Monday, March 8,1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Men end swim meet a few strokes behind
Team efforts fall short as Kansas places fifth at conference event
By Emily Hughey sports @kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
Despite plans to move up in the world of Big 12 Conference swimming, the Kansas men's swimming and diving team wrapped up the conference championships with a disappointing fifth-place finish.
Texas, Nebraska, Texas A&M and Iowa State placed first through fourth, respectively, with Kansas trailing 60 points behind the fourth-place Iowa State men. Missouri placed sixth.
Junior Tyler Painter, three-time All-American, said two days before the meet that he wanted to win all of his events. Although he did win his third straight title in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:08.42, his fifth-place performance in the 500-yard freestyle and his fourth-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley were not what he wanted.
"I wasn't in it emotionally this morning. I just didn't have that spark," Painter said. "I just wanted to get it out of the way."
After his victory in the 1,650. Painter said he would have liked a faster time.
"To win is all right but, in this sport, time is very important, too." he said.
Junior Brandon Chestnut, who placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke and broke his Kansas record, said he was happy to have placed but that he, too, was disappointed with his time.
"I wanted to win," Chestnut said. "At least I got a colored medal."
Coach Gary Kemp agreed that the men were racing for places. Nevertheless, he was pleased with their effort.
"They didn't swim fast; they competed to win." Kempf said Thursday night. "There was a fantastic total team effort."
Senior Trent Hartl, who hoped
to requalify for the NCAA Championships in the 200-yard freestyle, placed fourth with a consideration time of 1:37.70. Although he did not reach his goal, he said he was pleased with the rest of the team.
"I felt good. It just didn't happen." Hartl said. "I'm happy with the way the guys are swimming."
With a 1:48.39 in the 200-yard backstroke, sophomore Will Bernhardt broke Eric Burton's 4-year-old Kansas record of 1:48.64 and placed sixth. Although he broke both the record, Bernhardt was not content.
"I'm happy, but tonight I don't know what happened." Bernhardt said. "I think I was mentally more prepared tonight, but my body wasn't."
On the diving side, freshmen Adam Hanhart and Kenny Haglund placed seventh and eighth on the platform, respectively.
Although the team placed fifth at the meet, Kempf said he was proud of the dignity with which the men handled their disappointment.
"Obviously, I'm a little disappointed with our placing. Our effort was good and the swims were good. We just struggled to place at the necessary places to challenge Iowa State for fourth place," Kempf said. "But the guys showed a tremendous amount of class and a tremendous amount of character."
At this point, only Painter will compete at the NCAA Championships March 25-27 in Indianapolis but those who received consideration times may be selected to compete as well, depending on how they rank with consideration times from other conferences.
The women's NCAA Championships will be March 18-20 in Athens, Ga.
-Edited by Steph Brewer
More information Big 12 Conference Championship Results. See page 2B
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