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The Princeton Tigers took the Frank Keefe Trophy at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and diving Championship in Princeton on Feb. 15-17, 2007. The top Ivy League performers in each individual event and the top Ivy League team in each relay event earn selection to the All-Ivy League swimming & diving first-team. The second Ivy finishers earn second team honors. The following earned their All-Ivy status at the 2007 Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championship:
FIRST TEAM
50y free — Meg Gill, Yale / Sr., Chester, Va.
100y free — Justina DiFazio, Princeton / Soph., Burlington, Ont.
200y free — Justina DiFazio, Princeton / Soph., Burlington, Ont.
500y free — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Fr., Oreland, Pa.
1000y free — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Fr., Oreland, Pa.
1650y free — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.
100y fly — Bridget O'Connor, Harvard / Jr., Scarsdale, N.Y.
200y fly — Noelle Bassi, Harvard / Sr., Franklin Lakes, N.J.
100y breast — Kelly Hannigan, Princeton / Sr., Greenwich, Conn.
200y breast — Alicia Aemisegger, Princeton / Fr., Oreland, Pa.
100y back — Moira McCloskey, Yale / Sr., Ventnor, N.J.
200y back — Lindsay Hart, Harvard / Jr., Walnut Creek, Calif.
200y IM — Courtney Kilkuts, Princeton / Fr., Corona, Calif.
400y IM — Kelly Hannigan, Princeton / Sr., Greenwich, Conn.
One-meter diving — Katie Giarra, Princeton / Soph., Herndon, Va.
Three-meter diving — Katie Giarra, Princeton / Soph., Herndon, Va.
200y free relay — Yale, Andrea Clifford (Fr., Chattanooga, Tenn.), Moira McCloskey (Sr., Ventnor, N.J.), Alexis Mann (Soph., Ontario, Calif.), Meg Gill (Sr., Chester, Va.)
400y free relay — Yale, Jane Kim (Fr., Buena Park, Calif.), Alexis Mann (Soph., Ontario, Calif.), Moira McCloskey (Sr., Ventnor, N.J.), Meg Gill (Sr., Chester, Va.)
800y free relay — Princeton, Justina DiFazio (Soph., Burlington, Ont.), Lisa Hamming (Jr., Lake Forest, Ill.), Kelly Hannigan (Sr., Greenwich, Conn.), Alicia Aemisegger (Fr., Oreland, Pa.)
200y medley relay — Harvard, Lindsay Hart (Jr., Walnut Creek, Calif.), Jackie Pangilinan (Jr., Clifton, N.J.), Bridget O'Connor (Jr., Scarsdale, N.Y.), Amanda Slaight (Jr., Boca Raton, Fla.)
400y medley relay — Harvard, Lindsay Hart (Jr., Walnut Creek, Calif.), Jackie Pangilinan (Jr., Clifton, N.J.), Bridget O'Connor (Jr., Scarsdale, N.Y.), Amanda Slaight (Jr., Boca Raton, Fla.)
SECOND TEAM
50y free — Justina DiFazio, Princeton / Soph., Burlington, Ont.
100y free — Meg Gill, Yale / Sr., Chester, Va.
200y free — Jane Kim, Yale / Fr., Buena Park, Calif.
500y free — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.
1000y free — Alexandra Clarke, Harvard / Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.
1650y free — Ellen Gray, Princeton / Jr., Larchmont, N.Y.
100y fly — Meg Gill, Yale / Sr., Chester, Va.
200y fly — Monika Friedman, Princeton / Soph., Stanford, Calif.
100y breast — Jackie Pangilinan, Harvard / Jr., Clifton, N.J.
200y breast — Susan Kim, Yale / Fr., Rockville, Md.
100y back — Lindsay Hart, Harvard / Jr., Walnut Creek, Calif.
200y back — Moira McCloskey, Yale / Sr., Ventnor, N.J.
200y IM — Lindsay Hart, Harvard / Jr., Walnut Creek, Calif.
400y IM — Nicole Bassi, Harvard / Sr., Franklin Lakes, N.J.
One-meter diving — Samantha Papadakis, Harvard / Jr., Deerfield, Ill.
Three-meter diving — Michelle DeMond, Princeton / Sr., Potomac, Md.
200y free relay — Princeton, Sobenna George (Sr., St. Augustine's, Trinidad), Justina DiFazio (Soph., Burlington, Ont.), Kristin Arey (Sr., Charlotte, N.C.), Lisa Hamming (Jr., Lake Forest, Ill.)
