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Wolverines Take Two from Big Ten Foes to Open Season
10/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
Oct. 4, 2014
Site: Iowa City, Iowa (Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool)
Scores: Michigan 188.50, Iowa 105.50; Michigan 182, Nebraska 112 (Day 2)
Records: U-M (2-0, 2-0 Big Ten), Iowa (1-1, 1-1 Big Ten), Nebraska (0-2, 0-2 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Fri-Sat., Oct. 24-25 -- vs. Indiana, Louisville, Texas (Canham Natatorium), 6 p.m./10 a.m.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team won 11-of-14 events during day two of a tri-meet on Saturday (Oct. 4) -- including a pair of wins from junior Marni Oldershaw (Oakville, Ontario/Iroquois Ridge) and freshman Clara Smiddy (Miami, Fla.) -- to pick up wins over Big Ten foes Iowa, 188.50-105.50, and Nebraska, 182-112, at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.
The Wolverines held leads of 28-10 over Iowa and 25-13 over Nebraska following Friday night's (Oct. 2) opening session and built on those leads today from the get-go. The Wolverines won the first three events, including the 200-yard medley relay to begin Saturday's session and then finished by taking the final seven.
Smiddy and Oldershaw were both part of the 200-yard medley relay along with juniors Ali DeLoof (Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Pointe South) and Zoe Mattingly (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville). Smiddy also closed the meet with a win in the 400-yard medley relay along with DeLoof, Mattingly and sophomore Julia Fiks Salem (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Domus Sapientiae).
In both of her individual wins, Smiddy earned NCAA provisional times. She won the 100-yard backstroke in 54.40, and later took first in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:55.99.
Oldershaw bested the field in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.30) and in the 200-yard individual medley (2:05.04).
In the diving well, junior Sarah Kamstra (Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland), senior Carey Chen (Vancouver, British Columbia/University Hill Secondary) and freshman Juliette Corboy (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) placed second, third and tied for fourth on the three-meter.
Other event winners included freshman Gillian Ryan (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area) in the 200-yard freestyle, DeLoof in the 100-yard freestyle, freshman Emily Kopas (Davie, Fla./University School) in the 200-yard breaststroke, freshman Hannah Moore (Cary, N.C./Green Hope) in the 500-yard freestyle, and Mattingly in the 100-yard butterfly.
Michigan will next compete in a co-ed quad meet against Indiana, Louisville and Texas on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 at Canham Natatorium. Friday's portion of the meet begins at 6 p.m., and both sessions are free to attend.
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