Michigan
NCAA Championships (Day 2)
Wolverines Move Up to 11th at NCAA Championships
3/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
ATHENS, Ga. -- Four swimmers combined for six All-America honors, including two each for sophomore Dan Ketchum (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS) and junior Garrett Mangieri (Closter, N.J./Mercersburg Academy, Pa.), as the No. 10-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team climbed two spots to 11th place after the second day of the NCAA Championships at Georgia's Gabrielsen Natatorium.
| | Garrett Mangieri placed sixth in the 200 freestyle for his first All-America award as an individual. |
Ketchum and Mangieri reeled in their first citations for their performances in the 200-yard freestyle. Ketchum, who owns the Michigan and Big Ten meet record in the event with a mark of 1:34.19, took control of the race early and was in the lead until the final stretch when Florida freshman Stephen Sioui edged him out for first, 1:34.67 to 1:34.76. Mangieri, who posted a career-best time of 1:35.46 in the preliminaries, placed sixth with a mark of 1:36.39.
In the evening's final event, the 800-yard freestyle relay, Ketchum and Mangieri teamed with freshmen Brendan Neligan (Briarwood, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy HS) and Andrew Hurd (Oakville, Ontario/Trafalger HS) to earn All-America status. The quartet combined for a mark of 6:25.72, which placed third behind Southern Cal's record-setting team and Texas. The Trojans relay squad set U.S. Open and NCAA records with a time of 6:17.35.
In the 400-yard individual medley, senior Tim Siciliano (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos HS), the three-time NCAA champion in the 400 IM, was unable to successfully defend his title as he missed qualifying for the "A" final by 0.13 with his time of 3:47.43. He went on to finish 16th overall with his time of 3:51.63 in the consolation final. Freshman Chuck Sayao (Mississauga, Ontario/Cawthra Park HS) moved up two spots from his preliminary finish to place 14th in the event (3:50.75).
Michigan got Friday evening off to a good start by claiming 15th place in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:31.26. Junior Justin Drake (Phoenix, Ariz./Arcadia HS) swam the anchor leg in the evening in order for Mangieri to rest for the final of the 200-yard freestyle and in turn earned his first NCAA All-American Honorable Mention award. Joining Drake on the relay squad were senior Jordan Watland (Excelsior, Minn./Minnetonka HS) and juniors Jeff Hopwood (Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto HS) and Tony Kurth (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales HS).
Hopwood added another All-America Honorable Mention award, the third of his career and second of the 2002 NCAA Championships, by placing 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a mark of 54.70. On Saturday (March 30), Hopwood will look to earn his third All-America award when he competes in the 200-yard breaststroke.
Two other competitors represented the Maize and Blue on Friday as Kurth placed 31st in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.21 and sophomore diver Jason Coben (Newtown Square, Pa./Marple Newton HS) finished 19th on the three-meter springboard with a score of 498.95.
Besides Southern Cal's performance in the 800-yard freestyle relay, another record fell in the 100-yard butterfly. Texas sophomore Ian Crocker established new American, U.S. Open and NCAA records with a time of 45.44.
Michigan will conclude its season on Saturday (March 30) as the final day of the NCAA Championships will be held at Gabrielsen Natatorium. Preliminaries will begin at 11 a.m. and finals are slated to start at 7 p.m.
