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Michigan Claims First at Quad Meet in Columbus
1/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Jan. 30, 2016
Anders Lie Nielsen
» The Wolverines have won 19 straight dual meets against the Buckeyes.
» Senior Anders Lie Nielsen (200 FR, 500 FR) and sophomore Paul Powers (50 FR, 100 FR) each won two events for Michigan.
Site: Columbus, Ohio (McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion)
Scores: #6 Michigan 187, #15 Ohio State 111; #6 Michigan 229, Buffalo 76, #6 Michigan 220, West Virginia 77
Records: U-M (10-0, 5-0 Big Ten), OSU (9-1, 1-1 Big Ten), Buffalo (4-2), West Virginia (3-5)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Feb. 6 -- vs. Michigan State (Canham Natatorium), Noon
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team won 11 of 16 events to earn a clean sweep over No. 15 Ohio State (187-111), Buffalo (229-76) and West Virginia (220-77) on Saturday (Jan. 30) inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. Senior Anders Lie Nielsen and sophomore Paul Powers each won two events on the afternoon for the Wolverines, who finished 1-2 in seven races and won both relays.
Michigan dominated the freestyles, with Powers winning the 50-yard freestyle (19.86) and 100-yard freestyle (43.84), while Nielsen claimed the 200-yard freestyle (1:35.68) and 500-yard freestyle (4:24.13). Sophomore PJ Ransford led the way in the 1,000-yard freestyle, establishing a new pool record (9:08.47) in his victory. The Wolverines also took second in each of those events: junior Jason Chen in the 50-yard freestyle (20.26), Nielsen in the 100-yard freestyle (44.28), sophomore Tristan Sanders in the 200-yard freestyle (1:38.31), Ransford in the 500-yard freestyle (4:25.02) and sophomore Ian Rainey in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:14.36).
Senior Dylan Bosch and junior Chris Klein each won an individual event and took second in two others. Bosch won the 200-yard butterfly (1:44.25) and pulled a difficult double by swimming both the 100-yard butterfly (47.62) and 200-yard individual medley (1:47.18). Klein won the 200-yard breaststroke (1:59.75) and finished second in both the 100-yard breaststroke (54.71) and 200-yard IM (1:49.87). Sophomore Evan White took second to Bosch in the 200-yard butterfly (1:45.84).
Sophomore Aaron Whitaker won the 100-yard backstroke (47.69), followed by graduate student Kyle Dudzinski in second (48.74). U-M went 1-2-3 in the 200-yard backstroke with Sanders (1:45.48), senior/junior Luke Papendick (1:46.78) and freshman Jordan Ross (1:46.81).
The Wolverines also touched the wall first on both relays. Whitaker, Klein, fifth-year senior Jeremy Raisky and Powers combined to win the 200-yard medley relay (1:27.09) -- which included a closing 19.25 split from Powers -- while the foursome of Powers, Chen, White and Nielsen won the 400-yard freestyle relay (2:56.78).
In the diving well, freshman Collin DeShaw finished seventh on platform (221.75) and 10th on three-meter (260.20).
The Wolverines have a home competition next Saturday (Feb. 6) for the first time in over three months, as the men's and women's teams face in-state foe Michigan State. The meet will begin at noon inside Canham Natatorium. Prior to the start of the meet, Michigan's men's and women's senior classes will be honored on deck in a special ceremony.
Communications Contact: Brad Rudner
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