(June 14) Two members of the Emory University swimming and
diving team have been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America
team. Diver John Sutter made the second team and swimmer
Brandon Burke the third team.
This is the first Academic All-America
honor for either person. Both were chosen for the Academic
All-District first team last month.
Sutter and Burke are among 15 swimmers
and divers nationwide from NCAA Division II and III, and
NAIA schools to be honored on the team for at-large sports,
which consists of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey,
lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball,
water polo and wrestling.
Emory is one of two schools, but
the only Division III school, to have two swimmers and divers
honored. Also selected from Emory was tennis player Jesse
Ferlianto, making Emory the only school with three honorees
overall.
Sutter is one of two divers to
be honored on the Academic All-America first, second or
third team. The senior had a 3.82 cumulative GPA with a
co-major in international studies and journalism. He earned
diving All-America status on the one-meter and three-meter
boards at the NCAA championships this spring, the second
Emory diver ever to do so in the same year.
Burke had a 3.82 cumulative grade
point average (on a 4.0 scale) as a business administration
major. The junior is a six-time swimming All-American, all
in individual events. Last spring, he attained All-America
status in three individual events at the NCAA Division III
national championships, the fourth Emory person ever to
achieve the feat.
Sutter and Burke are the ninth
and 10th members of the Emory swimming and diving team ever
to make the Academic All-America team. Nine of those selections
have come since 1998.
Voting for the Academic All-America
team is conducted by a national committee of members of
the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Academic All-America program is sponsored by ESPN The
Magazine. To be eligible, a nominee must be at least a sophomore
with a 3.2 GPA and a starter or key reserve on their team.
(May 26) Two members of the Emory
University swimming and diving team have been named to the
CoSIDA Academic All-District first team. Brandon Burke and
John Sutter will have their names placed on the national
ballot for the Academic All-America team to be announced
in June.
Burke and Sutter were among the
10 student-athletes selected to the first team for at-large
sports which consists of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice
hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis,
volleyball, water polo and wrestling. Also selected from
Emory was tennis player Jesse Ferlianto, making Emory the
only school with three honorees.
Burke had a 3.82 cumulative grade
point average (on a 4.0 scale) as a business administration
major. The junior is a six-time swimming All-American, all
in individual events. Last spring, he attained All-America
status in three individual events at the NCAA Division III
national championships, the fourth Emory person ever to
achieve the feat.
Sutter, a senior, had a 3.82 cumulative
GPA with a co-major in international studies and journalism.
He earned diving All-America status on the one-meter and
three-meter boards at the NCAA championships this spring,
the second Emory diver ever to do so in the same year.
This is the first time Burke and
Sutter have made the Academic All-District team. They are
the 10th and 11th members of the Emory swimming and diving
team to be so honored since 1997.
Voting for the Academic All-District
team is conducted by the members of the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA) in the states of Florida,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. To
be eligible, a nominee must be at least a sophomore with
a 3.2 GPA and a starter or key reserve on their team. Emory
nominees are placed in the "college division"
category, which is composed of all NCAA Division II and
III and NAIA schools.
(May 2) Emory University senior
Andrew Schapiro has been awarded a $7,500 postgraduate scholarship
from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
He is one of 27 male athletes nationally from all NCAA divisions
to receive the award for winter sports. He is one of nine
Division III swimmers or divers honored.
Schapiro qualified for the NCAA
national championships all four years at Emory. In his career
he earned two All-America certificates and four All-America
honorable mentions. He was fifth in the 200-yard butterfly
at the NCAA national championships in 2002 and 2004.
Schapiro had a 3.86 cumulative
grade point average as a chemistry and mathematics major.
Schapiro is the 10th Emory male
swimmer ever to win the NCAA postgraduate award and the
eighth in the last five years.
(March 31) The Emory University
men's and women's swimming and diving squads have been recognized
as All-Academic Teams by the College Swimming Coaches Association
of America (CSCAA) based on team GPAs for the Fall 2004
semester.
The men's team had a 3.43 grade point average (on a 4.0
scale) last fall, which was the highest in the nation among
NCAA Division III men's swimming and diving programs, and
the second highest in the nation among all divisions. The
Emory men were one of three Division III teams to finish
among the top 10 in the nation in both GPA and at the NCAA
swimming and diving national championships. The Eagles were
second at the 2005 NCAA men's championships.
The women's squad amassed a 3.47 GPA last semester, the
10th highest in the nation among NCAA Division III schools.
