Michigan
Texas Invitational (Day 1)
Wolverines in Eighth after Day One of Texas Invite
12/1/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
AUSTIN, Texas -- The 13th-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming team sent several representatives to the Texas Invitational, hosted by the 10th-ranked University of Texas Longhorns. The Wolverines find themselves in eighth place after Friday's (Dec. 1) first day of competition at the three-day invitational.
Michigan's 200-yard freestyle relay team composed of Jennifer Crisman (Hudsonville, Mich./Jenison HS), Samantha Arsenault (Peabody, Mass./Gardner HS), Jennifer Arndt (Green Bay, Wis./Ashwaubenon HS) and Laura Kaznecki (Wolverine Lake, Mich./Western HS) came in a strong third place. Arsenault also garnered a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, while Lori Eberwein (Maple Glenn, Pa./Upper Dublin HS) finished in seventh place.
The Texas Invitational continues Saturday (Dec. 2) with prelims at 10 a.m. CST and finals at 6 p.m.
Team Standings (after Day 1)
1. Stanford (#4) 177 2. UCLA (#2) 173.5 3. Arizona (#3) 170.5 4. Texas (#10) 163 5. California (#5) 154 6. Wisconsin (#12) 131.5 7. Southern Methodist (#15) 127 8. MICHIGAN (#13) 111 9. Rice 56 10. Arizona State (#16) 53.5 11. Minnesota (#18) 35 12. Texas Christian 22 13. Nebraska 19 14. Harvard 0
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 1)
(Preliminary time listed in parentheses if faster than final time)
200-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Wisconsin "A" 1:32.98# (Jennifer Lyman, Jaime Belfor, Christy Mullinax, Ellen Stonebraker) 3. Michigan "A" 1:33.34# (Jennifer Crisman, Samantha Arsenault, Jennifer Arndt, Laura Kaznecki) 8. Michigan "B" 1:36.15 (Annie Weibacher, Melissa Sugar, Erin Abbey, Sara Johnson)500-yard Freestyle
1. Jessica Foschi, Stanford 4:42.53* 2. Samantha Arsenault, U-M 4:42.91* 7. Lori Eberwein, U-M 4:50.24# (4:50.05#) 12. Jenay Karlson, U-M 4:53.34# 17. Mara Sveum, U-M 4:56.00 20. Julie Kern, U-M 4:58.79 (4:57.82) 24. Lindsay Johnson, U-M 5:02.28 (5:00.52)100-yard Butterfly
1. Natalie Coughlin, California 52.40* 16. Jennifer Crisman, U-M 56.04# (55.74#) 23. Annie Weilbacher, U-M 56.72 (56.54) 44. Lindsay Carlberg, U-M 58.40 T47. Laura Kaznecki, U-M 58.77200-yard Individual Medley
1. Natalie Coughlin, California 1:58.35* 8. Sara Johnson, U-M 2:03.99 (2:03.25#) 20. Lindsay Carlberg, U-M 2:05.40 23. Annie Weilbacher, U-M 2:06.58 31. Andrea Kurrle, U-M 2:07.42 49. Traci Valasco, U-M 2:10.73 61. Lisbeth Gobel, U-M 2:12.5450-yard Freestyle
1. Colleen Lanne, Texas 22.37* 8. Jennifer Crisman, U-M 23.30# (23.16#) 21. Laura Kaznecki, U-M 23.72 31. Missy Sugar, U-M 24.02 33. Jennifer Arndt, U-M 24.04 49. Erin Abbey, U-M 24.42400-yard Medley Relay
1. Arizona "A" 3:36.69* (Beth Botsford, Jessica Wagner, Erin Vogt, Sarah Tolar) 17. Michigan "B" 3:52.65 (Lindsay Carlberg, Andrea Kurrle, Sara Johnson, Melissa Sugar) -- Michigan "A" DQ (Jennifer Crisman, Traci Valasco, Annie Weilbacher, Samantha Arsenault)One-meter Diving
1. Ally Hartzell, Texas 273.25100-yard Butterfly (exhibition)
1. Alice Henrigues, California 55.70#50-yard Freestyle (exhibition)
1. Jennifer Arndt, U-M 23.88 15. Missy Sugar, U-M 24.21 * NCAA automatic qualifying time # NCAA consideration time
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