Top 10 Teams (After Day 2)
1. Texas 376 2. Stanford 361 3. Auburn 252.5 4. Southern Cal 193 5. Florida 190 6. Minnesota 166.5 7. California 166 8. Arizona 143 9. Tennessee 126 10. Georgia 109 11. MICHIGAN 107
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 2)
(Preliminary time in parentheses for U-M if faster than finals time)
200-yard Medley Relay
1. Stanford 1:25.47 (Randall Bal, Michael Bruce, Matt McDonald, Peter Marshall) 2. Texas 1:25.80 3. Minnesota 1:25.87 4. California 1:26.02 5. Tennessee 1:26.31 6. Auburn 1:26.43 7. Wisconsin 1:26.49 15. Michigan 1:31.26 (1:29.59) (Jordan Watland, Jeff Hopwood, Tony Kurth, Justin Drake)
400-yard Individual Medley
1. Erik Vendt, Southern Cal 3:40.65 2. Robert Margalis, Georgia 3:41.42 3. Kevin Clements, Auburn 3:43.19 4. Markus Rogan, Stanford 3:43.30 5. Tamas Kerekjarto, Southern Cal 3:46.14 6. Eric Donnelly, Florida 3:48.31 7. Joe Montague, Texas 3:48.32 8. Duncan Sherrard, Florida 3:50.43 14. Chuck Sayao, U-M 3:50.75 (3:49.26) 16. Tim Siciliano, U-M 3:51.63 (3:47.43)
100-yard Butterfly
1. Ian Crocker, Texas 45.44$%! 2. Peter Marshall, Stanford 46.48 3. Roland Schoeman, Arizona 46.50 4. Matt McDonald, Stanford 46.66 5. Jeff Lee, Southern Cal 46.90 6. Andrew Haidinyak, Auburn 47.18 7. Jayme Cramer, Stanford 47.22 8. Daniel DiToro, Texas 47.99 31. Tony Kurth, U-M 48.21
200-yard Freestyle
1. Stephen Sioui, Florida 1:34.67 2. Dan Ketchum, U-M 1:34.76 3. Klete Keller, Southern Cal 1:35.42 4. Rodrigo Castro, Southern Cal 1:35.73 5. Wesley Kirkland, Auburn 1:35.82 6. Garrett Mangieri, U-M 1:36.39 (1:35.46) 7. Terry Silkaitis, Minnesota 1:36.77 8. James Pullin, Texas 1:37.67
100-yard Breaststroke
1. Brendan Hansen, Texas 52.47 2. Patrick Calhoun, Auburn 52.72 3. Jeff Hackler, Minnesota 53.24 4. Michael Bruce, Stanford 53.39 5. Kyle Salyards, Georgia 53.96 6. Mark Gangloff, Auburn 54.08 7. Gary Marshall, Virginia 54.25 8. Jeremy McDonnell, Tennessee 54.30 16. Jeff Hopwood, U-M 54.30 (54.03)
100-yard Backstroke
1. Peter Marshall, Stanford 45.91 2. Alex Lim, California 46.05 3. Randall Bal, Stanford 46.13 4. Dan Westcott, Stanford 46.51 5. Todd Smolinski, Minnesota 46.86 6. Jayme Cramer, Stanford 46.95 7. Tom Hannan, Texas 47.33 8. Even Martinec, LSU 47.82
Three-meter Diving
1. Troy Dumais, Texas 673.80 2. Imre Lengyel, Miami (Fla.) 624.30 3. Phil Jones, Tennessee 623.15 4. Justin Dumais, Texas 620.05 5. Clayton Moss, Kentucky 614.85 6. Omar Ojeda, Arizona 614.75 7. Justin Wilcox, BYU 569.35 8. Caesar Garcia, Auburn 569.25 19. Jason Coben, U-M 498.95
800-yard Freestyle Relay
1. Southern Cal 6:17.35$% (Jeff Lee, Rodrigo Castro, Tamas Kerekjarto, Klete Keller) 2. Texas 6:23.78 3. Michigan 6:25.72 (Garrett Mangieri, Brendan Neligan, Andrew Hurd, Dan Ketchum) 4. California 6:27.01 5. Auburn 6:27.48 6. Stanford 6:27.61 7. Florida 6:28.00 8. Virginia 6:28.73 $ NCAA Championships Record % American Record ! U.S. Open Record
Day 1 Results
Q U O T E S
U-M Head Coach Jon Urbanchek
On the team's performance ... "I think everyone is a little off, but we're still in striking distance of our goal, which is to finish in the top 10. The 200-yard freestyle was our main event and Dan (Ketchum) controlled the race for about 199 yards of it. He just got edged out, but he swam well and he did really well in the 800-yard freestyle relay. It was unfortunate that Tim (Siciliano) couldn't defend his NCAA title in the 400-yard individual medley, but he gave an honest effort and the shoulder injury and not being able to train finally caught up with him."
N O T E S
The Wolverines will have five competitors in the 1,650-yard freestyle on Saturday in senior Tim Siciliano, junior Justin Drake, sophomore Dan Ketchum and freshmen Brendan Neligan and Andrew Hurd.
Saturday will mark the last day of collegiate coaching for Dick Kimball as the legendary diving coach will retire at the conclusion of the season. Big Ten Conference platform champion Jason Coben will look to send Kimball out in style as he represents the Wolverines' lone diver at the 2002 NCAA Championships.
Along with five people in the mile, Michigan will also be represented in the 200-yard backstroke (Chuck Sayao), the 100-yard freestyle (Garrett Mangieri), the 200-yard breaststroke (Jeff Hopwood), the 400-yard freestyle relay (Jordan Watland, Tony Kurth, Mangieri and Dan Ketchum) and platform diving (Jason Coben).
The All-America honors for Brendan Neligan and Andrew Hurd are the first of their careers. Garrett Mangieri earned his first All-America award in an individual event with his sixth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle.
Contact: David Crabtree (734) 763-4423
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