March 3, 2000
COLUMBIA, Mo -The Missouri men's swimming and diving team has 202 points following day two of the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships in College Station, Texas. The Tigers are in sixth place and trail the fifth place Kansas Jayhawks (222) by 20 points.
Freshman Matt Ferrarelli was the Missouri star performer for the second straight day. After finishing in sixth place in last night's 200 individual medley, the England native placed fourth in the 400 individual medley. His time was three minutes, 54.22 seconds, just slower than the mark he posted in the morning prelims to break the MU school record. His time of 3:53.80 this morning is an NCAA consideration cut time.
Also swimming in Friday night's finals was junior Aaron Lo in the 100 breaststroke. Lo placed seventh with a time of 56.31 seconds.
The other highlight of the night for the Tigers was junior Mike Cervenka in the 200 freestyle. After a disappointing preliminary race in the morning, Cervenka posted a time of 1 minute, 38.77 seconds to place 11th overall and third in the consolation race. His time is the second fastest in school history, and is both a NCAA consideration cut time as well as a U.S. Olympic Trial time.
Freshman Radu Miclaus finished in 12th place in both the 100 backstroke and the 100 butterfly events. Miclaus' recorded a time of 49.58 seconds in the 100 butterfly, the fifth fastest clip in Tiger history.
Senior Randy Swift and junior James Herrick finished 14th and 16th overall in the 400 individual medley for Mizzou. Shane Whildin and Brendan Smith did the same respectively in the 100 butterfly. Whildin turned in the schools fourth fastest time in that event in the morning prelims.
Dan Knudson and Charlie Davies both posted points for the Tigers in the 100 breaststroke and Andy Cole placed 15th overall in the 100 backstroke.
On the diving board, freshman James Sweeney placed 11th overall on the three-meter board with a score of 388.30. That score qualifies Sweeney for the NCAA Zone Meet.
Texas is running away with the meet with 693 points. Nebraska has comfortable second place lead with 468. Iowa State and Texas A&M are in a battle for third palace with 367 and 358 points respectively. Kansas and Missouri will duke it out for fifth place tomorrow.
*Winner and MU Only Standings After Day 2 1. Texas 693 2. Nebraska 468 3. Iowa State 367 4. Texas A&M 358 5. Kansas 222 6. Missouri 202200 Medley Relay 1. Texas 1:26.08%& 6. Missouri 1:32.03 Cole, Lo, Whildin, Smith
400 IM 1. J. Montague, UT 3:47.40% 4. Matt Ferrarelli 3:54.22 [3:53.80p*$^] 14. Randy Swift 4:06.49 16. James Herrick 4:12.59 [4:10.83p] 22. Dane Pedersen 4:13.99
100 Fly 1. A. Pine, NU 46.20%& 12. Radu Miclaus 49.58$ (5) 14. Shane Whildin 50.03 [49.39p$ (4)] 16. Brendan Smith 50.59 21. Ryan Nevins 52.14 [51.96p] 23. Kyle Sanders 54.19
200 Free 1. J. Rauch, UT 1:36.63* 11. Mike Cervenka 1:38.77*!$ (2) 28. Jon Baumgart 1:46.37 29. Brent Pitzer 1:48.40
100 Breast 1. R. Chozick, UT 54.31% 7. Aaron Lo 56.31& 14. Dan Knudson 57.90 16. Charlie Davies 58.02 [57.93p] 21. Adam Shapley 1:00.68 [1:00.71p] 22. Ryan Nevins 1:01.21 [1:00.48p]
100 Back 1. T. Hannan, UT 46.65% 12. Radu Miclaus 50.76 (3) 15. Andy Cole 51.47 19. Shane Whildin 52.96 ex. James Herrick 54.72
3-meter Diving 1. Troy Dumais, UT 744.00#&@ 11. James Sweeney 488.30# 12. Jason Otte 457.15
800 Free Relay 1. Texas 6:26.73* 6. Missouri 6:46.10 (3) Miclaus, Ferrarelli, Cervenka, Smith
%NCAA Automatic Standard *NCAA Provisional Standard #NCAA Zone Qualifying Standard @NCAA Record !Olympic Trial Cut $Senior National Cut &Big 12 Meet Record ^MU School Record (#)Rank on MU All-Time top-5