Haughey, Divers Push Wolverines into First at Big Tens

Thursday, February 18

Ann Arbor, Mich.

6:30 PM

Michigan

Big Tens Day 2 - Finals

Haughey, Divers Push Wolverines into First at Big Tens

2/18/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving

Feb. 18, 2016

» Siobhán Haughey set Big Ten, Big Ten Championships, U-M and pool records to win the 200-yard IM (1:54.97).
» Six swimmers in the 200-yard IM and five divers on one-meter combined for 143 team points on Thursday.
» Yirong Bi (500-yard freestyle) and Ali DeLoof (50-yard freestyle) were both medalists on Thursday.

• Complete Results | Photo Gallery | Kamstra One-Meter Final | Championships Central

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Event: Big Ten Championships (Day 2 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: 1st Place of 13 Teams (423.5 points) after Day 2
Next U-M Event: Friday, Feb. 19 -- host Big Ten Championships - Day 3 (Canham Natatorium), 11 a.m./6:30 p.m.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Led by a record-setting performance in the 200-yard individual medley by freshman Siobhán Haughey, the No. 3-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving program moved into first place after the second day of the Big Ten Championships, held Thursday (Feb. 18) at Canham Natatorium. Haughey, the conference's top seed going into the meet, broke Big Ten, Big Ten Championships, University of Michigan and Canham Natatorium records, touching the wall at 1:54.97.

Haughey is the second U-M swimmer in as many years to win the event, following sophomore Clara Smiddy at last year's meet. Former Wolverine Margaret Kelly (2007-10) held the old Big Ten and U-M record (1:55.41), as well as the pool record (1:55.90), while Indiana's Allysa Vavra held the Big Ten Championships record (1:55.44). The 200-yard IM was the most fruitful event for Michigan on Thursday, with Smiddy following Haughey in fourth (1:57.26) and senior Marni Oldershaw finishing eighth (1:58.56). The Wolverines also had a trio of bonus finalists, all sophomores: Samantha Yeo in 17th (1:59.37), Carolyn McCann in 20th (2:00.53) and Emily Kopas in 21st (2:00.55). Together, the six swimmers combined for 98 team points.

"We're swimming well and having a lot of fun," said head coach Mike Bottom. "It's always great to see Michigan on the podium, and we had that happen several times tonight. Some of our underlings scored crucial points for us today, which was big. And how about our divers?"

On the one-meter springboard, five Michigan divers combined for 49 points. They were led by senior captain Sarah Kamstra, who finished fifth with a career-best score of 324.25. Senior Nicole Honey performed well in the consolation final, finishing 14th overall (287.00), while three others -- junior Keegan McCaffrey (19th, 267.60), junior Allie Murphy (21st, 265.60) and senior Elena Ghormley (24th, 258.50) -- all grabbed points in the bonus final.

"I view this as a team victory on one-meter," said diving coach Mike Hilde. "The success we had today, it was because of the efforts of everyone on the team. Sarah was outstanding. She's worked her butt off to get to this spot. As a coach, there's nothing better than seeing hard-working athletes get the success they deserve."

Freshman Yirong Bi set a Michigan record and claimed an NCAA A cut in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing second (4:35.69), going almost four seconds faster than she did in the morning. Bi matched Indiana's Haley Lips in a stroke-for-stroke fight for the entire race, but Lips edged her out at the end, setting Big Ten, Big Ten Championships and pool records (4:35.19). Sophomore Gillian Ryan, the old school record holder, finished tied for sixth (4:40.38). The Wolverines got another big time drop from freshman Becca Postoll, who moved up three spots and shaved a second-and-a-half off her preliminaries time to finish 11th (4:42.07).

Michigan front-loaded its 200-yard freestyle relay to open the meet and it paid off, as the foursome of Haughey, senior Ali DeLoof, Smiddy and junior Maddy Frost moved up four spots from its seed time to take third (1:29.12), gaining an NCAA A cut. All four members of the team received a second swim in an individual event later in the evening, but still went fast on the relay, with DeLoof leading the way (22.03).

