Columbia University
Ivy League Championships
Jonathan Suckow Sweeps Ivy League Diving Crowns
2/24/2018 9:00:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
Princeton, N.J. - While setting a program record for the fifth time, Jonathan Suckow took home three-meter dive crown with a score of 447.80. The victory gives the first-year the Ivy League diving sweep after winning the one-meter dive on Thursday night. The sweep marks the third-consecutive title for Columbia diving and its eighth-straight crown in three seasons. Suckow was named Ivy League Diver of the Year and joins previous four-time champion and teammate Jayden Pantel who posted a third-place finish today in the three-meter dive with a score of 361.80. Pantel was also awarded The Ron Keenhold Award, given to the Ivy League's career high point diver.
"It is a great honor to represent Columbia at the Ivy League Championships. It was a great week of competition and I am looking forward to getting back to work as we prepare for the NCAA Zone Championships," Suckow said.
The Columbia swimming & diving team capped the final day of the 2018 Men's Swimming & Diving Ivy League Championships with 10 championship finishes and a number of impressive performances on Saturday at DeNunzio Pool. Jae Park led three Columbia podium finishes in the 200 breaststroke with a fourth-place time of 1:56.15. After breaking his previous school record in the prelims of 200 backstroke with a time of 1:43.17, Michal Zyla returned for a fourth-place finals finish. Shane Brett added an impressive third-place finals finish in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:44.3.
Columbia finished Ivies with a final tally of 1107.5 pts. for fourth place. Harvard took first place with a leading score of 1630.5 pts, followed by Princeton (1285.5 pts.) and Yale (1138 pts.) . With 1032.5 pts. Penn placed fifth, with Cornell (800 pts.) in sixth and Dartmouth (561 pts.) in the final spot.
DAY FOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
| THREE-METER DIVE |
|
| DIVERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| JONATHAN SUCKOW |
#1 - (447.80) |
| Jayden Pantel |
#3 - (361.80) |
| 100 FREESTYLE | |
| SWIMMERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Kevin Frifeldt |
#5 - (43.44) |
| SWIMMERS |
'B' FINALS FINISH |
| Nian-Guo Liu |
#3 - (44.13) |
| Albert Gwo |
#5 - (44.53) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Kevin Frifeldt | #3 - (43.54) |
| Albert Gwo | #13 - (44.46) |
| Nian-Guo Liu | #15 - (44.53) |
| 400 FREESTYLE RELAY |
|
| SWIMMERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Kevin Frifeldt, Nian-Guo Liu Albert Gwo, Mark Gullick |
#5 - (2:56.30) |
| 200 BACKSTROKE |
|
| SWIMMERS |
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Michal Zyla |
#4 - (1:43.35) |
| Cole Stevens |
#6 - (1:45.23) |
| SWIMMERS |
'B' FINALS FINISH |
| Joseph Skimmons |
#7 - (1:48.21) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Michal Zyla | #2 - (1:43.17) New Program Record |
| Cole Stevens | #6 - (1:44.31) |
| Jospeh Skimmons | #15 - (1:47.67) |
| 200 BREASTSTROKE |
|
| SWIMMERS |
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Jae Park |
#4 - (1:56.15) |
| Zach Thomas |
#6 - (1:56.45) |
| Jack Smith |
#7 - (1:56.57) |
| SWIMMERS |
'C' FINALS FINISH |
| Jace Ng |
#5 - (2:02.05) |
| Eric Tong |
#8 - (2:06.02) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Zach Thomas | #1 - (1:55.90) |
| Jack Smith | #4 - (1:57.10) |
| Jae Park | #6 - (1:57.28) |
| Jace Ng | #20 - (2:02.65) |
| Eric Tong | #24 - (2:05.23) |
| 200 BUTTERFLY |
|
| SWIMMERS |
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Shane Brett |
#3 - (1:44.37) |
| Zach Pear |
#5 - (1:45.15) |
| SWIMMERS |
'B' FiNALS FINISH |
| Liam Tan |
#4 - (1:52.07) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Zach Pear | #4 - (1:45.52) |
| Shane Brett | #6 - (1:46.22) |
| Liam Tan | #19 - (1:51.31) |
| 1650 FREESTYLE |
|
| SWIMMERS |
FINALS FINISH |
| Jack Sanlon |
#11 - (15:22.57) |
| Brian Tsau |
#20 - (15:50.69) |
DAY THREE HIGHLIGHTS:
For the second-consecutive night, Jae Park posted a record-breaking performance at the 2018 Men's Swimming & Diving Ivy League Championships on Friday. Park clocked in a NCAA 'B' time of 3:45.79 for third place in the 400 I.M. for a new program record, besting the previous record of 3:47.35 set in 2014. Shane Brett and a fifth-place finish in the event with a time of 3:50.10. Michal Zyla broke his own program record of 1:35.50 in the 200 Freestyle with a third-place championship finals time of 1:35.31 (NCAA 'B'). Making podium finishes in the 100 Breaststroke was Jack Smith (4th - 54.05 'B') and Zach Thomas (6th - 54.32 'B') for the Lions.
