Michigan
Indiana
Wolverines Surge Over Final Two Events to Earn A Tie
1/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Result: #12 Michigan 150, #15 Indiana 150
Records: U-M (5-4-1, 2-0-1 Big Ten), Indiana (2-3-1, 1-1-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Meet: Friday, Jan. 26 -- Ohio State and Northwestern (Columbus, Ohio), 6:00 p.m. 1031
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team tied No. 15-ranked Indiana -- the reigning Big Ten champion -- 150-150 on Saturday (Jan. 13) at Canham Natatorium. The Wolverines erased a 26-point deficit over the final two events to move their undefeated streak against Big Ten competition to 38 consecutive meets. The meet was held in short-course yards.
On Senior Night, divers Jon Donadee (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield) and Pat Noyes (Wilmette, Ill./New Trier) were honored in their last appearances at Canham Natatorium. Donadee went out on top as he recorded an NCAA Zone Qualifying mark in each diving event, scoring 316.05 in the one-meter and 310.05 in the three-meter. Sophomore Kyle Schroeder (Milan, Mich./Milan) also captured a Zone Qualifying mark in the three-meter, finishing with a mark of 326.10.
After Indiana jumped out to an early 11-6 lead following the 200-yard medley relay, the Wolverines battled back with victories from sophomore Matt Patton (Matthews, N.C./Butler) and sophomore Bobby Savulich (Edison, N.J./St. Joseph). Patton won the 1,650-yard freestyle with an NCAA Consideration 'B' Time of 15:22.59. The Wolverines were able grab a 28-21 lead after the 200-yard freestyle, where Savulich took first (1:38.03), freshman Charlie Houchin (Raleigh, N.C./William G. Enloe) placed third (138.85) and freshman Andr Schultz (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Colegio Palmares) took fourth (1:39.35).
Indiana picked up a series of wins before Michigan swept the top three spots of the 200-yard butterfly. Junior Alex Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams) captured first place, (1:48.20) with Patton right behind in second place (1:49.50). Sophomore Curtis Dauw (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) took third touching the wall 1:50.08.
With Michigan down 81-69 going into the 100-yard freestyle, Bobby Savulich won the event, capturing his second victory of the day with a time of 45.14. His effort gave the Wolverines a much needed victory and kept them within striking distance of the Hoosiers.
Indiana would win the next two events before Charlie Houchin and Alex Vanderkaay finished 1-2, respectively, in the 500-yard freestyle. Houchin touched the wall in 4:27.91, with Vanderkaay less than a second behind at 4:28.53. Freshman Scott Spann (Austin, Texas/Westlake) captured an NCAA 'B' time in 200-yard breaststroke, when he took second place with a time of 1:59.92.
After winning the 100-yard butterfly and taking 16 points in the three-meter dive, Indiana had built a very comfortable 145-119 lead against the Wolverines heading into the final two events. U-M surged back to sweep the top three spots in the 400-yard individual medley. Andr Schultz took first place in the event with a time of 3:55.94. Juniors Dane Grenda (Hockessin, Del./Salesianum) and Alex Vanderkaay took the next two spots finishing less than a second behind Schultz. Grenda touched the wall in 3:56.29, and Vanderkaay clocked 3:56.57 to help the Wolverines cut the Hoosiers lead down to 13.
Going into the final event, Michigan needed to finish the 800-yard freestyle relay with the two fastest times in order to tie Indiana. The relay team of Savulich, sophomore Evan Ryser (Katy, Texas/James E. Taylor), Houchin and Vanderkaay won the event with a mark of 6:45.27. Right behind them was the relay team of Patton, Dauw, sophomore Sal Barba (Hudson, Mass./St. Johns) and Schultz to take second place (6:48.40) to earn a tie against the Hoosiers.
Michigan will take a week long hiatus before traveling to Columbus, Ohio to take on Ohio State and Northwestern at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion on Fri-Sat. Jan. 26-27. Friday's action will start at 6 p.m. and Saturday's events will begin at 1 p.m.
NOTE
Initially it appeared that the Hoosiers had won the meet by a score of 151-149, but Indiana head coach Ray Looze realized that his team had accidentally sent junior Todd Patrick to four individual events and a relay event. By rule, a team can only send a swimmer to three individual events and a relay event. Looze pointed the error out to the officials.
Patrick's fourth event was the 100-yard butterfly, a race which he swam the fifth fastest time to earn one point. When the error was noticed, Patrick's time was changed to an exhibition, giving freshman Chris Dukatz (Troy, Mich./Birmingham Brother Rice) the fifth fastest scored time. The correction subtracted one point from Indiana's original total of 151 and added a point to Michigan's original total of 149. The correction resulted in a score of 150-150.
Contact: Tim Trunzo (734) 763-4423
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