Michigan Goes 1-2 in Four-Team Dual Competition
11/6/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Scores: #8 Michigan 220, #12 Nebraska 148
#16 Minnesota 234, #8 Michigan 167
#18 North Carolina 187, #8 Michigan 183
Records: U-M (2-3, 1-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Meet: Friday, Nov. 19 -- vs. Ohio State, Clemson (Canham Natatorium), 6 p.m.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- The eighth-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team defeated 12th-ranked Nebraska and lost to both No. 16 Minnesota and No. 18 North Carolina in a four-team dual competition that spanned Friday and Saturday (Nov. 5-6) at Minnesota's Dorothy L. Sheppard Pool. With the win and two losses, Michigan is now 2-3 overall, 1-1 against Big Ten Conference schools.
U-M was led by senior All-American Shannon Shakespeare (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Kelvin SS), who turned in three individual first-place performances. Shakespeare finished victorious in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.01), 200-yard individual medley (2:03.01), and 100-yard freestyle (50.65).
The Wolverines had first-place finishes in three other events. Freshman Jenay Karlson (San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS) had a first-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:07.11. Junior All-American Jennifer Crisman (Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison HS) finished first in the 50-yard freestyle.
Also turning in a first-place performance was the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Crisman, Melissa Sugar (Newburgh, Ind./Evansville Day School), Laura Kazniecki (Wolverine Lake, Mich./Western HS) and Shakespeare which finished in 3:25.30. Sugar also turned in a good effort in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing just 0.10 seconds behind Nebraska's Shandra Johnson to take second place.
After a week off, the Wolverines return to action Friday, Nov. 19, with a home meet against Ohio State and Clemson.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
200-yard Medley Relay
1. Minnesota 1:44.21 (Sara Rutkowski, Terri Jashinsky, Marta Knowles, Amy Cottrill) 4. Michigan 1:47.60 (Erin Abbey, Lindsay Carlberg, Emily Cocks, Laura Kazniecki) 8. Michigan 1:50.49 (Lindsay Maas, Andrea Kurrle, Traci Valasco, Heather Dehainaut)
One-Meter Diving
1. Rachel Degener, MN 249.65 4. Amanda Crews, UM 214.15 7. Hanna Shin, UM 200.45 9. Theresa DeSitter, UM 198.45 14. Kelly Vander Kuyl, UM 162.95
1,000-yard Freestyle
1. Jenay Karlson, UM 10:07.11 8. Julie Kern, UM 10:24.12 10. Lindsay Johnson, UM 10:26.99
200-yard Freestyle
1. Shandra Johnson, NEB 1:49.85# 2. Melissa Sugar, UM 1:49.95# 10. Mara Sveum, UM 1:55.53 12. Kathleen Gilbert, UM 1:57.50 14. Laura Sadler, UM 1:58.22
100-yard Backstroke
1. Summer Mack, UNC 55.81# 2. Jennifer Crisman, UM 56.29# 3. Lindsay Carlberg, UM 57.37 7. Erin Abbey, UM 58.29 14. Lindsay Maas, UM 1:00.69100-yard Breaststroke
1. Shannon Shakespeare, UM 1:03.01# 6. Traci Valasco, UM 1:05.95 9. Emily Cocks, UM 1:06.70 12. Gwen Weingart, UM 1:07.64
200-yard Butterfly
1. Ilana Kavadlo, UNC 2:03.05 8. Andrea Kurrle, UM 2:05.64 13. Julie Kern, UM 2:13.82 15. Brooke Smith, UM 2:16.23 16. Lisbeth Gobel, UM 2:16.89
50-yard Freestyle
1. Jennifer Crisman, UM 23.43# 5. Laura Kazniecki, UM 24.18 9. Erin Abbey, UM 24.72 14. Heather Dehainaut, UM 25.93
200-yard Individual Medley
1. Shannon Shakespeare, UM 2:03.01# 6. Andrea Kurrle, UM 2:07.93 7. Lindsay Carlberg, UM 2:08.40
800-yard Relay Freestyle
1. North Carolina 7:26.61# (Katie Scoggins, Stefanie Rulis, Katie Hathaway, J. Strasburger) 2. Michigan 7:29.99 (Melissa Sugar, Mara Sveum, Andrea Kurrle, Shannon Shakespeare) 7. Michigan 7:53.52 (Jenay Karlson, Lindsay Johnson, Kathleen Gilbert, Julie Kern)
400-yard Relay Medley
1. North Carolina 3:48.11 (Christy Watkins, Summer Mack, Katie Hathaway, J. Strasburger) 4. Michigan 3:50.35 (Lindsay Carlberg, Jennifer Crisman, Traci Valasco, Melissa Sugar) 7. Michigan 3:58.56 (Erin Abbey, Lindsay Maas, Emily Cocks, Laura Kazniecki)
Three-Meter Diving
1. Traci Lavoi, MN 255.30 4. Hanna Shin, UM 227.55 5. Amanda Crews, UM 224.90 7. Theresa DeSitter, UM 209.95 12. Kelly Vander Kuyl, UM 183.00
200-yard Relay Freestyle
1. Minnesota 1:34.56 (Terri Jashinsky, Amy Cottrill, Meghan Sonstegard, Jenny Hennen) 3. Michigan 1:35.71 (Jennifer Crisman, Laura Kazniecki, Erin Abbey, Shannon Shakespeare) 6. Michigan 1:43.40 (Emily Cocks, Heather Dehainaut, Jenay Karlson, Kathleen Gilbert)
400-yard Individual Medley
1. Katie Hathaway, UNC 4:20.10# 9. Andrea Kurrle, UM 4:35.66 10. Lindsay Carlberg, UM 4:36.59 14. Julie Kern, UM 4:45.87 15. Lisbeth Gobel, UM 4:46.15
100-yard Freestyle
1. Shannon Shakespeare, UM 50.65# 5. Melissa Sugar, UM 52.17 10. Laura Kazniecki, UM 53.71 14. Heather Dehainaut, UM 57.38
200-yard Backstroke
1. Shandra Johnson, NEB 2:01.01# 2. Lindsay Carlberg, UM 2:01.72# 4. Erin Abbey, UM 2:03.39 15. Kathleen Gilbert, UM 2:11.09
100-yard Butterfly
1. Terri Jashinsky, MN 55.36 2. Jennifer Crisman, UM 56.52 12. Laura Sadler, UM 1:00.97 14. Brooke Smith, UM 1:02.32
500-yard Freestyle
1. Shandra Johnson, NEB 4:54.31# 3. Melissa Sugar, UM 4:57.56 7. Jenay Karlson, UM 5:00.93 8. Mara Sveum, UM 5:02.36 12. Lindsay Johnson, UM 5:12.10
200-yard Breaststroke
1. Katie Hathaway, UNC 2:15.04# 4. Traci Valasco, UM 2:19.78 11. Emily Cocks, UM 2:23.49 12. Andrea Kurrle, UM 2:24.52 13. Gwen Weingart, UM 2:24.93
400-yard Relay Freestyle
1. Michigan 3:25.30 (Jennifer Crisman, Laura Kazniecki, Melissa Sugar, Shannon Shakespeare) 6. Michigan 3:43.63 (Jenay Karlson, Heather Dehainaut, Mara Sveum, Kathleen Gilbert) # NCAA provisional qualifying mark
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