Northwestern Sweeps UIC, Chicago in Tri-Dual Action

10/28/2017 7:59:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving

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EVANSTON, Ill. — The Northwestern men's swim team won 12 of the 14 events they competed in, as they posted 158.50-110.50 and 175.00-114.00 victories over the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago respectively.

The men's 200-yard medley relay team started off the day with a win at the Norris Aquatics Center. The team of Alex Snarski, Will Hofstadter, Ryan Tate, and Almog Olstein finished first with a 1:32.06 time, while Tyler Lis, Thanas Kountroubis, Arjun Sharma, and Keegan Bundy took second in 1:33.67.

DJ Hwang finished first in the 1,000 free with a 9:29.90 time. This was his third first place finish in four meets. Hwang also won the 500 free in 4:36.51, setting a personal best for the second consecutive meet.

Northwestern had four of the top five finishers in the 200 free event. Liam Gately and Robert Cecil went 1-2 with times of 1:43.59 & 1:44.08 respectively, and Hwang and Carter Page finished in 1:44.98 and 1:45.40 respectively.

The #B1GCats finished first, second and fourth in the 100 backstroke. Alex Snarski and Jack Thorne finished 1-2 in 50.88 and 51.00 respectively. Nick Petersen shaved .16 seconds off his previous season high when he finished in 51.70.

The 100 breast was another successful event for Northwestern, with Wildcats coming in second and third. Thanas Kountroubis recording a time of 58.11, followed by Almog Olshtein at 58.43.

Jeffrey Durmer finished the 200-yard butterfly in a season-best 1:56.61.

Will Hofstadter won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.40, with Peter Lewcyzk recording a season-best 21.60. Hoftadter won his second individual event of the day in the 200-yard breaststroke, where he won by just three hundredths of a second with a 2:07.37 finish.

Northwestern went 1-2-3 in the 100 free, led by Alex Snarski finishing in a personal-best 46.01. Bundy and Lewczyk followed with times of 47.03 and 47.13 respectively.

Tyler Lis and Jack Thorne took 1st and 3rd in the 200-yard backstroke for Northwestern, with times of 1:51.9 and 1:53.68 respectively.

Northwestern's dominance continued as Ryan Tate and Arjun Sharma went 1-2 in the 100-yard butterfly, finishing in 49.54 and 50.75 respectively.

Because of their commanding lead, Northwestern exhibitioned its racers in the final two events, the 200-yard Individual Medley, and the 400-yard freestyle relay. Northwestern teams still posted the fastest times in both.

Northwestern returns to action on Friday, Nov. 3, when the Wildcats take on Missouri, Kentucky, and Southern Illinois at 5 p.m. CT in Carbondale, Ill.