Smiddy Wins 200 IM; Wolverines in Second at Big Tens

Thursday, February 19

Columbus, Ohio

6:30 PM

Michigan

Big Ten Day 2 Finals

2/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Feb. 19, 2015

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Location: Columbus, Ohio (Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion)
Event: Big Ten Championships (Day 2 Finals)
U-M Team Standing: 2nd of 13 Teams (196.5 points) after Day 2
Next U-M Event: Friday, Feb. 20 -- at Big Ten Championships - Day 3 (Columbus, Ohio), 11 a.m./6:30 p.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Freshman Clara Smiddy won the 200-yard individual medley (1:56.74) to pace the No. 17-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team on the second day of the Big Ten Championships on Thursday (Feb. 19) inside the Bill and Mae McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. After two days of action, the Wolverines are in second place (196.5 points). Minnesota currently sits in first (232.5 points).

With the win, Smiddy becomes the first Wolverine to win a conference title in the 200-yard IM since Margaret Kelly in 2010. Smiddy's time of 1:56.74 is now third on the school's all-time list for that race behind Kelly (1:55.41) and junior Marni Oldershaw (1:56.18). Oldershaw joined Smiddy in the event final tonight, finishing third (1:58.14).

All three U-M swimmers improved on their preliminaries finishes in the finals of the 500-yard freestyle. In the event final, freshman Gillian Ryan jumped three spots to finish third (4:39.86), while sophomore Claudia Goswell tied for seventh (4:43.24), improving on her initial eighth-place finish from preliminaries. In the consolation final, freshman Hannah Moore finished 12th (4:43.29), also moving up one spot from the morning's preliminaries.

The Wolverines had two of the top nine swimmers in the 50-yard freestyle. Junior Ali DeLoof swam in the event final and finished fifth (22.36), while sophomore Madeline Frost raced to the wall to win the consolation final, officially finishing ninth (22.69).

The lone relay of the night was the 200-yard freestyle relay where the quartet of Frost, DeLoof, junior Zoe Mattingly and Smiddy took fifth (1:29.51).

Four divers were in action over in the diving well. Senior Carey Chen had the highest finish, winning the consolation final and finishing ninth overall (331.25). It was a new career-best score by more than 20 points.

The Big Ten Championships continue tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 20) from Columbus with preliminaries at 11 a.m. and finals at 6:30 p.m. The events on the third day include the 400-yard IM, the 100-yard butterfly, the 200-yard freestyle, the 100-yard breaststroke, the 100-yard backstroke, three-meter diving and the 400-yard medley relay.

Team Standings (After Day 2)

 1. Minnesota           232.5 2. MICHIGAN            196.5 3. Indiana             179 4. Wisconsin           162 5. Penn State          147 6. Purdue              123 7. Ohio State          109 8. Iowa                102 9. Northwestern         7410. Nebraska             6611. Illinois             4612. Rutgers              4313. Michigan State       34

Event Winners/U-M Finishers (Day 2 Finals)
Preliminaries time in parentheses if faster than finals time

200-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Wisconsin                  1:27.70*!&   (Chase  Kinney, Ivy Martin,    Aja Van Hout, Annie Tamblyn) 5. MICHIGAN                   1:29.51#   (Madeline Frost, Ali DeLoof,    Zoe Mattingly, Clara Smiddy) 500-yard Freestyle 1. Kennedy Goss, Indiana      4:37.83# 3. Gillian Ryan, U-M          4:39.86# 7. Claudia Goswell, U-M       4:43.24# (4:42.28#)12. Hannah Moore, U-M          4:43.29#21. Kelsey Cummings, U-M       4:46.95#30. Jessica Wolf, U-M          4:50.3344. Madison Horton, U-M        4:52.7247. Celia Keany, U-M           4:53.7458. Mary Kate Leary, U-M       4:58.24 200-yard Individual Medley 1. Clara Smiddy, U-M          1:56.74# 3. Marni Oldershaw, U-M       1:58.14#20. Marie Georger, U-M         2:01.04#21. Carolyn McCann, U-M        2:01.16#25. Samantha Yeo, U-M          2:01.50#36. Gabby DeLoof, U-M          2:02.7539. Emily Kopas, U-M           2:02.91 50-yard Freestyle 1. Ivy Martin, Wisconsin        21.65* 5. Ali DeLoof, U-M              22.36# (22.33#) 9. Madeline Frost, U-M          22.69#35. Molly Schaefer, U-M          23.2140. Julia Fiks Salem, U-M        23.2659. Sharalynn Missiuna, U-M      23.5863. Claudia Lau, U-M             23.6689. Kayla Douglas, U-M           24.10 One-Meter Diving 1. Yu Zhou, Minnesota          365.00^ 9. Carey Chen, U-M             331.25^18. Sarah Kamstra, U-M          262.8026. Keegan McCaffrey, U-M       247.3528. Elena Ghormley, U-M         239.25 * NCAA automatic-qualifying time ("A")# NCAA provisional-qualifying time ("B")^ NCAA Zone Diving qualifying score! Big Ten record& Big Ten Championships record$ Michigan record

• Previous Results: Day 2 Prelims | Day 1

N O T E S

• Through two days, U-M has picked up two NCAA 'A' times and 12 NCAA 'B' times.

• Ali DeLoof now has the second-fastest time in school history in the 50-yard freestyle (22.33).

• Madeline Frost now has the ninth-fastest time in school history in the 50-yard freestyle (22.69).

• Claudia Goswell now has the fourth-fastest time in school history in the 500-yard freestyle (4:42.28).

• Carey Chen moved up to second on the school's all-time list for highest one-meter diving scores (331.25). The six-dive record is held by Erica LaBonte (331.28 from 2007).

Q U O T E S

Michigan Head Coach Mike Bottom
On the evening's swims ... "The 200-yard freestyle relay was solid. We went better tonight than we did at U.S. Nationals, so that was certainly encouraging. I think we can do better on that relay, but nevertheless, it was a solid swim all the way around. Gillian (Ryan) came way back to take third in the 500-yard freestyle, and Claudia (Goswell) sneaking in there to take seventh was pretty awesome. The 200-yard IM. What more can you say? That was awesome, to see a freshman step up and win that. Clara had two great swims today. Same for Marni (Oldershaw). Both of them should be very proud of how they did tonight."

On the 50-yard freestyle ... "Seeing Maddy (Frost) win the consolation final got everyone fired up. That was great to see. Then Ali (DeLoof) came back in the event final and was just off her time from the morning. They both swam very hard."

On Carey Chen ... "We thought she might make the final, but she came up just short. To her credit, she didn't let that get to her and absolutely cranked it up in the consolation. She blew everyone away."

On his message to the team going into day three ... "Just to keep doing what we're doing. We're swimming well and diving well. We're in a great position to get better as long as we keep executing. That's the key to staying ahead of Indiana and catching Minnesota. To have a chance, you have to be hitting on all cylinders."

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