Oct. 24, 2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue swimming and diving teams held their annual Intrasquad/Alumni Meet Friday night at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center, as both squads split into two and went head-to-head.
On the women's side, Team Black defeated Team Gold 116-96. For the men, Team Gold picked up the victory over Team Black 124-95.
The meet consisted of 24 events, with each squad swimming 12. Some of the closer events were the men's 50 free, 200 IM and 200 fly and the women's 50 free, 100 free and 400 free relay.
In the men's 50 free, senior Andrew Langenfeld (20.69) narrowily defeated freshman Dan Jung (21.27). The 200 fly was decided by less than one second, as well, with junior Sam Wilcher (1:52.68) beating Langenfeld (1:53.64) by 0.96 second.
The 200 IM was the evening's tightest heat, with freshman Albert Miller (1:57.85) and junior Andre Koop (1:57.89) nearly swimming to a draw. Miller picked up the the victory by .04 of a second, but it was not enough for Team Black.
The women's 50 free was won by sophomore Ariel Martin (24.13), but not without stiff competition from freshman Jenna York (25.06). In the 100 free, Martin (52.65) edged out sophomore Lisa Butler (52.85) by 0.20 second.
The final competition for the women, the 400 free relay, saw another close contest. The team of York, junior Leah Henninger, sophomore Allie Smith and freshman Lauren Roth (3:31.82) narrowily defeated Butler, freshman Sara Bogert, sophomore Katie Beck and freshman Kristen Gilson (3:32.77).
For more complete results, click on the link above.
The Purdue men are back in the pool next Friday at Miami (Ohio). The women do not hit the water again until Nov. 7, when they travel to Northwestern with the men. Both meets start at 6 p.m. ET.