Weekly Release #3
11/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, Nov. 19 -- at Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.), 6 p.m.
This Week: Michigan State Dual
The University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team will take its 2-0 overall record and 1-0 mark in the Big Ten to East Lansing, Mich., where it will square off with Big-Ten rival Michigan State on Friday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. The meet will be held at the Charles McCaffree pool and the format will be short-course yards.
Schedule of Events
200-yard medley relay
1,650-yard freestyle
200-yard freestyle
50-yard freestyle
400-yard individual medley
Diving
100-yard butterfly
100-yard freestyle
100-yard backstroke
500-yard freestyle
Diving
100-yard breaststroke
200-yard freestyle relay
Michigan vs. Michigan State
Michigan has faced the Spartans every year since the 1944-45 season with Michigan holding a 70-5 advantage in the all-time series. The Wolverines have not lost to Michigan State since the 1976-77 season, when MSU earned a 63-60 victory. Last year, Michigan topped Michigan State 141-96 in Ann Arbor.
Scouting the Opponents
Michigan State-- This season, Michigan State is 1-2 overall with a 1-0 mark in the Big Ten after a 164-125 victory against Iowa on Oct. 30. Head coach Matt Gianiodis is in his second season with the Spartans. Michigan State on the Web: www.msuspartans.com.
Michigan Lands First Big Ten Victory
The No. 9 University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team claimed a 1428-93 win at Wisconsin on Nov. 5 in its first Big Ten action of the season. Michigan posted the top times in 10 of the 13 events. The Wolverines (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten) received a pair of victories from both Chris DeJong (Holland, Mich./Holland HS) and Peter Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams HS) to help seal the win. DeJong won the 200-yard individual medley and the 200-yard backstroke, while Vanderkaay finished first in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle events. The victory improves Michigan's record to 42-5 all-time against Wisconsin, including 14 straight against the Badgers. U-M has also now won 23 straight Big Ten openers.
Other individual winners for Michigan included Brendan Neligan (Briarwood, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy HS) in the 1,000-yard freestyle, Davis Tarwater (Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School) in the 200-yard butterfly, Alex Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams HS) in the 500-yard freestyle and Jake Boehm (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South HS) in the one-meter springboard diving. Christian Vanderkaay (Rochester, Mich./Adams HS) posted the top time in the 200-yard breaststroke as an exhibition competitor.
We're Going Live
If you're unable to make it to Canham Natatorium this season, you can keep up on all the U-M swimming and diving action as it is happening. MGoBlue.com will provide living scoring for both of Michigan's scheduled dual meets in 2004-05.
Up for the Challenge
When the Wolverines square off with Michigan State, one-half of a Pontiac Challenge Cup point will be on the line. The Pontiac Challenge Cup is a competition between the intra-state rivals, with the heads-up winner in each sport earning points for their school. For each season (fall, winter, spring) the cup is awarded to the school with the most points and in the event of a tie, the school that currently holds the trophy will retain it. The Wolverines have won all four Challenge Cup seasons so far, including a 3.5-2.5 win during the Fall 2004 season. So far in winter competition, Michigan holds a 0.5-0 lead thanks to a 159-133 victory by its women's swimming program over the Spartans on Oct. 27.
'B'-E-A-Utiful
Junior Peter Vanderkaay and junior Chris DeJong each surpassed a pair of NCAA 'B' standard times in U-M's meet against Wisconsin. Vanderkaay claimed victory in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 44.82 and won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:38.38. The 2005 'B' standard for the 100-and 200-yard freestyles is 44.83 and 1:39.07 respectively.
For DeJong, he won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:49.82, just topping the 'B' standard of 1:49.89. He also earned a victory in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:45.28. The 'B' standard for that event is 1:47.14.
Spring to the Top
Junior Jake Boehm earned his first victory of the season with a score of 266.93 in the one-meter springboard diving event at Wisconsin. Boehm had the second-highest score in the event, but UW's Josh Bonner exhibitioned the event, leaving Boehm with the victory.
One is the Loneliest Number
Freshman Alex Vanderkaay earned the first individual victory of his career at Wisconsin, winning the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:34.85. It was the second victory of Vanderkaay's career. He swam the third leg of the winning 400-yard medley relay at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 29), finishing with a time of 3:22.56.
CSCAA Top 25 (11/4/04)
RANK, SCHOOL Points 1. Auburn 199 2. Southern Cal 188 3. Florida 182 4. Stanford 178 California 178 6. Arizona 158 7. Minnesota 154 8. Texas 147 9. MICHIGAN 132 10. Virginia 127 11. Tennessee 121 12. North Carolina 110 13. Indiana 101 14. Northwestern 92 15. Kentucky 91 16. Georgia 88 17. Pittsburgh 55 Wisconsin 55 19. Texas A&M 54 20. Purdue 52 21. Hawaii 39 22. BYU 29 23. Alabama 18 24. Florida State 17 25. Harvard 14
On the Horizon
The Wolverines will take a week off before traveling to Austin, Texas for the Texas Invitational on Dec. 4-6. The invitational will take place at the Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center.
Contact: Paul Dickerson (734) 763-4423
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