Feb. 12, 2008
The regular season has officially come to an end in the Patriot League, as teams shift their focus towards next week's championship meet at Navy. Navy swimmer Alex Oldenkamp and Navy diver Olaf Olson took home the final two awards of the regular season.
Patriot League Swimming and Diving Release - 2.12.08 
Male Swimmer of the Week
Alex Oldenkamp, Navy Jr., Coppell, Texas
Oldenkamp wins his first weekly award of the season after a pair of individual victories in last week's victory over Columbia. The junior finished first in the 50m Free (23.41) and the 100m Free (51.75), and also anchored the first place 200m Medley Relay team (1:44.46). Against Princeton, Oldenkamp turned in a pair of third-place finishes in the 50y Free (21.14) and the 100y Free (46.63).
Male Diver of the Week
Olaf Olson, Navy Fr., Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Olson turned in three top-three performances last week in dual meets against Columbia and Princeton. Against Columbia, Olson finished second on the one-meter board with a score of 297.45 and third on the three-meter board with a score of 329.10. In the season finale at Princeton, Olson notched a first-place finish in the three-meter event (339.90) and a fourth-place finish in the one-meter event (284.85).
Patriot League Notebook
CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Poll
Several Patriot League swimming and diving teams have been recognized on the latest installment of the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Poll. The Navy men's swimming and diving team is currently ranked No. 6 in the poll, while the Army men and Bucknell men were ranked Nos. 14 and 24, respectively. The Navy women found themselves ranked No. 2 in the poll, while the Bucknell women are currently No. 16. The poll has four release dates throughout the course of the season: November 14 (pre-Invite), December 20 (post-invite), February 6 (pre-Conference) and March 6 (post-Conference).
Quotable
"The first relay was the key for the entire meet today. We knew that a lot was riding on that event. I'm satisfied with our performance against a very good Columbia team that we know will be one of the teams to beat at the end of the season."
"Princeton had a strong day and we weren't as strong as I would have liked. We had great effort for competing on back-to-back days, but this wasn't the performance we expected today. We now look forward to preparing for the championship meets coming up."
Navy Men's Coach Bill Roberts following meets against Columbia and Princeton.
Want to Know More?
The 2008 NCAA Qualifying marks can be found on the sidebar of the Patriot League Swimming and Diving website, along with the Patriot League top-times so far this season.
One More Week...
The 2008 Patriot League Swimming and Diving Championship meet will take place Thurs. - Sat., Feb. 21-23 at Lejeune Hall on the campus of Navy. The meet will begin at 10:30 a.m. on each of the three days of competition.
Team Notebooks
American
The Eagles were idle from competition this past weekend, and will return to action at the Patriot League Championship meet at the end of the month.
Army
The Black Knights did not compete last week, and will not return to the pool until the Patriot League Championship meet.
Bucknell
The Bison were off last week, and will remain idle until the Patriot League Championship meet in just over a week.
Colgate
The Raiders wrapped up their regular-season schedule a week ago, and will return to competition at the Patriot League Championship meet.
Holy Cross
The Holy Cross men finished their regular season with a trip to Boston College last week, falling 152-124 in a head-to-head meet. The Crusaders notched six individual victories on the day, including sophomore diver Joshua Rodriguez, who swept the diving events. Other individual wins were recorded by Chris Smith (500 Free), Joseph McShane (100 Free), James McCullough (200 IM), while the 200 Free Relay team also recorded a win.
Lafayette
The Leopards did not compete in the past week, and will return to action at the Patriot League Championship meet at the end of February.
Lehigh
The Mountain Hawks were idle from competition last week, and will return to action at the Patriot League Championship meet.
Navy
The Navy men were the final Patriot League team to compete during the regular season, as they faced off against a pair of Ivy League foes in separate head-to-head competitions last week. On Friday, the Mids played host to Columbia, defeating the Lions by a score of 176-119. Leading the way for the Mids was Alex Oldenkamp, who tallied individual victories in the 50 & 100 Free events, while also anchoring the 200 Medley Relay team to victory. In Saturday's meet at Princeton, the Mids were defeated by a score of 183-109. Adam Meyer recorded a victory in the 200 IM, while freshman diver Olaf Olson earned a win in the three-meter diving event. The Mids will be idle until they host the Patriot League Championship meet.
