Michigan
Eastern Michigan Invitational
Michigan Cruises to First-Place Finish at EMU Invitational
12/6/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The No. 17 University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team dominated the field at the Eastern Michigan Invitational, earning a winning total of 1,010 points over the two-day event on Friday and Saturday (Dec. 5-6). U-M won 16 of the 20 events to place first ahead of eight other teams. The host Eagles came in second place with a total of 844 points.
The Wolverines got off to a fast start, claiming victories in four of the first five races. Freshman Kaitlyn Brady (Wilmington, Del./Mount Pleasant HS) took home the 200-yard backstroke title with a time of 2:04.85, and sophomore Abby Seskevics (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven HS) placed first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.89, followed by senior Amy McCullough (West Bloomfield, Mich./Mercy HS) in second place (52.28). Senior Kelli Stein (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Waterson) kept things going with a win in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:18.43), and senior Anne Weilbacher (Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales HS) took first in the 200-yard butterfly race (2:02.77).
Michigan swept the first two relay events, as the team of McCullough, Seskevics, Brady and Weilbacher posted a winning time of 3:28.34 in the 400-yard freestyle race, while the squad of Brady, Kelli Stein,Weilbacher and Seskevics claimed first place in the 200-yard medley event (1:45.90).
Senior Emily-Clare Fenn (Westport, Conn./Staples HS) swam to a first-place time of 4:28.91 in the 400-yard individual medley. Weilbacher posted an NCAA consideration time of 53.83 in her win in the 100-yard butterfly. McCullough took first in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.61) and Kelli Stein followed with a win in the 100-yard breastroke (1:04.78). Brady then claimed her second win of the invitational, clocking in at 58.72 to earn first place in the 100-yard backstroke event.
The Maize and Blue finished strong, winning five of the final seven races on the second day. Freshman Elaine Shalla (Fenton, Mich./Fenton HS), senior Maya Mandel (Netanya, Israel/Eldad HS), sophomore Clinique Brundidge (Southfield, Mich./Southfield-Lathrup HS) and freshman Nikki Starr (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon HS) won the 800-yard freestyle relay (7:37.99) before Weilbacher, Brady, junior Tracy Egnatuk (Albion, Mich./Albion Senior HS) and McCullough took first in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:36.13). McCullough earned a victory in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.12, and Weilbacher notched her third victory with a win in the 50-yard freestyle (24.16). The relay team of Brady, Kelli Stein, Weilbacher and Seskevics rounded out the U-M winners, taking first place in the 400-yard medley event with a time of 3:52.55.
Michigan is not scheduled to compete again until Jan. 2, 2004, when it races at the Rainbow Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of its annual winter training trip.
Team Standings
1. MICHIGAN 1010 2. Eastern Michigan 844 3. Toledo 734 4. Wayne State 386 5. Calvin 342.5 6. Kalamazoo 296 7. Allegheny 154.5 8. Buffalo 50 9. Wyoming 27
Event Winners/U-M Finishes
Day 1 (Friday)