Emory was one of two Division III women's teams to finish
in the top 10 nationally in both GPA and at the NCAA national
swimming and diving championships. The women won the 2005
NCAA national meet.
To be honored, a team must have at least a 2.80 GPA for
a semester.
(March 19) Emory University finished in second place at
the NCAA Division III national championships. This is the
second consecutive year the Eagles have been the national
runner-up, a first in school history. This is the sixth
year in a row that Emory has finished in the top three at
the national meet.
Emory finished behind Kenyon College
(Ohio), winner of 26 straight NCAA national team championships.
Emory senior Chris Halstead successfully
defended his national title in the 200-yard backstroke on
the final night of competition. His was one of six All-America
performances Saturday, five of them in individual events
and one in a relay event.
Halstead is the second Eagle to
repeat as national champion. Chris Radpour did so in the
one-meter diving event (1989-90). Halstead and Radpour account
for all five individual national championships in school
history. [Radpour also won the national title in three-meter
diving in 1990.]
Halstead's winning time of one
minute and 48.98 seconds is the fourth fastest in school
history behind three of his own times. He now holds all
10 of the top 10 times in the Emory record book in this
event.
With three individual All-America
certificates in this meet, Halstead becomes the first Eagle
ever to do so at more than one NCAA championship meet. He
was second in the 200-yard individual medley Thursday, third
in the 100-yard backstroke Friday, and won the 200 backstroke
Saturday.
Halstead also was a three-time
All-American in individual events at last year's NCAA meet.
The only other Eagles ever to do it once are Jeff Klug (2000),
Richard Kinnett (2004) and Brandon Burke (2005).
Halstead set a school record with
six total All-America certificates in this meet, three individual
and three relays. He swam a leg on the 400 medley relay,
200 medley relay, and 800 free relay, all of which attained
All-America recognition.
Halstead finishes his career with
14 All-America certificates, second highest in school history
behind Jeff Klug (1999-03), who amassed 16 of them.
Junior Brandon Burke finished third
in the 200 backstroke making it the fourth straight year
that at least two Emory swimmers attained All-America honors
in this event. This is Burke's third All-America citation
in this event after finishing fourth in 2003 and eighth
last year.
Burke is the fourth Emory swimmer
to earn All-America honors in three individual events in
one year. [The other three are listed above.]
In another first, Emory divers
Michael Klein and John Sutter attained All-America status
in the three-meter diving event. This is the first time
two Eagles have done so in this event in the same year.
Klein, a junior, finished fifth
and Sutter, a senior, seventh. This is the first time either
has made All-America in this event. For Klein, this is the
first All-America honor of his career. For Sutter, it is
his second after picking up one on the one-meter board on
Thursday.
Sutter joins Chris Radpour (1988-89-90)
as the only Emory divers to be an All-American on both boards
in the same year. Radpour also is the only Emory diver to
be an All-American on the three-meter board prior to tonight.
Klein's score of 443.35 points
is the sixth best in school history. Sutter's score of 414.20
is the eight best.
Freshman Nick Lake garnered All-America
recognition with an eighth-place finish in the 1,650-yard
freestyle (also known as the mile). He is the fifth Eagle
ever to become an All-American in this event, and the fourth
to do so as a freshman. He joins Eric Caines (1999), Richard
Kinnett (2001), and Ted Hamilton (2004) in that latter group.
Lake's time of 15:59.80 makes him
the fifth-fastest individual in school history in the mile.
In the final event of the evening
and the meet, Emory claimed eighth place in the 400-yard
freestyle relay for another All-America citation. The quartet
of sophomore Andrew Callam, senior Christopher Press, junior
Justin Hake and senior Jimmy McGee was timed in 3:06.29,
the fifth fastest in Emory history. Their time in the preliminaries,
3:06.38, is the sixth best ever at Emory.
Hake picked up the 13th All-America
certificate of his career, putting him third on the school's
all-time list, one ahead of Brian Seymour (2000-04), one
behind Halstead for second place and three behind Klug for
first place.
For the meet, Emory had 13 All-America
performances in individual events. Five were by seniors,
five by juniors, two by sophomores and one was by a freshman.
The Eagles attained All-America status in all five relay
events.
(March 18) Emory
University remains in second place after Friday's competition
at the NCAA Division III national championships. The Eagles
are aiming to repeat their second-place finish of last year,
which would be a first in school history.
