Wolverine Tankers Defeat Penn State 125-118

Friday, November 12

State College, Pa.

6:00 PM

Michigan

125

118

Penn State

11/12/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The eighth-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team utilized a balanced attack to defeat 17th-ranked Penn State 125-118 at McCoy Natatorium on Friday (Nov. 12). Michigan turned in first-place efforts in eight events compared to five for Penn State. With the win, U-M improves to 2-1 overall, 1-0 in the Big Ten Conference. Penn State falls to 1-1 overall, 0-1 in the Big Ten.

Leading the way for Michigan was senior tri-captain Josh Trexler (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS), who had first-place finishes in the one- and three-meter diving events. The rest of the Michigan attack was balanced as five different Wolverines each turned in individual first-place performances.

Junior All-American Chris Thompson (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg HS) placed first in the 1,650-yard freestyle with an NCAA automatic qualifying time (15:05.75), leading a U-M 1-2-3 finish. Teammates Tim Siciliano (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS) and Mike O'Connor (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North HS) took second and third place, respectively.

Freshmen Paul Ely (Beaverton, Ore./Sunset HS) and Garrett Mangieri (Closter, N.J./Mercersburg Academy) won back-to-back events for the Wolverines as Ely took first in the 200-yard fly with a time of 1:50.68 and Mangieri won the 100-yard freestyle in 45.81.

Siciliano and Scott Werner (Haymarket, Va./Paul VI HS) also won individual events for Michigan. Siciliano had a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 4:25.32. Werner finished first in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:01.30.

The 800-yard relay team of Thompson, senior tri-captain Mike McWha (Windsor, Ontario, Kennedy Collegiate Institute), Siciliano and Mangieri turned in a time of 6:38.48 for the Wolverines' final first-place finish.

The Wolverines will have three weeks off until they compete in the U.S. Open in San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 3-5.

Event Winners/U-M Finishes

400-yard Medley Relay

 1. Penn State 3:19.83 (Josh Weaver, Gavin Carscallen, Matt Teeter, Kevin Smith) 3. Michigan 3:24.35 (Ryan Earhart, Tony Kurth, Jeff Hopwood, Scott Meyer) 5. Michigan 3:27.06 (Jason Mallory, Paul Ely, Scott Werner, Jordan Watland)

1,650-yard Freestyle

 1. Chris Thompson, U-M 15:05.75* 2. Tim Siciliano, U-M 15:22.52# 3. Mike O'Connor, U-M 15:47.56

200-yard Freestyle

 1. Martin Schierhorn, PSU 1:40.07 3. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 1:40.26 5. Mike McWha, U-M 1:40.59 6. Ryan Earhart, U-M 1:43.50

50-yard Freestyle

 1. Brian Hostetler, PSU 20.77 2. Scott Meyer, U-M 21.22 5. Matt Raines, U-M 21.48 6. Tony Kurth, U-M 21.88

200-yard Individual Medley

 1. Joe Percsan, PSU 1:50.96 2. Scott Werner, U-M 1:51.14 4. Jason Mallory, U-M 1:53.49 5. Jeff Hopwood, U-M 1:54.30

One-meter Diving

 1. Josh Trexler, U-M 323.18 4. Luke Cox, U-M 276.45 5. Bryce Cox, U-M 270.07

200-yard Butterfly

 1. Paul Ely, U-M 1:50.68 3. Eric Wilson, U-M 1:52.73 6. Heath Novak, U-M 1:57.48

100-yard Freestyle

 1. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 45.81 5. Scott Meyer, U-M 46.35 6. Tony Kurth, U-M 47.88

200-yard Backstroke

 1. Josh Weaver, PSU 1:47.59 2. Ryan Earhart, U-M 1:49.35 5. Jason Mallory, U-M 1:52.85 6. Jordan Watland, U-M 1:56.89

500-yard Freestyle

 1. Tim Siciliano, U-M 4:25.32# 2. Chris Thompson, U-M 4:26.36# 4. Mike McWha, U-M 4:31.60

Three-meter Diving

 1. Josh Trexler, U-M 341.55 4. Luke Cox, U-M 251.40 5. Carlos Castillo, U-M 227.85 6. Bryce Cox, U-M 224.55

200-yard Breaststroke

 1. Scott Werner, U-M 2:01.30# 2. Jeff Hopwood, U-M 2:01.56# 5. Joshua Hack, U-M 2:05.20

800-yard Freestyle Relay

 1. Michigan 6:38.48 (Chris Thompson, Mike McWha, Tim Siciliano, Garrett Mangieri) 4. Michigan 7:02.20 (Jordan Watland, Eric Wilson, Paul Ely, Mike O'Connor) * NCAA automatic qualifying mark # NCAA provisional qualifying mark