1,650-yard Freestyle 1. Mandy Ranc, Toledo 17:14.89 200-yard Backstroke 1. Kaitlyn Brady, U-M 2:04.85 7. Annie Stein, U-M 2:13.27 ex. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 2:08.52 ex. Lelsey Barnet, U-M 2:17.24 100-yard Freestyle 1. Abby Seskevics, U-M 51.89 2. Amy McCullough, U-M 52.28 8. Elaine Shalla, U-M 53.67 10. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 54.03 ex. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 54.55 ex. Maya Mandel, U-M 54.61 ex. Nikki Starr, U-M 55.30 200-yard Breaststroke 1. Kelli Stein, U-M 2:18.43 4. Elsa Larson, U-M 2:23.91 9. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 2:28.76 ex. Annie Stein, U-M 2:31.11 200-yard Butterfly 1. Anne Weilbacher, U-M 2:02.77 2. Erica Watts, U-M 2:06.33 8. Amanda Johnson, U-M 2:11.63 10. Lesley Barnet, U-M 2:12.20 ex. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 2:13.95 Three-Meter Diving 1. Anca Tilea, EMU 491.55^ 2. Tealin Kelemen, U-M 446.10^ 4. Ellen Van Cleve, U-M 414.90
5. Julie Porter, U-M 412.35 6. Alexis Goolik, U-M x403.70 ex. Emily Koglin, U-M 387.70 ex. Courtney Larson, U-M 370.65 400-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Michigan "A" 3:28.34 (Amy McCullough, Abby Seskevics, Kaitlyn Brady, Anne Weilbacher) 2. Michigan "B" 3:32.82 (Tracy Egnatuk, Elaine Shalla, Maya Mandel, Emily-Clare Fenn)
Day 2 (Saturday)
200-yard Medley Relay 1. Michigan "A" 1:45.90 (Kaitlyn Brady, Kelli Stein, Anne Weilbacher, Abby Seskevics) 4. Michigan "B" 1:52.02 (Amanda Johnson, Elsa Larson, Erica Watts, Tracy Egnatuk) 400-yard Individual Medley 1. Emily-Clare Fenn, U-M 4:28.91 2. Annie Stein, U-M 4:29.67 5. Lesley Barnet, U-M 4:40.13 ex. Elsa Larson, U-M 4:39.90 100-yard Butterfly 1. Anne Weilbacher, U-M 53.83# 2. Kaitlyn Brady, U-M 58.23 3. Erica Watts, U-M 58.29
9. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 1:00.37 ex. Lesley Barnet, U-M 59.27 ex. Amanda Johnson, U-M 1:00.39 200-yard Freestyle 1. Amy McCullough, U-M 1:51.61 2. Abby Seskevics, U-M 1:52.75 8. Elaine Shalla, U-M 1:57.42 9. Maya Mandel, U-M 1:58.37 ex. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 1:58.17 ex. Nikki Starr, U-M 2:00.43 ex. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 2:01.95 100-yard Breaststroke 1. Kelli Stein, U-M 1:04.78 2. Elsa Larson, U-M 1:07.60 17. Annie Stein, U-M 1:14.41 100-yard Backstroke 1. Kaitlyn Brady, U-M 58.72 800-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Michigan "A" 7:37.99 (Elaine Shalla, Maya Mandel, Clinique Brundidge, Nikki Starr) 2. Michigan "B" 7:51.16 (Amy McCullough, Erica Watts, Abby Seskevics, Emily-Clare Fenn) 200-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Michigan "A" 1:36.13 (Anne Weilbacher, Kaitlyn Brady, Tracy Egnatuk, Amy McCullough) 4. Michigan "B" 1:39.76 (Annie Stein, Elaine Shalla, Clinique Brundidge, Maya Mandel) 500-yard Freestyle 1. Amy McCullough, U-M 4:57.12 2. Emily Fenn, U-M 5:01.34 6. Annie Stein, U-M 5:07.65 9. Maya Mandel, U-M 5:17.00 ex. Erica Watts, U-M 5:04.28 ex. Abby Seskevics, U-M 5:09.93 ex. Elaine Shalla, U-M 5:17.96 ex. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 5:18.53 ex. Nikki Starr, U-M 5:24.41 ex. Amanda Johnson, U-M 5:26.53 200-yard Individual Medley 1. Iinis Hilvo, Toledo 2:09.21 6. Lesley Barnet, U-M 2:13.29 9. Elsa Larson, U-M 2:15.31 15. Amanda Johnson, U-M 2:23.47 50-yard Freestyle 1. Anne Weilbacher, U-M 24.16 4. Abby Seskevics, U-M 24.56 7. Tracy Egnatuk, U-M 24.83 14. Elaine Shalla, U-M 25.37 ex. Kaitlyn Brady, U-M 24.75 ex. Nikki Starr, U-M 25.55 ex. Kelli Stein, U-M 25.59 ex. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 25.66 ex. Maya Mandel, U-M 25.70 One-meter Diving 1. Anca Tilea, Eastern Michigan 271.40 3. Tealin Kelemen, U-M 256.25 5. Ellen Van Cleve, U-M 246.20 6. Alexis Goolik, U-M x239.90 13. Kristen Metzger, U-M x202.95 ex. Julie Porter, U-M 178.30 ex. Emily Koglin, U-M 202.85 400-yard Medley Relay 1. Michigan 'A' 3:52.55 (Kaitlyn Brady, Kelli Stein, Anne Weilbacher, Abby Seskevics) 4. Michigan 'B' 4:01.64 (Tracy Egnatuk, Elsa Larson, Erica Watts, Elaine Shalla) ^ NCAA zone diving qualifying mark # NCAA consideration time
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