Michigan
Texas Invitational (Day 3)
U-M Women Tankers Place Seventh at Texas Invitational
12/3/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
AUSTIN, Texas -- The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team completed the final day of competition at the Texas Invitational on Sunday (Dec. 3). Michigan finished seventh out of 14 teams, scoring 362 team points during the three-day meet. No. 2 UCLA placed first, scoring 553.5 team points, with No. 4 Stanford close behind at 529.5.
U-M was led by the duo of sophomore Erin Abbey (Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield HS) and junior Lindsay Carlberg (Carmel, Ind./Carmel HS), who finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 200-yard backstroke. Both swimmers posted NCAA consideration times, as Abbey finished in 1:59.71 while Carlberg clocked in at 1:59.85.
Also scoring a top-eight finish was sophomore Traci Valasco (Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams HS), who placed ninth in the 200-yard breaststroke with an NCAA consideration time of 2:14.51.
In relay events, U-M was led by the 400-yard freestyle team of 2000 U.S. Olympic gold medalist Samantha Arsenault (Peabody, Mass./Gardner HS), senior All-American Jennifer Crisman (Hudsonville, Mich./Jenison HS), freshman Annie Weilbacher (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales HS) and sophomore All-American Laura Kaznecki (Wolverine Lake, Mich./Western HS), who finished sixth at 3:25.54.
Coach Jim Richardson's Wolverine squad travels to Hawaii for winter training and a meet against Texas A&M on Wednesday, Dec 27.
Final Team Standings
1. UCLA (#2) 553.5 2. Stanford (#4) 529.5 3. Texas (#10) 501.5 4. Arizona (#3) 495.5 5. Wisconsin (#12) 398.5 6. California (#5) 367 7. MICHIGAN (#13) 362 8. Southern Methodist (#15) 290 9. Rice 152 10. Minnesota (#18) 130 11. Arizona State (#16) 128.5 12. Texas Christian 71 13. Nebraska 47 14. Harvard 2
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 3)
(Preliminary time listed in parentheses if faster than final time)
200-yard Backstroke
1. Beth Botsford, Arizona 1:54.77* 4. Erin Abbey, U-M 1:59.71# 5. Lindsay Carlberg, U-M 1:59.85# (1:59.33#) 8. Jennifer Arndt, U-M 2:05.74 (2:01.01#) 18. Sara Johnson, U-M 2:02.32 42. Laura Kaznecki, U-M 2:07.96100-yard Freestyle
1. Colleen Lanne, Texas 48.50* 10. Samantha Arsenault, U-M 50.77# (50.71#) 11. Jennifer Crisman, U-M 50.87# 48. Annie Weilbacher, U-M 53.11 50. Missy Sugar, U-M 53.19 51. Laura Kaznecki, U-M 53.29 54. Erin Abbey, U-M 53.61 56. Mara Sveum, U-M 53.65200-yard Breaststroke
1. Tara Kirk, Stanford 2:12.24* 9. Traci Valasco, U-M 2:14.51# 24. Lisbeth Gobel, U-M 2:24.39 (2:22.45)200-yard Butterfly
1. Natalie Coughlin, California 1:55.93* 32. Andrea Kurrle, U-M 2:07.28 36. Julie Kern, U-M 2:08.66 37. Annie Weilbacher, U-M 2:09.21Platform Diving
1. McKenze Murphy, Stanford 438.30^400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Texas "A" 3:18.30* (Tanica Jamison, Colleen Lanne, Lauren Martin, Erin Phenix) 6. Michigan "A" 3:25.54 (Samantha Arsenault, Jennifer Crisman, Annie Weilbacher, Laura Kaznecki) 13. Michigan "B" 3:29.03 (Mara Sveum, Erin Abbey, Sara Johnson, Jenay Karlson)100-yard Freestyle (exhibition)
1. Amy Bouta, Arizona 51.15 * NCAA automatic qualifying time # NCAA consideration time
Day 1 Results | Day 2 Results
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