Wolverines' Big Ten Streak Snapped at No. 14 Indiana

Saturday, January 8

Bloomington, Ind.

11:00 AM

Michigan

137

163

No. 14 Indiana

1/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Jan. 8, 2011

• Complete Results

Site: Bloomington, Ind. (Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center)
Result: #14 Indiana 163, #8 Michigan 137
Record: U-M (2-2-1, 0-1 Big Ten), Indiana (2-2-1, 1-0 Big Ten)
Next U-M event: Fri-Sat., Jan. 14-15 -- at SMU Invitational (Dallas, Texas), 6 p.m. CST

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The No. 8-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team fell in its Big Ten opener, 163-137, at No. 14-ranked Indiana on Saturday (Jan. 8) inside the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. The Wolverines claimed five individual victories and won the 200-yard medley relay in their first conference loss since the 2006-07 season.

Senior Neal Kennedy (Chanhassen, Minn./Chaska) led the way for the Wolverines with victories in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley while swimming the anchor leg of U-M's winning relay. Kennedy posted an NCAA 'B' standard of 1:48.85 in the individual medley and was followed by freshman Kyle Whitaker (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton), who finished second on a consideration time of 1:49.00. Whitaker collected a victory of his own, touching the wall first in the 200-yard butterfly.

Sophomore Sean Fletcher (Vienna, Va./James Madison) and junior Dan Madwed (Stamford, Conn./Towson) both touched the wall in 49.26 in the 100-yard butterfly, splitting the first- and second-place points. Senior Jared Miller (Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East) posted a time of 2:02.05 to pace the field in the 200-yard breaststroke.

A busy weekend awaits the Wolverines as they take part in three events beginning with the SMU Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 14-15) in Dallas, Texas. The remaining swimmers and the full complement of divers will host Eastern Michigan on Saturday (Jan. 15) at noon, before the entire Maize and Blue squad reunites for a Big Ten clash with Purdue on Sunday (Jan. 16) at 5 p.m. inside Canham Natatorium.

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

200-yard Medley Relay 1. MICHIGAN 'A'                1:28.94#   (Miguel Ortiz, James Ridgeway,    Sean Fletcher, Neal Kennedy) 3. MICHIGAN 'B'                1:32.10   (Jan Konarzewski, Sam Wensman,    John Wojciechowski, Evan Gregg) 5. MICHIGAN 'C'               x1:32.55   (Connor McCarroll, Kyle Duckitt,    Tony Wahl, Kevin Wilson)     1,650-yard Freestyle 1. Illya Larin, IU            15:31.18# 3. Sean Ryan, U-M             15:47.17 6. Chris Douville, U-M        16:01.42 7. Ryan Feeley, U-M           16:26.98 8. Dane Vanderkaay, U-M      x16:29.67        200-yard Freestyle 1. Titus Knight, IU            1:38.17# 2. Dan Madwed, U-M             1:38.39 4. Hassaan Abdel Khalik, U-M   1:40.25 6. Connor Jaeger, U-M          1:41.18 7. Roman Willets, U-M         x1:41.81     100-yard Backstroke 1. Eric Ress, IU                 48.72 2. Connor McCarroll, U-M         50.16 3. Jan Konarzewski, U-M          50.29 4. Sean Fletcher, U-M            50.35 8. Ryutaro Kamiya, U-M          x51.40         100-yard Breaststroke 1. Neal Kennedy, U-M             55.90 2. James Ridgeway, U-M           56.11 4. Kyle Duckitt, U-M             57.99--  Sam Wensman, U-M                 DQ        200-yard Butterfly 1. Kyle Whitaker, U-M          1:48.50 3. John Wojciechowski, U-M     1:50.86 5. Tony Wahl, U-M              1:51.41         50-yard Freestyle 1. Bryan Chovanec, IU            20.08# 2. Miguel Ortiz, U-M             20.22# 4. Evan Gregg, U-M               20.82 6. Sean Fletcher, U-M            21.00 8. Kevin Wilson, U-M            x21.15         Platform Diving 1. Michael DellOrco II, IU      387.23 4. Jack Lee, U-M                322.50 7. Chris Morrison, U-M          297.98              100-yard Freestyle   1. Titus Knight, IU              44.83 2. Neal Kennedy, U-M             45.23 4. Dan Madwed, U-M               45.45 5. Miguel Ortiz, U-M             45.85 6. Roman Willets, U-M           x46.22--  Kevin Wilson, U-M            X46.71         200-yard Backstroke  1. Doug Spraul, IU             1:48.74 2. Connor McCarroll, U-M       1:49.46 3. Ryutaro Kamiya, U-M         1:49.86 5. Jan Konarzewski, U-M        1:50.69 7. Chris Douville, U-M        x1:53.79        200-yard Breaststroke 1. Jared Miller, U-M           2:02.05 3. Kyle Whitaker, U-M          2:05.16 5. James Ridgeway, U-M         2:06.46--  Kyle Duckitt, U-M          x2:07.20--  Sam Wensman, U-M                 DQ          500-yard Freestyle 1. Ryan Hinshaw, IU            4:28.36# 4. Connor Jaeger, U-M          4:31.50 6. Hassaan Abdel Khalik, U-M   4:38.15 7. Sean Ryan, U-M              4:38.22 8. Ryan Feeley, U-M           x4:50.07--  Ryutaro Kamiya, U-M        x4:41.74--  Dane Vanderkaay, U-M       x4:52.40          100-yard Butterfly 1. Sean Fletcher, U-M            49.26 1. Dan Madwed, U-M               49.26 3. Evan Gregg, U-M               49.55 4. John Wojciechowski, U-M      x49.63             One-Meter Diving 1. David Piercy, IU             377.55 5. Chris Morrison, U-M          296.33 6. Jack Lee, U-M                278.10          200-yard Individual Medley 1. Neal Kennedy, U-M           1:48.85# 2. Kyle Whitaker, U-M          1:49.00# 6. James Ridgeway, U-M         1:54.36 7. Jared Miller, U-M          x1:55.24         400-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Indiana 'A'                 3:00.09# 2. MICHIGAN 'A'                3:00.82#   (Miguel Ortiz, Evan Gregg,    Roman Willets, Dan Madwed) 3. MICHIGAN 'B'                3:04.32   (Hassaan Abdel Khalik, John Wojciechowski,    Connor Jaeger, Kyle Whitaker) 5. MICHIGAN 'C'               x3:06.37   (Ryan Feeley, Jan Konarzewski,    Kevin Wilson, Jared Miller)         # NCAA Consideration Time
* NCAA automatic qualifying time

N O T E S

• The Wolverines had their Big Ten winning streak snapped at 20 dual meets. The streak dated back to Jan. 27, 2007.

• Michigan suffered its first loss in the Big Ten under third-year head coach Mike Bottom. The Maize and Blue are now 11-1 under Bottom in conference dual meets.

• Sophomore Miguel Ortiz swam a career-best 20.22 in the 50-yard freestyle. His runner-up finish met the NCAA consideration standard and edged his previous best of 20.24 set at the Wolverine Last Chance meet on March 7, 2010.

Contact: Ryan Sosin (734) 763-4423