The highlight was Emory winning
its first-ever national championship in any relay event
when it took first place in the 200-yard medley relay. The
Eagles' previous highest finish in the event was fourth
last year. This is the seventh consecutive year that Emory
has attained All-America status in this event.
The national champion quartet of
Chris Halstead, Stefan Mianowski, Justin Hake and Christopher
Press broke the school record in the 200 medley relay with
a time of one minute and 32.02 seconds. Halstead and Hake
were members of the previous record-setting unit at the
2003 NCAA meet along with Jeff Klug and David Hiller.
The Eagles also earned All-America
honors in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a sixth-place
finish and the fourth-fastest time in school history (6:51.37).
This is the sixth consecutive year that Emory has received
All-America recognition in this event. Members of the relay
team were Halstead, Tim Newton, Press and Daniel Weissman.
There were four individual All-America
performances for Emory on the second day of the three-day
meet. Halstead was third in the 100-yard backstroke, Hake
was fourth in the 100-yard butterfly, and Tim Newton and
Brandon Burke were sixth and seventh, respectively, in the
400-yard individual medley.
This is the second year in a row
that Halstead has garnered All-America honors in the 100
backstroke. He is the fourth Eagle ever to do so, joining
Peter Hosmer (1995-96), Jacki Lin (1996-97), and Jeff Klug
(2002-03). Hosmer's second-pace finish in 1995 is the highest
ever in this event.
Halstead's 100 back time of 50.31
seconds in the preliminaries broke his own school record
set at the NCAA championships last year. His time in the
finals, 50.69, is the third-fastest ever in the Emory record
book. Halstead now owns the four fastest times in school
history and seven of the top 10 times.
Hake becomes Emory's first three-time
All-American in the 100 butterfly. He was eighth at the
NCAA meet in 2003, and third last year. The only other two-time
All-American in school history for this event is Lin (1996-97).
This is Newton's first All-America
certificate in the 400 individual medley and the second
for Burke who was eighth in 2003.
This marks the second time in Emory
history that two swimmers picked up All-America recognition
in this event in the same year. The first was Burke and
Richard Kinnett in 2003. It is the sixth consecutive year
that an Eagle has been cited as an All-American in this
event.
This completes an All-America sweep
for Burke in the individual medley events. He was eighth
in the 200 IM on Thursday night. This makes Burke the seventh
Eagle ever to garner multiple All-America honors in individual
events at more than one NCAA national meet.
Halstead is the eighth Eagle ever
to garner multiple All-America honors in individual events
at more than one NCAA meet. On Saturday, he has a chance
in the 200-yard backstroke to become the first Emory swimmer
ever with three individual All-America citations at more
than one NCAA meet.
Halstead's career total stands
at 13 All-America certificates, putting him second on the
school's all-time list, three behind Klug (1999-03). In
third place is Burke now with 12, tying him with Brian Seymour
(2000-04).
Emory has placed in the top three
at the nationals for the last five years, including secnd
place last year. The three-day meet concludes Saturday night.
(March 17) Emory
University is in second place after Thursday's competition
at the NCAA Division III national championships. The Eagles
trail only Kenyon (Ohio), winner of the last 25 national
titles.
Emory had six All-America performances
Thursday, four in individual events and two in relay events.
Senior Chris Halstead was the national
runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley. This is the
highest finish ever by an Eagle in this event, the previous
best being Halstead's fifth-place showing a year ago. This
is the second consecutive year Halstead has attained All-America
status in this event after finishing fifth last year.
Halstead's 200 IM time of on minute
and 51.31 seconds is the second fastest in school history
behind his own record set last season at the NCAA championships.
Junior Brandon Burke also garnered
All-America honors in the 200 IM with an eighth-place finish.
This is the first time two Emory swimmers have earned All-America
recognition in this event in the same year.
Halstead and Burke registered the
third and fourth All-America performances ever in school
history in the 200 IM. The previous two belong to Mark Shimko
(2002) and Halstead (2004).
Sophomore Tim Newton shattered
a school record on the way to placing third in the 500-yard
freestyle event. Newton's showing is the highest finish
ever by an Eagle in this event, surpassing his own fourth-place
finish last year and first achieved by Eric Caines (2000).
Newton's time of 4:29.79 is more
than three seconds faster than the record set last year
by Dan Weissman at the NCAA meet.
Newton's is the seventh All-America
performance in school history in the 500 freestyle dating
back to Chip Villarreal (1994).