400y free relay — Princeton, Lisa Hamming (Jr., Lake Forest, Ill.), Kristin Arey (Sr., Charlotte, N.C.), Sobenna George (Sr., St. Augustine's, Trinidad)), Alicia Aemisegger (Fr., Oreland, Pa.)
800y free relay — Harvard, Alexandra Clarke (Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.), Lindsay Hart (Jr., Walnut Creek, Calif.), Meaghan Colling (Jr., Monson, Mass.),Laurin Weisenthal (Sr., Huntington Beach, Calif.)
200y medley relay — Yale, Moira McCloskey (Sr., Ventnor, N.J.), Caroline Dowd (Jr., Weston, Mass.), Andrea Clifford (Fr., Chattanooga, Tenn.), Meg Gill (Sr., Chester, Va.)
400y medley relay — Yale, Moira McCloskey (Sr., Ventnor, N.J.), Susan Kim (Fr.., Rockville, Md.), Meg Gill (Sr., Chester, Va.), Jane Kim (Fr., Buena Park, Calif.)
The Princeton Tigers claimed the EISL Men's Swimming and Diving Championship in home waters at the DeNunzio Pool on Feb. 22-24, 2007. The top Ivy League performers in each individual event and the top Ivy League team in each relay event earn selection to the All-Ivy League swimming & diving first-team. The second Ivy finishers earn second team honors. The following earned their All-Ivy status at the 2007 EISL Men's Swimming and Diving Championship:
FIRST TEAM
50y free — Alex Righi, Yale / Soph., Phoenix, Ariz.
100y free — Alex Righi, Yale / Soph., Phoenix, Ariz.
200y free — Michael Smit, Cornell / Sr., Mount Sinai, N.Y.
500y free — Michael Smit, Cornell / Sr., Mount Sinai, N.Y. AND Wes Newman, Cornell / Soph., Chateauguay, Que.
1000y free — Samuel Wollner, Harvard / Jr., New York, N.Y.
1650y free — Samuel Wollner, Harvard / Jr., New York, N.Y.
100y fly — Doug Lennox, Princeton / Soph., Lake Forest, Ill.
200y fly — Michael Smit, Cornell / Sr., Mount Sinai, N.Y.
100y breast — David McKechnie, Cornell / Sr., Collingwood, Ont.
200y breast — David McKechnie, Cornell / Sr., Collingwood, Ont.
100y back — Alex Righi, Yale / Soph., Phoenix, Ariz.
200y back — Geoff Rathgeber, Harvard / Jr., Kensington, Conn.
200y IM — Geoff Rathgeber, Harvard / Jr., Kensington, Conn.
400y IM — Geoff Rathgeber, Harvard / Jr., Kensington, Conn.
One-meter diving — Luke Sanders, Harvard / Jr., Maryville, Ill.
Three-meter diving — Jeff Leichtenstein, Yale / Jr., Barrington, Ill.
200y free relay — Cornell, Michael Smit (Sr., Mount Sinai, N.Y.), David McKechnie (Sr., Collingwood, Ont.), Brad Gorter (Jr., Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Wesley Newman (Soph., Chateauguay, Que.)
400y free relay — Harvard, Pat Quinn (Jr., Lighthouse Point, Fla.), David Guernsey (Soph., Essex, Conn.), Bill Jones (Soph., Fremont, Mich.), Geoff Rathgeber (Jr., Kensington, Conn.)
800y free relay — Cornell, Wesley Newman (Soph., Chateauguay, Que.), David McKechnie (Sr., Collingwood, Ont.), Brad Gorter (Jr., Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Michael Smit (Sr., Mount Sinai, N.Y.)
200y medley relay — Cornell, Phil Baity (Soph., Greenwich, Conn.), David McKechie (Sr., Collingwood, Ont.), Jackson Wang (Soph., Delta, B.C.), Brad Gorter (Jr., Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
400y medley relay — Cornell, Phil Baity (Soph., Greenwich, Conn.), David McKechie (Sr., Collingwood, Ont.), Michael Smit (Sr., Mount Sinai, N.Y.), Wesley Newman (Soph., Chateauguay, Que.)
SECOND TEAM
50y free — Pat Quinn, Harvard / Jr., Lighthouse Point, Fla.
100y free — Tobin White, Columbia / Sr., Mount Hermon, Calif.
200y free — Wes Newman, Cornell / Soph., Chateauguay, Que.
