Wildcats Hand Wolverines First Dual Loss of Season

Friday, January 4

Tucson, Ariz.

Noon MT

Michigan

119

124

Arizona

1/4/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team incurred its first dual-meet loss of the season as it was defeated by No. 8-ranked Arizona, 124-119, on Friday afternoon (Jan. 4) at the William G. and Delores D. Hillenbrand Aquatic Center. The Wildcats were able to snap Michigan's 10-match win streak in duals by capturing the last race of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Garrett Mangieri swept the freestyle sprints against the Wildcats.

Despite the loss, the Wolverines posted the top performances in five events, including two each by junior Garrett Mangieri (Closter, N.J./Mercersburg Academy, Pa.) and senior Tim Siciliano (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS). Mangieri led the Maize and Blue in the 200-yard freestyle with a victorious time of 1:40.24 as teammates Dan Ketchum (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS) and Mike Porth (Detroit, Mich./Detroit Jesuit HS) finished second and third, respectively, at 1:40.58 and 1:41.71. In the 100-yard freestyle, Mangieri added his second win with a time of 45.24.

Siciliano helped Michigan continue its dominance in the distance events this season as one of his victories occurred in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:30.87. Freshman Andrew Hurd (Oakville, Ontario/Trafalger HS) followed in second place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:31.77 before claiming the top spot in the 1,650-yard freestyle at 15:33.43. Fellow freshman Brendan Neligan (Briarwood, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy HS) was runner-up in the 1,650 with a time of 15:33.76.

Siciliano's second win came in the 200-yard individual medley, as he edged out teammate Jason Mallory (Granger, Ind./Penn HS) for first place by 16 one-hundreths of a second with a time of 1:53.15. Mallory was also the Wolverines' top performer in the 200-yard breaststroke as he placed second to Arizona's Greg Owen by posting a time of 2:05.21.

Michigan's next dual meet will be held on Saturday (Jan. 5) when it travels to Tempe, Ariz., to take on the No. 5-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils. The meet will be held at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center and will begin at noon MST.

Event Winners/U-M Finishes

400-yard Medley Relay

 1. Arizona "A" 3:21.21 (Kristopher Souther, Greg Owen, Jeff Dash, Byron Jeffers) 2. Michigan "A" 3:22.09 (Jordan Watland, Jeff Hopwood, Tony Kurth, Garrett Mangieri) 3. Michigan "B" 3:28.43 (Ryan Earhart, Christian Vanderkaay, Ed Lippincott, Matt Raines) 5. Michigan "C" 3:34.09 (Mike Galindo, Jason Mallory, Heath Novak, Andy Hack)

1650-yard Freestyle

 1. Andrew Hurd, U-M 15:33.43 2. Brendan Neligan, U-M 15:33.76 4. Nicholas Douville, U-M 15:56.17 5. Zayd Ma, U-M 15:57.97 6. Justin Drake, U-M 16:01.59 8. Tim Wera, U-M 16:14.22

200-yard Freestyle

 1. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 1:40.24 2. Dan Ketchum, U-M 1:40.58 3. Mike Porth, U-M 1:41.71

50-yard Freestyle

 1. Eric La Fleur, Arizona 20.79 3. Tony Kurth, U-M 21.15 4. Matt Raines, U-M 21.23 6. John McLellan, U-M 21.59

200-yard Individual Medley

 1. Tim Siciliano, U-M 1:53.15 2. Jason Mallory, U-M 1:53.31 4. Chuck Sayao, U-M 1:54.81 6. Jeff Hopwood, U-M 1:59.31

200-yard Butterfly

 1. Juan Veloz, Arizona 1:49.71 3. Dan Ketchum, U-M 1:50.80 4. Christian Vanderkaay, U-M 1:51.42 5. Eric Wilson, U-M 1:52.12 6. Zayd Ma, U-M 1:56.17 ex. Heath Novak, U-M 1:56.38 ex. Edward Lippincott, U-M 1:58.70

100-yard Freestyle

 1. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 45.24 4. Tony Kurth, U-M 46.49 5. Mike Porth, U-M 47.00

200-yard Backstroke

 1. Kristopher Souther, Arizona 1:48.76 2. Ryan Earhart, U-M 1:49.63 3. Chuck Sayao, U-M 1:52.70 4. Michael Galindo, U-M 1:54.67 6. Joshua Hack, U-M 1:57.46

500-yard Freestyle

 1. Tim Siciliano, U-M 4:30.87 2. Andrew Hurd, U-M 4:31.77 5. Brendan Neligan, U-M 4:36.69 8. Justin Drake, U-M 4:50.63 ex. Nicholas Douville, U-M 4:45.74 ex. Tim Wera, U-M 4:47.53

200-yard Breaststroke

 1. Greg Owen, Arizona 2:04.14 2. Jason Mallory, U-M 2:05.21 3. Jeff Hopwood, U-M 2:05.26 4. Chrisian Vanderkaay, U-M 2:05.62 5. Chuck Sayao, U-M 2:09.39

400-yard Freestyle Relay

 1. Arizona "A" 3:01.13 (Byron Jeffers, Eric La Fleur, Kristopher Souther, Max Leassner) 2. Michigan "A" 3:03.89 (Jordan Watland, Dan Ketchum, Andrew Hurd, Mike Porth) 4. Michigan "B" 3:10.52 (Matt Raines, Mike Galindo, John McLellan, Ryan Earhart) 5. Michigan "C" 3:18.98 (Heath Novak, Zayd Ma, Eric Wilson, Andrew Hack)

One-meter Diving

 1. Omar Ojeda, Arizona 334.45 4. Jason Coben, U-M 281.40 6. Dusty Garwood, U-M 214.45 7. Kevin Nyugen, U-M 199.25

Three-meter Diving

 1. Omar Ojeda, Arizona 352.20 3. Jason Coben, U-M 322.75 5. Dusty Garwood, U-M 243.05 7. Kevin Nyugen, U-M 167.80

N O T E S

The loss to Arizona marks the first dual meet defeat for Michigan since falling to California (130-113) on Jan. 6, 2001.

Michigan has proven why it is considered to have one of the best distance programs in the nation. By claiming the top two spots in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle against Arizona, the Wolverines have now placed a swimmer in the top three spots 23 times out of a possible 30 in freestyle events measuring 500 yards or longer this season.

Arizona took a 2-1 lead in the all-time series with Friday's win.

No NCAA automatic qualifying or consideration times were posted in Friday's dual meet.

Contact: David Crabtree (734) 763-4423