Michigan
Indiana Invitational (Day 2)
Michigan Finishes Third at Indiana Invitational
1/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Event: Indiana Invitational
U-M Finish: 3rd Place of 4 Teams (714 Points)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 17 -- at Northwestern (Evanston, Ill.), 1 p.m. CST
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 19-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team finished third with 714 points at the Indiana Invitational on Saturday morning (Jan. 10) at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center. No. 13 Tennessee won the event with 1,454 points and Indiana was runner-up with 1,294.5 points in the four-team field.
Freshman Caitlin Dauw(St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East) and senior Hannah Smith(Dexter, Mich./Dexter) each picked up top-three finishes for the Wolverines, who also placed third in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Smith earned her fourth top-three finish of the competition when she finished third in the 200-yard backstroke. Smith battled with Kate Zubcova from Indiana and Tricia Weaner throughout the race but was outpaced in the final 25 yards, touching the wall in third at 1:59.39.
Dauw picked up U-M's top finish of the day with a second-place touch in the 200-yard butterfly. Dauw out swam Tennessee's Jennifer Connolly, finishing with a time of 2:02.33, .40 seconds ahead of the Volunteer swimmer.
Michigan closed out the competition with a third-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Wolverines finished with a time of 3:25.67, four seconds ahead of the fourth-place finisher.
U-M returns to action next Saturday (Jan.17) when it travels to Evanston, Ill., to battle Northwestern in dual-meet action. The meet is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. CST at the Norris Aquatics Center.
Team Standings
1. Tennessee 1454 2. Indiana 1294.5 3. MICHIGAN 714 4. Illinois 186.5
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 2)
1,650-yard Freestyle 1. Aleksa Akerfelds, U-T 16:39.92 8. Emily Hanson, U-M 17:15.14 15. Mary Catherine Steiner, U-M 17:54.32
200-yard Backstroke 1. Kate Zubcova, Indiana 1:58.35 3. Hannah Smith, U-M 1:59.39 13. Leigh Cole, U-M 2:07.62 14. Lori Morton, U-M 2:07.98 17. Catherine Nosal, U-M 2:10.53 18. Alexa Mehesan, U-M 2:10.66 19. Liz Johnson, U-M 2:10.83 23. Emily Christy, U-M 2:12.54 24. Courtney Beyer, U-M 2:15.06 27. Emily Hanson, U-M 2:16.31
100-yard Freestyle 1. Michelle King, U-T 50.03 7. Margaret Kelly, U-M 51.74 9. Leigh Cole, U-M 51.87 10. Hannah Smith, U-M 52.02 13. Noelle Martin, U-M 52.38 18. Liz Koselka, U-M 52.91 19. Natasha Moodie, U-M 53.19 20. Kristyne Cole, U-M 53.28 21. Claire Tyler, U-M 53.58 22. Caitlin Dauw, U-M 53.63 24. Catherine Nosal, U-M 53.80 25. Liz Johnson, U-M 54.01 31. Mary Catherine Steiner, U-M 54.85 32. Alexa Mehesan, U-M 54.86 35. Christine Nichols, U-M 55.68 36. Keenan Koss, U-M 55.74
200-yard Breaststroke 1. Sarah Stockwell, Indiana 2:17.68 14. Margaret Kelly, U-M 2:25.32 16. Christine Nichols, U-M 2:26.50 21. Morgan Rosentreter, U-M 2:30.92
200-yard Butterfly 1. Brittany Barwegen, Indiana 1:59.94 2. Caitlin Dauw, U-M 2:02.33 10. Emily Christy, U-M 2:06.31 13. Lori Morton, U-M 2:07.10 15. Keenan Koss, U-M 2:08.11 15. Claire Tyler, U-M 2:08.11 21. Kristyne Cole, U-M 2:10.46 22. Courtney Beyer, U-M 2:10.51 24. Noelle Martin, U-M 2:14.46
400-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Tennessee 3:22.85 3. Michigan "A" 3:25.67 (Hannah Smith, Margaret Kelly, Leigh Cole, Noelle Martin) 9. Michigan "C" 3:33.74 (Alexa Mehesan, Claire Tyler, Caitlin Dauw, Catherine Nosal) 11. Michigan "B" 3:34.99 (Natasha Moodie, Liz Koselka, Liz Johnson, Kristyne Cole) 13. Michigan "D" 3:38.91 (Keenan Koss, Courtney Beyer, Lori Morton, Christine Nichols)
* NCAA automatic time
# NCAA consideration time
^ NCAA zone diving qualifying mark
Day 1 Results
Contact: Joe Arancio (734) 763-4423
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