Day One

    Day one started fast for the men.  In the first event, the 200 Free relay, the team of junior Colin Clark, freshmen Tyler Loechner and Andy Furbush and junior Will Crowley set a new team record of 1:29.05.  It was an amazing time seeing as they were using safe starts.  The night swim could put them under 1:29.  The first individual event, the 500 saw two new lifetime bests from Loechner and fellow freshman Chip Jackson.  Loechner's 4:57.24 seeded him 9^th for finals and put him 6^th on the Prin Top 10.  The 200 IM saw equally great swims with sophomores Josh Curry and Zach Harmon and freshman Andy Furbush all swimming lifetime bests.  Furbush's swim (2:05.00) seeded him 11^th for finals and put him 10^th on the Prin Top 10.  The 50 Free saw Clark and senior captain Bob Cleveland swim season best times and Crowley swim a lifetime best and just miss coming back at night.  The 400 Medley relay of Loechner, Crowley, Furbush and Clark swam to a 3:44.51 which placed them 4^th on the Prin Top 10 and Loechner's leadoff 56.36 100 Back was a lifetime and 4^th place on the Prin Top 10.  It was a great morning of swimming for the guys with plenty of opportunity to score points at night.

The divers took to the 1-meter  boards next and went 3 for 3 with best scores.  Junior Matt Poulos led the way with a 256.90 score to qualify in 8^th place.  Fellow junior Nick Trapp scored a 254.10 to finish 9^th and junior Rigel Valentine finished 10^th with a 234.10.

    The men started the night off with a 6^th place finish in the 200 Free relay.  The men were a little tight and not able to drop into the 1:28s and settled for a 1:29.44.  Loechner was upset at missing finals in the 500 and set out to dominate the consolation heat, which he did.  He swam a 4:56.73 to win the heat and move up to 5^th on the Prin Top 10.  His time would have put him 6^th in finals.  Furbush was up next in the consolation heat of the 200 IM and was not to be outdone by Loechner and he scored his own win in the heat to finish 9^th.  His 2:02.68 moved him up to 9^th on the Prin Top 10.  Poulos then dove in the 1 meter diving final and finished in 8^th place.  The men finished up with a 6^th place finish in the 400 Medley relay, improving on their time going a 3:43.30 and moving to 7^th on the Prin top 10.  It was a great night of swimming.

Day Two

The 200 Medley relay team of Loechner, Crowley, Furbush and Clark opened the second day with a bang – going 1:41.44 to qualify 5^th and place them 4^th on the Prin Top 10.  Sophomore Zach Harmon qualified next, swimming a 5:25.99 for the 400 IM and qualifying 9^th.  Furbush, Crowley and sophomore Josh Curry all swam lifetime bests in the 100 Fly: 53.83, 54.73 and 58.93 respectively.  Furbush qualified 9^th with his new Prin Top 10 time and Crowley qualified 14^th.  Freshman Chip Jackson got on the board with a 16^th place qualifying effort of 1:56.77 in the 200 Free.  Loechner and Clark then added two more qualifying times in the 100 Back.  Loechner's 57.00 qualified him 9^th, again, while Clark's 57.55 qualified him right behind in 10^th.  With plenty of swims for night, the team was set up for another big scoring opportunity.

    Night of day two started a little rough for the men, as the 200 Medley relay team was disqualified for an early start.  It was a tough blow as the men were on track to be much faster than their morning swim.  But they regrouped and focused on their individual swims.  Harmon got the ball rolling in the right direction with a 9^th place finish in the 400 IM, improving on his time from the morning swim.  Furbush and Crowley then went 10^th and 15^th in the 100 Fly consolation finals heat.  Jackson added his points to the team with his 16^th place finish in the 200 Free.  Again Loechner had missed making finals by a small margin and took it out on the consolation heat field.  His 55.62 not only won the heat to place him 9^th, but moved him to 2^nd on the Prin Top 10.  Clark, swimming in the next lane, went out with him and swam a best time of 56.95 to finish well clear of the rest of the field and place 10^th.  The 800 Free relay team of Cleveland, Curry, Harmon and Jackson swam best times to finish in 7^th place.  It was a good night of scoring for the men and with one day left they looked to be improving on the team standing.

Day Three

Loechner and Clark started the men off right with two great swims in the 200 Back.  Loechner swam a 2:03.93 to qualify 7^th (finally in Finals!) and move to 4^th on the Prin Top 10.  Clark swam a 2:06.81 to qualify 10^th.  In the 100 Free, Crowley finally broke onto the Prin Top 10 and Finals with a 48.74 and an 8^th place qualifying time.  Curry and Harmon both swam to lifetime bests in the 100 Free.  In his last individual swim of his career, Cleveland swam a lifetime best in the 200 Breast of 2:41.13.  Furbush then added another Finals swim for the night with a 2:04.14 in the 200 Fly that seeded him 5^th for Finals and 6^th on the Prin Top 10.  Then came the 400 Free relay, the relay the men have been focused on all year.  With conservative starts Crowley, Clark, Furbush and Loechner came within less than a second of the record with a 3:16.46 to be seeded 4^th for Finals.  The men then took to the 3 meter board.  Poulos and Trapp both qualified in the top 8 for finals, 8^th and 7^th respectfully.  Valentine dove to a best score and a 9^th place finish.

    At night the men started the scoring with Jackson's 15^th place in the 1650 where he dropped almost a full minute to finish in 18:50.77.  Loechner and Clark continued the scoring with lifetime best swims from both of them, 2:01.50 and 2:05.51 respectively, to finish in 6^th and 10^th in the 200 Back.  Crowley swam a great 100 Free race and moved up to 7^th place despite a time of 49.10, a little off what he wanted.  But he would have the relay later to swim it again. Furbush added another new Prin Top 10 time of 2:03.22 in the 200 Fly where he finished 6^th.  Trapp and Poulos both dove better in finals and improved their scores.  Poulos scored a 235.75 to finish 8^th while Trapp scored 285.65 to finish 6^th.  And then the 400 Free relay. Crowley came back from his disappointment in the individual 100 to give the team a great leadoff of 48.50 and put them in position for the record.  With Clark, Furbush and Loechner all putting in faster times, the record was within reach.  Unfortunately there was an early start seen by the officials which led to a DQ.  It was a disappointing ending for the men but could not overshadow what they had accomplished together: 8 new Top 10 individual swims and 4 new Top 10 relay swims including a new relay record.  Overall the men swam and dove to 43 lifetime bests and a 6^th place finish in the meet.  It was an exciting and aggressive meet that resulted in great performances.