Michigan
NCAA Championships (Day 2)
Siciliano Wins NCAA 400-Meter Individual Medley Title
3/24/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Sophomore Sets American, U.S. Open Records to Defend Title
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Led by sophomore Tim Siciliano's (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS) record-breaking performance, the University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team moved up in the team standings on Friday evening (March 24) at the NCAA Championships at the University Aquatic Center.
The Wolverines increased their team score to 61 points through Day 2, scoring 38 points in Friday's events to inch up a spot to 15th place. Texas held onto its first-place standing from Thursday and has 416 points, with Auburn (291) in second and Arizona (241.5) in third to round out the top three. The third and final day of competition is Saturday (March 25).
In the second event of the evening, Siciliano went to work in the 400-meter individual medley. The 1999 NCAA 400-yard IM champion turned in a first-place performance, good for 20 team points. He finished in a record time of 4:06.02, obliterating both the American (4:11.72) and U.S. Open (4:13.35) records for the event.
Three events later, U-M added to its point total with two top-12 performances in the 100-meter breaststroke. Sophomore Jeff Hopwood (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto HS) placed 10th with a time of 1:00.78, while junior Scott Werner (Haymarket, Va./Paul VI HS) placed 12th (1:01.08). The top-16 performances earn the two swimmers All-America Honorable Mention.
The last event of the night witnessed U-M turn in a 14th-place finish in the 800-meter freestyle relay to earn All-America Honorable Mention. The quartet of freshman Tony Kurth (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis de Sales HS), Siciliano, junior Chris Thompson (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg HS) and senior tri-captain Mike McWha (Windsor, Ontario/Kennedy Collegiate Institute) clocked in with a time of 7:19.02.
The three-day competition wraps up Saturday (March 25), with preliminary action starting at noon CST and finals beginning at 7 p.m. Complete results, along with post-event awards, are available at the NCAA Championships site.
Top Teams (After Day 2)
1. Texas 416 2. Auburn 291 3. Arizona 241.5 4. Stanford 185.5 5. Tennessee 184 6. California 176 7. Southern Cal 170 8. Minnesota 146 9. Arizona State 121.5 10. Florida 109 Miami (Fla.) 109 12. Nebraska 97 13. Virginia 79 14. Georgia 75 15. MICHIGAN 61 16. Hawaii 53
Top Eight/U-M Finishes (Day 2)
(Preliminary times for U-M in parentheses if faster than finals time)
200-meter Medley Relay
1. Texas 1:35.66#^ (Matt Ulrickson, Russell Chozick, Nate Dusing, Bryan Jones) 2. Arizona 1:35.87 3. Tennessee 1:35.93 4. Auburn 1:36.30 5. California 1:37.24 6. Minnesota 1:37.27 7. North Carolina State 1:38.24 -- Stanford DQ
400-meter Individual Medley
1. TIM SICILIANO, U-M 4:06.02#^ 2. Erik Vendt, Southern Cal 4:09.35 3. Kevin Clements, Auburn 4:10.43 4. Michael Windisch, Nebraska 4:11.74 5. Eric Donnelly, Florida 4:11.89 6. Mark Warkentin, Southern Cal 4:13.82 7. Steven Brown, Stanford 4:14.34 8. Joe Montague, Texas 4:16.99
100-meter Butterfly
1. Adam Pine, Nebraska 51.23^ 2. Nate Dusing, Texas 52.00# 3. Roland Schoeman, Arizona 52.14 4. Zsolt Gaspar, South Carolina 52.54 5. Tom Hannan, Texas 52.82 6. Oswaldo Quevedo, Auburn 52.99 7. Bryan Jones, Texas 53.07 8. Jeffrey Somensatto, Auburn 53.43 T31. TONY KURTH, U-M 54.68
