Jan. 13, 2012
The Classic @ SMU Opening Night: Results | Team Scores
DALLAS - Albert Miller's individual victory in the championship final of the 100 breaststroke highlighted the opening night of competition for Purdue men's swimming and diving Friday evening at the Classic @ SMU.
Eight Purdue swimmers and diver Alec Back are competing in Dallas this weekend at the prestigious six-team Classic @ SMU. The Boilermakers will also host Michigan State Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. for the final double dual meet of the season.
Miller won the A Final of the 100 breaststroke with a time of 54.69. He bested USC's Vladimir Morozov by 15 tenths of a second. His time was 12 tenths of a second shy of his season-best time.
Back's third-place finish in the 1-meter dive with a score of 314.10 was also among the Boilers' top finishes of the night.
Purdue was in sixth place with a team score of 113 points after the opening night of competition. The Classic @ SMU concludes Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
Purdue Results & Finishes
100 Breast
Albert Miller, 54.69 - Won A Final
G. Daniel Michael, 58.38 - Finished 5th in B Final
1-Meter Diving
Alec Back, 314.10 - Finished 3rd
50 Free
Matt Friede, 20.71 - Finished 5th in A Final
Steven Ung, 21.36 - Finished 5th in B Final
200 Free
Ben Wachtel, 1:41.06 - Finished 6th in A Final
Alec LaMothe, 1:40.54 - Finished 5th in B Final
100 Back
Brian Kiel, 49.52 - Finished 4th in A Final
Steven Ung, 52.57 - Finished 6th in B Final
400 IM
Jan Petric, 3:58.83 - Finished 5th in A Final
Brian Kiel, 3:59.38 - Finished 3rd in B Final
100 Fly
G. Daniel Michael, 49.91 - Finished 6th in A Final
Ben Wachtel, 50.47 - Finished 5th in B Final
800 Free Relay
Friede, Wachtel, Kiel & LaMothe, 6:50.86 - Finished 6th
400 Medley Relay
Ung, Miller, Michael & Friede, 3:19.70 -- Finished 6th