Michigan
Georgia Invitational (Day 2)
Weilbacher Posts NCAA Automatic Time in 100 Fly
12/1/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
ATHENS, Ga. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team finished the second day of competition at the Georgia Invitational on Saturday (Dec. 1) in fifth place with 336 points. Defending national champion Georgia leads the nine-team field at the Gabrielsen Natatorium with 580 points, followed by Northwestern (405).
The Wolverines' best performance on the day came from sophomore Annie Weilbacher (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales HS). Weilbacher posted an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 54.32 in the 100-yard butterfly, which placed her second in the event. Weilbacher also joined senior Lindsay Carlberg (Carmel, Ind./Carmel HS), sophomore Kelli Stein (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Waterson HS) and junior Laura Kaznecki (Wolverine Lake, Mich./Wolverine Lake HS) on the 200-yard medley relay team that placed fourth while earning an NCAA consideration time at 1:42.63.
Carlberg and Stein also posted individual times that were worthy of an NCAA consideration. Carlberg finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke at 55.97 and Stein was third in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.51.
Other members of the team to earn NCAA consideration times for Michigan were freshman Amy McCullough (West Bloomfield, Mich./Mercy HS) and sophomore Sara Johnson (West Bloomfield, Mich./Lahser HS). McCullough, who earned an NCAA consideration time in the 500-yard freestyle on the first day of competition, followed up on Saturday by placing fifth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.91. Johnson also earned her second NCAA consideration time in as many days with a time of 4:22.45 in the 400-yard individual medley, which placed her fifth in the event.
The Georgia Invitational will conclude on Sunday (Dec. 2) at the Gabrielsen Natatorium with prelims scheduled for 9 a.m. and the finals at 3 p.m.
Team Standings (After Day 2)
1. Georgia 580 2. Northwestern 405 3. Florida State 390.5 4. Alabama 354 5. MICHIGAN 336 6. Minnesota 317.5 7. Clemson 266 8. Florida Atlantic 81 9. Georgia Tech 35
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 2)
(Preliminary time in parentheses if faster than finals time)
200-yard Medley Relay
1. Alabama 'A' 1:41.81# (Michelle King, Anne Poleska, Irini Kosta, Marcy Warriner) 4. Michigan 'A' 1:42.63# (Lindsay Carlberg, Kelli Stein, Annie Weilbacher, Laura Kaznecki) 13. Michigan 'B' 1:46.69 (Erin Abbey, Katie Peterson, Erica Watts, Tracy Egnatuk)400-yard Individual Medley
1. Katie Yevak, Georgia 4:15.96* 5. Sara Johnson, U-M 4:22.45# 16. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 4:31.16 (4:29.66) 20. Lesley Barnet, U-M 4:31.75 28. Julie Kern, U-M 4:36.32 30. Andrea Kurrle, U-M 4:37.06100-yard Buttefly
1. Carmen Cosgrove, Northwestern 54.21* 2. Annie Weilbacher, U-M 54.32* 15. Erica Watts, U-M 57.23 27. Lesley Barnet, U-M 58.32200-yard Freestyle
1. Stefanie Williams, Georgia 1:46.00* 5. Amy McCullough, U-M 1:49.91# 23. Erica Watts, U-M 1:55.32 (1:54.91) 31. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 1:55.92 39. Lindsay Johnson, U-M 1:57.20100-yard Breaststroke
1. Anne Poleska, Alabama 1:01.12* 3. Kelli Stein, U-M 1:02.51# 25. Andrea Kurrle, U-M 1:06.91 30. Katie Peterson, U-M 1:07.96 33. Lisbeth Goble, U-M 1:08.34100-yard Backstroke
1. Michelle King, Alabama 55.80# 3. Laura Kaznecki, U-M 55.94# 4. Lindsay Carlberg, U-M 55.97# (55.83#) 6. Erin Abbey, U-M 56.48# 8. Sara Johnson, U-M 57.30 (56.92) 28. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 1:00.32Three-meter Diving
1. Lane Bassham, Alabama 503.65800-yard Freestyle
1. Georgia 'A' 7:21.42# (Paige Kearns, Stefanie Williams, Morgan Fleming, Maritza Correja) 15. Michigan 'B' 7:59.79 (Lesley Barnet, Lindsay Johnson, Julie Kern, Sara Johnson) * NCAA automatic qualifying time # NCAA consideration time
Day 1 Results
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