1998-99 MIAA MEN'S SWIMMING STANDINGS

Dual Meet Standings: Kalamazoo 5-0, Hope 4-1, Calvin 3-2, Albion 2-3, Alma 1-4, Olivet 0-5.

League Meet Scores: 1. Kalamazoo 619.5, 2. Hope 521.5, 3. Calvin 369.5, 4. Alma 246, 5. Albion 226, 6. Olivet 25.

Seasonal Standings: 1. Kalamazoo, 2. Hope, 3. Calvin, 4. Alma, 5. Albion, 6. Olivet.

*The seasonal champion is determined on the basis of one-third in dual meets and two-thirds in the league meet.

League Champions

200-yard Freestyle Relay: Hope (Joshua Ficke, David Vruggink, Scott Vroegindewey, Jarod Lippert), 1:25.34
500-yard Freestyle: Mike Vanderbaan, Calvin, 4:44.65
200-yard Individual Medley: John Latham, Kalamazoo, 1:52.89
50-yard Freestyle: Steve Domin, Kalamazoo, :21.40
One-meter Diving:  Jeff Gorton, Kalamazoo, 549.15
400-yard Medley Relay: Hope (Chris Dattels, Joshua Boss, Tom Bouwens, Jarod Lippert) 3:24.52
200-yard Medley Relay: Hope (Chris Dattels, Joshua Boss, Tom Bouwens, Jarod Lippert) 1:33.17
400-yard Individual Medley: Evan Whitbeck, Kalamazoo, 4:06.82
100-yard Butterfly: Jarod Lippert, Hope, :51.78
200-yard Freestyle: Chris Dattles, Hope, 1:44.17
100-yard Breaststroke: Joshua Boss, Hope, :55.12
100-yard Backstroke: John Latham, Kalamazoo, :51.81
800-yard Freestyle Relay: Kalamazoo (Steve Domin, Gary Strickler, Evan Whitbeck, John Latham) 6:57.69
1,650-yard Freestyle: Chris Elston, Kalamazoo, 16:18.87
200-yard Backstroke: John Latham, Kalamazoo, 1:53.09
100-yard Freestyle: Jarod Lippert, Hope, 47.20
200-yard Breaststroke: Joshua Boss, Hope, 2:02.60
200-yard Butterfly: Nick Duda, Kalamazoo, 1:55.48
Three-meter Diving : Jeff Gorton, Kalamazoo, 600.15
400-yard Freestyle Relay: Hope (Jarod Lippert, Scott Vroegindewey, Joshua Ficke, Chris Dattels) 3:06.95

Bold winners were defending champions.

1999 All-MIAA Men's Swimming/Diving Team

Most Valuable Swimmer
John Latham, Kalamazoo
(Senior from Okemos / Okemos High School)

1999 All-MIAA Team
Markus Boos, Kalamazoo*, Junior from Bloomfield Hills (Lahser)
Joshua Boss, Hope*, Freshman from Jenison (Jenison)
Kevin Clements***, Kalamazoo, junior from Macomb (Henry Ford III)
Chris Dattels**, Hope, sophomore from Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier)
Steve Domin*, Kalamazoo, freshman from Livonia (Stevenson)
Nick Duda*, Kalamazoo, freshman from Lathrup Village (Brother Rice)
Chris Elston*, Kalamazoo, freshman from Winter Springs, Fla. (Oviedo)
Joshua Ficke*, Hope, sophomore from Etiwanda, Ca. (Etiwanda)
Brad Flikkema**, Calvin, sophomore from Grand Rapids (GR Christian)
Jeff Gorton, Kalamazoo***, junior from Kalamazoo (Plainwell)
Britt Johnson, Albion*, sophomore from Gobles (Kalamazoo Hackett)
Jeff Kamai, Kalamazoo***, junior from Rochester Hills (Rochester Adams)
John Latham****, Kalamazoo, senior from Okemos (Okemos)
Jarod Lippert, Hope**, junior from Alma (Alma)
Gary Strickler, Kalamazoo*, freshman from Midland (H.H. Dow)
Mike VanderBaan, Calvin****, senior from Redlands, Ca. (Leigh)
David Vruggink, Hope*, junior from Wyoming (Grandville)
Evan Whitbeck, Kalamazoo*, freshman from Northville (Northville)

* denotes number of years All-MIAA