Michigan
NCAA Championships (Day 3)
Wolverines Finish 14th at NCAA Championships
3/18/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
The second event of the evening witnessed senior Shannon Shakespeare (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Kelvin SS) add to her accolades at this year's championships with another Honorable Mention All-America award for her efforts in the 100-meter freestyle. Shakespeare clocked in at 55.32 to place 10th in the event.
Three events later Michigan scored its final points of the Championships, winning the consolation final (ninth place) of the 400-meter freestyle relay. The quartet of Shakespeare, juniors Melissa Sugar (Newburgh, Ind./Evansville Day School) and Jennifer Crisman (Hudsonville, Mich./Jenison HS), and freshman Laura Kaznecki (Wolverine Lake, Mich./Western HS) finished in a time of 3:43.04.
Final Team Standings (Top 15)
1. Georgia 490.5 2. Arizona 472 3. Stanford 397 4. California 311.5 5. Auburn 207 6. Northwestern 186.5 7. Southern Cal 185 8. UCLA 163 9. Texas 155 Virginia 155 11. Wisconsin 133 12. Southern Methodist 131 13. Nevada 104 14. MICHIGAN 102.5 15. North Carolina 86.5
Top Eight/U-M Finishes (Day 3)
(Preliminary times for U-M in parentheses if faster than finals time)
200-meter Backstroke
1. Beth Botsford, Arizona 2:06.70*# 2. Shelly Ripple, Stanford 2:08.01 3. Keegan Walkley, Georgia 2:08.63 4. Denali Knapp, Arizona 2:08.99 5. Jennifer Mihalik, Georgia 2:10.98 6. Jessica Aveyard, Illinois 2:11.53 7. Corrie Murphy, Southern Cal 2:11.63 Sofia Svensson, Cincinnati DQ 31. LINDSAY CARLBERG, U-M 2:14.59
100-meter Freestyle
1. Courtney Shealy, Georgia 53.99 2. Keiko Price, UCLA 54.68 3. Colleen Lanne, Texas 54.80 4. Catherine Fox, Stanford 54.94 5. Helene Muller, Nebraska 55.06 6. Sarah Tolar, Arizona 55.13 7. Courtney Allen, Northwestern 55.25 8. Stefanie Williams, Georgia 55.77 10. SHANNON SHAKESPEARE, U-M 55.32 T22. MELISSA SUGAR, U-M 56.08 34. JENNIFER CRISMAN, U-M 56.51
200-meter Breaststroke
1. Kristy Kowal, Georgia 2:22.39*# 2. Amanda Beard, Arizona 2:26.60 3. Staciana Stitts, California 2:27.72 4. Katie Hathaway, North Carolina 2:27.92 5. Sarah Chandler, SMU 2:28.02 6. Elli Overton, California 2:28.03 7. Brook Monroe, Auburn 2:28.44 8. Amy Balcerzak, Northwestern 2:28.80
200-meter Butterfly
1. Limin Liu, Nevada 2:06.04 2. Misty Hyman, Stanford 2:06.55 3. Shelly Ripple, Stanford 2:10.21 4. Katie Younglove, UCLA 2:10.46 5. Gina Panighetti, Wisconsin 2:11.64 6. Erin Vogt, Arizona 2:11.79 7. Joscelin Yeo, California 2:12.45 8. Trina Jackson, Arizona 2:15.23
400-meter Freestyle Relay
1. Georgia 3:37.67 (Courtney Shealy, Stefanie Williams, Jennifer Mihalik, Maritza Correia) 2. Arizona 3:38.89 3. Stanford 3:39.77 4. California 3:39.88 5. Texas 3:40.70 6. Auburn 3:42.77 7. Southern Methodist 3:44.01 8. Northwestern 3:44.96 9. MICHIGAN 3:43.04 (Shannon Shakespeare, Melissa Sugar, Jennifer Crisman, Laura Kaznecki)
Platform Diving
1. Jenny Keim, Miami (Fla.) 538.80 2. Lizzy Flynt, Tennessee 472.95 3. Sara Reiling, Indiana 468.20 4. Danielle Guarneri, Texas A&M 467.00 5. Ashley Culpepper, LSU 460.05 6. Lindsay Berryman, Arizona 456.50 7. Kim Powers, Stanford 449.55 8. Adrian David, Arizona 404.50
1,500-meter Freestyle
1. Cara Lane, Virginia 16:03.59 2. Trina Jackson, Arizona 16:14.50 3. Asa Sandlund, Southern Cal 16:14.77 4. Mirjana Bosevska, Virginia 16:14.79 5. Jessica Foschi, Stanford 16:18.17 6. Ellen Stonebraker, Wisconsin 16:18.18 7. Becky Wilson, Georgia 16:18.70 8. Maritza Correia, Georgia 16:29.93 27. JENAY KARLSON, U-M 17:01.69 $ World Record * American Record # U.S. Open Record
Day 1 Results
Day 2 Results
Michigan All-Americans
| Shannon Shakespeare (2): | 200 Individual Medley (tie-6th) 200 Freestyle Relay (6th) |
| Jennifer Crisman (1): | 200 Freestyle Relay (6th) |
| Melissa Sugar (1): | 200 Freestyle Relay (6th) |
| Laura Kaznecki (1): | 200 Freestyle Relay (6th) |
Michigan Honorable Mention All-Americans
| Shannon Shakespeare (5): | 100 Freestyle (10th) 200 Freestyle (10th) 200 Medley Relay (10th) 400 Medley Relay (11th) 400 Freestyle Relay (9th) |
| Jennifer Crisman (4): | 100 Backstroke (11th) 200 Medley Relay (10th) 400 Medley Relay (11th) 400 Freestyle Relay (9th) |
| Melissa Sugar (2): | 400 Medley Relay (11th) 400 Freestyle Relay (9th) |
| Lindsay Carlberg (2): | 200 Medley Relay (10th) 400 Medley Relay (11th) |
| Emily Cocks (1): | 200 Medley Relay (10th) |
| Laura Kaznecki (1): | 400 Freestyle Relay (9th) |
N O T E S
With two All-America honors and five Honorable Mention All-America awards at this year's NCAA Championships, senior Shannon Shakespeare finishes her U-M career as a 19-time NCAA All-American and an eight-time Honorable Mention All-American.
Emily Cocks and Laura Kaznecki each earned her first NCAA Championships award. Cocks was an Honorable Mention All-America in the 200 medley relay, while Kaznecki earned All-America honors in the 200 free relay and Honorable Mention All-America recognition in the 400 free relay.
Michigan's 14th-place finish snapped an eight-year streak (1992-99) of NCAA top-eight finishes for the Wolverines but continued a streak of 14 straight years in the top 15. U-M was seventh at last year's NCAA Championships.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Jim Richardson
On tonight's performances ... "We swam very well tonight. Shannon Shakespeare swam well to finish in 10th place in the 100 free. She then led off our relay with a faster time than her individual swim. The relay won the consolation finals and recorded the seventh fastest time in the meet."
Contact: Justin Pfauth (734) 763-4423
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