Feb. 25, 2012
Results
Buffalo, N.Y. -
After four days of competition, the Fordham men's swimming and diving team placed fifth overall at the 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship, held at the Flickinger Center in Buffalo, New York. The Rams had another stellar performance on the last day, with a pair of second place finishes as well as another school record falling.
Massachusetts won the team title with a score of 693 points with St. Bonaventure in second at 567. Xavier took third with 522 points, followed by La Salle (417), Fordham (412), George Washington (401), and Saint Louis (342).
The last day of finals began with the 1650 freestyle, where two Rams scored in the top 16. Andrew Hendrickson took eighth overall in 16:01.73, while Zachary Jacobsen was 16th in 16:22.22.
Next up was the 200 backstroke, where Michael Grimmett-Norris was eighth in the "A" final in 1:51.41, while Thomas Yi won the "B" final to take ninth overall in 1:50.34.
In the 100 freestyle, Devon Morris earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors, as he placed second in a school record time of 44.89 seconds. He broke the previous mark of 45.49 seconds, set in 2000 by Maik Wiedenbach, who ironically was inducted into the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame earlier today.
Next up was the 200 breaststroke, as Ben Dwyer and Sean McManus both scored for the Rams. Dwyer placed fifth in the "A" final in 2:03.28, while McManus made the "B" final and took 11th overall in 2:06.82.
The last individual swimming event was the 200 butterfly, which four Rams make the finals.
Shintaro Noguchi earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors, taking silver in 1:49.30, while
Kevin Kosciuk was fifth in 1:52.14. In the "B" final,
Patrick Militti placed 11th overall in 1:52.82 with
Chris Schneck taking 16th in 1:55.78.
The last event of the championship was the 400 freestyle relay, as Fordham's group of Noguchi, Nicholas Belfanti, Yi, and Morris finished sixth overall in a season-best time of 3:02.79.
Overall, Fordham's three event wins are the most by the team since the 1997 Atlantic 10 Championship, when the Rams also won three.
First Team All-Atlantic 10
50 freestyle - Devon Morris
100 butterfly - Shintaro Noguchi
200 freestyle relay- Devon Morris, Patrick Militti, Pat Mulligan, Shintaro Noguchi
Second Team All-Atlantic 10
100 freestyle - Devon Morris
200 butterfly - Shintaro Noguchi
Atlantic 10 Records
50 freestyle - Devon Morris (20.28)
Fordham Records
50 freestyle - Devon Morris (20.28)
100 freestyle - Devon Morris (44.89)
100 breaststroke - Ben Dwyer (56.98)
100 butterfly - Shintaro Noguchi (48.86)
200 freestyle relay - Devon Morris, Patrick Militti, Pat Mulligan, Shintaro Noguchi (1:21.68)
800 freestyle relay - Shintaro Noguchi, Patrick Militti, Thomas Yi, Nicholas Belfanti (6:48.83)
