Friday, October 20
Evanston, Ill.
4 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
Georgia
Northwestern Opens Home Slate with Georgia, Georgia Tech
10/19/2017 6:51:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Northwestern men's swimming and diving team will kick off their 2017-18 home campaign by hosting a pair of schools from the state of Georgia. The Wildcats will host the Georgia at 4 p.m. CT this Friday, Oct. 20, followed by a dual meet with the Georgia Tech at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21.
Live results for both meets can be found here.
#B1GCats last competed against the Yellow Jackets at the Georgia Tech Last Chance Meet in 2014. This will also mark the Wildcats' first competition against the Bulldogs since the Georgia Invitational in 2007.
Junior Will Hofstadter paced the Wildcats in their opening meet against Eastern Michigan, placing first in two individual events [100 breast, 200 breast] and leading the 'Cats to first-place finishes in two relay events [200 medley, 200 free]. Northwestern ended the day with eight first-place finishes before ultimately falling 153-141.
After earning a pair of victories in his collegiate debut, first-year Liam Gately looks to continue his hot start. The Berthoud, Colorado native won the 200 free in 1:40.10 and the 500 free at 4:39.75 against Eastern Michigan. First-years DJ Hwang and Jeffrey Durmer also had strong showings, placing 1-2 in the 1000 free event in 9:29.17 and 9:39.74, respectively.
The No. 7-ranked Georgia Bulldogs opened their campaign with wins against Emory and North Carolina, led by head coach Jack Bauerle. Senior Jay Litherland paced the Bulldogs by winning three events [200 free, 200 back, 400 IM] against North Carolina last time out.
Georgia Tech opened their season with a victory against Pittsburgh in Atlanta. First-year Caio Pumputis led the Jackets, recording a NCAA B qualifying time of 1:58.34 in the 200 breast event for the win.
Session order:
#1 Women 200 Medley Relay
#2 Men 200 Medley Relay
#3 Women 3 mtr Diving
#4 Men 1 mtr Diving
#5 Women 1000 Free
#6 Men 1000 Free
#7 Women 200 Free
#8 Men 200 Free
#9 Women 100 Back
#10 Men 100 Back
#11 Women 100 Breast
#12 Men 100 Breast
#13 Women 200 Fly
#14 Men 200 Fly
#15 Women 50 Free
#16 Men 50 Free
#17 Women 1 mtr Diving
#18 Men 3 mtr Diving
#19 Women 100 Free
#20 Men 100 Free
#21 Women 200 Back
#22 Men 200 Back
#23 Women 200 Breast
#24 Men 200 Breast
#25 Women 500 Free
#26 Men 500 Free
#27 Women 100 Fly
#28 Men 100 Fly
#29 Women 200 IM
#30 Men 200 IM
#31 Women 400 Free Relay
#32 Men 400 Free Relay
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