Michigan
Florida Invitational
Michigan Places Runner-up to Host at Florida Invitational
10/18/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team swam to a second-place finish this afternoon (Saturday, Oct. 18) at the Florida Invitational held at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium. The Wolverines posted first-place times in four of the 10 events and earned the second spot with 92 points behind first-place Florida (238). Floida Atlantic (74) and Indian River Community College (32) finished third and fourth, respectively.
U-M got off to a fast start, earning its first victory in the 200-yard medley relay. The quartet of Kaitlyn Brady (Wilmington, Del./Mount Pleasant HS), Kelli Stein (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Waterson HS), Anne Weilbacher (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales HS) and Amy McCullough (West Bloomfield, Mich./Mercy HS) edged out Florida with a time of 1:44.70.
The Wolverines had four swimmers in the top 10 of the 50-yard freestyle. Sophomore Abby Seskevics (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven HS) took fourth place with a time of 24.54 to lead U-M in the event.
Weilbacher took top honors in the 100-yard butterfly, touching in at 55.54. Brady won her second backstroke title of the weekend, posting a time of 57.47 in the 100-yard event. Kelli Stein had a strong showing in the 100-yard breastroke, taking second place (1:04.44).
U-M finished the event in winning fashion, earning the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Brady, Weilbacher, Seskevics and Tracy Egnatuk (Albion, Mich./Albion Senior HS) earned a time of 1:35.71, which was more than two seconds faster than runner-up Florida.
Michigan returns to the pool on Tuesday (Oct. 21) when it takes on Toledo in a 7:30 p.m. dual meet in Toledo, Ohio.
Team Standings
1. Florida 238 2. MICHIGAN 92 3. Florida Atlantic 74 4. Indian River C.C. 32
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
200-yard Medley Relay 1. Michigan "A" 1:44.70 (Kaitlyn Brady, Kelli Stein, Anne Weilbacher, Amy McCullough) 6. Michigan "B" 1:52.63 (Lindsey Smith, Elsa Larson, Emily-Clare Fenn, Erica Watts) 400-yard Individual Medley 1. Sara McLarty, Florida 4:13.37* 8. Susan Gilliam, U-M 4:30.25 12. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 4:32.40 15. Annie Stein, U-M 4:36.26 16. Lesley Barnet, U-M 4:38.40 17. Lori Eberwein, U-M 4:38.67 19. Elsa Larson, U-M 4:42.63 200-yard Freestyle 1. Jaime Ellis, Florida 1:48.97# 8. Lindsey Smith, U-M 1:55.55 12. Abby Seskevics, U-M 1:55.95 14. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 1:58.18 15. Amy McCullough, U-M 1:58.60 17. Erica Watts, U-M 1:59.23 24. Amanda Johnson, U-M 2:02.95 50-yard Freestyle 1. Chantal Gibney, Florida 24.05 4. Abby Seskevics, U-M 24.54 6. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 25.05 7. Kelli Stein, U-M 25.18 9. Elaine Shalla, U-M 25.36 12. Maya Mandel, U-M 25.82 13. Nikki Starr, U-M 25.83 100-yard Butterfly 1. Anne Weilbacher, U-M 55.54 8. Amanda Johnson, U-M 1:00.43
9. Erica Watts, U-M 1:00.48 11. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 1:01.44 14. Annie Stein, U-M 1:03.21 100-yard Backstroke 1. Kaitlyn Brady, U-M 57.47 13. Lesley Barnet, U-M 1:04.67 100-yard Freestyle 1. Jaime Ellis, Florida 51.34 7. Lindsey Smith, U-M 53.56 15. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 55.31 17. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 55.36 19. Nikki Starr, U-M 55.86 22. Maya Mandel, U-M 56.18 23. Amy McCullough, U-M 56.87 100-yard Breaststroke 1. Vipa Bernhardt, Florida 1:03.30# 2. Kelli Stein, U-M 1:04.44 7. Elsa Larson, U-M 1:08.40 13. Lesley Barnet, U-M 1:13.36 200-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Michigan "A" 1:35.71 (Kaitlyn Brady, Anne Weilbacher, Abby Seskevics, Tracy Egnatuk) 5. Michigan "B" 1:41.53 (Clinique Brundidge, Maya Mandel, Susan Gilliam, Elaine Shalla) 1,650-yard Freestyle 1. Ashley Carusone, Florida 16:42.01# * NCAA automatic qualifying time # NCAA consideration time
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