Athletic Communications Contact Sarah Turcotte O: 612.624-1023 MINNESOTA C: 612.910-2564 [email protected] GOLDEN GOPHER SWIMMING & DIVING UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building, 516 15th Avenue SE, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 2013 NCAA Men’s Eight Gophers Qualify for 2013 NCAA Championships The University of Minnesota men's swimming and diving team qualified six swimmers and two Swimming & Diving Championships divers to compete at the 2013 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, which is set to take place March 28-30 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind. March 28-30, 2013 IU Natatorium Swimmers Jared Anderson, Max Cartwright, Josh Hall, Logan Redondo, CJ Smith and Derek Indianapolis, Ind. Toomey, and divers Mikey Ross and Jordan Lesser, will represent the Gophers at the event co-hosted by the Indiana Sports Corporation and IUPUI. Daily Schedule Prelims: 10:00 a.m. CT Toomey will be making his third-straight appearance at the NCAA Championships as a six-time Finals: 6:00 p.m. CT All-American, and qualified to compete in both the 50 free and 100 free this season with his times of 19.11 and 42.60, respectively. Smith will also be making a return appearance to the NCAAs. The sophomore qualified for the Quick Facts event this season with his time of 14:54.21 in the 1650 free, after earning All-America honorable University Information mention honors in the same event a season ago. Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Redondo qualified for his first NCAA Championships in the 1650 free with his time of 14:58.88, Founded: 1851 while Anderson, Cartwright and Hall will each get their first taste of NCAA action in the 100 Enrollment: 52,557 breast. Cartwright qualified with his time of 53.17, Hall posted a time of 53.19 and Anderson Nickname: Golden Gophers notched a qualifying time of 53.24. Colors: Maroon and Gold Conference: Big Ten Both Ross and Lesser made the NCAA roster following their performances at the NCAA Zone University President: Eric W Kaler D Diving Championships. Ross makes his second appearance for the Gophers after earning Director of Athletics: Norwood Teague All-America honorable mention honors in platform last season, while Lesser will be competing Home Facility (capacity): University Aquatic Center (2,500) for his first time as a Gopher. Coaching Staff Minnesota also posted qualifying marks in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay Men’s and Women’s Head Coach: Kelly Kremer (Drury, ‘92) and 800 free relay. Head Coach: Dennis Dale (Minnesota, ‘67) Record at Minnesota: 186-29 (28 years) IU Natatorium Set to Host NCAA Championships Diving Coach: Wenbo Chen (Beijing Sports University, ‘87) The IU Natatorium on the IUPUI campus is set to host the 2013 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Assistant Coach: Steve Miller (Minnesota, ‘09) Diving Championships March 28-30. Assistant Coach: Ryan Purdy (Minnesota-Duluth, ‘05) Volunteer Swimming Coach: Stacy Busack The Natatorium opened in 1982 and has since been recognized as one of the fastest pools in Volunteer Diving Coach: Brandon Blaisdell the world. It has been host to numerous national swimming events including the three U.S. Opens, five Olympic Trials, ten Men’s and Women’s NCAA Championships and 11 Spring and Team Information Summer Nationals. 2012-13 Dual Record: 6-1 2013 Big Ten Championships: 4th place (378 points) The main competition pool is 50-meters with eight racing lanes and two moveable bulkheads 2012 NCAA Championships: 24th place (31 points) to allow for long or short course events. Capacity seats 4,700, with an addition of 1,500 on deck, making it the largest indoor pool in the United States. The main pool, made up of approx- Returning All-Americans imately one million gallons of water, also contains six underwater windows for television and Mikey Ross (platform diving*) coaching analysis. Currently there have been 101 American Records and 15 World Records CJ Smith (1650 free*) set in the pool to date. Derek Toomey (200 free relay*, 400 free relay*, 800 free relay*) The diving well of the IU Natatorium is made up of four 1-meter and four 3-meter boards along * - All-America Honorable Mention with 1, 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 meter platforms. With a depth of over 17 feet and holding more than 450,000 gallons of water, it is truly one of a kind and ahead of its time when constructed in History 1982. Big Ten Championships: 9 (1922, 26, 96, 98, 01, 02, 04, 05, 07) Top NCAA Finish: 3rd (1943, 62) NCAA Championships on National Television ESPN3 will stream live the championship finals sessions Friday and Saturday. Coverage of the finals sessions Friday