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Men's Swimming and Diving

No. 4 MIT Men's Swim and Dive Races Against No. 8 Williams and No. 10 NYU

THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Center Pool)
 
- The Lead: The fourth-ranked MIT men's swimming and diving team hosted No. 8 Williams and No. 10 NYU on Friday afternoon at the Zesiger Center Pool. Senior Tobe Obochi (Highland Park, Ill.) led the way with two wins during the meet.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- Obochi won the 50-free with a time of 20.61 and followed that with a victory in the 100-free with a time of 45.48.
 
- In the 200-free, sophomore Alvin Tsai (Mineola, N.Y.) put together one of his best swims of the season with a second-place finish and time of 1:42.92.
 
- MIT went 3-4-5 in the 100-back led by sophomore Zack West (Kailua, Hawaii) in third with a time of 51.94. First year Aitor Arrese-Igor (Delray Beach, Fla.) took fourth (52.02) followed by sophomore Theo Chen (Plano, Texas) in fifth (52.05). West also finished second in the 200-back with a time of 1:52.55.
 
- Senior Arnold Su (Irvine, Calif.) had one of his best races of the season in the 100-breast as he took second with a time of 56.15.
 
- In the 200-breast, junior Roderick Huang (Cupertino, Calif.) finished in second with a time of 2:03.80. He also took third in the 400 IM with a time of 4:02.87.
 
- First year Jason Wang (Brentwood, Tenn.) won the 400 IM with a time of 4:01.72.
 
- MIT wrapped up the meet with a win in the 200-free relay. The team of Obochi, sophomore Eugene Jiang (Baton Rouge, La.), sophomore Evan Liu (Woodbury, N.Y.) and Su finished with a time of 1:22.10.
 
UP NEXT:

- The Engineers are right back in the pool tomorrow, Saturday January 27th when they welcome No. 8 Tufts to the Zesiger Center Pool for a 1 p.m. meet.
 
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Players Mentioned

Theo Chen

Theo Chen

Fly, Back
6' 1"
Sophomore
Roderick Huang

Roderick Huang

IM, Breast
5' 11"
Junior
Eugene Jiang

Eugene Jiang

Free
5' 9"
Sophomore
Evan Liu

Evan Liu

Free, IM
6' 0"
Sophomore
Tobe Obochi

Tobe Obochi

Free
6' 4"
Senior
Arnold Su

Arnold Su

Free, IM, Fly
5' 11"
Senior
Alvin Tsai

Alvin Tsai

Free
6' 4"
Sophomore
Zack West

Zack West

Back, Fly
6' 1"
Sophomore
Aitor Arrese-Igor

Aitor Arrese-Igor

Back, IM
6' 0"
First Year
Jason Wang

Jason Wang

Back, IM
5' 8"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Theo Chen

Theo Chen

6' 1"
Sophomore
Fly, Back
Roderick Huang

Roderick Huang

5' 11"
Junior
IM, Breast
Eugene Jiang

Eugene Jiang

5' 9"
Sophomore
Free
Evan Liu

Evan Liu

6' 0"
Sophomore
Free, IM
Tobe Obochi

Tobe Obochi

6' 4"
Senior
Free
Arnold Su

Arnold Su

5' 11"
Senior
Free, IM, Fly
Alvin Tsai

Alvin Tsai

6' 4"
Sophomore
Free
Zack West

Zack West

6' 1"
Sophomore
Back, Fly
Aitor Arrese-Igor

Aitor Arrese-Igor

6' 0"
First Year
Back, IM
Jason Wang

Jason Wang

5' 8"
First Year
Back, IM