Columbia capped the evening with a program record time of 3:12.05 in the 400 medley relay by the tandem of Michal Zyla, Jack Smith, Kevin Frifeldt and Nian-Guo Liu. They bested the previous recod time of 3:13.31 set last year.
Columbia holds strong in fourth place in the overall team standings with 718.5 points and closing in on Yale in third place with 730 points. Harvard leads the way with 1090 points, followed by Princeton with 869 points.
| 400 MEDLEY RELAY |
|
| SWIMMERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Michal Zyla, Jack Smith Kevin Frifeldt, Nian-Guo Liu |
#3 - (3:12.05) New Program Record |
| 400 I.M. |
|
| SWIMMERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Jae Park |
#3 - (3:45.79)B NEW PROGRAM RECORD |
| Shane Brett |
#5 - (3:50.10)B |
| SWIMMERS |
'c' FINALS FINISH |
| Liam Tan |
#2 - (3:58.03) |
| Joseph Skimmons |
#3 - (3:58.01) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Jae Park | #1 - (3:48.08)B |
| Shane Brett | #6 - (3:49.86)B |
| Joseph Skimmons | #18 - (3:59.74) |
| 200 FREESTYLE |
|
| SWIMMERS |
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Michal Zyla |
#3 - (1:35.31)B New Program Record |
| SWIMMERS |
'B' FINALS FINISH |
| Nian-Guo Liu |
#1 - (1:36.35)B |
| Zach Pear |
#2 - (1:36.85)B |
| SWIMMERS |
'C' FINALS FINISH |
| Mark Gullick |
#2 - (1:39.50) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Michal Zyla | #3 - (1:35.71)B |
| Nian-Guo Liu | #9 - (1:37.61)B |
| Zach Pear | #11 - (1:38.13) |
| Mark Gullick | #19 - (1:40.43) |
| 100 BUTTERFLY |
|
| SWIMMERS |
CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS FINISH |
| Kevin Frifeldt |
#3 - (46.90)B |
| SWIMMERS |
'B' FINALS FINISH |
| Albert Gwo |
#8 - (50.21) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Kevin Frifeldt | #5 - (46.93)B |
| Albert Gwo | #16 - (48.72) |
| 100 BREASTSTROKE |
|
| SWIMMERS |
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Jack Smith |
#4 - (54.05)B |
| Zach Thomas |
#6 - (54.23)B |
| SWIMMERS |
'B' FINALS FINISH |
| Jace Ng |
#3 - (54.86)B |
| SWIMMERS |
'C' FINALS FINISH |
| Eric Tong |
#1 - (55.80) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Jack Smith | #2 - (53.85)B |
| Zach Thoams | #5 - (54.02)B |
| Jace Ng | #10 - (54.56)B |
| Eric Tong | #17 - (56.07) |
| 100 BACKSTROKE |
|
| SWIMMERS |
'B' FINALS FINISH |
| Cole Stevens |
#4 - (48.14)B |
| SWIMMERS |
'C' FINALS FINISH |
| Jospeh Skimmons |
#3 - (49.58) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Cole Stevens | #9 - (47.93)B |
| Joseph Skimmons | #19 -(49.35) |
| 1000 FREESTYLE |
|
| SWIMMERS |
FINALS FINISHES |
| Jack Scanlon |
#9 - (9:07.68) |
| Brian Tsau |
#17 - (9:20.15) |
DAY TWO HIGHLIGHTS:
For the third-consecutive season, a Columbia diver takes the one-meter dive Ivy League crown. With a score of 374.20, first-year Jonathan Suckow captured his first Ivy League title at the 2018 Men's Swimming & Diving Ivy League Championships on Thurdsay, Feb. 22. Senior Jayden Pantel also placed third in the event with an impressive score of 346.70.
