1998-1999 Men's Season Recap

   What a finish to a season that witnessed both joy and sorrow.
   After a very successful competitive campaign in the fall semester, T.U. swimmers and divers experienced the heartbreaking accidental death of sophomore Alex Rowe in mid-December. A popular and inspirational member of the team, Row loved to compete and was remembered by all who were close to the team as a swimmer who would race with abandon whenever the opportunity availed itself. In the 1998 SCAC Invitational Championships he had captured 2nd place from an outside lane and earned the title of "outside smoker" for his daring "go for it" spirit. In the midst of mourning his loss, his teammates dedicated the rest of their season to his memory.

The T.U. Tigers celebrating their 1999 SCAC team title as conference commissioner Steve Argo presents the winner's trophy.

   Over the weekend of February 18-19-20, the Trinity University men's swimming and diving team competed furiously each of the meet's three days and upset premeet favorites DePauw and Sewanee to capture the 1999 SCAC Championships. Competing at the University of the South campus in Sewanee, Tennessee, the Trinity Tigers roared back during the last two days of the meet to make up a first day deficit of more than 30 points and capture the SCAC's inaugural championship meet.

   Leading the Trinity squad was Junior All-American Joseph Moore, who was supported by an outstanding group of first year swimmers and a contingent of upper class athletes eager to win a team title. Moore won the 50 and the 100 freestyle and was joined in the double-win category by frosh Dylan Stentiford, who took the 200 and the 500 freestyle races.

   Critical to the Tigers team win was the fact that T.U. touched first in four of five relay races, earning many valuable points and demonstrating their pride and spirit in a way that only relay wins can do. Three of those relays saw Moore and Stentiford joined by first years Andrew Gnann and Will Von Rosenberg. This group of Tigers set new SCAC open records and surpassed NCAA Championship meet consideration times while splashing to their wins.

The men's team standing final was as follows:

Place School Points
1 Trinity University 813
2 DePauw University 774
3 Sewanee University 686
4 Rose-Hulman Institute 296
5 Hendrix College 223
6 Rhodes College 214
7 Centre College 209
8 Southwestern University 126

   

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