Friday, October 20
Evanston, Ill.
4 p.m.
Northwestern
109
vs
174
Georgia
Northwestern Drops Dual to No. 8 Georgia
10/20/2017 7:37:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern swam season-best times in 10 events on Friday afternoon, but fell to No. 8 Georgia, 174-109, at the Norris Aquatics Center.
The 'Cats got things started by finishing second and third in the 200 medley relay. The team of Jack Thorne, Will Hofstadter, Ryan Tate and Almog Oshtein finished second with a time of 1:32.43. Posting a season-best time of 1:32.83, Tyler Lis, Thanas Kountroubis, Arjun Sharma and Keegan Bundy finished third.
First year DJ Hwang swam a season best in both of his events, posting a time of 4:38.07 in the 500 free and 9:28.39 in the 1000 free.
Senior Almog Olshtein and first year Keegan Bundy finished second and third in the 50 free with season-best times of 21.07 and 21.11, respectively.
In the 200 free, first year Peter Lewczyk finished in 1:43.72, his best time on the season. He was also a part of the 400 relay team with Will Hofstadter, Keegan Bundy and Ryan Tate that took second.
Tate also added two individual second-place finishes for the #B1GCats, coming in just after the leader in the 100 free and 100 fly.
In the 100 breast, junior Thanas Kountroubis posted a time of 57.70, a season-high. First year Lyon Zhang also posted a season-best in the event, finishing in 58.98.
Juniors Arjun Sharma and Tyler Lis also posted top times for the season. Sharma finished the 200 fly with a time of 1:57.55, and Lis completed the 200 IM in 1:55.52, good enough for second place.
The 'Cats return to action tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the Norris Aquatics Center against Georgia Tech.
The 'Cats got things started by finishing second and third in the 200 medley relay. The team of Jack Thorne, Will Hofstadter, Ryan Tate and Almog Oshtein finished second with a time of 1:32.43. Posting a season-best time of 1:32.83, Tyler Lis, Thanas Kountroubis, Arjun Sharma and Keegan Bundy finished third.
First year DJ Hwang swam a season best in both of his events, posting a time of 4:38.07 in the 500 free and 9:28.39 in the 1000 free.
Senior Almog Olshtein and first year Keegan Bundy finished second and third in the 50 free with season-best times of 21.07 and 21.11, respectively.
In the 200 free, first year Peter Lewczyk finished in 1:43.72, his best time on the season. He was also a part of the 400 relay team with Will Hofstadter, Keegan Bundy and Ryan Tate that took second.
Tate also added two individual second-place finishes for the #B1GCats, coming in just after the leader in the 100 free and 100 fly.
In the 100 breast, junior Thanas Kountroubis posted a time of 57.70, a season-high. First year Lyon Zhang also posted a season-best in the event, finishing in 58.98.
Juniors Arjun Sharma and Tyler Lis also posted top times for the season. Sharma finished the 200 fly with a time of 1:57.55, and Lis completed the 200 IM in 1:55.52, good enough for second place.
The 'Cats return to action tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the Norris Aquatics Center against Georgia Tech.
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