Michigan
Michigan State
Wolverines Post Wins Over Michigan State, Ohio State
1/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Score: #17 Michigan 138, Michigan State 105; #17 Michigan 148, Ohio State 94;
Michigan State 145, Ohio State 98
Records: U-M (2-4, 2-2 Big Ten), MSU (6-3, 1-1 Big Ten), OSU (3-6, 0-2 Big Ten)
Next U-M Meet: Friday, Feb. 1 -- vs. Northwestern (Canham Natatorium), 4 p.m.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- With wins over Michigan State and Ohio State on Saturday (Jan. 19), the No. 17-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team posted its first two wins of the season. The Wolverines topped Michigan State (138-105) and Ohio State (148-94) at the Charles McCaffree Pool to even their record in the Big Ten Conference at 2-2 while improving their overall mark to 2-4.
The Wolverines won four individual races and two relays in the meet, which featured double event winners in sophomore Kelli Stein (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Waterson HS), sophomore Annie Weilbacher (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales HS), sophomore Sara Johnson (West Bloomfield, Mich./Lahser HS) and junior Laura Kaznecki (Wolverine Lake, Mich./Western HS).
Weilbacher's two victories came on relay teams as she competed in the 400-yard medley relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Wolverines opened the meet with the top performance in the 400-yard medley relay at 3:48.66 as senior Lindsay Carlberg (Carmel, Ind./Carmel HS), Stein and Kaznecki joined Weilbacher for the win. Weilbacher then teamed with Johnson, junior Erin Abbey (Cleveland, Ohio/Mayfield HS) and freshman Tracy Egnatuk (Albion, Mich./Albion Senior HS) to win the 400-yard freestyle relay at 3:30.29.
Three members of the two victorious relay teams went on to post wins in individual races. Stein was the top performer in the breaststroke with a mark 1:04.29 and Johnson led the field in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:05.73. In the sprints, Kaznecki was first in the 50-yard freestyle with a mark of 24.22 while Egnatuk was runner-up with a posting of 24.24.
The Wolverines other win came from freshman Amy McCullough (West Bloomfield, Mich./Mercy HS) as she cruised to a win in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:00.97. McCullough, the Michigan high school state champion in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle races in 2001, has adapted to the longer distance events as Saturday's win was her second of the season in the 1,000-yard freestyle.
Michigan's next meet will be on Saturday, Feb. 2, when it hosts Notre Dame at Canham Natatorium at 3 p.m.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
400-yard Medley Relay
1. Michigan "A" 3:48.66 (Lindsay Carlberg, Kelli Stein, Annie Weilbacher, Laura Kaznecki) 3. Michigan "B" 4:00.06 (Erin Abbey, Katie Peterson, Erica Watts, Tracy Egnatuk)
1,000-yard Freestyle
1. Amy McCullough, U-M 10:00.97 4. Lindsay Johnson, U-M 10:24.31 5. Julie Kern, U-M 10:25.63 6. Lori Eberwein, U-M 10:27.54
200-yard Freestyle
1. Ildiko Szekely, Michigan State 1:53.80 4. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 1:54.43 7. Kathleen Gilbert, U-M 1:58.56 8. Erica Watts, U-M 2:06.11
50-yard Freestyle
1. Laura Kaznecki, U-M 24.22 2. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 24.24 11. Lisbeth Gobel, U-M 32.46
200-yard Individual Medley
1. Sara Johnson, U-M 2:05.73 3. Lindsay Carlberg, U-M 2:08.89 4. Andrea Kurrle, U-M 2:11.52 6. Lesley Barnett, U-M 2:12.36
One-meter Diving
1. Carly Weiden, Michigan State 286.80^ 4. Tealin Kelemen, U-M 229.90 6. Alexis Goolik, U-M 212.30 7. Lindsey McElory, U-M 208.25
100-yard Freestyle
1. Alicia Copestick, Michigan State 53.03 3. Laura Kaznecki, U-M 53.11 4. Andrea Kurrle, U-M 54.65
100-yard Backstroke
1. Katie Duncombe, Michigan State 56.71 2. Lindsay Carlberg, U-M 57.48 3. Erin Abbey, U-M 57.56 6. Sara Johnson, U-M 59.42 8. Kathleen Gilbert, U-M 1:03.37
Three-meter Diving
1. Carly Weiden, Michigan State 296.10^ 4. Tealin Kelemen, U-M 247.45 7. Alexis Goolik, U-M 206.65
100-yard Breaststroke
1. Kelli Stein, U-M 1:04.29 5. Lisbeth Gobel,U-M 1:08.54 6. Katherine Peterson, U-M 1:08.64
400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Michigan "A" 3:30.29 (Annie Weilbacher, Erin Abbey, Tracy Egnatuk, Sarah Johnson) 2. Michigan "B" 3:34.95 (Amy McCullough, Andrea Kurrle, Emily-Clare Fenn, Lori Eberwein) ^ NCAA zone diving qualifying mark
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