Jan. 29, 2000
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue men's swimming and diving team split in a triple dual meet Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn. The 23rd-ranked Boilermakers (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) defeated No. 24 Wisconsin 212.50-122.5 and lost to No. 10 Minnesota 218-118.
"As a team we swam very well today," coach Dan Ross said. "We're getting contributions from both our upper classmen and our freshman and sophomores. The majority of the team had season best times which is a good sign that we're improving as the season progresses. I'm pleased with the performance of our two seniors Dan Kleber and Kevin Cornehl. We knew at the start of the season that the success of the team would depend a lot on their contributions, and so far they have performed very well."
Junior Matt Martin won the 1000 free and 400 IM and took second in 500 free. His time of 4:01.07 in the IM was over 10 seconds faster than his previous season best time. Sophomore Javier Diaz finished second overall in the 200 IM and third in the 100 and 200 free. Dan Kleber finished third in the 200 butterfly and fifth in the 100. Tad Sayce and Mike Miller, both freshman, set lifetime bests in the 100 fly and 200 breast, respectively. Miller placed third in the 200 breast with his time of 2:04.40. Teammate Gui Rego finished third in the 100 breast and fourth in 200, both in season best times.
The Boilermakers will head to Bloomington next weekend to take on intrastate rival Indiana in their final dual meet before the Big Ten Championships Feb.24-26.