Jan. 23, 2004
Stanford, Calif. - The Stanford men's swimming and diving team (4-0, 1-0 Pac-10) notched their fourth consecutive dual meet victory this season with a 127-107 win over Arizona State this afternoon at the Avery Aquatic Center.
The Cardinal opened the meet with a win in the 400 meter medley relay as the team of Peter Marshall, Michael Bruce, Matt McDonald and Ben Wildman-Tobriner posted a time of 3:37.61. The Stanford relay team of Markus Rogan, Gary Marshall, Bobby O'Bryan and Andrew Schnell took second, clocking in at 3:38.87. Both times are provisional qualifying times for NCAAs.
Sophomore swimmer Tobias Oriwol swam to top honors in the 800 meter freestyle, turning in a time of 8:08.86 while teammate Kyle Ransom placed second (8:22.88). The Cardinal also finished 1-2 in the 200 meter freestyle as junior Jayme Cramer won the event in a time of 1:47.85. Freshman Andy Grant was second (1:50.44). Both times are provisional qualifying times for NCAAs as well.
The fourth event of the day was the 50 meter freestyle as Arizona State's Nick Brunelli (22.45) edged freshman Ben Wildman-Tobriner (22.59) for the top spot. Senior swimmer Bobby O'Bryan placed third in a time of 23.09. Wildman-Tobriner's time was an NCAA provisional qualifying time. Stanford finished 1-2-3 in the 200 meter IM with freshman Hongzhe Sun claiming victory (2:03.08), followed by fellow frosh Keenan Newman (2:05.04) and junior Dan Trupin (2:07.21).
Arizona State's Joona Puhakka won the one-meter diving event with a score of 363.52. Stanford freshman Kevin McLean turned in the second-highest score on the afternoon with a 302.25. Event seven was the 200 meter butterfly won by ASU's David Kolozar in a time of 1:58.18. Cardinal junior Matt McDonald took second, clocking in at 2:01.29. Another terrific race developed in the 100 meter freestyle with Sun Devil Nick Brunelli (49.52) edging Ben Wildman-Tobriner (49.91) for top honors. Freshman Matt Crowe placed third for Stanford in a time of 52.38.
The Cardinal finished 1-2-3 in the 200 meter backstroke as senior Markus Rogan (1:54.98), Peter Marshall (1:55.94) and freshman Hongzhe Sun (1:58.19) led the field. Both Rogan and Marshall turned in automatic NCAA qualifying times in this event. Jayme Cramer picked up his second win on the afternoon with a victory in the 400 meter freestyle (3:50.80). Sophomore swimmer Michael McLean was second (3:54.65) while freshman Shuan Phillips placed third (4:00.02).
ASU's Gordon Blukis won the three-meter diving event with a score of 316.80. Frosh Kevin McLean had the third-best score on the day (289.95). Cardinal senior Michael Bruce claimed top honors in the 200 meter breaststroke, clocking in at 2:15.61. Junior Gary Marshall finished third in a time of 2:17.31. The final event of the day was the 400 meter freestyle relay as the Cardinal turned in the top time with a 3:20.35 (Rogan, P. Marshall, O'Bryan, Schnell).
Stanford is back in action tomorrow at noon as they take on Arizona at the Avery Aquatic Center in a combined meet with the women's team.