2005-06 DSU Swimming & Diving Archive

March 28, 2006

STATESMEN AND LADY STATESMEN CAP 2005-06 SEASON WITH STRONG SHOWING AT NCAA'S

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Coach Brian Hein and his staff had one goal in mind for the 2005-06 swimming and diving season - win the NCAA title. As the season came to a close in Indianapolis at the NCAA Championships, the Statesmen and Lady Statesmen fell a little short of that original goal. The Statemen finished the year 10th at the finals, while the Lady Statesmen were 14th.

"This has been an amazing season for us, but injuries and the toughest schedule in DII caught up with us at the end," said DSU head coach Brian Hein. "Our team stayed focused and I believe we learned an awful lot about each other. I also believe we have the nucleus to attain those goals next season!"

Hein is referring to the young crop of swimmers and divers the coachinf staff has stockpiled over the last few seasons led by sophomore Jennifer Artichuk and freshman Tiago Olivera. Both placed in the top three in their signature event at the NCAA Championships and Hein believes they can be catalyst for a run next season.

"Tiago and Jennifer really give us a solid base for next season, but I do not want to take away anything from the upper classmen that have helped build this program over the last four year," said Hein.

Jennifer Artichuk placed third in the 100-Butterfly after claiming second place a year ago. The sophomore from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada finished the race in 56.52 seconds. The talented sophomore also placed in the top five in the 200-Butterfly with a time of 2:05.54. The mark was good for fourth place.

Tiago Olivera also posted to top eight times. The freshman from Rio de Janerio, Brazil turned in a time of 46.23 seconds in the 100-Freestyle and a 1:41.23 in the 200-Freestyle. Both times were good for eighth place.

Men’s senior Kris Koepp received a ninth place finish in the men’s 100-Butterfly with a time of 50.44 seconds and the men's 400-Medley relay placed sixth. Led by seniors Kris Koepp and Mert Saygin, junior Trohn Trabona and freshman Tiago Oliveira, the Statesmen posted a time of 3:23.97.

The men had a total of 125 points, good for a 10th place finish. NSISC champs Drury took home the top spot with 649 points.

The Lady Statesmen finished 14th with 65 total points. NSISC season champs Truman State took home first place honors with 664 points.

Click here for final results.

 

Febuary 25, 2006

NCAA DII Last Chance Meet
Results/ 2006 NCAA DII National Qualifiers

Febuary 18, 2006

NSISC CHAMPIONSHIPS DECIDED ON FINAL DAY AT DSU AQUATICS CENTER  

CLEVELAND – The New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference put a wrap on the 2006 championships with a tremendous third day of competition at the Delta State University Aquatics Center on Saturday, Feb. 18. The NSISC Championships featured the top collegiate swimming and diving in NCAA Division II.

Truman State University claimed the women’s team title with 1870 points. TSU delivered a solid Saturday performance to guarantee their second–straight NSISC team title. Drury University finished second with 1438 points, while Delta State University was third with 1220 points.

Drury University held off a furious charge by host Delta State University to claim the men’s team title 1567 points to 1399 points. The Statesmen claimed a number of late events, but the Panthers proved to be too much in the end. The University of Missouri-Rolla placed third with 1306 points.

A number of swimmers and divers from every team made NCAA Championship cuts in various events. For a complete list of NCAA Championship qualifiers and for team totals, please click on the links above.

Delta State University will return to action next Saturday, Feb. 25 as the Statesmen and Lady Statesmen host an NCAA “Last Chance” Meet. Teams from across the country will come to Cleveland to compete for NCAA qualifying times at the “last meet” of the year. For more information on the meet or the upcoming NCAA Championships, please call the Delta State University Department of Athletics at (662) 846-4300 or log on to www.gostatesmen.com.

COMPLETE MEET RESULTS

February 17, 2006

NSISC CHAMPIONSHIPS HEAD INTO FINAL DAY

CLEVELAND –The New South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships put a wrap on day two of the competition with Truman State and Drury pulling away in the men’s and women’s title hunt at the Delta State University Aquatics Center on Friday, Feb. 17. The NSISC Championships will conclude on Saturday.

In the women’s title hunt, defending NCAA champion Truman State leads Drury 1251.00 t0 1065.00 heading into the final day of competition. Drury had its best day yet on Friday, claiming a number of key events including the 200-Medley Relay, 400-IM, 100-Fly. Truman State managed to maintain their top spot with solid showings in the 200-Free, 100-Breaststroke and 800-Free Relay.