DeLoof represented the Wolverines in the final of the 50-yard freestyle, finishing third (22.37). Frost (19th, 22.98) and DeLoof's younger sister, freshman Catie DeLoof (20th, 23.05), scored points in the bonus final.

Tweet of the Day

Move over, Margaret Kelly. There's a new record holder. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/YYpQ3di6XF

-- Michigan Swim & Dive (@umichswimdive) February 19, 2016

The Big Ten Championships continue tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 19) at Canham Natatorium. Preliminaries will begin at 11 a.m., with event finals following at 6:30 p.m.

Team Standings (After Day 2)

 1. MICHIGAN                   423.5 2. Indiana                    406.5 3. Ohio State                 328 4. Minnesota                  298.5 5. Wisconsin                  272.5 6. Penn State                 271.5 7. Purdue                     246 8. Nebraska                   192 9. Northwestern               19110. Iowa                       135.511. Michigan State             12912. Illinois                   12513. Rutgers                    107

Event Winners/U-M Finishers
Preliminaries time in parentheses if faster than finals time

200-yard Freestyle Relay 1. Ohio State                            1:28.29*P  (Zhesi Li, Annlise Jongekrijg,   Rachael Dzierzak, Macie McNichols) 3. MICHIGAN                              1:29.12*  (Siobhán Haughey, Ali DeLoof,   Clara Smiddy, Maddy Frost) 500-yard Freestyle 1. Haley Lips, Indiana                   4:35.19*PB! 2. Yirong Bi, U-M                        4:35.69*M 6. Gillian Ryan, U-M                     4:40.38# (4:39.17#)11. Becca Postoll, U-M                    4:42.07#24. Celia Keany, U-M                      4:49.78 (4:49.54)27. Katie Duggan, U-M                     4:50.8638. Madison Horton, U-M                   4:53.1740. Claudia Goswell, U-M                  4:53.2544. Jessica Wolf, U-M                     4:54.12 200-yard Individual Medley 1. Siobhán Haughey, U-M                  1:54.97*PMB! 4. Clara Smiddy, U-M                     1:57.26# 8. Marni Oldershaw, U-M                  1:58.56#17. Samantha Yeo, U-M                     1:59.37#20. Carolyn McCann, U-M                   2:00.53#21. Emily Kopas, U-M                      2:00.55#38. Marie Georger, U-M                    2:02.4549. Jamie Yeung, U-M                      2:03.61 50-yard Freestyle 1. Zhesi Li, Ohio State                    21.80* 3. Ali DeLoof, U-M                         22.37#19. Maddy Frost, U-M                        22.98#20. Catie DeLoof, U-M                       23.05 (22.97#)56. Sharalynn Missiuna, U-M                 23.60 One-Meter Diving 1. Yu Zhou, Minnesota                     352.45^ 5. Sarah Kamstra, U-M                     324.35^14. Nicole Honey, U-M                      287.00^19. Keegan McCaffrey, U-M                  267.60^21. Allie Murphy, U-M                      265.60^24. Elena Ghormley, U-M                    258.5043. Dani VanderZwaag, U-M                  222.40 * NCAA A# NCAA B^ NCAA Zone Diving qualifying scoreP Pool RecordM School RecordB Big Ten Record! Big Ten Championships Record

CAREER BESTS
500 Freestyle -- Yirong Bi (4:35.69)
500 Freestyle -- Becca Postoll (4:42.07)
500 Freestyle -- Celia Keany (4:49.54)
500 Freestyle -- Katie Duggan (4:50.86)
200 IM -- Siobhán Haughey (1:54.97)
200 IM -- Samantha Yeo (1:59.37)
200 IM -- Carolyn McCann (2:00.53)
200 IM -- Emily Kopas (2:00.55)
200 IM -- Jamie Yeung (2:03.61)
50 Freestyle -- Catie DeLoof (22.97)
50 Freestyle -- Siobhán Haughey (22.41 -- Leadoff leg of 200 Freestyle Relay)
One-Meter Diving -- Sarah Kamstra (324.45)
One-Meter Diving -- Nicole Honey (287.00)
One-Meter Diving -- Keegan McCaffrey (267.60)
One-Meter Diving -- Allie Murphy (265.60)
One-Meter Diving -- Dani VanderZwaag (222.40)