and Saturday will also be broadcast on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, April 10. Preliminaries will be streamed live on CBSSports.com ULive. The Big Ten Well Represented in the National Poll Minnesota is ranked the No. 14 team in the nation by the College Swimming Coaches' Associ- ation of America poll. The final CSCAA poll of the 2012-2013 season for Division I Men predicts the outcome of the NCAA Championships. Texas holds the No. 1 spot followed by California, Michigan, USC and Florida in Order of Events the top five. At No. 14, the Gophers are the fourth Big Ten team after No. 3 Michigan, No. 8 Indiana and No. 13 Ohio State in the top rankings. Thursday, March 28 PRELIMS – 10:00 a.m. 200 Freestyle Relay NCAA Championships History 500 Freestyle California is the back-to-back defending NCAA team champions, having won its first Championship in 2011 since the 1980 200 Individual Medley season and then once again in 2012. The Big Ten’s Michigan and Ohio State share the lead with 11 national championships 50 Freestyle 400 Medley Relay each, while Texas has 10, most recently in 2010. One-meter Diving—Trials* FINALS – 6:00 p.m. Last Year at NCAAs 200 Freestyle Relay In the 2012 season Minnesota sent eight men to the NCAA Championships, coming home with a 24th place finish and 15 500 Freestyle 200 Individual Medley All-American accolades. Out of those eight men, three remain on the Gopher’s roster heading into NCAAs. 50 Freestyle One-meter Diving—Finals* Three Gophers Cap Minnesota Careers at NCAA Championships 400 Medley Relay Friday, March 29 Minnesota's NCAA roster includes three seniors who will end their Gopher careers at the NCAA Championships – Jared An- PRELIMS – 10:00 a.m. derson, Josh Hall and Mikey Ross. Anderson and Hall will be competing in the 100 breast while making their NCAA debut, 200 Medley Relay while Ross will compete in his second NCAA’s, earning All-American honors in 2012. 400 Individual Medley 100 Butterfly 200 Freestyle Three for Three 100 Breaststroke Junior Captain Derek Toomey will be making his third-straight appearance at the NCAA Championships. Toomey is a six- 100 Backstroke time All-American and has qualified to compete in both the 50 free and 100 free this season with his times of 19.11 and 800 Freestyle Relay—All but last three heats of time finals 42.60, respectively. Three-meter Diving—Trials* FINALS – 6:00 p.m. 200 Medley Relay Underclassmen Making Their Mark 400 Individual Medley The Gophers have qualified four underclassmen for the NCAA Championships including sophomores Max Cartwright, CJ 100 Butterfly 200 Freestyle Smith and Jordan Lesser, along with freshman Logan Redondo. Smith will be the only out of the four making a return ap- 100 Breaststroke pearance to the NCAAs. The sophomore qualified in the 1650 free with his time of 14:54.21, an event in which he earned 100 Backstroke All-American honorable mention at last year’s Championships. Cartwright will swim in the 100 breast at his NCAA debut, Three-meter Diving—Finals* Lesser will compete for the Gophers on the diving side, while Redondo qualified for his first NCAA Championships in the 800 Freestyle Relay—Last three heats of time finals Saturday, March 30 1650 free with his time of 14:58.88. PRELIMS – 10:00 a.m. 200 Backstroke 100 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 200 Butterfly 400 Freestyle Relay Platform Diving—Trials* 2013 Gopher Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Roster 1,650 Freestyle—All but last heat of time finals FINALS – 6:00 p.m. NAME YEAR EVENTS HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1,650 Freestyle—Last heat of time finals Jared Anderson Sr. Breast/IM Baxter, Minn./Brainerd 200 Backstroke 100 Freestyle Max Cartwright So. Breast/IM Edina, Minn./Edina 200 Breaststroke Josh Hall Sr. Breaststroke Wausau, Wis./Wausau East 200 Butterfly Jordan Lesser So. Diving Bethesda, Md./Alabama Platform Diving—Finals* Logan Redondo Fr. Freestyle Mission Viejo, Calif./Capistrano Valley 400 Freestyle Relay Mikey Ross Sr. Diving Wilmette, Ill./Wisconsin CJ Smith So. Distance Free Wilmette, Ill./New Trier Derek Toomey Jr. Sprint Free Madison, Wis./Verona CSCAA National Poll (Feb. 20, 2013) Head Coach Men’s and Women’s: Kelly Kremer Rnk Team (Record) Previous Rank 1. Texas, (5-2, Big 12 1-0) 1 Head Men's Coach: Dennis Dale 2. California, (6-0, Pac 12 3-0) 6 Diving Coach: Wenbo Chen 3. Michigan, (8-0, Big Ten 6-0) 2 Assistant Coach: Steve Miller 4. Southern California, (6-1, Pac 12 3-1) 4 Assistant Coach: Ryan Purdy 5. Florida, (7-0, SEC 5-0) 4 Volunteer Diving Coach: Brandon Blaisdell 6. Auburn, (5-1, SEC 4-1) 5 Volunteer Swimming Coach: Stacy Busack 7. Stanford, (4-1, Pac 12 2-1) T9 8. Indiana, (8-3, Big Ten 4-1) 7 9.