"An incredible day for Columbia diving. One of the best 1M contests in Ivy League history. Both Jonathan and Jayden should be very proud. Between the two of them they have won the last 5 Ivy League titles in a row. Really great stuff! " - Scott Donie, Head Coach of Diving
Michal Zyla posted a top-five finish in the 500 Freestyle with a finals time of 4:20.57, while Kevin Frifeldt added a sixth-place finish in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 19.87. With a program record time of 1:46.27, Jae Park finished ahead all swimmers in the 'B' finals of the 200 I.M. Park bested the previous record time of 1:46.64 set in 2015. Shane Brett also finished in the top-eight overall with championship finals time of 1:47.42.
" I had a lot of fun tonight. We had a lot of great swims today in the 200 I.M. including Shane Brett who finished top 8, and also in my heat was my fellow senior friend Zach Thomas who finished right there with me. It was a great start to the meet and I'm excited to see how much more we can accomplish. " - Jae Park, SR • IM/Free/Breast
Columbia sits in fourth place in the overall team standings with 364 points. Harvard leads the way with 563 points, followed by Princeton (459 pts.)and Yale (377 pts.).
“ Today was a pretty good day of swimming and diving for the Lions. Jonathan Suckow led the way taking the one meter event; while Michal Zyla, Shane Brett and Kevin Frifeldt all had top eight finishes Zyla finished 5th in the 500 free; Frifeldt touched 6th in the 50 free and Brett 8th in the 200 IM. Senior Jae Park set a new school record in the 200 IM winning the consolation final in 1:46.24.” - Jim Bolster, Head Coach of Swimming
| ONE-METER DIVE |
|
| SWIMMERS |
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISHES |
| Jonathan Suckow |
#1 - (374.20 pts.) |
| Jayden Pantel |
#3 - (346.70 pts.) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Jonathan Suckow | #2 - (309.80 pts.) |
| Jayden Pantel | #7 - (285.05 pts.) |
| Kevin Fulton | #23 - (222.70 pts.) |
| 200 FREEESTYLE RELAY |
|
| SWIMMERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Kevin Frifeldt, Albert Gwo, Nian-Guo Liu, Mark Gullick |
#4 - (1:19.56) |
| 500 FREESTYLE |
|
| SWIMMERS |
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Michal Zyla |
#5 - (4:20.57) |
| SWIMMERS |
'C' FINALS FINSH |
| Jack Scanlon |
#3 - (4:25.05) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Michal Zyla | #5 - (4:55.07) |
| Jack Scanlon | #20 - (4:26.99) |
| 50 FREESTYLE | |
| SWIMMERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Kevin Frifeldt |
#6 - (19.87) |
| SWIMMERS |
'B' FINALS FINISH |
| Albert Gwo |
#3 - (20.13) |
| Mark Gullick |
#8 - (20.54) |
| SWIMMERS |
'C' FINALS FINISH |
| Eric Tong |
#6 - (20.98) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Kevin Frifeldt | #6 - (19.80) |
| Albert Gwo | #10 - (20.01) |
| Mark Gullick | #15 - (20.41) |
| Eric Tong | #24 - (21.11) |
| Jace Ng | #25 - (21.28) |
| 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY |
|
| SWIMMERS |
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Shane Brett |
#8 - (1:47.42) |
| SWIMMERS |
'B' FINALS FINISH |
| Jae Park |
#1 - (1:46.27) New Program Record |
| Zach Thomas |
#2 - (1:46.80) |
| SWIMMERS |
'C' FINALS FINISH |
| Cole Stevens |
#2 - (2:03.35) |
| SWIMMERS |
PRELIMINARY FINISHES |
| Shane Brett | #6 - (1:46.64) |
| Jae Park | #9 - (1:46.90) |
| Zach Thomas | #13 - (1:47.10) |
| Cole Stevens | #27 - (1:48.24) |
DAY ONE HIGHLIGHTS:
A record night for Columbia men's swimming on day one of the 2018 Men's Swimming & Diving Ivy League Championships on Wednesday, Feb. 21 with an imperssive peformance during the opening relays in DeNunzio Pool.
The 800 freestyle relay team of Michal Zyla, Nian-Guo Liu, Jae Park and Mark Gullick combined for a fifth-place time of 6:26.26 to set a new program record. The tandem bested the previous record of 6:27.32 set in 2013.
