Brady Helps Michigan Breeze to Road Win Over Toledo

Tuesday, October 21

Toledo, Ohio

7:30 PM

Michigan

179

113

Toledo

10/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving

TOLEDO, Ohio -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team put forth a solid all-around effort tonight (Tuesday, Oct. 21), defeating Toledo 179-113 at the UT Student Recreation Center. The Wolverines (2-1) swam to first-place finishes in the first 13 events before exhibitioning the last three, and freshman Susan Gilliam (Los Angeles, Calif./Bolles HS) and senior Anne Weilbacher (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales HS) posted NCAA consideration times in the 1,650-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, respectively.

U-M earned its second 200-yard medley relay title of the season, as Kaitlyn Brady (Wilmington, Del./Mount Pleasant HS), Kelli Stein (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Waterson HS), Weilbacher and Abby Seskevics (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven HS) posted a pool-record 1:45.29 time, nearly six seconds ahead of runner-up Toledo.

Brady led the Wolverines with three individual titles against the Rockets. Brady swam to a first-place time of 58.29 in the 100-yard backstroke before winning the 50-yard freestyle event (24.50). Brady finished the meet with a win in the 200-yard backstroke (2:07.10) for her fifth title of the year.

Gilliam posted an NCAA consideration time of 16:48.46 in the 1,650-yard freestyle for her second title of 2003. Senior Emily-Clare Fenn (Westport, Conn./Staples HS) placed second with a time of 17:02.18. Gilliam later posted a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking in at 4:59.47.

Freshman Lindsey Smith (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS) claimed the first of two individual titles with a time of 1:53.71 in the 200-yard freestyle. Smith followed that performance with a first-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (53.17).

Kelli Stein won her second breastroke title of the year, touching in at a pool-record 1:04.77 in the 100-yard event. Sophomore Elsa Larson (Portland, Ore./Lincoln HS) and freshman Annie Stein (Longmont, Colo./Germantown Academy) picked up their first wins of the season in the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard butterly, respectively.

Rounding out the U-M individual winners was Weilbacher, who swam to an NCAA consideration time of 55.18 with her win in the 100-yard butterfly event.

In the diving competition, freshman Julie Porter (Haverford, Pa./The Episcopal Academy) took first on the one-meter board (223.79), although junior Alexis Goolik's (Highland, Ind./Highland HS) non-scoring mark of 247.28 was the top total. Goolik also had the best mark on the three-meter board (256.28) as an exhibition competitor, and U-M's exhibition entries in the 400-yard individual medley and 200-yard freestyle relay had the events' top times, with Annie Stein setting a pool record in the 400 IM.

Michigan opens its home schedule against Florida State and Michigan State on Nov. 7. The tri-meet is slated for a 5 p.m. start at Canham Natatorium.

Event Winners/U-M Finishes

200-yard Medley Relay 1. Michigan "A" 1:45.29%  (Kaitlyn Brady, Kelli Stein, Anne Weilbacher, Abby Seskevics) 3. Michigan "B" 1:55.05  (Lesley Barnet, Elsa Larson, Sara Johnson, Elaine Shalla) ex. Michigan "C" 1:55.74  (Lindsey Smith, Annie Stein, Clinique Brundidge, Nikki Starr) 1,650-yard Freestyle 1. Susan Gilliam, U-M 16:48.46%# 2. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 17:02.18 200-yard Freestyle 1. Lindsey Smith, U-M 1:53.71 2. Abby Seskevics, U-M 1:56.62 5. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 1:59.36 100-yard Backstroke 1. Kaitlyn Brady, U-M 58.29% 2. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 1:01.27 100-yard Breaststroke 1. Kelli Stein, U-M 1:04.77% 2. Anne Weilbacher, U-M 1:06.99 4. Elsa Larson, U-M 1:07.91 200-yard Butterfly 1. Annie Stein, U-M 2:07.35 2. Lesley Barnet, U-M 2:09.09 4. Amanda Johnson, U-M 2:12.80 50-yard Freestyle 1. Kaitlyn Brady, U-M 24.50 2. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 24.91 6. Nikki Starr, U-M 26.13 One-meter Diving 1. Alexis Goolik, U-M x247.28 2. Ellen Van Cleve, U-M x246.61 3. Julie Porter, U-M 223.79 5. Kristen Metzger, U-M 218.04 6. Lisa Gonzalez, U-M 193.57 100-yard Freestyle 1. Lindsey Smith, U-M 53.17 2. Abby Seskevics, U-M 53.65 4. Elaine Shalla, U-M 54.80 200-yard Backstroke 1. Kaitlyn Brady, U-M 2:07.10 4. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 2:14.18 200-yard Breaststroke 1. Elsa Larson, U-M 2:22.60 3. Lesley Barnet, U-M 2:36.59 500-yard Freestyle 1. Susan Gillliam, U-M 4:59.47 2. Annie Stein, U-M 5:09.91 4. Maya Mandel, U-M 5:19.24 100-yard Butterfly 1. Anne Weilbacher, U-M 55.18%# 3. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 1:00.37 4. Amanda Johnson, U-M 1:00.91 Three-Meter Diving 1. Lindsay Mackey, U-T 202.20 ex. Alexis Goolik, U-M 256.28 ex. Ellen Van Cleve, U-M 239.40 ex. Julie Porter, U-M 207.08 ex. Kristen Metzger, U-M 176.31 400-yard Individual Medley 1. Iiris Hilvo, U-T 4:34.65 ex. Annie Stein, U-M 4:29.88% ex. Susan Gilliam, U-M 4:33.41 ex. Lesley Barnet, U-M 4:40.01 200-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Toledo "A" 1:42.59  (Makenzie Manard, Emily Markovich, Amanda Wittenmyer, Linday Tubbs) ex. Michigan "A" 1:36.13%  (Tracy Egnatuk, Lindsey Smith) Abby Seskevics, Erica Watts) ex. Michigan "B" 1:42.14  (Clinique Brundidge, Elaine Shalla, Nikki Starr, Maya Mandel) ex. Michigan "C" 1:43.75  (Elsa Larson, Susan Gilliam, Amanda Johnson, Emily-Clare Fenn) # NCAA consideration time % UT Student Recreation Center record