(01-13-17) NYU_MIT

The Basics
? Scores:
Johns Hopkins-140, NYU-122
MIT-154.5, Johns Hopkins-107.5
? Records: JHU (7-3) ? MIT (7-1) ? NYU (2-3)
? Location: New York, NY ? Palladium Natatorium
? The Short Story: The Johns Hopkins men's swim team split against New York University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Friday afternoon. The Blue Jays won eight events to beat the host Violets (140-122). JHU won five events in the loss to the Engineers (154.5-107.5).

Top Finishers
? Hopkins won the 200 Medley Relay versus NYU and placed second against MIT. Junior Jan Hagemeister, senior Evan Holder and juniors Mark Wilson and Michael Ashmead combined for a time of 1:32.74. The team of junior Peter Conzola, sophomores Peter Lazorchak and Michael Wohl and senior Jeremy Bauchwitz finished in third against the Violets with a time of 1:36.69.
? Senior Andy Greenhalgh cruised to a win and a pool record in the 1000 Free. He touched in 9:12.90 to beat the field by 17.52 seconds. His time is also the fourth fastest in program history. Sophomore Erik Bostrom placed second against MIT and third against NYU with a time of 9:48.11. Freshman Ali Aly finished in third place against MIT as he touched in 9:57.56.
? Senior Evan Holder followed with a win in the 200 Free as he clocked in at 1:40.41. His time is an NCAA provisional time and bested the field by more than two and a half seconds. Junior Kyle Otazu placed second in 1:42.98.
? Conzola tied for the top spot in the 100 Back against MIT and placed second NYU with a time of 51.58. He finished just eight-hundredths of a second behind the Violets' winner. Hagemeister finished in third as he clocked in at 52.33.
? Against NYU, Lazorchak took second in 58.57 while senior Scott Sterrett placed third in 59.54.
? Mark Wilson won the 200 Fly against NYU and finished second versus MIT with a time of 1:52.94.
? Ashmead then placed third in the 50 Free versus the home team. He clocked in 21.57.
? In the 100 Free versus the Violets, sophomore John Chu finished in second (47.74), followed by Ashmead in third (47.94).
? Junior Andrew Gibson took third in the 200 Back against NYU with a time of 1:57.73.
? Holder followed with two more wins, taking the top spot in the 200 Breast. He touched first in 2:03.77 to win by 2.40 seconds. His time is also an NCAA provisional time.
? Hopkins then took the top three spots in the 500 Free. Greenhalgh led the way with an NCAA provisional time of 4:27.70. He won by 9.68 seconds and broke the pool record. Otazu finished in second place with a time of 4:36.38, followed by Bostrom in 4:43.06.
? In the 100 Fly, Mark Wilson picked up the win against NYU and finished second against MIT with a time of 50.39.
? Sterrett then took second in the 200 IM versus MIT and third against NYU with a time of 1:56.70. Sophomore Emile Kuyl placed third against the Engineers as he finished in 1:57.15.
? Hopkins ended the night with a win in the 400 Free Relay against the Violets, and a second-place finish against the Engineers. Holder, Ashmead, Chu and Mark Wilson clocked in at 3:06.61. The team of Wohl, junior Davis Knox, Bauchwitz and senior Patrick Flynn placed third against NYU with a time of 3:11.51.

Quoting Coach Armstrong
? "We are really proud of the team, to walk away with two wins and dozens of season best and lifetime best dual meet times is a testament to the hard work this team has been putting in."

For the Record
? Greenhalgh set pool records in both the 500 and 1000 Free. He bested the mark in the 500 by just over 11 seconds and the 1000 by more than 23 seconds.
? Holder also took down a pool record as he broke the mark in the 200 Breast by three-tenths of a second.

What it Means
? Today's double dual meet was the Blue Jays' first ever with both the Engineers and the Violets.

Up Next
? Johns Hopkins makes the short trip across the river to Hoboken, NJ to take on Stevens Tech on Saturday. The dual meet is slated for a 1:00 pm start.