Michigan
Be Better; Invitational
Wolverine Women Sweep Four Events to Kick off 2023-24 Season at Be Better; Invitational
9/29/2023 10:08:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Event: Be Better; Invitational
Score: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Sept. 30 -- Maize vs. Blue Intrasquad Meet (Canham Natatorium), 9 a.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In its first meet of the season, the University of Michigan partnered with Calvin University and Hope College on Friday evening (Sept. 29) at Canham Natatorium to honor and remember the late Ian Miskelley at the Be Better; Invitational.
Michigan opened the individual events with a sweep of the 100-yard butterfly. Ella Jo Piersma posted a winning time of 55.82 seconds. Katie Crom and Lindsay Flynn finished within one-tenth of a second of each other to finish second and third, respectively.
The Maize and Blue followed up by capturing the top three spots in the 100-yard backstroke. Lily Cleason secured the win with a mark of 56.73. Riley Francis came in next with a time of 57.29, and Malia Amuan grabbed third by clocking a 57.41.
Christey Liang, Abbey Ketslakh and Anna Boemer went one-two-three in the 50-yard freestyle. Liang finished with a time of 23.81, while Ketslakh and Boemer posted marks of 24.11 and 24.14, respectively.
Crom's had a strong performance with a win in the 200-yard freestyle in a time of 1:51.94. Kathryn Shanley captured second by clocking a 1:53.19, and Liang touched with 1:53.27 on the timer.
In the diving well, Taylor Peters won the three-meter springboard comfortably with a score of 275.50 as the lone Wolverine competitor in the event.
In the non-traditional events, Michigan took home the top spot in the 8x25-yard freestyle relay, finishing nearly seven seconds ahead of Hope College.
Hannah Bellard won the 5x100-yard freestyle with a time of 4:30.09, and Devon Kitchel out-touched teammate Noelle Kaufmann to win the 25-yard mystery shootout.
The Wolverines return to the pool on Saturday (Sept. 30) for the Maize vs. Blue Intrasquad Meet at 9 a.m. at Canham Natorium. The meet is open to the public and admission is free.
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