Michigan
California
Wolverines Fall on Road to Sixth-Ranked Golden Bears
1/6/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
BERKELEY, Calif. -- The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team came up short against No. 6 California, falling by a score of 130-113 on Saturday (Jan. 6) at the Spieker Aquatics Complex. With the loss, the Wolverines drop to 1-4 on the season, although each loss has come against a top 10 nationally ranked team.
After California won the opening race, Michigan responded with two consecutive first-place finishes for an early advantage. Yet California responded by taking five of the next six races to take control and hold on for the victory.
U-M had six individual first-place finishers, led by senior captain and NCAA Honorable Mention All-American Scott Werner (Haymarket, Va./Paul VI HS), who turned in two first-place performances. Werner clocked in at 1:51.59 in the 200-yard individual medley, and later captured the 200-yard breaststroke with an NCAA consideration time of 2:01.49.
Michigan dominated in the distance freestyles, posting 1-2-3 finishes in both the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyles. Two-time NCAA national champion Tim Siciliano (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS) won the 1,000, finishing in 9:14.07, and 2000 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Chris Thompson (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg HS) and sophomore Garrett Mangieri (Closter, N.J./Mercersburg Academy [Pa.]) led the charge in the 500 as each finished in an NCAA consideration time of 4:27.92. Mangieri also placed first in the 200-yard freestyle, clocking in at 1:37.42, also an NCAA consideration time.
Freshman diver Jason Coben (Newtown Square, Pa./Maple Newtown HS) continued his strong performance thus far this season as he won the three-meter springboard with an NCAA zone diving qualifying mark of 317.40. He also added a second-place performance on the one-meter board (279.45).
U-M has one week off from competition before starting its Big Ten Conference schedule at home against Penn State on Friday, Jan. 19, at Canham Natatorium. The meet begins at 6 p.m.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
400-yard Medley Relay
1. California "A" Times 3. Michigan "A" not 5. Michigan "B" available1,000-yard Freestyle
1. Tim Siciliano, U-M 9:14.07 2. Chris Thompson, U-M 9:24.68 3. Justin Drake, U-M 9:25.64200-yard Freestyle
1. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 1:37.42# 3. Chris Thompson, U-M 1:41.28 4. Jordan Watland, U-M 1:41.3450-yard Freestyle
1. Frank Uxa, Cal 20.65 5. Matt Raines, U-M 21.47 6. Joshua Hack, U-M 22.13200-yard Individual Medley
1. Scott Werner, U-M 1:51.59 3. Tony Kurth, U-M 1:53.68One-Meter Diving
1. Nicolas Bartolotta, Cal 282.23 2. Jason Coben, U-M 279.45 5. Dustin Garwood, U-M 220.13 6. Carlos Castillo, U-M 216.00200-yard Butterfly
1. Hiro Sakoda, Cal 1:49.39 2. Paul Ely, U-M 1:49.74 3. Eric Wilson, U-M 1:52.50100-yard Freestyle
1. Anthony Ervin, Cal 43.99# 5. Jordan Watland, U-M 46.77 6. Tony Kurth, U-M 46.98200-yard Backstroke
1. Alex Lim, Cal 1:49.50 2. Ryan Earhart, U-M 1:50.39 3. Jason Mallory, U-M 1:52.06500-yard Freestyle
1. Chris Thompson, U-M 4:27.92# Garrett Mangieri, U-M 4:27.92# 3. Tim Siciliano, U-M 4:33.30Three-Meter Diving
1. Jason Coben, U-M 317.40^ 3. Carlos Castillo, U-M 233.03 4. Dustin Garwood, U-M 218.63200-yard Breaststroke
1. Scott Werner, U-M 2:01.49# 5. Joshua Hack, U-M 2:06.80400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. California "A" 3:01.00 2. Michigan "A" 3:03.43 3. Michigan "B" 3:14.14 # NCAA consideration time ^ NCAA zone diving qualifying mark
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