Michigan
Nike Cup (Day 2)
McCullough Earns NCAA Berth on Day Two of Nike Cup
11/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team took first place in four of seven events Friday (Nov. 22) and the Wolverines are in a tight battle for second place after two days of the Nike Cup, hosted by North Carolina at Koury Natatorium. Sophomore Amy McCullough (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Mercy HS) earned the Wolverines' first NCAA automatic qualifying time of the year and the Maize and Blue set its second meet record in as many days during the 200-yard medley relay to lead U-M to 392 team points. With one day of competition remaining, the Wolverines are only half a point out of Virginia Tech's second-place position but trail No. 11 North Carolina by 312 points.
| | McCullough bettered by 0.60 seconds the NCAA 200 freestyle A standard. |
Michigan's 200-yard medley relay squad of senior Erin Abbey (Highland Heights, Ohio/Mayfield HS), junior Kelli Stein (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Waterson HS), junior Anne Weilbacher (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales HS) and senior Laura Kaznecki (Wolverine Lake, Mich./Western HS) broke the Nike Cup's third record of the meet -- and the second for a Michigan entry -- with their NCAA consideration time of 1:41.47. The mark set a season best, only one second off automatic qualifying pace.
The Wolverines earned second place in the evening's other relay, the 800-yard freestyle, with their time of 7:24.03. In all U-M finished with consideration times in six of the day's seven finals.
Abbey, Weilbacher and Stein rounded out the Wolverines event titles with season-best performances. Abbey won the 100-yard backstroke with her consideration time of 55.17, a season best for the Michigan co-captain. Weilbacher took first place in the 100-yard butterfly super final at 54.20, while Stein's result of 1:02.26 in the 100-yard breaststroke was more than a one-second improvement over her previous fastest time this year.
The Wolverines will close out the final day of the Nike Cup tomorrow (Nov. 23) with preliminary events beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday's finals will commence at 6 p.m.
Team Standings (After Day 2)
1. North Carolina 704 2. Virginia Tech 392.5 3. MICHIGAN 392 4. Kansas 344.5 5. Louisiana State 254 6. Kentucky 176 7. North Carolina State 175 8. East Carolina 172 9. Syracuse 92 10. Kenyon 88
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 2)
(Preliminary time in parentheses if faster than finals time)
200-yard Medley Relay
1. Michigan "A" 1:41.47&# (Erin Abbey, Kelli Stein, Anne Weilbacher, Laura Kaznecki) 13. Michigan "B" 1:48.28 (Sara Johnson, Elsa Larson, Erica Watts, Abby Seskevics) 24. Michigan "C" 1:51.03 (Tracy Egantuk, Katie Peterson, Clinique Brundidge, Amy McCullough)
400-yard Individual Medley
1. Becky Acker, UNC 4:20.52# 18. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 4:27.31 27. Sara Johnson, U-M 4:32.25 52. Lesley Barnet, U-M 4:42.62
100-yard Butterfly
1. Anne Weilbacher, U-M 54.20# 34. Erica Watts, U-M 58.69 47. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 59.93
200-yard Freestyle
1. Jessi Perruquet, UNC 1:46.40* 2. Amy McCullough, U-M 1:46.89* 18. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 1:52.25 29. Lori Eberwein, U-M 1:54.66 34. Abby Seskevics, U-M 1:55.09 42. Jenay Karlson, U-M 1:56.22 48. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 1:57.12 54. Maya Mandel, U-M 1:57.99
100-yard Breaststroke
1. Kelli Stein, U-M 1:02.26# 27. Elsa Larson, U-M 1:06.69 36. Katie Peterson, U-M 1:08.10
100-yard Backstroke
1. Erin Abbey, U-M 55.17# 12. Sara Johnson, U-M 57.44 25. Laura Kaznecki, U-M 58.67 43. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 1:00.77
800-yard Freestyle Relay
1. North Carolina "A" 7:22.95# 2. Michigan "A" 7:24.03# (Amy McCullough, Emily-Clare Fenn, Anne Weilbacher, Erin Abbey) 10. Michigan "B" 7:41.51 (Lori Eberwein, Abby Seskevics, Jenay Karlson, Sara Johnson) -- Michigan "C" DQ (Erica Watts, Clinique Brundidge, Maya Mandel, Julie Kern) * NCAA automatic qualifying time # NCAA consideration time ^ NCAA zone diving qualifying score & Nike Cup record
Day 1 Results
Contact: Andrew Ladd (734) 763-4423
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