Host Delta State University is in third place with 856 points. Ouachita Baptist University is fourth with 741 points, while Henderson State University rounds out the top five with 695. Spring Hill College (303) and Incarnate Word (268) are sixth and seventh respectively.

The men’s title chase appears to be headed for a three team battle on Saturday. Drury University leads host Delta State University 1123.00 to 975.00. Friday proved to be a solid day for the Statesmen. Freshman Fernando Reis claimed the title in the 200-Free posting a 1:40.3. Reis’ time qualified for the NCAA DII Championship A-Cut.

Missouri-Rolla (882) is third followed by Truman State (787) in fourth and Ouachita Baptist (773) rounding out the top five. Henderson State (715) and Spring Hill College (220) round out are sixth and seventh respectively.

There were also numerous performances that qualified for NCAA Championship competition in March. For a complete list, log on to www.gostatesmen.com. Complete men’s and women’s point totals are also available on the website. For more information, please call the DSU Athletic Department at (662) 846-4300.

 

February 4, 2006

NEW ORLEANS EDGES DELTA STATE 143-85

CLEVELAND - The University of New Orleans claimed a 143-85 win over the Delta State University Lady Statesmen on Saturday at the DSU Aquatics Center. The Statesmen did not compete in the event.

UNO claimed wins in the 200-Medley Relay and 200-Freestyle Relay to jump out to an early. That lead proved to be too much for the Lady Statesmen on Saturday.

The Lady Statesmen did have some excellent performances in the pool. Petya Petrova claimed the 200-Individual Medley with a time of 2:13.27, while Jennifer Artichuk won the 100-Butterfly by posting a :59.14. Ashley Thompson also claimed the 100-Breaststroke with a time of 1:07.97.

UNO Results / Scores

January 17, 2006

STATESMEN AND LADY STATESMEN RANKED IN LATEST COLLEGESWIMMING.COM POLL

CLEVELAND - Following last weekend’s meet against LSU, both the Statesmen and Lady Statesmen swimming teams are ranked in the Top 25 of the CollegeSwimming.com polls. The men are ranked third with 224.12 poll points, while the women are 10th with 207.69 points.

Both teams travel to Arkadelphia, Ark. to take on Henderson State, January 21. Meet time is set for 2 p.m.

For complete poll results, surf to www.collegeswimming.com for more information.

January 14, 2006

DELTA STATE FINISHES WITH STRONG SHOWING VERSUS LSU

CLEVELAND - The Delta State University Swimming and Diving teams made a strong showing versus the Louisiana State University Tigers Saturday at the DSU Aquatics Center. LSU claimed a 125-88 victory in the meet.

"We swam well today and I am very proud of our effort against one of the best from the SEC," said DSU head coach Brian Hein. "We were able to win some events and I think this meet will go along way in preparing us for the rest of our schedule."

The Tigers claimed wins in the majority of the events Saturday, but the Statesmen were able to make some strides in key events. Senior Tripp Davis claimed a second place finish in the 1000-Free with a 9:58.90. Freshman Fernando Reis (1:56.76) finish one-hundreth of a second behind LSU's Joseph Vernon (1:56.75) in the 200-Individual Medley. Reis also claimed first place in the 500-Individual Medley.

A complete list of events and results is available by clicking on the link above. For more information on the meet or the upcoming schedule, please call the Delta State University Athletic Department at (662) 846-4300.

December 19, 2005

MISSOURI STATE SWIMS WAY TO SWEEP AT DSU CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL

DELTA STATE CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL
MEET RESULTS

CLEVELAND – Missouri State University claimed a sweep in the annual Delta State University Christmas Invitational Monday at the DSU Aquatics Center. MSU led from the opening events and cruised to wins in the men’s and women’s meets. Delta State University finished second in the men’s meet and fourth in the women’s competition.

“MSU really proved themselves here this weekend,” said DSU head coach Brian Hein. “I thought we competed hard all weekend and I also believe we learned a lot about ourselves that I hope will carry over into the conference schedule.”

Missouri State claimed the men’s meet with 888.5 points to Delta State ’s 665. Ouachita Baptist finished third with 503.5 points. Tampa (478) finished fourth with Evansville (280) fifth and Spring Hill (158) sixth.

