Oct. 30, 2004
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Hours removed from its upset win over Arizona State, Purdue returned to the pool Saturday and dominated the eight-team field at the Indiana Intercollegiates. The Boilermakers collected 809 points, while Ball State finished a distant second with 444 points.
Finishing far behind the Boilermakers and Cardinals were IUPUI (213), Indianapolis (203), Valparaiso (96), Butler (64), Vincennes (63) and Arizona State (32). The Sun Devils were represented at the meet by swimmers Kyle Horton and Russell MacDonald.
Purdue won eight of 12 events, securing many high scores in the process. Off the 1-meter springboard, Clay Davis led a five-place Boilermaker sweep, and Steve LoBue led a four-place sweep off the 3-meter. With six divers entered into competition, Purdue collected 178 points off the boards.
Davis' winning score off the 1-meter was 332.95, and LoBue's mark off the 3-meter was 345.20.
Most impressive for the men was its seven-place sweep in the 100 butterfly. Giordan Pogioli led the Boilermakers to the finish line with a mark of 51.35, and was followed by an all-star lineup that included Romain Maire (2nd - 51.46) and Louis Paul (3rd - 51.66).
Maire also won the 100 back title for a second straight night, hitting the wall in 52.23. Sophomore Luke Dickson followed in second at 53.04.
Pogioli's first win of the day was in the opening 200 medley relay (1:33.82). The All-American was joined by the trio of John Mullen, Joe Colley and Goh, which finished three second ahead of the runner-up.
Eric Prugh led the team with three victories, winning the 200 individual medley, 500 free and the 200 freestyle relay alongside Paul, Andre Pereira and Iggy Goh. Prugh's winning marks were timed at 1:56.68 (200 IM) and 4:42.50 (500 free). His relay team finished in 1:24.89.
The schedule gets much tougher for Purdue next weekend as the team hosts the Boilermaker Challenge Nov. 4 and 5. This two-day event features some of the top programs in the nation including, Florida, Texas A&M and Virginia. The meet begins Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m.