Michigan
Louisville - Session 1
Maize & Blue Takes First Session of Tripleheader
10/7/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Oct. 7, 2016
» U-M received individual event wins from Vinny Tafuto (50 FL), Chris Klein (100 IM), Jacob Montague (50 BR), PJ Ransford (800 FR) and Jake Herremans (1M Diving).
» The Wolverines went 2-3 in two other events and on both the session's relays.
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Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Score: Michigan 246.5, Louisville 188.5 (after Day 1)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Oct. 8 -- vs. Louisville (Canham Natatorium), 10 a.m./4 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Five student-athletes (four swimmers, one diver) won individual events to propel the University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team to a 246.5-188.5 victory over Louisville in the first of a best-of-three series on Friday (Oct. 7) at Canham Natatorium. In keeping with the meet's "tripleheader" format, a roll of the dice determined the distances of the session's events, producing some rare races.
The distance group set the tone early, going 1-2-3-4 in the 800-yard freestyle. Junior PJ Ransford took top honors (7:11.91), followed by freshmen Felix Auböck (7:16.55) and Charlie Swanson (7:25.39) and senior Cameron Stitt (7:25.43). Other upperclassmen to take home victories included senior Vinny Tafuto in the 50-yard butterfly (21.71) and senior Chris Klein in the 100-yard individual medley (50.28).
Members of the team's heralded freshman class also made impacts right away. A pair of Michigan natives were among the night's event winners: Jacob Montague (Grosse Pointe Farms) touched first in the 50-yard breaststroke (25.36), while diver Jake Herremans (Rockford) won the one-meter springboard competition with an NCAA Zone Diving qualifying score (300.45). Montague also took second to Klein in the 100-yard IM (50.50).
The Wolverines proved to be the deeper team on Friday, piling up points in events they did not win. In the 200-yard freestyle, senior Jack Mangan and Auböck went 2-3, respectively, while junior Tristan Sanders and fifth-year senior Luke Papendick held the same spots in the 200-yard backstroke. On relays, U-M went 2-3-5-6 in the 400-yard mixed medley relay and 2-3-4 in the 800-yard freestyle relay.
The tripleheader continues tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 8) at Canham Natatorium with the meet's second and third sessions at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., respectively. Admission is free.
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