The Saint John's swimming and diving team travels to Carleton this Saturday, Jan. 16. The dual meet is scheduled for 11 a.m. in Northfield. - Watch Live
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-Head Coach Bill Saxton (3:15)
A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John’s finished fourth at the annual CSB/SJU Winter Invitational held Jan. 9 in Collegeville. SJU claimed Top Five or better 14 times, including a pair of second-place finishes in the 200-yard medley (1:39.6) and 800-yard freestyle relays (7:14.8). Sophomore Kelley Burg (Grand Forks, N.D./Sacred Heart) won the 3-meter dive (237.5) and finished third in the 1-meter dive (224.15), while fellow sophomore Wes Schlichting (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice) took second and third in the 1- (243.65) and 3-meter dives (215.15), respectively. Sophomore Ty Nimens (Crookston, Minn.) claimed second place in the 400-yard individual medley (4:19.37) and fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (22.1). Sophomore Josh Seaburg (Moorhead, Minn.) finished right behind Nimens in the 400-yard individual medley (4:23.8) and claimed fifth place in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.16). Sophomore Jesse Otis (West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic) third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:58.6), while junior Andy Happe (Urbandale, Iowa/Dowling Catholic) captured fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (56.17). Junior Michael Williams (Maple Grove, Minn.) finished fifth in both the 50- (22.31) and 100-yard (49.77) freestyle races.
A LOOK AT THE KNIGHTS: Carleton is coming off of a first-place finish at the Saint Mary’s Triangular on Jan. 9. Freshman Mamoru Kanazawa accounted for three of the Knights’ six first-place victories, as well as juniors Andrew Mering and Eric Brenner. Mering finished first in the 100-yard backstroke, while Brenner won both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions. Before taking on the Johnnies, the Knights will face Gustavus Adolphus on Friday Jan. 15.
LAST YEAR’S MEETING: Saint John’s earned nine wins in last year’s meet against Carleton on Jan. 17, with a 155-143 dual defeat. Fresh off of his two wins in a dual against St. Cloud State the night before, sophomore Jimmy Foley (Moorhead, Minn.) won both the 200- (1:48.75) and 500-yard freestyle (5:04.68) events. Nimens won the 100- (53.89) and 200-yard butterfly (2:00.76) events, while Williams claimed wins in the 50- (22.26) and 100-yard freestyle (49.30) events. Andy Happe won the 200-yard backstroke (2:04.37), while junior Marcus Rien (Richmond, Minn./Rocori) recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 274.60 in the 1-meter dive. The 400-yard medley relay team consisting of Happe, Nimens, Williams and Otis won with a time of 3:38.74