Michigan
Texas Invitational (Day 2)
Wolverines Still Eighth After Second Day of Texas Invite
12/1/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
AUSTIN, Texas -- The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team remained in eighth place at the Texas Invitational with 177 points after the second day of competition Saturday (Dec. 1). Defending national champion Texas leads the 13-team field at the Lee and Joe Jamail Swim Center with 436 points, followed by Arizona State in second place (373.5) and California in third (332.5).
| | Jason Mallory took 11th in the 400 IM and helped the Wolverines to fourth in the 800 free relay. |
Mangieri and Ketchum also earned NCAA consideration times in the 200-yard freestyle. Mangieri placed eighth and Ketchum was 11th, both with times of 1:38.67, and both had slightly faster times in the prelims, at 1:38.32 and 1:38.62, respectively.
The other member of the Michigan team to earn an NCAA consideration time was junior All-American Jeff Hopwood (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto HS), who swam a time of 55.91 in the 100-yard breaststroke prelims. Hopwood advanced to the final and finished eighth with a time of 56.39.
In the 400-yard individual medley, the Wolverines had three of the top 13 finishers, led by freshman Chuck Sayao (Mississauga, Ontario/Cawthra Park HS), who placed seventh in 3:56.11 after a faster time (3:54.96) in prelims. Mallory placed 11th (3:54.70) and senior Tim Siciliano (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS), three-time NCAA champion in the 400 IM, finished 13th (3:55.28).
The final day of competition of the Texas Invitational will occur on Sunday (Dec. 2) with the prelims beginning at 9:30 a.m. CST and the finals at 3 p.m. CST.
Team Standings (After Day 2)
1. Texas 436 2. Arizona State 373.5 3. California 332.5 4. Arizona 320 5. Southern Cal 300 6. Auburn 294 7. Wisconsin 262 8. MICHIGAN 177 9. Southern Methodist 104 10. Harvard 72 11. Hawaii 45 12. Stanford 39 13. Texas Christian 22
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 2)
(Preliminary time in parentheses if faster than finals time)
200-yard Medley Relay
1. Texas 'A' 1:27.69# (Tom Hannan, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Leffie Crawford) 11. Michigan 'A' 1:31.22 (Jordan Watland, Jeff Hopwood, Tony Kurth, Garrett Mangieri) 20. Michigan 'B' 1:34.38 (Ryan Earhart, Christian Vanderkaay, Edward Lippincott, Matt Raines)400-yard Individual Medley
1. Eric Vendt, USC 3:48.45# 7. Chuck Sayao, U-M 3:56.11 (3:54.96) 11. Jason Mallory, U-M 3:54.70 13. Tim Siciliano, U-M 3:55.28 18. Brendan Neligan, U-M 3:56.76 20. Eric Wilson, U-M 3:58.02 23. Nick Douville, U-M 4:03.11 (4:01.52) 32. Heath Novak, U-M 4:01.88200-yard Freestyle
1. Chris Kemp, Texas 1:36.02* 8. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 1:38.67# (1:38.32#) 11. Dan Ketchum, U-M 1:38.67# (1:38.62#) 19. Andrew Hurd, U-M 1:39.45 26. Jordan Watland, U-M 1:40.40 35. Mike Porth, U-M 1:40.90 52. Tony Kurth, U-M 1:41.96 63. Justin Drake, U-M 1:43.07 74. John McLellan, U-M 1:43.86 80. Zayd Ma, U-M 1:45.04 87. Tim Wera, U-M 1:45.86 93. Matt Raines, U-M 1:46.70 98. Edward Lippincott, U-M 1:47.18100-yard Breaststroke
1. Brendan Hansen, Texas 53.57* 8. Jeff Hopwood, U-M 56.39 (55.91#) 27. Christian Vanderkaay, U-M 57.61100-yard Backstroke
1. Alex Kim, Californi 47.52* 14. Jordan Watland, U-M 50.01 24. Ryan Earhart, U-M 51.24 (50.78) 35. Mike Galindo, U-M 51.63 47. Andy Hack, U-M 53.03800-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Southern Cal 'A' 6:25.02* (Jeff Lee, Rodrigo Castro, Tamas Kerekjarto, Klete Keller) 4. Michigan 'A' 6:33.19# (Dan Ketchum, Garrett Mangieri, Jason Mallory, Andrew Hurd) 13. Michigan 'B' 6:45.54 (Tony Kurth, Jordan Watland, Brendan Neligan, Mike Porth)One-Meter Diving
1. Troy Dumais, Texas 405.70 * NCAA automatic qualifying time # NCAA consideration time
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