500y free — No second team
1000y free — Robert Griest, Princeton / Soph., Atlanta, Ga.
1650y free — Eric Lynch, Harvard / Soph., San Jose, Calif.
100y fly — Dan Jones, Harvard / Soph., Fremont, Mich.
200y fly — Meir Hasbani, Princeton / Sr., Willamette, Ill.
100y breast — Zachary Glassman, Columbia / Soph., Westmount, Ont.
200y breast — Michael Nelson, Columbia / Sr., Walnut Creek, Calif.
100y back — Phil Baity, Cornell / Soph., Greenwich, Conn.
200y back — Phil Baity, Cornell / Soph., Greenwich, Conn.
200y IM — Will Schaffer, Princeton / Soph., Wheaton, Ill.
400y IM — Meir Hasbani, Princeton / Sr., Willamette, Ill.
One-meter diving — Mike Papageorge, Princeton / Fr., Fairfax Station, Va.
Three-meter diving — Mike Papageorge, Princeton / Fr., Fairfax Station, Va.
200y free relay — Harvard, Geoff Rathgeber (Jr., Kensington, Conn.), David Guernsey (Soph., Essex, Conn.), Bill Jones (Soph., Fremont, Mich.), Pat Quinn (Jr., Lighthouse Point, Fla.)
400y free relay — Cornell, Wesley Newman (Soph., Chateauguay, Que.), Kevin Carey (Soph., Long Beach, N.Y.), Brad Gorter (Jr., Mechanicsburg, Pa.), Michael Smit (Sr., Mount Sinai, N.Y.)
800y free relay — Columbia, Kevin Wakefield (Soph., Malverne, N.Y.), Hyun Lee (Soph., Seoul, South Korea), John Dragelin (Soph., Vienna, Va.), Tobin White (Sr., Mount Hermon, Calif.)
200y medley relay — Yale, Alex Righi (Soph., Phoenix, Ariz.), Matt Sweitzer (Soph., New Canaan, Conn.), Chris Pool (Soph., Montgomery, Md.), Andrew Foss (Sr., Fairfax Station, Va.)
400y medley relay — Harvard, Jason Degnan-Rojeski (Sr., East Lansing, Mich.), Geoff Rathgeber (Jr., Kensington, Conn.), Dan Jones (Soph., Fremont, Mich.), Pat Quinn (Jr., Lighthouse Point, Fla.)
A week ago, it was the Women's program celebrating an Ivy League championship and we watched as Coach Susan Teeter joined her team in a celebratory dip to commemorate the occasion.
Tonight, it was C. Rob Orr's turn to do the same with the Princeton Men and the EISL championship as they put together a performance in front of the home crowd that saw a winning margin eventually rise to 184.5.
The final standings also created quite a stir as Yale rose to 3rd place in the overall by a grand total of 5 points over Columbia.
1. Princeton - 1405
2. Harvard - 1220 1/2
3. Yale - 1036
4. Columbia - 1031
5. Cornell - 963 1/2
6. Navy - 801 1/2
7. Brown - 624
8. Penn - 580 1/2
9. Dartmouth - 316
As for the individual awards ...
High-Point Scorers of the Meet (Moriarty Trophy) -
Geoff Rathgeber - Harvard
Alex Righi - Yale
HIgh-Point Diver of the Meet (Michael Trophy) -
Jeff Lichtenstein - Yale
High-Point Career Swimmer (Ulen Trophy) -
Mike Smit - Cornell
Jeff Lichtenstein ('08, Yale) ruined my bold prediction. I had predicted a major upset tonight and I was leaning toward the 3m diving competition as the mode to deliver the bold prediction. I thought that an unknown quantity, most notably freshman Mike Papageorge ('10, Princeton), would come out of nowhere to win the whole thing.
That is until I saw Jeff Lichtenstein dive in the finals.
Although Papageorge proved to the EISL competition that he belonged in the finals as a freshman, it was Lichtenstein that masterfully crafted a program chock full of difficulty and precision. His routine placed him comfortably in first place going into the last dive. However, Papageorge made it very interesting by hitting his final dive to high scores. His statement dive meant that Lichtenstein would need to not only choose a high degree of difficulty on his final dive, but also hit it.
And Lichtenstein did just that.
He selected a dive with a high degree of difficulty registering 3.5 and just narrowly missed nailing it with a slight rotation issue as he entered the water. However, he had certainly done enough to outscore Papageorge and win the competition, by a margin of 359.00 to 347.45.
Excellent spectacle, gentlemen.
