Michigan
NCAA Championships (Day 3)
Wolverines Finish 14th at NCAA Championships
3/25/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Thompson, Siciliano, Hopwood Post All-America Performances
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- The University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team completed its season Saturday evening (March 25) at the 2000 NCAA Championships, finishing 14th at the University Aquatic Center. The final day of action witnessed the Maize and Blue turn in three All-America performances among an impressive five top-12 finishers, and the Wolverines completed the three-day competition with 119 team points. Texas placed first with 538 points, with 1999 champion Auburn (385) finishing second and Arizona (360.5) third to round out the top three.
In the first event of the evening, the Wolverines captured three of the top 12 places in the 1,500-meter freestyle, led by junior Chris Thompson's (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg HS) runner-up finish. Thompson, who held the lead for approximately the first half of the race, finished in a career-best time of 14:35.95. Sophomore Tim Siciliano (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS) turned in a fourth-place performance with a time of 14:48.59. Both Thompson and Siciliano earned All-America honors for their top-eight performances.
Senior tri-captain Mike McWha (Windsor, Ontario/Kennedy Collegiate Institute) also performed well in the 1,500 freestyle, earning Honorable Mention All-America status for his 12th-place finish (15:09.00).
Three events later, Michigan placed two of the top 11 finishers in the 200-meter breaststroke. Sophomore Jeff Hopwood (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto HS) turned in an All-America performance with his time of 2:10.09, good for fourth place. Junior Scott Werner (Haymarket, Va./Paul VI HS) placed 11th with a time of 2:12.17 to earn All-America Honorable Mention.
During the three days of competition, the Wolverines collected five All-America honors -- led by Siciliano's national championship in the 400-meter individual medley -- and 10 Honorable Mention All-America awards. Complete results, along with post-event awards, are available at the NCAA Championships site.
Final Team Standings (Top 15)
1. Texas 538 2. Auburn 385 3. Arizona 360.5 4. Stanford 279.5 5. California 279 6. Southern Cal 249 7. Tennessee 219 Minnesota 219 9. Florida 207 10. Arizona State 152.5 11. Miami (Fla.) 152 12. Virginia 131 13. Nebraska 129 14. MICHIGAN 119 15. Georgia 92 Hawaii 92
Swimmer of the Championship: Ed Moses, Virginia
Swimming Coach of the Championship: Eddie Reese, Texas
Diver of the Championship: Troy Dumais, Texas
Diving Coach of the Championship: Randy Ableman, Florida
Top Eight/U-M Finishes (Day 3)
(Preliminary times for U-M in parentheses if faster than finals time)
1,500-meter Freestyle
1. Erik Vendt, Southern Cal 14:31.02#^ 2. CHRIS THOMPSON, U-M 14:35.95 3. Ryk Neethling, Arizona 14:39.04 4. TIM SICILIANO, U-M 14:48.59 5. Nat Lewis, Arizona 14:57.01 6. James Grimes, Virginia 14:57.22 7. Jon Younghouse, Texas 14:59.23 8. Matthew Martin, Purdue 14:59.97 12. MIKE McWHA, U-M 15:09.00
200-meter Backstroke
1. Matt Cole, Florida 1:53.68 2. Leonardo Costa, Southern Cal 1:54.79 3. Alex Massura, Minnesota 1:54.99 4. Matt Ulrickson, Texas 1:55.47 5. Kris Souther, Arizona 1:55.51 6. Joey Faltraco, South Carolina 1:56.08 7. Mike Jansen, Florida 1:56.25 8. Dan Shevchik, Harvard 1:57.18
100-meter Freestyle
