Two Relay Wins Put Wolverines in First at Big Tens

Wednesday, February 24

West Lafayette, Ind.

6:30 PM

Michigan

Big Tens Day 1

2/24/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

Feb. 24, 2016

Men's Swimming & Diving

» The Wolverines came from behind to win the 800-yard freestyle relay, as Jack Mangan and Dylan Bosch chased down Indiana over the last 400 yards.
» Anders Lie Nielsen went 1:32.36 to open the 800-yard freestyle relay, the second-fastest time in U-M history and only two tenths-of-a-second off the Big Ten record.
» Michigan won the 800-yard freestyle relay for the 16th consecutive year and the 200-yard medley relay for the seventh consecutive year.

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Site: West Lafayette, Ind. (Boilermaker Aquatic Center)
Event: Big Ten Championships (Day 1 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: 1st Place of 10 Teams (128 points) after Day 1
Next U-M Event: Thursday, Feb. 25 -- at Big Ten Championships - Day 2 (West Lafayette, Ind.), 11 a.m./6:30 p.m.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A thrilling come-from-behind victory in the 800-yard freestyle relay highlighted a relay sweep for the No. 5-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team on the first night of the Big Ten Championships, held Wednesday (Feb. 24) at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center. Following the two relay wins, the Wolverines sit in first place (128 points).

Michigan won its 16th consecutive conference title in the longest of the five relay races, but it didn't come easy, needing to mount a back-half rally to claim the gold medal. Senior Anders Lie Nielsen went out in 1:32.36, an NCAA A cut for the 200-yard freestyle that was about two tenths-of-a-second off Michael Wynalda's Big Ten and U-M record (1:32.14). The Hoosiers took the lead on the second leg, gaining about two full seconds on freshman Mokhtar Al-Yamani, but the Wolverines didn't quit. Junior Jack Mangan trimmed the Indiana lead to three quarters-of-a-second before senior Dylan Bosch overtook Indiana's Max Irwin on the final leg. Bosch split 1:33.41 in comparison to Irwin's 1:35.31, giving Michigan the victory by over a second.

The Wolverines won the 200-yard medley relay for the seventh straight year behind the quartet of juniors Jason Chen and Chris Klein, fifth-year senior Jeremy Raisky and sophomore Paul Powers, claiming an NCAA A cut and pool record (1:24.12). U-M took the lead for good on the second leg behind at 23.56 split from Klein, though Indiana was only a tenth-of-a-second behind. Raisky opened up the lead slightly with a 20.22 split on the butterfly leg, serving it up to Powers to bring it home in 19.00 seconds to secure the win. The Wolverines won by half-a-second over Indiana.

Tweet of the Day

WATCH: Jack Mangan and Dylan Bosch run down Indiana to lift U-M to a win in the 800 Freestyle Relay. #GoBlue https://t.co/11rGUNlFnP

— Michigan Swim & Dive (@umichswimdive) February 25, 2016

The Big Ten Championships continue tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 25) at the Boilermaker Aquatic Pavilion. Preliminaries begin at 11 a.m., and finals begin at 6:30 p.m.

Team Standings (After Day 1)

 1. MICHIGAN         128 2. Indiana          112 3. Ohio State       106 4. Iowa             100 5. Wisconsin         98 6. Northwestern      92    Purdue            92 8. Minnesota         90 9. Penn State        8410. Michigan State    74

Event Winners (Day 1)

200-yard Medley Relay1. MICHIGAN                                1:24.12*P  (Jason Chen, Chris Klein,   Jeremy Raisky, Paul Powers)  800-yard Freestyle Relay1. MICHIGAN                                6:15.04*P  (Anders Lie Nielsen, Mokhtar Al-Yamani,   Jack Mangan, Dylan Bosch) * NCAA A# NCAA B^ NCAA Zone Diving qualifying scoreP Pool RecordM School RecordB Big Ten Record! Big Ten Championships Record