Scoring: 20-17-16-15-14-13-12-11
C Final Scoring: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Plus 17-24 in Diving Prelims)
Relay Scoring: 64-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-40-34
In addition to the Big Ten Network coverage, you can keep up with the meet's action on Twitter by following @NUSports_Live and @BigTenChamps.
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