1. Anthony Ervin, California 47.36^ 2. Roland Schoeman, Arizona 47.51 3. Bart Kizierowski, California 47.76 4. Matthew Macedo, California 47.77 5. Jamie Rauch, Texas 48.36 6. Gregory Busse, Auburn 48.42 7. Nick Folker, Hawaii 48.62 8. Anthony Robinson 50.61 51. TONY KURTH, U-M 50.29
200-meter Breastroke
1. Ed Moses, Virginia 2:06.40$*#^ 2. David Denniston, Auburn 2:09.46 3. Jeff Hackler, Minnesota 2:09.81 4. JEFF HOPWOOD, U-M 2:10.09 5. Ryosuke Imai, Southern Cal 2:10.41 6. Valery Kalmikovs, Nebraska 2:10.64 7. Nuk Sirisanont, California 2:10.68 8. Sean Quinn, North Carolina 2:11.75 11. SCOTT WERNER, U-M 2:12.17 (2:12.05)
200-meter Butterfly
1. Adam Messner, Stanford 1:55.79 2. Zsolt Gaspar, South Carolina 1:55.88 3. Jeffrey Somensatto, Auburn 1:56.47 4. Doak Finch, Virginia 1:56.50 5. Jeff Dash, Arizona 1:57.01 6. Steven Brown, Stanford 1:57.16 7. Duncan Sherrard, Florida 1:57.24 8. Marcin Kaczmarek, Central Conn. 1:58.09
Platform Diving
1. Tyce Routson, Miami (Fla.) 596.10 2. Troy Dumais, Texas 588.80 3. Kyle Prandi, Miami (Fla.) 574.65 4. Hank Richardson, Florida 515.70 5. Gabi Chereches, Tennessee 503.90 6. Corey Fox, Louisiana State 475.40 7. Adam Morgan, Texas A&M 451.10 8. Marc Briggs, Arizona State 418.20
400-meter Freestyle Relay
1. California 3:11.25^ (Matthew Macedo, Bart Kizierowski, Anthony Ervin, Lars Merseburg) 2. Texas 3:12.56 3. Arizona 3:13.18 4. Stanford 3:14.08 5. Auburn 3:15.31 6. Minnesota 3:15.93 7. Southern Cal 3:16.81 8. Hawaii 3:17.34 $ World Best * World Record # American Record ^ U.S. Open Record
Day 1 Results
Day 2 Results
N O T E S
Tim Siciliano tallied the ninth-highest individual point total with 41 points. Siciliano, in just his second season, is a five-time NCAA All-American after his two All-America honors at this year's championships. He is also the reigning 400 IM champion for the past two years.
Chris Thompson, in his third season, finished with two NCAA All-America honors at this year's championships, boosting his career total to six.
Jeff Hopwood has turned in an NCAA All-American finish in the 200 breaststroke in each of his two NCAA Championships appearances.
This was the last NCAA Championships appearance for Mike McWha. The senior tri-captain concludes his U-M career with an NCAA All-America honor (6th place in 1,650-yard free in 1997) and six Honorable Mention All-America citations.
Q U O T E S
Michigan Head Coach Jon Urbanchek
On the 1,500-meter freestyle ... "It was a great swim for America. It is the first time in four years that Americans finished 1-2 in the event. Both Chris Thompson and [Southern Cal's Erik] Vendt swam under the existing American record. It was probably the most exciting race of the evening."
On Jeff Hopwood's personal-best performance in the 200-meter breaststroke ... "Jeff swam really well, placing fourth. His time was good; it was his lifetime best."
2000 Michigan NCAA Honors
NCAA Champion
| Tim Siciliano (1): | 400 Individual Medley |
NCAA All-Americans
| Tim Siciliano (2): | 400 Individual Medley (1st) 1,500 Freestyle (4th) |
| Chris Thompson (2): | 1,500 Freestyle (2nd) 400 Freestyle (3rd) |
| Jeff Hopwood (1): | 200 Breaststroke (4th) |
NCAA Honorable Mention All-Americans
| Tony Kurth (2): | 800 Freestyle Relay (14th) 200 Individual Medley (16th) |
| Tim Siciliano (2): | 400 Freestyle (11th) 800 Freestyle Relay (14th) |
| Mike McWha (2): | 1,500 Freestyle (12th) 800 Freestyle Relay (14th) |
| Scott Werner (2): | 200 Breaststroke (11th) 100 Breaststroke (12th) |
| Jeff Hopwood (1): | 100 Breaststroke (10th) |
| Chris Thompson (1): | 800 Freestyle Relay (14th) |
Contact: Justin Pfauth (734) 763-4423
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