MSU also posted a big win in the women’s meet. MSU recorded 974 points with Tampa finishing second with 586 points. OBU placed third with 553, while Delta State finished fourth with 456. Evansville was fifth overall with 375 points and Spring Hill rounded out the scoring with 166 points.

Delta State University also performed quite well in both meets. 15 Statesmen and four Lady Statesmen qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships this weekend. Statesmen freshman diver Michael Hoenig took first place in 1-meter diving. Hoening scored 411.30 points to take top honors. Delta State ’s 200-Free and 400-Free Relay teams of Steve Pothumus, Trohn Trabona (400), Jesse Newsom, Mert Saygin and Tiago Olivera posted a DII-A cut time of 1:23.11 on Monday. In the 500-Free, Tripp Davis qualified with an A-cut 4:34.49.

Gurkon Eroksuz and Tyler Godwin also qualified for nationals with DII-B cut times in the 200-Individual Medley. Pothumus, Olivera, Saygin and Newsom also posted qualifying times in the 50-Free. Kris Koepp and Shane Jenkins also made the NCAA qualifying cut in the 100-Butterfly. Freshman Fernando Reis posted a 1:40.87 to qualify in the 200-Free. Geoff Winkler posted a DII-B cut time of 59.21 in the 100-Breatsstroke. Nicolas Francia also posted a qualifying time of 52.39 in the 100-Back.

For the Lady Statesmen, Petya Petrova, Rebecca Cid, Jennifer Artichuk and Kasey Perkins all qualified in multiple events. Numerous Statesmen and Lady Statesmen qualified in multiple events.

A complete breakdown of all DSU Aquatics Center pool records broken this weekend will be available on www.gostatesmen.com on Thursday.

Delta State University will take the Holiday season off before returning to the pool on January 14, 2006 versus Louisiana State University . The meet is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. at the DSU Aquatics Center .

 

December 18, 2005

MISSOURI STATE FIRMLY IN CONTROL AFTER DAY TWO OF THE DSU CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL

CLEVELAND – After two days of competition at the DSU Aquatics Center, Missouri State University is firmly in control of both the men’s and women’s meets at the annual DSU Christmas Invitational. Through 28 events, Missouri State has amassed 611.50 points in the men’s meet and 675 points in the women’s meet. MSU led both competitions after the first day’s results as well.

“ Missouri State has really performed well here so far,” stated DSU head coach Brian Hein. “Hopefully, we will all post a few more points in Monday’s finals.” Hein added, “We had some solid performances today and I believe we will be able to carry that over into Monday’s events.”

The Delta State University Statesmen are currently second with 471.5 points with Ouachita Baptist University sitting in third place with 344.50 points. The Lady Statesmen are sitting in fourth place with 320 points.

On Saturday a number of Statesmen and Lady Statesmen shined in competition. Senior Petya Petrova had her best performances of the year Saturday after spending most of the fall nursing injuries. In the 400-Yard Individual Medley, Petrova placed second (4:38.32) less than a second behind first spot. Sophomore Gurkon Eroksuz placed second for the Statesmen in the 400-Yard IM as well. Eroksuz swam a 4:05.39. Freshman Fernando Reis finished second in the 200-Yard Freestyle posting a 1:40.87.

“It was great to see Petya swimming to form,” said Hein. “She still has a ways to go, but has really shown signs of improvement over the last couple of weeks.” Hein added, “Gurkon and Fernando really did a good job tonight trying to set the pace for our men’s team.”

Day three of the event will continue on Monday at the DSU Aquatics Center . Preliminaries will begin at 10 a.m. with the finals coming thereafter. For more information on the event, please call the DSU Aquatics Center at (662) 846-4730.

Men’s Standings through Day Two

1. Missouri State – 611.50
2. Delta State – 471
3. Ouachita Baptist – 344.50
4. Tampa – 319
5. Evansville – 217
6. Spring Hill – 115

Women’s Standings through Day Two

1. Missouri State – 675
2. Tampa – 382
3. Ouachita Baptist – 361
4. Delta State – 320
5. Evansville – 276
6. Spring Hill – 131

 

December 17, 2005

MISSOURI STATE IN CONTROL AFTER DAY ONE OF DSU CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL

CLEVELAND - Day one of the DSU Christmas Invitational is in the books and Missouri State University is in control in both the men's and women's meets.

