Oct. 23, 2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
The next competitive meet for the Purdue men's swimming and diving team has been moved up an hour to 6 p.m. ET. The Boilermakers will travel to Oxford, Ohio on Friday, Oct. 31 to take on the Redhawks.
Purdue is coming off a dominating performance in their season opener. The Boilermakers hosted Ball State, Indianapolis and IUPUI last Saturday at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center and posted 887.50 points, easily taking first place.
The Purdue men won 11 of 12 events, including both relays. The team of senior Tim Watts, junior Aaron Koger, freshman Kyle House and senior Andrew Langenfeld took the 200 medley relay in 1:31.81, while seniors Ben Roscoe, Luke Zehrung, Mike Hedge and John Schmitt won the 200 free relay in 1:26.18.
Junior Kyle Mitrione, sophomore David Colturi and freshman David Boudia finished in the top three in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Boudia set a program record in 1-meter, scoring a 399.40. The Noblesville, Ind. native was named Co-Big Ten Diver of the Week for his efforts.
Before the Boilermakers travel to Miami (Ohio), they will compete in the Intrasquad/Alumnit Meet this Friday at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center. The event begins at 6 p.m. ET, with the women competing as well.