Men's swimming falls to Iowa in dual meet
October 17, 2008 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Senior Scott Rice (Des Moines, Wash.) won three races and the University of Wisconsin men's swimming and diving team won five of the final seven events on Friday night, but it wasn't enough to overcome Iowa. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers 166-134 at the Field House Pool in Iowa City, Iowa.
Wisconsin, which entered the meet with a 6-0 record against the Hawkeyes since head coach Eric Hansen took over, got off to a slow start and could not recover as it fell to 1-1 this season in dual meets.
Rice was the bright spot on the night for the Badgers winning three events. His first victory came in the 200-yard butterfly as he finished in a time of 1:52.31. He then went on to win the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.32 and the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:52.71.
Iowa won the first three races of the evening and had two of the top-three swimmers in each before junior Derrick O' Donnell (McFarland, Wis.) broke through for Wisconsin in the 100-yard backstroke. He won the race with a time of 50.36.
Senior Mike Hopkins (Wilmington, Del.) also proved victorious Friday night. He captured the 200-yard backstroke in a time 1:50.72.
Freshman Brett Nagle (Portland, Ore.) won his second race of the season as he claimed first in the 500-yard freestyle. He finished the race in a time of 4:35.99.
The Badgers also picked up a victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of freshman Wes Lagerhausen (Fontana, Wis.), junior Phil Davies (Rye, N.Y.), sophomore Conner Andrews (Nashotah, Wis.) and senior Kyle Sorensen (Palatine, Ill.) took first with a time of 3:02.80.
The men's swimming and diving team will return to action Oct. 31 as it travels to Tucson, Ariz. for a dual meet against Arizona.