Senior John Sutter became the third
Emory diver ever to earn an All-America citation after finishing
fifth on the one-meter board. Sutter earned the eighth and
final spot for the evening finals where he had the third-highest
set of scores resulting in his overall fifth-place finish.
This is the second time Sutter
has competed in the national championships. Last year he
finished ninth in this event, missing All-America honors
and the finals by one spot.
Sutter joins past Emory one-meter
diving All-Americans Chris Radpour (1988-90), who did it
three times including two national championships, and Mark
Hilzley (1989).
Emory captured third place in the
400-yard medley relay event with a school-record time of
3:22.04. Their time of 3:22.27 in the preliminaries was
the fourth fastest in school history.
This is the ninth time in school
history and the seventh consecutive year that Emory has
attained All-America status in the 400 medley relay. Members
of this year's All-America quartet were Halstead, freshman
Stefan Mianowski, junior Justin Hake, and sophomore Andrew
Callam.
For Halstead, this was the 10th
All-America citation of his career, putting him third on
the school's all-time list, one ahead of Tom Shane (1999-02).
Halstead needs two more certificates to tie Brian Seymour
(2000-04) for second place with 12.
Emory also placed third in the
200-yard freestyle relay, attaining All-America honors in
the event for the fifth time ever, all since 2000. Its time
in the preliminaries, 1:23.15, is the second fastest in
Emory history, and its finals time, 1:23.25, is the third
fastest ever. The 200 free relay members were senior Christopher
Press, Callam, Hake, and senior Jimmy McGee.
Emory has placed in the top three
at the nationals for the last five years, including secnd
place last year. The three-day meet concludes Saturday night.
(March 4) Emory University has
qualified 18 individuals, 16 swimmers and two divers, for
the NCAA Division III national championships. This is the
third consecutive year the Eagles have maxed out on qualifiers
(a team can qualify 18 swimmers, or 17 swimmers and up to
three divers).
Emory's 18 qualifiers makes it
the largest contingent in the NCAA meet, one ahead of Kenyon
(Ohio), winner of the last 25 national team championships.
Emory is ranked No. 1 in the nation by collegeswimming.com,
followed by Denison (Ohio), and Kenyon.
Justin Hake has the fastest qualifying
time in the nation in the 100-yard butterfly. He was third
in the event last season as a sophomore and eighth his freshman
year.
Chris Halstead, the defending national
champion in the 200-yard backstroke, is seeded second in
the event. He has the third-fastest seed time in the 200-yard
individual medley, and fifth fastest in the 200-yard backstroke..
Brandon Burke is seeded second
in the 400-yard individual medley and fifth in the 200 individual
medley.
Other Emory individuals seeded
in the top five are Tim Newton in the 500-yard freestyle,
and Nick Lake in the 1,650-yard freestyle.
Emory has finished in the top three
at the NCAA championships the last five years, including
second place last season.
(Feb. 20) Emory University had
10 individuals and one relay qualify provisionally for the
NCAA Division III national championships during the Emory
Invitational.
Freshmen Cary Burke and Steve Inacker
each qualified provisionally for nationals in two events.
Burke qualified in the 200-yard individual medley and the
200-yard butterfly. Burke's time in the 200-fly in currently
ninth in the nation while his 200 IM time is 10th. Inacker
qualified in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events.
Sophomore Alex Fleet qualified
provisionally in the 200-yard backstroke, while freshman
Ian Dahlke qualified in the 200-yard butterfly.
Sophomore Andrew Roos and junior
Ryan Kolynych both qualified with their times in the 400-yard
individual medley. Kolynych's time places him eighth in
the nation in the 400 IM.
Senior Andrew Schapiro and sophomore
Andrew Callam each provisionally qualified in the 100-yard
butterfly. Schapiro currently holds the seventh fastest
time among Division III swimmers in this event, while Callam
is 14th.
Also qualifying for nationals were
senior Cyrus Irani in the 100-yard breaststroke and senior
Christian Groth in the 200-yard freestyle.
Emory's 800-yard freestyle relay
team also qualified.
Emory now looks towards the NCAA
Division III national championships where they finished
second last season.
(Feb 13) Emory
University won the University Athletic Association championship
for the seventh consecutive year.
Fifteen individuals received all-conference
honors. In the finals, the Eagles earned three automatic
qualifications for the NCAA Division III national championships
along with 16 provisional qualifications.
Junior Michael Klein took first
place in both the one-meter and three-meter diving events.
