Wolverines Finish Eighth at Texas Invitational

Sunday, December 2

Austin, Texas

10:00 AM CT

Michigan

Texas Invitational (Day 3)

12/2/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

AUSTIN, Texas -- The No. 9-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team concluded competition at the Texas Invitational on Sunday afternoon (Dec. 2) in eighth place. The Wolverines scored 252 points while Texas amassed 669 points to lead the 13-team field at the Lee and Joe Jamail Swim Center.

Jeff Hopwood had NCAA consideration times in both breaststroke events at the Texas Invitational.

Junior All-American Jeff Hopwood (Palo Alto, Calif/Palo Alto HS), who sat out last season due to injury, earned his second NCAA consideration time in as many days with a time of 2:01.17 in the 200-yard breaststroke. Hopwood's 11th-place finish came one day after he posted an NCAA consideration time of 55.91 in the prelims of the 100-yard breaststroke.

In the 200-yard backstroke, the Wolverines placed three swimmers among the top 20. Junior Ryan Earhart (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier HS) led the way for the Maize and Blue in 11th with a time of 1:48.44, followed by freshmen Chuck Sayao (Mississauga, Ontario/Cawthra Park HS) and Mike Galindo (Washington, D.C./Gonzaga College). Sayao placed 14th (1:49.39) and Galindo was 19th (1:50.23).

Michigan also earned a top-10 finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:01.81. Members of the relay team included junior Garrett Mangieri (Old Tappan, N.J./Mercersburg Academy, Pa.), sophomore Dan Ketchum (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS), senior Jordan Watland (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka HS) and junior Tony Kurth (Toledo, Ohio/St. Frances de Sales HS).

In the first event of the finals, Ketchum and freshman Andrew Hurd (Oakville, Ontario/Trafalger HS) swam consideration times in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Hurd finished fourth (15:15.83), followed by Ketchum in fifth (15:20.14).

The Wolverines' next meet will be on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 4-5, when they travel to the desert to face Arizona and Arizona State in dual meets.

Final Team Standings

 1. Texas 669 2. Arizona State 549.5 3. Arizona 493 4. California 480.5 5. Southern Cal 435 6. Auburn 389 7. Wisconsin 367 8. MICHIGAN 252 9. Southern Methodist 135 10. Harvard 102 11. Stanford 51 12. Hawaii 45 13. Texas Christian 39

Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 3)
(Preliminary time in parentheses if faster than finals time)

1,650-yard Freestyle

 1. Erik Vendt, Southern Cal 14:52.27* 4. Andrew Hurd, U-M 15:15.84# 5. Dan Ketchum, U-M 15:20.14# 10. Brendan Neligan, U-M 15:31.80 14. Justin Drake, U-M 15:39.54 21. Nick Douville, U-M 15:49.66 24. Zayd Ma, U-M 15:52.48 32. Tim Wera, U-M 16:17.54

200-yard Backstroke

 1. Alex Lim, California 1:43.43* 11. Ryan Earhart, U-M 1:48.44 (1:48.25) 14. Chuck Sayao, U-M 1:49.39 (1:48.84) 19. Mike Galindo, U-M 1:50.23 31. Andy Hack, U-M 1:54.01 34. Jason Mallory, U-M 1:54.33

100-yard Freestyle

 1. Nick Brunelli, Arizona State 43.73# 21. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 45.42 (45.18) 32. Jordan Watland, U-M 45.95 39. Tony Kurth, U-M 46.30 49. Dan Ketchum, U-M 46.32 52. John McLellan, U-M 46.39 53. Matt Raines, U-M 46.41 62. Mike Porth, U-M 46.82

200-yard Breaststroke

 1. Brendan Hansen, Texas 1:56.09* 10. Jeff Hopwood, U-M 2:01.17# 25. Jason Mallory, U-M 2:05.60

200-yard Butterfly

 1. Juan Veloz, Arizona 1:44.50* 18. Christian Vanderkaay, U-M 1:50.32 21. Heath Novak, U-M 1:51.95 23. Zayd Ma, U-M 1:53.34 (1:52.66) 29. Eric Wilson, U-M 1:53.23 39. Brendan Neligan, U-M 1:55.06 47. Edward Lippincott, U-M 1:56.56

Platform Diving

 1. Justin Dumais, Texas 639.30

400-yard Freestyle Relay

 1. Arizona 'A' 2:55.05* (Roland Schoeman, Eric La Fleur, Max Leassner, Byron Jeffers) 10. Michigan 'A' 3:01.81 (Jordan Watland, Tony Kurth, Dan Ketchum, Garrett Mangieri) 14. Michigan 'B' 3:04.34 (John McLellan, Matt Raines, Ryan Earhart, Mike Porth) * NCAA automatic qualifying time # NCAA consideration time