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Wolverines Earn Narrow Road Victory Over Ohio State
11/14/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 16 University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team edged out Ohio State 153.5-146.5 Friday night (Nov. 14) at the Mike Peppe Aquatic Center. The Wolverines (5-1) swam to first-place finishes in nine of the 16 events. Freshmen Susan Gilliam (Los Angeles, Calif./Bolles HS) and Lindsey Smith (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS) led the way for the Wolverines, each picking up two individual titles and teaming together for one relay title.
U-M jumped out to a fast start, as the quartet of senior Sara Johnson (West Bloomfield, Mich./Lahser HS), senior Kelli Stein (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Waterson HS), senior Anne Weilbacher (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales HS) and Smith claimed the 400-yard medley relay title with a time of 3:47.48, more than six seconds ahead of second place Ohio State.
Gilliam followed her relay performance with a first-place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle event, touching in a 9:57.76. Senior Emily-Clare Fenn (Westport, Conn./Staples HS) placed second, clocking in at 10:08.03.
In the third event, the 200-yard freestyle, Smith edged out Nicole Maglich by more than a second with a time of 1:51.75. The Wolverines kept things going in the 100-yard backstroke, as Johnson earned the individual title with a time of 57.20.
After two consecutive victories by the Buckeyes in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard butterfly, Weilbacher gained back the momentum for Michigan, touching in a 23.79 to win the 50-yard freestyle.
Julie Broms captured the one-meter diving title for OSU in the next event, but Smith countered with a victory in the 100-yard freestyle event (52.18). Seskevics touched the wall less than a second later (52.99).
The Buckeyes once again earned victories in two straight events, the 200-yard backstroke and breaststroke races. Gilliam then won her second event, finishing with a time of 4:55.42 in the 500-yard freestyle. Weilbacher followed with a title in the 100-yard butterfly (55.57), touching nearly three seconds ahead of runner-up OSU.
Broms claimed the three-meter springboard diving victory in 14th event, and OSU's Deanna Strunk claimed the 400-yard individual medley title in the follwing race.
In the final event of the night, the team of Gilliam, Smith, Seskevics and Weilbacher placed first in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:27.30 to clinch the overall victory for Michigan.
The Wolverines return to the pool next weekend to participate in the Nike Cup hosted by North Carolina on Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 20-22) at Koury Natatorium in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Wolverines will compete against 10 other squads, with preliminary events starting at 10 a.m and finals beginning at 6 p.m. each day.
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
400-yard Medley Relay 1. Michigan "A" 3:47.48 (Sara Johnson, Kelli Stein, Anne Weilbacher, Lindsey Smith) 4. Michigan "B" 4:02.34 (Annie Stein, Elsa Larson, Erica Watts, Abby Seskevics) 1,000-yard Freestyle 1. Susan Gilliam, U-M 9:57.76 2. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 10:08.03 4. Lori Eberwein, U-M 10:34.46 200-yard Freestyle 1. Lindsey Smith, U-M 1:51.75 4. Amy McCullough, U-M 1:54.70 6. Abby Seskevics, U-M 1:56.03 ex. Maya Mandel, U-M 1:51.75 ex. Elaine Shalla, U-M 1:54.70 ex. Nikki Starr, U-M 1:56.03 100-yard Backstroke 1. Sara Johnson, U-M 57.20 5. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 1:01.23 100-yard Breaststroke 1. Rebekah Rychvalsky, OSU 1:04.16 2. Kelli Stein, U-M 1:04.20 3. Elsa Larson, U-M 1:07.30 200-yard Butterfly 1. Gulseh Gunenc, OSU 2:03.26 3. Annie Stein, U-M 2:07.30 4. Erica Watts, U-M 2:08.03 5. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 2:12.10 50-yard Freestyle 1. Anne Weilbacher, U-M 23.79 4. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 24.76 6. Lindsey Smith, U-M 25.46 One-Meter Diving 1. Julie Broms, OSU 281.70^ 3. Tealin Kelemen, U-M 265.58^ 4. Ellen Van Cleve, U-M 237.90 6. Alexis Goolik, U-M 229.80 8. Emily Koglin, U-M x195.15 9. Kristen Metzger, U-M x190.13 10. Courtney Larson, U-M x180.68 100-yard Freestyle 1. Lindsey Smith, U-M 52.18 2. Abby Seskevics, U-M 52.99 5. Amy McCullough, U-M 54.53 ex. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 54.13 ex. Nikki Starr, U-M 55.10 ex. Elaine Shalla, U-M 55.63 ex. Maya Mandel, U-M 56.20 200-yard Backstroke 1. Kylie Lancken, OSU 2:04.61 2. Sara Johnson, U-M 2:07.06 4. Annie Stein, U-M 2:12.50 200-yard Breaststroke 1. Rebekah Rychvalsky, OSU 2:18.79 2. Kelli Stein, U-M 2:19.91 3. Elsa Larson, U-M 2:22.65 500-yard Freestyle 1. Susan Gilliam, U-M 4:55.42 2. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 4:58.05 6. Lori Eberwein, U-M 5:12.87 ex. Elaine Shalla, U-M 5:23.85 ex. Maya Mandel, U-M 5:27.49 Three-Meter Diving 1. Julie Broms, OSU 293.63^ 2. Tealin Kelemen, U-M 275.40^ 5. Alexis Goolik, U-M 247.43 6. Ellen Van Cleve, U-M 223.20 7. Courtney Larson, U-M x210.30 8. Emily Koglin, U-M x206.63 10. Kristen Metzger, U-M x171.45 100-yard Butterfly 1. Anne Weilbacher, U-M 55.77 3. Erica Watts, U-M 58.83 5. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 59.40 400-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Michigan "A" 3:27.30 (Susan Gilliam, Lindsey Smith, Abby Seskevics, Anne Weilbacher) 2. Michigan "B" 3:30.56 (Sara Johnson, Tracy Egnatuk, Erica Watts, Amy McCullough) 400-yard Individual Medley 1. Deanna Strunk, OSU 4:25.14 2. Annie Stein, U-M 4:28.16 5. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 4:31.93 6. Elsa Larson, U-M 4:47.52
^ NCAA zone diving qualifying mark
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