This is the second time in Emory history an individual has
won both events in the same championship. These two victories
helped Klein earn the title of men's Diver of Year. Senior
John Sutter came in second in the one-meter event and third
in the three-meter giving him two all-conference honors.
The medley relay team of seniors
Chris Halstead, Andrew Schapiro, and Jimmy McGee, and freshman
Stefan Mianowski won both the 200- and 400-yard medley relays.
Their time in the 400-medley relay of three minutes and
24.52 seconds set a conference record and gave them an automatic
qualification to the NCAA nationals. Their time in the 200-yard
medley relay was an NCAA provisional qualifier.
Senior Chris Halstead won both
the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke events. His times in
these two events were both fast enough to earn him an automatic
qualification for nationals. Halstead earned four all-conference
honors this year giving him a career total of 11, the most
among active swimmers. Sophomore Patrick Mulligan came in
second behind Halstead in the 100-yard back and finished
third in the 200 back. Mulligan earned a provisional qualification
in each event.
Senior Dan Weissman and junior
Jason Bodell finished first and second, respectively, in
the 1650-yard freestyle. Both swimmers provisionally qualified
for nationals with their times. Sophomore Thomas Roos and
junior Ryan Kolynych took first and second, respectively,
in the 400-yard individual medley, both earning provisional
qualifications for the national championships.
Senior Andrew Schapiro earned a
provisional qualification for nationals with his first-place
finish in the 100-yard butterfly. Schapiro earned all-conference
honors in this event giving him five total in his career.
Other individuals who qualified
provisionally for the NCAA Division III national championships
were freshman Cary Burke in the 200-yard butterfly and freshman
Stefan Mianowski in the 200-yard breaststroke. Emory had
three other relay teams that provisionally qualified for
nationals.
Emory now moves toward the NCAA
Division III national championships where they finished
second last season.
(Jan. 30) Emory University had
good individual efforts against NCAA Division I Georgia
Tech. The Eagles won three individual events in the 179-118
loss to Georgia Tech.
Freshman Nick Lake won the 1000-yard
freestyle with a time of nine minutes and 38.59 seconds,
his best this season. This time currently gives Lake the
top two fastest University Athletic Association (UAA) times
in this event this season.
Senior Chris Halstead and sophomore
Thomas Roos took first and second place, respectively, in
the 200-yard backstroke.
Junior Justin Hake and senior Andrew
Schapiro finished first and second, respectively, in the
100-yard butterfly.
Emory is currently ranked first
in the nation among NCAA Division III schools according
to CollegeSwimming.com.
This is the final dual meet of
the 2004-05 season. The Eagles now look forward to the UAA
conference championships where they have earned first place
the past six seasons.
(Jan. 24) Emory University defeated
Transylvania University 175-99. The Eagles won 10 individual
events and one relay event.
Senior Dan Weissman provisionally
qualified for the NCAA Division III national championships
with his first-place time in the 1650-yard freestyle. Sophomore
Andrew Roos placed second in this event.
Sophomore Tim Newton and senior
Chris Halstead took first and second, respectively, in the
200-yard freestyle while sophomore Andrew Callam and sophomore
Sean Spencer placed first and second, respectively, in the
50-yard freestyle. Sophomore Patrick Mulligan and senior
Tory Rooney took first and second, respectively, in the
100-yard freestyle. Mulligan also took first in the 100-yard
backstroke.
Freshman Ian Dahlke took first
in the 200-yard fly while Andrew Schapiro placed second.
Freshman Nick Lake finished first in the 200-yard individual
medley.
Senior Cyrus Irani and freshman
Nathan Briones finished first and second, respectively,
in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Emory also won both diving events
with senior John Sutter placing first in both events and
junior Michael Klein placing second in the one-meter dive.
With this win Emory moves to a
record of 5-1 this season.
(Jan. 12) Emory University defeated
an NCAA Division II school134-128. Emory won seven individual
events against theUniversity of Tampa (FL).
Freshman Stefan Mianowski took
first place in both the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke
while senior David Black came in second in the 200.
Led by freshman Nick Lake, Emory
took first through fourth in the 500-yard freestyle while
freshman Alex Levinger won the 1000-yard freestyle.
Junior Justin Hake and senior Chris
Press finished first and second, respectively, in the 100-yard
fly while junior Brandon Burke and freshman Alex Levinger
placed first and second, respectively, in the 200-yard individual
medley.
With this victory the Eagles move
to an overall record of 4-1 this season.