The Lions began the afterrnon with a fifth-place finish in the 200 medley relay with the squad of tandem of Cole Stevns, Jace Ng, Kevin Frifeldt and Albert Gwo posting a season-high time of 1:27.83
"Solid start to the meet. Our 200 medley struggled some, but we finished well with a new school record in the 800 Free Relay. In the relay Michal Zyla's lead off leg of 1:35.22 establishes a new school record in the 200 free."
" - Jim Bolster, Head Coach of Men's Swimming
| 200 MEDLEY RELAY |
|
| SWIMMERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
| Cole Stevens, Jace Ng, Kevin Frifeldt, Albert Gwo |
#5 - (1:27.83) |
| 800 FREESTYLE RELAY |
|
| SWIMMERS | CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS FINISH |
|
#5 - (6:26.26) |
|
LIONS TO LOOK FOR:
The Lions diving core has a chance to win its third consecutive Ivy League title with the combination of standout first-year diver Jonathan Suckow and four-time reigning Ivy League Champion Jayden Pantel leading the way.
| SWIMMERS/DIVERS | IVY LEAGUE TIME RANK |
| Jonathan Suckow |
#1 - 3M Dive (437.25) |
| Jayden Pantel |
#2 - 3M Dive (396.37) |
| Jae Park |
#3 - 100 Breaststroke (54.68) |
| Kevin Frifeldt |
#3 - 100 Butterfly (47.56) |
| Shane Brett |
#6 - 200 Butterfly (1:46.73) |
| Jace Ng |
#7 - 100 Breaststroke (54.94) |
| Jack Smith |
#7 - 200 Breaststroke (1:59.75) |
| Nian-Guo Liu |
#8 - 200 Freestyle (1:37.26) |
| Albert Gwo |
#9 - 100 Butterfly (48.18) |
| Eric Tong |
#10 - 100 Breaststroke (55.02) |
| Brian Tsau |
#11 - 1000 Freestyle (9:22.29) |
| Cole Stevens |
#11 - 50 Backstroke (22.93) |
| Zach Thomas |
#12 - 200 Breaststroke (2:00.60) |
| Michal Zyla |
#13 - 200 Backstroke (1:47.37) |
| Zach Pear |
#13 - 200 Butterfly (1:47.70) |
| Jack Scanlon |
#16 - 1000 Freestyle (9:25.13) |
| Joe Skimmons |
#17 - 200 Backstroke (1:48.17) |
| SWIMMERS/DIVERS | DUAL-MEET VICTORIES |
| Jonathan Suckow |
3M Dive (Army, Penn, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Bucknell, Brown, Navy, Dartmouth) |
| Nian-Guo Liu |
200 Freestyle (Penn, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Brown) |
| Michal Zyla |
200 Freestyle (Army, Navy) |
| Cole Stevens |
100 Backstroke (Army, Cornell) |
| Jae Park |
100 Breaststroke (Army, Navy, Dartmouth) |
| Zach Pear |
200 Butterfly (Army) |
| Kevin Frifeldt |
50 Freestyle (Army) |
| John Scanlon |
500 Freestyle (Army, Brown) |
| Joseph Scerbo |
200 I.M. (Army) |
| Eric Tong |
100 Breaststroke (Penn) |
| Albert Gwo |
50 Freestyle (Penn, Princeton, Cornell, Brown, Navy) |
| Jace Ng |
100 Breaststroke (Yale, Harvard, Brown) |
| Brian Tsau |
1000 Freestyle (Cornell, Brown) |
| Liam Tan |
400 I.M. (Bucknell) |
| Shane Brett |
200 Butterfly (Bucknell, Brown) |
| Jayden Pantel |
3M Dive (Cornell) |
| Edward Smith |
1000 Freestyle (Dartmouth) |
| Zach Thomas |
100 Backstroke (Dartmouth) |
| Kevin Dang |
50 Freestyle (Dartmouth) |
| Joseph Lozano |
200 Breaststroke (Dartmouth) |
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
•(12/1) - For the third time this season, Jonathan Suckow sets new 3M dive program record with a winning score of 430.35 at the Big Al Invitational. Also wins 1M Dive at meet to remain unbeaten in both events in collegiate competition.
•(12/2) - Shane Brett Wins 400 I.M. At Big Al Invitational
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