Michigan
Arizona State
Balanced Attack Leads Michigan Past Arizona State
1/7/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Leading U-M was sophomore All-American Tim Siciliano (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS), who turned in two first-place finishes. Siciliano won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:24.24, leading a U-M 1-2-3-4 finish. Junior All-American Chris Thompson (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg HS), senior tri-captain and All-American Mike McWha (Windsor, Ontario/Kennedy Collegiate Institute) and sophomore Chuck Kennedy (Concord, Calif./Northgate HS) placed second through fourth, respectively.
Siciliano also led a Michigan 1-2-3 finish in the 200-yard individual medley by clocking in at 1:50.36. Junior All-American Scott Werner (Haymarket, Va./Paul VI HS) was second and true freshman Tony Kurth (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis de Sales HS) finished third. Werner later turned in a first-place performance in the 200-yard breaststroke, finishing in 2:00.48.
Michigan turned in a third 1-2-3 finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle as Thompson led the charge with the first-place effort (8:57.56), setting a Plummer Center record. McWha and freshman Justin Drake (Phoenix, Ariz./Arcadia HS) finished second and third, respectively.
The remaining Wolverine first-place finishes were turned in by a freshmen trio of Garrett Mangieri (Closter, N.J./Mercersburg [Pa.] Academy), Paul Ely (Beaverton, Ore./Sunset HS) and Ryan Earhart (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier HS). Mangieri turned in the top time in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:38.55. Ely had a time of 1:51.14 in the 200-yard butterfly, and Earhart finished the 200-yard backstroke in 1:48.18.
Senior tri-captain Josh Trexler (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS), a two-time Big Ten Conference Diver of the Week selection this season, finished in second place in both the one- and three-meter dives.
Michigan's next meet is tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 8) at third-ranked University of Arizona at 1 p.m. MST.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
400-yard Medley Relay
1. Arizona State "A" 3:17.97# (Pablo Abal, S. Macdonald, Adam Guzauskas, S. Vonschoff) 3. Michigan "A" 3:21.38 (Ryan Earhart, Tony Kurth, Jeff Hopwood, Scott Meyer) 4. Michigan "B" 3:27.80 (Jason Mallory, Paul Ely, Scott Werner, Jordan Watland)
1,000-yard Freestyle
1. Chris Thompson, U-M 8:57.56 2. Mike McWha, U-M 9:14.42 3. Justin Drake, U-M 9:26.75 6. Mike O'Connor, U-M 9:33.45
200-yard Freestyle
1. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 1:38.55# 2. Chuck Kennedy, U-M 1:39.64 4. Jason Mallory, U-M 1:40.46 8. Jordan Watland, U-M 1:43.48
50-yard Freestyle
1. Simon Macdonald, ASU 20.45 3. Scott Meyer, U-M 21.06 4. John McLellan, U-M 21.56 5. Matt Raines, U-M 21.76 8. Joshua Hack, U-M 22.60
200-yard Individual Medley
1. Tim Sicilliano, U-M 1:50.36# 2. Scott Werner, U-M 1:50.95 3. Tony Kurth, U-M 1:51.40 5. Jeff Hopwood, U-M 1:54.10 -- Francisco Suriano Sui, U-M 2:02.84 -- Jeff Lauhoff, U-M 2:05.59
One-meter Diving
1. Mark Briggs, ASU 284.85 2. Josh Trexler, U-M 275.92 4. Bryce Cox, U-M 272.90 5. Luke Cox, U-M 247.42 6. Carlos Castillo, U-M 234.00
200-yard Butterfly
1. Paul Ely, U-M 1:51.14 2. Eric Wilson, U-M 1:52.09 5. Mike O'Connor, U-M 1:56.02
100-yard Freestyle
1. Simon Macdonald, ASU 45.08 2. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 45.21 5. Tony Kurth, U-M 46.41 6. Scott Meyer, U-M 46.97 8. John McLellan, U-M 47.51
200-yard Backstroke
1. Ryan Earhart, U-M 1:48.18 3. Jason Mallory, U-M 1:52.12
500-yard Freestyle
1. Tim Sicilliano, U-M 4:24.24# 2. Chris Thompson, U-M 4:28.45# 3. Mike McWha, U-M 4:29.51 4. Chuck Kennedy, U-M 4:33.62 -- Justin Drake, U-M 4:40.71 -- Paul Ely, U-M 4:46.23 -- Mike O'Connor, U-M 4:57.62
Three-meter Diving
1. Allan Sonkin, ASU 309.75 2. Josh Trexler, U-M 292.20 4. Bryce Cox, U-M 235.95 6. Carlos Castillo, U-M 206.70 7. Luke Cox, U-M 205.20
200-yard Breaststroke
1. Scott Werner, U-M 2:00.48# 2. Jeff Hopwood,U-M 2:00.98# 4. Francisco Suriano Sui, U-M 2:04.53 5. Joshua Hack, U-M 2:08.69 -- Tim Sicilliano, U-M 2:07.76 -- Jason Mallory, U-M 2:09.47 -- Tony Kurth, U-M 2:11.16 -- Jeff Lauhoff, U-M 2:12.46 -- Eric Wilson, U-M 2:13.05
400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Arizona State "A" 3:02.58 (Bo West, Pablo Abal, A. Lyrbring, Otto Hinks) 2. Michigan "A" 3:05.10 (Garrett Mangieri, Mike McWha, Chuck Kennedy, Jordan Watland) 4. Michigan "B" 3:12.58 (John McLellan, Matt Raines, Justin Drake, Ryan Earhart) # NCAA Consideration time
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