(Dec. 5) Emory
University had numerous individual accomplishments in the
University of Georgia Fall Invitational. Emory had 21 individual
qualifications for the NCAA Division III national championships
along with six relay qualifiers. Of the 27 qualifications
13 were automatic.
Senior Chris Halstead automatically
qualified for nationals in three individual events setting
a school record in the 100-yard breast. Junior Brandon Burke
also qualified automatically in three individual events.
Sophomore Tim Newton automatically
qualified in the 500-yard freestyle and the 400-yard individual
medley. Newton also qualified provisionally in another event.
Freshman Nick Lake qualified automatically
for nationals in the 1650-yard freestyle and provisionally
in two other events. Junior Justin Hake qualified automatically
in the 100-yard fly and provisionally in the 50 free.
Senior Christopher Press qualified
provisionally in two events while senior Dan Weissman, freshman
Steve Inacker, and sophomore Andrew Callam each qualified
provisionally in one event.
Emory automatically qualified for
the NCAA championships in the 400-yard medley relay and
the 200-yard medley relay. The Eagles also qualified provisionally
in four other relays.
Emory is currently ranked first
in the nation among NCAA Division III schools according
to CollegeSwimming.com.
(Dec. 1) Emory University is first
in the national rankings among NCAA Division III schools
according to CollegeSwimming.com. These rankings are based
on each team's best dual meet lineup as judged and submitted
by participating teams. CollegeSwimming.com and D3Swimming.com
then produce a power ranking for each NCAA Division III
institution. Rankings are announced four times throughout
the season.
(Nov. 13) Emory University won
by a score of 93-77 against Savannah College of Art and
Design (GA). The Eagles won four individual events and one
relay event.
Senior Christopher Press finished
first in the 200-yard freestyle, missing his fastest career
time in this event by three-tenths of a second. Freshman
Eric Horan finished first in the 50-yard freestyle. Junior
Ryan Kolynych won the 400-yard individual medley and freshman
Ian Dahlke won the 200-yard butterfly. Emory also won the
200-yard medley relay.
With this victory Emory moves to
a 2-1 dual-meet record for the 2004-05 season. Emory is
currently ranked second in the nation by CollegeSwimming.com.
(Nov. 8) Emory University won the
Carnegie Mellon Invitational. Emory won six indvidual events
as well as two relay events.
Senior Chris Halstead finished
first in the 200-yard individual medley and in the 200-yard
backstroke. His time of 1.52.57 in the 200-back qualifies
him provisionally for the NCAA Division III national championships.
Junior Justin Hake finished first in the 100-yard fly. Freshman
Nick Lake and senior Dan Weissman finished first and second,
respectively, in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Lake's time of
16.26.34 qualifies him provisionally for the NCAA national
championships.
Junior Michael Klein and senior
John Sutter finished first and second, respectively, in
the three-meter diving event while Sutter also took first
place in the one-meter diving event. Emory won both the
200-yard freestyle relay and the 200-yard medley relay.
Three of the four competing teams
finished in the top five at the NCAA nationals last season.
Emory has won this meet four times in the last five seasons.
(Nov. 5) Emory University is currently
ranked second in the nation according to CollegeSwimming.com.
These rankings are based on each team's best dual meet lineup
as judges and submitted by participating teams. Rankings
are announced four times throughout the season. Emory finished
second at the NCAA national championships last season.
(Oct. 31) Emory University lost
a close battle to NCAA Division I UNC-Wilmington 158-136.
Emory finished first in the 200-yard medley relay and took
the top two spots in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Junior
Justin Hake and senior Andrew Schapiro took first and second,
respectively, in the 100-yard butterfly. Hake's time qualified
him provisionally for the NCAA Division III national championships.
Freshman Alex Levinger and sophomore Tim Newton took first
and second, respectively, in the 400-yard individual medley.
Senior Dan Weissman led Emory in the 1,000-yard freestyle
finishing in first place while freshman Nick Lake, junior
Jason Bodell, and sophomore Matt Shack finished second through
fourth, respectively.
(Oct. 17) Emory University won
its season opener against NCAA Division I Davidson by a
score of 146-85. With this win it moved to a 1-0 record
for the 2004-2005 season and marked the seventh straight
season that the Eagles have beaten a Division I school.
Senior Chris Halstead helped the team by winning the 200-yard
backstroke and swimming the anchor leg on Emory's first-place
400-yard medley relay. Emory finished second in the nation
last season.