Missouri State tallied 283 points after day one in the women's events to lead Ouachita Baptist by 95.5 points. MSU also leads the men's competition with 267.5 points. Delta State University is in second with 173 points.

Complete final results are located at the link above. Day two will begin with preliminary events at 10 a.m. on Sunday with finals starting at 6 p.m. For more information, please call (662) 846-4730.

Women's Day One Scores
1. Missouri State (283)
2. Ouachita Baptist (187.5)
3. University of Tampa (166)
4. Delta State University (144)
5. University of Evansville (102.5)
6. Spring Hill College (57)

Men's Day One Scores
1. Missouri State (267.5)
2. Delta State University (173)
3. Ouachita Baptist (168.5)
4. University of Tampa (151)
5. University of Evansville (101)
6. Spring Hill College (52)

December 17, 2005

NATION'S BEST COMPETE AT ANNUAL DELTA STATE CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL

CLEVELAND - Delta State University Swimming and Diving head coach Brian Hein knows first hand how to build winners. Hein served on the staff of legendary former coach Ronnie Mayers for many years and a hallmark of this staff has been tough scheduling. This season is no different.

"This year's schedule is very challenging and the Christmas Invitational will be one of the premier events in the nation all season long," said Hein. Hein added, "By creating such a difficult schedule, we hope to continue to build on the level of competition each week."

This year's Christmas Invitational has some of the nation's top teams competing at one of the finest facilities in the country. Joining Delta State at the Dec. 17-19 event will be the University of Tampa, Evansville University, Missouri State University, Ouachita Baptist University and Spring Hill College.

The three day meet begins on Saturday and will end on Monday evening. For more information on the meet or to inquire about event times, click on the links above or call (662) 846-4730.

October 15, 2005

STATESMEN AND LADY STATESMEN FALL IN FIRST REGULAR SEASON MEET AT WESTERN KENTUCKY

SPECIAL FROM WKU - Bowling Green, Ky. – The Western Kentucky University swimming and diving teams earned a pair of victories over Delta State Saturday, with the men winning 114-108 and the women earning a 123-105 win.

The Toppers started the first meet of the year off by sweeping the 400- yard medley relay, with Jessica Aspinall, Cassie Fahrlender, Nicole Ringelberg and Jennifer Johnson claiming the win for the Lady Toppers with a time of 3:57.83. Francis Gilmore, Travano McPhee, Kyle Peterson and anchor Jevon Atkinson earned the win for the men with a time of 3:29.15.

The Lady toppers took first in every event and the men took first in all but three events. Freshman diver Erica Wilson won the 3- meter with a score of 196.92, while Charlotte Martin took first in the 1-meter event with a score of 204.60. Megan Rames, Sam Sawzak and Jessica Aspinall swept the 50-yard freestyle with times of 24.89, 24.93 and 25.77 seconds, respectively. Rames also won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 54.41 seconds, over one second ahead of the competition.

For the men freshman Lukasz Herbst won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 46.91 seconds and finished second in the 200-yard freestyle. Brian Lewis won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:54.66, over two seconds ahead of the next closest finisher. Teammate Kyle Peterson won the 200-yard Individual Medley with a time of 1:57.18, more than two seconds ahead of the competition. Diver Mike Freese took the title on the 1-meter with a score of 223.50, and he also finished second on the 3-meter with a score of 202.73.

September 14, 2005

2005 DSU SWIMMING AND DIVING TRIATHLON RESULTS

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September 8, 2005

DSU TRIATHALON TO BENEFIT THE 2005-06 DSU SWIMMING & DIVING TEAMS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2005

CLEVELAND - As in the past, this year’s triathlon will begin and end on the picturesque Delta State University campus located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. The 500-yard swim, 18 mile bicycle ride and 3.5 mile run will begin in the Health, Physical Education & Recreation Aquatics Center before winding throug

h the historic town of Cleveland , and ending back on the tree-lined campus of DSU.  After the event, stick around for Delta State ’s annual Pig Pickin’ festivities and catch the Statesmen football team at 6 p.m. in action as it takes on North Alabama.

To ensure participation, entry must be received no later than September 8, 2005.  Registration will end when 100 entries have been received.  Entry fee is $40 for individuals and $25 per team member.  Make checks payable to DSU Swimming, P.O. Box 3286 DSU, Cleveland , MS   38733 .  Teams may be male, female, or mixed.  All teams must have three members.  All participants will receive a DSU Triathlon T-shirt.
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