200-meter Freestyle
1. Ryk Neethling, Arizona 1:43.90^ 2. Adam Messner, Stanford 1:45.01 3. Jamie Rauch, Texas 1:46.35 4. John Waters, Stanford 1:46.72 5. Scot Goldblatt, Texas 1:46.84 6. Jacint Simon, Nevada-Las Vegas 1:47.44 7. Jeff Lee, Southern Cal 1:47.63 8. Jay Schryver, Arizona 1:47.77 42. CHRIS THOMPSON, U-M 1:49.76 47. MIKE McWHA, U-M 1:50.71
100-meter Breaststroke
1. Ed Moses, Virginia 57.66$*#^ 2. David Denniston, Auburn 58.68 3. Jeremy McDonnell, Tennessee 59.37 4. Ryosuke Imai, Southern Cal 59.72 5. Patrick Calhoun, Auburn 1:00.22 6. Russell Chozick, Texas 1:00.40 7. Steve Messner, California 1:01.13 8. Otto Hinks, Arizona State 1:02.73 10. JEFF HOPWOOD, U-M 1:00.78 12. SCOTT WERNER, U-M 1:01.08 (1:00.98)
100-meter Backstroke
1. Matt Ulrickson, Texas 52.05 2. Riley Janes, Texas A&M 52.18 3. Alex Massura, Minnesota 52.24 4. Tom Hannan, Texas 52.53 5. Bart Kizierowski, California 52.54 6. Michael Gilliam, Tennessee 52.71 7. Matt Allen, Arizona 52.72 8. Leonardo Costa, Southern Cal 52.88
Three-meter Diving
1. Troy Dumais, Texas 662.65 2. Stefan Ahrens, Miami (Fla.) 624.05 3. Imre Lengyel, Miami (Fla.) 614.50 4. Shannon Roy, Tennessee 612.60 5. Tyce Routson, Miami (Fla.) 593.00 6. Kyle Prandi, Miami (Fla.) 591.80 7. Gabi Chereches, Tennessee 585.75 8. Clayton Moss, Kentucky 573.60
800-meter Freestyle Relay
1. Texas 7:05.05^ (Jon Younghouse, Nate Dusing, Scot Goldblatt, Jamie Rauch) 2. Arizona State 7:09.40 3. Stanford 7:11.48 4. Auburn 7:11.67 5. Arizona 7:11.78 6. Minnesota 7:12.52 7. Penn State 7:13.87 8. Nebraska 7:14.49 14. MICHIGAN 7:19.02 (Tony Kurth, Tim Siciliano, Chris Thompson, Mike McWha) $ World Best * World Record # American Record ^ U.S. Open Record
Day 1 Results
N O T E S
With his first-place and All-America performance in the 400-meter individual medley, Tim Siciliano is now a four-time NCAA All-American: 400 IM (twice), 500 free, 1,650 free.
Tim Siciliano's record time in the 400 IM (4:06.02) broke both Chad Carvin's American record (4:11.72) and Stefan Marne's U.S. Open record (4:13.35).
U-M was in 16th place with 23 points after the first day of competition on Thursday (March 23).
Q U O T E S
Michigan Sophomore Tim Siciliano
On his first-place, record-setting 400 IM effort ... "I just wanted to go a couple seconds faster than this morning. The key for me was the backstroke part of it. I kept pace in it, and with the breast and free to go, I knew I could pull away and win. Jon [Urbanchek] told me if I was at least shoulder-length within the lead after the backstroke, I could take it."
Michigan Head Coach Jon Urbanchek
On Tim Siciliano's record-breaking performance ... "He was feeling very good after prelims earlier today, so I knew he would swim well in the finals. He felt he could go for the record, and he did. His mind was focused and his body worked for him. Strategically, he did a great job, managing each of the four segments in the right way."
On tomorrow's outlook ... "Tomorrow we are going to continue to make our best individual efforts. The 1,500 free will bring in some points with Chris Thompson and Tim Siciliano, and hopefully Mike McWha will also score for us. The 200 breast is also a good event for us with Jeff Hopwood and Scott Werner. I think those two will do well."
Contact: Justin Pfauth (734) 763-4423
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