2011-12 Olivet College Men's Swimming & Diving News
Seventy-five Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2011-12 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) honor roll.
The Olivet College men’s swimming team has been named to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America team for the spring semester.
Olivet College’s Mike Harden has received the Albert H. Deal Scholar-Athlete Award from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). The award honors former MIAA commissioner, Albert Deal (1971-91), and is selected from nominees who have excelled in academics and athletics, and who have displayed outstanding leadership qualities.
Recent Olivet College graduate Mike Harden (St. Johns) has earned 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® Division III Men’s At-Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Harden is a first-team selection. A year ago, he was named to the Capital One Academic All-America® third-team.
Olivet College senior Michael Harden (St. Johns) has been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District VI at-large first-team as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America. With his selection, he advances to the Division III Academic All-America® ballot.
Elise Knoche has been named head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach at Olivet College, according to an announcement by Athletic Director Heather Bateman.
Olivet College Athletic Director Heather Bateman has announced that Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach Jake Taber is leaving the college to accept the head coaching position at Albion College. Taber completed his fifth season as the Comets’ head coach in 2011-12.
The Olivet College men’s 400 freestyle relay team of Brian Fiorillo, Mike Harden, Ben Aldrich and Austin Munn finished in 15th-place to earn honorable mention All-American honors. They stopped the clock at a school-record time of 3:04.81.
The men’s 800 freestyle relay team of Austin Munn, Brian Fiorillo, Mike Harden and Ben Aldrich school records. Overall, the Comets shattered the school record with a time of 7:56.56. Munn led off the relay with a 1:42.59 split to break the school record.
There was good news and bad news for the Olivet College men's 200 freestyle relay team of Brian Fiorillo, Mike Harden, Ben Aldrich and Austin Munn today at the NCAA DIII National Championships. The good news was they posted the ninth-fastest time during the preliminaries to qualify for the consolation finals. The bad news is during the finals, they were disqualified.
Olivet College’s men’s 200 medley relay and sophomore Brian Fiorillo (Southgate/Anderson) did not make it back to the finals at the 2012 NCAA Division III National Swimming and Diving Championships at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.
The NCAA has announced the field of swimmers and divers, who will get the opportunity to compete at the 2012 NCAA Division III National Swimming and Diving Championships March 21-24 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.
The psych sheet for the 2012 NCAA Division III National Swimming and Diving Championships March 21-24 at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis has been released. Based on this document, the NCAA will then select the field that will compete at the championships. The official field will be announced Tuesday, March 6.
The Olivet College men’s and women’s swimming teams have received a Scholar All-America Team Award from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
Four Olivet College student-athletes, juniors Nick Edgar (Lansing/Everett) and Joel Knight (Battle Creek/Lakeview), sophomore Brian Fiorillo (Southgate/Anderson) and freshman Phil Barone, Jr. (Perrysburg, Ohio/St. Francis de Sales), have been named to the 2012 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) men's swimming and diving team.
Led by sophomore Brian Fiorillo’s (Southgate/Anderson) first-place finish in the 100 freestyle and a gold medal performance in the 400 freestyle relay, the Olivet College men’s swimming team has finished in third-place at the 2012 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships, hosted by Hope College and held inside the Holland Community Aquatic Center.
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