Wolverines Dominate, Win Orange Bowl Classic

Saturday, January 2

Key Largo, Fla.

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Michigan

Orange Bowl Classic

1/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Jan. 2, 2010

Site: Key Largo, Fla. (Jacobs Aquatics Center)
Event: Orange Bowl Swim Classic
U-M Team Standing: 1st (599 points)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., Jan. 8-9 -- vs. Indiana (Canham Natatorium), 4 p.m./Noon

KEY LARGO, Fla. -- The No. 7-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team won all 12 events at the seventh annual Orange Bowl Classic on Saturday (Jan. 2) to take home its second team title of the season inside the Jacobs Aquatics Center. The Wolverines racked up 599 points, with second-place Duke earning 419 points.

Seniors Chris Brady (Wilmington, Del./Mount Pleasant) and André Schultz (Sao Paolo, Brazil/Colegio Palmares) both won two events for the Maize and Blue. Brady took top honors in the 50-meter freestyle (22.95) and 50-meter butterfly (24.41), while Schultz won both the 100-meter backstroke (54.73) and 100-meter breaststroke (1:04.86).

The Wolverines also claimed first place in both relays, with the quartet of senior Alon Mandel (Netanya, Israel/Eldad), junior Sam Wensman (Durham, N.H./Oyster River), junior Neal Kennedy (Chanhassen, Minn./Chaska) and senior/junior Evan Ryser (Katy, Texas/James E. Taylor) kicking off the meet with a win in the 200-meter medley relay (1:42.39).

To conclude the meet, the foursome of Brady, senior Charlie Houchin (Raleigh, N.C./William G. Enloe), sophomore Dan Madwed (Stamford, Conn./Towson) and freshman Hassan Abdel Khalik (Mississauga, Ontario/Silverthorn Collegiate) won the 200-meter freestyle relay in 1:34.32.

Abdel Khalik added an individual title in the 400-meter freestyle (4:02.90), out-distancing runner-up sophomore Dane Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams) by almost seven seconds (4:09.63). Kennedy won the 50-meter breaststroke (29.04), while Ryser came away with a win in the 100-meter freestyle (52.80).

Junior Tyler Clary (Riverside, Calif./Riverside Poly) hit the wall first in the 200-meter individual medley (2:05.41), with Madwed in the 100-meter butterfly (56.15) and Mandel in the 50-meter backstroke (25.56) rounding out the event winners for the Wolverines on the afternoon.

The Wolverines return to dual-meet action and kick off Big Ten Conference competition next weekend (Fri-Sat., Jan. 8-9) when they welcome Indiana University to Canham Natatorium. Friday's action starts at 4 p.m., while Saturday competition begins at noon.

Final Team Standings

1. MICHIGAN             5992. Duke                 4193. George Mason         3684. Minnesota State      2435. Adelphi              202

Event Winners/U-M Finishers
Preliminary time in parenthesis if faster than final time

200-meter Medley Relay1. MICHIGAN                     1:42.39 (1:42.03)  (Alon Mandel, Sam Wensman,   Neal Kennedy, Evan Ryser)
400-meter Freestyle1. Hassaan Abdel Khalik, U-M    4:02.90 (4:02.00)2. Dane Vanderkaay, U-M         4:09.63 (4:06.00)3. Ryan Feeley, U-M             4:13.30 (4:04.00)
50-meter Butterfly1. Chris Brady, U-M               24.412. Neal Kennedy, U-M              24.943. Alon Mandel, U-M               25.15 (25.00)
100-meter Backstroke1. Andre Schultz, U-M             54.732. Tyler Clary, U-M               55.803. Adam DeJong, U-M               59.41 (58.50)
50-meter Breaststroke1. Neal Kennedy, U-M              29.042. James Ridgeway, U-M            29.333. Sam Wensman, U-M               30.13
100-meter Freestyle1. Evan Ryser, U-M                52.802. Charlie Houchin, U-M           53.19 (51.20)9. Dane Vanderkaay, U-M           56.75 (55.66)
100-meter Butterfly1. Dan Madwed, U-M                56.153. Jared Miller, U-M              58.38 (57.50)4. Hassaan Abdel Khalik, U-M      58.57
50-meter Backstroke1. Alon Mandel, U-M               25.562. Charlie Houchin, U-M           27.124. Adam DeJong, U-M               27.76 (27.50)
100-meter Breaststroke1. Andre Schultz, U-M           1:04.862. James Ridgeway, U-M          1:05.693. Sam Wensman, U-M             1:06.23 (1:06.08)
50-meter Freestyle1. Chris Brady, U-M               22.952. Evan Ryser, U-M                23.774. Ryan Feeley, U-M               25.01
200-meter Individual Medley1. Tyler Clary, U-M             2:05.412. Dan Madwed, U-M              2:12.75 (2:10.59)3. Jared Miller, U-M            2:13.70 (2:11.00)
200-meter Freestyle Relay1. MICHIGAN                     1:34.32 (1:32.69)  (Chris Brady, Charlie Houchin,   Dan Madwed, Hassaan Abdel Khalik)

N O T E S

• The meet was conducted in short course meters (25-meter pool).

• This was the second time the Wolverines swam in meters this year. U-M also swam in meters at the Long Course Invitational (Dec. 6).

• The Wolverines also won the College/University Division title at the USA Swimming Short Course Nationals (Dec. 3-5) to give U-M two team titles this season.

• U-M took the top three spots in the first four individual events (400 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 100 backstroke and 50 breaststroke). Michigan also took the top three spots in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley.

• The Orange Bowl Classic ends the Wolverines' winter training trip to Florida.

• Michigan won all 11 events it participated in at last year's Orange Bowl Classic.

• Next weekend's dual meet against Indiana is the first dual meet for the Wolverines since defeating Oakland, 168-101, on Nov. 13.

Contact: Sarah VanMetre (734) 763-4423