U-M Topples Notre Dame, Oakland, TCU in Quad Meet

Saturday, October 15

South Bend, Ind.

11:00 AM

Michigan

190

Oakland

10/15/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Oct. 15, 2011

Site: South Bend, Ind. (Rolfs Aquatic Center)
Result: Michigan 174, Notre Dame 119; Michigan 190, Oakland 97; Michigan 178, TCU 115
Record: U-M (3-0), Notre Dame (2-1), Oakland (0-3), TCU (1-2)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Oct. 22 -- vs. Toronto, Club Wolverine Elite, Canadian National Training Center (Canham Natatorium), 4 p.m.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team claimed a decisive sweep to cap its opening weekend of the 2011-12 season, downing Notre Dame (174-119), Oakland (190-97) and Texas Christian (178-115) on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 15) at the Rolfs Aquatic Center. The Wolverines won 10 total events, using seven different athletes, including both relays and one diving event.

Sophomores Connor Jaeger (Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair Haven HS) and Kyle Whitaker (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton HS) headlined the Michigan effort with a pair of individual titles apiece. Jaeger won the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyles, posting a career-best 9:10.63 in the latter event -- nearly a 16-second improvement on his previous best time. He just missed NCAA consideration time with a 4:26.77 showing in the 500-yard race.

Michigan went 1-2 in the 200-yard butterfly, with Whitaker beating out sophomore teammate John Wojciechowski (Scottsdale, Ariz./Phoenix Brophy Prep) for the top spot with a time of 1:50.17. The U-M duo shared first place in the 200-yard individual medley, touching the wall together in 1:52.26. The Wolverines similarly claimed the top two spots in the 50-yard freestyle, with junior Evan Gregg (Blacksburg, Va./Blacksburg HS) earning the victory in 20.48 -- just .19 seconds off NCAA consideration time.

Sophomore Ryutaro Kamiya (Tokyo, Japan/St. Mary's International) and junior Sean Fletcher (Vienna, Va./James Madison HS) rounded out Michigan's individual winners in the pool, claiming the 200-yard backstroke and the 100-yard butterfly, respectively. Kamiya posted a time of 1:48.95, while Fletcher finished in 49.76.

Sophomore Jack Lee (North Egremont, Mass./Berkshire School) posted a career-best score of 328.35 to win the three-meter diving title. Lee's previous best with 310.30.

The Wolverines will open the home portion of their schedule next Saturday (Oct. 22), hosting Toronto, Club Wolverine Elite and the Canadian National Training Center team at 4 p.m. at Canham Natatorium.

Team Scores

MICHIGAN 174, Notre Dame 119MICHIGAN 190, Oakland 97MICHIGAN 178, TCU 115

Event Winners/U-M Finishers

200-yard Medley Relay 1. MICHIGAN 'A'                 1:30.50   (Sean Fletcher, Richard Funk,    Evan Gregg, Miguel Ortiz) 4. MICHIGAN 'B'                 1:32.34   (Jan Konarzewski, Kyle Duckitt,    John Wojciechowski, Kyle Whitaker) 5. MICHIGAN 'C'                x1:33.09   (Connor McCarroll, Casey Sreenan,    D'Voreaux Cann, Bruno Ortiz) 1,000-yard Freestyle 1. Connor Jaeger, U-M           9:10.63 2. Sean Ryan, U-M               9:24.66 9. Jonathon Ekleberry, U-M      9:43.3210. Dane Vanderkaay, U-M        x9:51.50 200-yard Freestyle 1. Frankie Dyer, Notre Dame     1:37.92 2. Michael Wynalda, U-M         1:38.24 3. Roman Willets, U-M           1:40.45 5. Justin Glanda, U-M           1:42.41 9. Andrew Novakoff, U-M        x1:44.21 100-yard Backstroke 1. Laszlo Gyurko, TCU             49.59 3. Jan Konarzewski, U-M           50.39 4. Ryutaro Kamiya, U-M            50.75 6. Sean Fletcher, U-M             50.84 7. Connor McCarroll, U-M         x50.98 100-yard Breaststroke 1. Edgar Crespo, TCU              54.80 2. Richard Funk, U-M              55.72 6. Kyle Duckitt, U-M              58.04 9. Casey Sreenan, U-M             58.6812. Adam Oxner, U-M             x1:00.73--  Bruno Ortiz, U-M              x57.55 200-yard Butterfly 1. Kyle Whitaker, U-M           1:50.17 2. John Wojciechowski, U-M      1:51.73 6. D'Voreaux Cann, U-M          1:55.29 50-yard Freestyle 1. Evan Gregg, U-M                20.48 2. Miguel Ortiz, U-M              20.52 7. Bruno Ortiz, U-M               21.44 9. Roman Willets, U-M            x21.61 One-meter Diving 1. Nick Nemetz, Notre Dame       332.55 2. Chris Ervasti, U-M            307.60 3. James Ross, U-M               300.65 5. Jack Lee, U-M                 280.10 6. Thomas Jahnke, U-M           x272.70 100-yard Freestyle 1. Frankie Dyer, Notre Dame       44.57--  Miguel Ortiz, U-M             x45.18--  Michael Wynalda, U-M          x45.84--  Roman Willets, U-M            x46.13--  Justin Glanda, U-M            x47.28 200-yard Backstroke 1. Ryutaro Kamiya, U-M          1:48.95--  Connor McCarroll, U-M       x1:49.97--  Jan Konarzewski, U-M        x1:50.16--  Kyle Whitaker, U-M          x1:57.39 200-yard Breaststroke 1. Edgar Crespo, TCU            2:03.10 2. Richard Funk, U-M            2:03.81--  Kyle Duckitt, U-M           x2:05.63--  Adam Oxner, U-M             x2:16.48--  Dane Vanderkaay, U-M        x2:18.86 500-yard Freestyle 1. Connor Jaeger, U-M           4:26.77--  Sean Ryan, U-M              x4:36.25--  Jonathon Ekleberry, U-M     x4:42.14--  Andrew Novakoff, U-M        x4:44.45 100-yard Butterfly 1. Sean Fletcher, U-M             49.76--  Evan Gregg, U-M               x49.77--  Jan Konarzewski, U-M          x50.70--  D'Voreaux Cann, U-M           x52.82 Three-meter Diving 1. Jack Lee, U-M                 328.35 2. Chris Ervasti, U-M            315.10 3. James Ross, U-M               314.80 7. Thomas Jahnke, U-M           x267.15 200-yard Individual Medley 1. John Wojciechowski, U-M      1:52.26    Kyle Whitaker, U-M           1:52.26--  Richard Funk, U-M           x1:55.89 400-yard Freestyle Medley 1. MICHIGAN 'B'                 3:02.41   (Evan Gregg, Sean Fletcher,    Bruno Ortiz, Ryutaro Kamiya)--  MICHIGAN 'A'                x3:02.52   (Miguel Ortiz, Roman Willets,    Connor Jaeger, Michael Wynalda)--  MICHIGAN 'D'                x3:12.54   (Andrew Novakoff, D'Voreaux Cann,    Kyle Duckitt, Casey Sreenan)--  MICHIGAN 'C'                x3:12.92   (Justin Glanda, Dane Vanderkaay,    Jonathon Ekleberry, Sean Ryan) x exhibition swim