Michigan
Eastern Michigan Invitational
U-M Sweeps Swimming Events, Sits Second at EMU
12/2/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
YPSILANTI, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team used first-place finishes in all of the swimming events Friday (Dec. 2) to accumulate 349 points, which puts the Wolverines in second place after the first day of the 10-team Eastern Michigan Invitational at Jones Natatorium. Michigan trails Eastern Michigan by just 15 points for the top spot.
The Maize and Blue raced to a quick lead, with Emily Brunemann (Crescent Springs, Ky./Notre Dame Academy) and Susan Gilliam (Los Angeles, Calif./Bolles) finishing 1-2 in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Brunemann clocked in at 16:52.21, breaking a meet record and surpassing an NCAA consideration time. Gilliam touched the wall at 17:06.29 for second.
Hannah Smith (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) and Carolina Sierra (Medellin, Colombia/Colegio Palermo de San Jos) took over in the second event of the night, finishing first and second, respectively, in the 200-yard backstroke. Smith clocked in at 2:02.69, while Sierra touched the wall at 2:06.40. Katie Smith (Plano, Texas/Hebron) also had her best showing of the year with a fourth-place time of 2:08.31.
Kaitlyn Brady (Wilmington, Del./Mount Pleasant) and Lindsey Smith (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) followed with the Wolverines' third straight 1-2 finish of the day, in the 100-yard freestyle. Brady's time of 50.91 was just ahead of Smith's 50.95, and both times surpassed consideration marks, with Brady also setting a meet record.
Elsa Larson (Portland, Ore./Lincoln) earned the Wolverines' fourth top finish in a row and her first win of the season with her time of 2:21.46 in the 200-yard breaststroke. Justine Mueller (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) settled for third in the event, clocking in at 2:22.80. Payton Johnson (Champaign, Ill./Centennial) continued Michigan's winning ways with a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, touching the wall in 2:05.45.
Elyse Lee (Albion, Mich./Albion) missed first in the one-meter diving with her runner-up score of 268.15. The quartet of Brady, Abby Seskevics (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven), Hannah Smith and Lindsey Smith finished off the day with a meet-record time of 3:24.28 in the 400-yard freestyle relay, surpassing an NCAA consideration mark.
The Wolverines jump in the pool again tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 3) for the second and final day of the Eastern Michigan Invitational. Sessions will start at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Jones Natatorium in Ypsilanti.
Team Standings (After Day 1)
1. Eastern Michigan 364 2. MICHIGAN 349 3. Wayne State 190 4. Calvin 105 5. Allegheny 100 6. Kalamazoo 60 7. Findlay 19 8. Waterloo 17 Oakland 17 10. Penn State-Behrend 11
Event Winners/U-M Finishes (Day 1)
1,650-yard Freestyle 1. Emily Brunemann, U-M 16:52.21#! 2. Susan Gilliam, U-M 17:06.29 200-yard Backstroke 1. Hannah Smith, U-M 2:02.69 2. Carolina Sierra, U-M 2:06.40 4. Katie Smith, U-M 2:08.31 6. Michelle Uhlig, U-M 2:10.75 100-yard Freestyle 1. Kaitlyn Brady, U-M 50.91#! 2. Lindsey Smith, U-M 50.95# 8. Abby Seskevics, U-M 53.16 9. Noelle Martin, U-M 53.69 ex. Christine Nichols, U-M 54.41 200-yard Butterfly 1. Payton Johnson, U-M 2:05.45 4. Wendy Shieh, U-M 2:08.03 7. Annie Stein, U-M 2:11.65 8. Clinique Brundidge, U-M 2:12.41 ex. Lori Morton, U-M 2:12.38 ex. Amanda Johnson, U-M 2:13.18 One-Meter Diving 1. Marie Canarecci, EMU 277.00^ 2. Elyse Lee, U-M 268.15^ 5. Ellen Van Cleve, U-M 236.25 10. Melissa Karner, U-M 191.65 14. Aubriana Ard, U-M 161.25 400-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Michigan "A" 3:24.28#! (Kaitlyn Brady, Abby Seskevics, Hannah Smith, Lindsey Smith) 4. Michigan "B" 3:34.60 (Noelle Martin, Payton Johnson, Christine Nichols, Carolina Sierra) # NCAA consideration time ^ NCAA zone diving qualifying mark ! EMU Invitational record
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