Men's swimming and diving hosts Cows, Colleges, Contentment meet

Mike Ludwig
November 8, 2008

NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf men's swimming and diving team won five events at the Cows, Colleges and Contentment Classic including the 200 yard medley relay (1:35.00).

In the 50 free, the Oles claimed four of the top six spots with Nelson Westby finishing first (21.96), Adam Meyer in second (22.55), followed by Brock Edwards (22.80) and Luke Murrel (23.01) finishing fifth and sixth, respectively.

Junior Nate Bentley and first-year Chase Liaboe went one-two in the 1650 yard freestyle at 17:20.10 and 17:54.34.

Sophomore Chris Bateman took first in the 400 yard IM with a 4:14.10. Bateman also finished second in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:14.74.

Jake Koch finished first in the 200 IM with a 1:59.61 while also claiming second in both the 100 breaststroke (1:00.65) and 100 butterfly (53.94). The Oles' Adam Meyer finished third in the 100 butterfly with a 53.97, followed by a fourth place finish from Luke Money at 54.87.

In the 200 butterfly, Luke Money took second with a 2:05.60, Chase Liaboe third at 2:08.17 and Nate Bentley sixth at 2:11.57.

Sophomore Danny O'Keefe finished third in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:06.89.

Contact media relations specialist Mike Ludwig at (507) 786-3834 or ludwigm@stolaf.edu.