University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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Irish place seventh at BIG EAST meet; Five seniors lead youthful squad by Carolyn Jrenda Heading into their second year of BIG EAST competition, over half of the men ' s swimming team was comprised of under- classmen. However, that did not deter them from working as a team to equal their seventh place finish of the previous vear at the BIG EAST champi- onships and garner indi- vidual success as well. Led by senior captain Matt Rose, the Irish fin- ished the season with a 7-5 dual meet record high- lighted by wins over Boston College, Bowling Green, and Clexeland State. The team added a first place finish at the Notre Dame Relays, and a second place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational. Key performances came from seniors Rose in the breaststroke and indi- vidual medlev e ' ents, R ' Beville in the butterfiv events, and Rob Ro) ' er in the sprint freestyle events. Contributions were also made bv sophomores Steele VVhowell in the breaststroke e ' onts, Chris Fugate in the backstroke events, and Scott Zumbach in the indi- idual niedk ' - and long distance freestyle events. Freshman diver Herb Huseman also showed promise in his first colle- giate season adding the decisive points in many dual meets. At the BIG EAST cham- pionships, top indix ' idual performaces were turned in by se ' eral swimmers. VVhowell placed second in the 100 meter breaststroke. Matt Rose finished fifth in the 200 meter breaststroke and tenth in the 200 meter iiiJi iJual medlev, sophomore Chris Fugate placed se enth in the 100 meter backstroke, and freshman John Lubker placed fifth in the 1,650 meter freestyle. The medley relay team of Fugate, VVhowell, Be ille, and Rover also performed well at the championships. The team placed fifth in the 200 meter medlev relax ' and sixth in the 400 meter medley relay clocking the second fastest time in that e ent in schcn l history. The 200 meter freestyle relay team also tinned in , seventh place perfor- mance to help pace the Irish in the BIG FAST tinakv SCOREBOARD ND GPP Notre Dame Relays 1st place Western Ontario 101 62 Ball state 116 127 Boston College 234 66 Connecticut 130 168 I ' ittsburgli 115 180 NotreDame Invitational 2nd place Bowling Green 149.5 86.5 Cleveland State 121 120 Niagara 146 89 Buffalo 126 115 St. Bonaventure 112 118 Western Kentucky 118 125 Wise-Milwaukee 162 138 BIG EAST Championsh ps7th place ,.f J - Sophomore Chris Fugate heads for the finish. Fugate captured first place in the 100 meter back- stroke at the Notre Dame Invitational. 30 ipadi

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Junior Steve Noble was honored at the end of the year by the CCHA by being named the recipient of the Terry Flanagan Memorial Award for overcom- ing adversity to achieve success on and off the ice. Senior center TerryLorenz contributed both his offensive skills and his leadership in his final campaign in an Irish uniform. 996-97 Hockey Team Members: (front wzv) Lyle Andrusiak, Tim Harberts, Forrest Karr, Steve Noble, Matt Eisler, Terry orenz, Erik Berg, Brian McCarthy, Ben Nelsen. (second roiv) Head Coach Dave Poulin, athletic trainer John Whitmer, Dach Justin Theel, Neal Johnson, Brian Urick, Ryan Engle, Craig Hagkull, Aniket Dhadphale, Benoit Cotnoir, Scott Giuliani, Gabe Cahill, manger Traci Towne, coach Tom Carroll, coach Andy Slaggert. (back row) Manager Matt LaMarche, yson Eraser, Ben Simon, Joe Dusbabek, Sean Seyferth, Nathan Borega, John Dwyer, Andy Jurkowski, Sean Molina, Troy agne, Shane Slominski, equipment manager Erik Brugierre. Jiookei J y

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An Irish swimmer dives into the pool. Getting off to a good start is often times one of the most important aspects of a race. Junior Ron Royer finishes a race a race at Rolfs Aquatic Center. Royer was one of the top freestylists for the Irish. 96-97 Men ' s Swimming Team Members: (fro)it row) Head Coach Tim Welsh, coach Kristin Heath, lanager Marah Wich, Rob Lambert, Josh Saylor, Matt Rose, Ry Beville, Rich Murphy, diving coach aiming Xie. (second row) Josh Cahill, Bryson Toothaker, John Lubker, Peter Mehok, Raymond itzpatrick, Brian Najarian, John Kennedy, (third row) Sean Casey, Robert Fetter, Slade Stoltz, Mike )onovan, Wes Richardson, Chris Fugate, Vince Kuna, Scott Zumbach, Steele Whowell. (fourtJi row) evin McCluskey, John Steffan, Charles Bard, Peter Clearkin, Brian Kolle, Michael Revers, Mike )riscoll, Jeff Page, (back roiv) Ron Royer, Mike Doyle, Stephen Cardwell, Tyler Maertz, James ' Iclnerney, Herb Huesman, Antonio Fonesca. Meii ' d. SuUi unmcj, O