Michigan
Texas Invitational (Day 1)
Vanderkaay, Tarwater Lead U-M on First Day at Texas
12/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
AUSTIN, Texas -- The fourth-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team featured seven top-eight finishes tonight (Thursday, Dec. 1) to help propel the team to fourth place, with 155 points, on the first day of competition at the Texas Invitational. Peter Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams) posted U-M's top finish of the night, placing a close second in the 500-yard freestyle with an NCAA automatic qualifying time.
The team of senior captains Chris DeJong (Holland, Mich./Holland), Davis Tarwater (Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School) and Peter Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams) along with freshman Bryan Vessels (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) started the meet with an NCAA 'B' time of 1:20.47 for a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Tarwater repeated the fourth-place performance with another in the 100-yard butterfly with his first NCAA automatic qualifying time (47.04) of the season.
The 500-yard freestyle was the Wolverines' strongest event of the night as they featured three swimmers in the A final. Flipping places from last year's meet, Peter Vanderkaay was edged by Southern Cal's Ous Mellouli by 0.17 seconds, 4:12.18 to 4:12.35, both NCAA 'A' standard times. Matt Patton (Matthews, N.C./Butler) and DeJong rounded out Michigan's A final trio, placing sixth and seventh, respectively. Alex Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams) and Christian Sprang (Sicklerville, N.J./St. Augustine Prep) joined Patton and DeJong as they all earned NCAA 'B' standard times.
Dane Grenda (Hockessin, Del./Salesianum) continued U-M's top finishes in the 200-yard individual medley. The sophomore placed sixth after touching in 1:50.30, more than three seconds faster than his previous season best.
Jon Donadee (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield) was Michigan's top point-getter in the three-meter diving finals. Scoring 261.50, the junior was less than three points away from making the finals as he earned a ninth-place finish.
In the second relay and final event of the night, the captains were joined this time by Andrew Albright (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) for the 400-yard medley relay. The quartet posted an NCAA consideration time of 4:15.01, good for third place.
Action continues through Saturday (Dec. 3), with prelims at 10 a.m. CST and finals starting at 6 p.m. each day.
Team Standings (After Day 1)
1. Arizona 269
2. Texas 224
3. California 172
4. MICHIGAN 155
5. Southern Cal 143
6. Arizona State 70
7. Hawai`i 50
8. Pacific 36
9. Wisconsin 35
10. Stanford 29
11. UC Santa Barbara 27
12. Texas Christian 25
13. Missouri 22
14. Denver 15
15. Wyoming 11
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 1)
200-Yard Freestyle Relay 1. Arizona 'A' 1:18.56# 4. Michigan 'A' 1:20.47# (Davis Tarwater, Chris DeJong, Bryan Vessels, Peter Vanderkaay) 15. Michigan 'B' 1:24.65 (Evan Ryser, Bobby Savulich, Curtis Dauw, Sal Barba) 100-Yard Butterfly 1. Ian Crocker, Longhorn Aquatics 46.14 4. Davis Tarwater, U-M 47.04* 22. Curtis Dauw, U-M 50.48 (49.87) 500-Yard Freestyle 1. Ous Mellouli, Southern Cal 4:12.18* 2. Peter Vanderkaay, U-M 4:12.35* 6. Matt Patton, U-M 4:22.08# 7. Chris DeJong, U-M 4:24.09 (4:23.33#) 9. Alex Vanderkaay, U-M 4:23.71# 19. Jorge Carral, U-M 4:30.50 22. Christian Sprang, U-M 4:33.21 (4:32.16) 25. Bobby Savulich, U-M 4:27.40# 31. Johnny Austermann, U-M 4:33.10 200-Yard Individual Medley 1. Adam Ritter, Arizona 1:45.03* 6. Dane Grenda, U-M 1:50.30 24. Curtis Dauw, U-M 1:54.23 (1:54.17) 50-Yard Freestyle 1. Simon Burnett, Arizona 19.28* 19. Davis Tarwater, U-M 20.55 28. Chris DeJong, U-M 20.81 38. Bryan Vessels, U-M 21.10 Three-Meter Diving 1. Bailey Gao, Texas 349.95 (358.15) 9. Jon Donadee, U-M 261.50 14. Kyle Schroeder, U-M 222.60 21. Pat Noyes, U-M 156.75 400-Yard Medley Relay 1. Arizona 'A' 3:08.69* 3. Michigan 'A' 3:15.01# (Chris DeJong, Andrew Albright, Davis Tarwater, Peter Vanderkaay) 12. Michigan 'B' 3:22.77 (Dane Grenda, Grant Burtch, Curtis Dauw, Evan Ryser) * NCAA automatic time # NCAA consideration time ^ NCAA zone diving qualifying mark
Contact: Jed Shein (734) 763-4423
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