Michigan
Toledo
Michigan's Arsenal Grounds Rockets
10/26/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Results: Michigan 183, Toledo 109
Records: U-M (1-1), Toledo (3-1)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Nov. 2 -- Texas and Indiana (Bloomington, Ind.), noon EST/CDT
Complete Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team celebrated its home opener with a 183-109 victory over Toledo Friday night (Oct. 26) in Canham Natatorium. The Wolverines turned in the fastest finishes in all but one swimming event and the top score in both diving competitions.
Senior Justine Mueller (Monroe, Mich./Monroe) clinched the top time in three events, including an exhibition win in the 400-yard individual medley. Juniors Hannah Smith (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) and Emily Brunemann (Crescent Springs, Ky./Notre Dame Academy), sophomore Margaret Kelly (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) and fifth-year senior Melissa Jaeger (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer) each earned a pair of victories apiece in the pool, while senior Elyse Lee (Albion, Mich./Albion) won both events off the board.
Michigan started off quickly in the 200-yard medley relay, as the foursome of Hannah Smith, Mueller junior Payton Johnson (Champaign, Ill./Centennial) and Kelly pulled away from the pack to finish first with a two-second cushion at 1:45.25. Brunemann and sophomore Emily Hanson (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community) each turned in NCAA consideration times in the 1,650-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 16:24.58 and 16:45.95, respectively.
Seniors Lee and Katie Skendrovic (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake) tacked 13 points to the Wolverine lead with the top two results in the one-meter diving. Kelly kept the ball rolling, leading a slew of Wolverines that accounted for the top four finishers in the 200-yard freestyle. Hannah Smith then clinched the 100-yard backstroke, followed by wins for Mueller in the 100-yard breaststroke and Jaeger in the 200-yard butterfly.
After the break, Michigan continued to extend its lead on the shoulders of two event winners. Kelly touched the wall in 51.25 in the 100-yard freestyle before Hannah Smith got top honors in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:01.97. Mueller turned in her third win of the day in the 200-yard breaststroke, fending off a Toledo challenger in the next lane with a strong 50-yard dash to the finish. Mueller's time of 2:18.14 gives the Wolverine senior her first NCAA consideration time of the season.
Brunemann earned a sweep of the distance events, clocking in a 4:54.42 in the 500-yard freestyle to miss the NCAA B mark by four-tenths of a second. After Jaeger's win in the 100-yard butterfly, Michigan finished the day swimming exhibition in the final two events and three-meter diving.
The Wolverines return to the pool Friday and Saturday (Nov. 2-3) with a two-day tri-meet against Indiana and Texas in Bloomington, Ind. Friday's events begin at noon, and Saturday's action starts at 11 a.m.
Contact: Ryan Sosin (734) 763-4423
Players Mentioned
