Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, October 28
Evanston, Ill.
10 a.m.
Northwestern
vs
Chicago
Northwestern Hosts UIC and Chicago in Tri-Dual Action
10/26/2017 4:05:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Northwestern men's swimming team returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m. CT, hosting cross-town foes UIC and the University of Chicago in tri-dual meet competition.
The University of Chicago hosted all three teams last season for a tri-dual meet and the Wildcats defeated both the Flames and Maroons by substantial margins, 210-90 and 214-83, respectively.
The #B1GCats look to build on their strong showing against Georgia Tech last time out where the group posted seven season-high times.
First year DJ Hwang continued his hot start to the season against Georgia Tech. The Honolulu, Hawaii, native finished first in the 1000 free event at 9:28.47 and posted a season-best 4:37.17 in the 500 free event.
Northwestern's relay teams also fared well, finishing second and third in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Alex Snarski, Will Hofstadter, Ryan Tate, and Almog Olshtein tallied a season-best time of 1:31.84 to take second.
In addition, rookies Liam Gately and Lyon Zhang, and junior Tyler Lis all posted season-best times against the Yellow Jackets.
UIC opened the season with a split against Valparaiso and Green Bay. First-year Hunter Crook paced the Flames with first-place finishes in the 500 free and 1000 free events.
This will be the first action of the season for the University of Chicago. Head coach Jason Weber led the Maroons to a 4-5 record last season.
ORDER OF EVENTS
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
200 IM
200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
The University of Chicago hosted all three teams last season for a tri-dual meet and the Wildcats defeated both the Flames and Maroons by substantial margins, 210-90 and 214-83, respectively.
The #B1GCats look to build on their strong showing against Georgia Tech last time out where the group posted seven season-high times.
First year DJ Hwang continued his hot start to the season against Georgia Tech. The Honolulu, Hawaii, native finished first in the 1000 free event at 9:28.47 and posted a season-best 4:37.17 in the 500 free event.
Northwestern's relay teams also fared well, finishing second and third in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Alex Snarski, Will Hofstadter, Ryan Tate, and Almog Olshtein tallied a season-best time of 1:31.84 to take second.
In addition, rookies Liam Gately and Lyon Zhang, and junior Tyler Lis all posted season-best times against the Yellow Jackets.
UIC opened the season with a split against Valparaiso and Green Bay. First-year Hunter Crook paced the Flames with first-place finishes in the 500 free and 1000 free events.
This will be the first action of the season for the University of Chicago. Head coach Jason Weber led the Maroons to a 4-5 record last season.
ORDER OF EVENTS
200 Medley Relay
400 Medley Relay
1000 Free
200 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
50 Free
100 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
500 Free
100 Fly
200 IM
200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
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