Michigan
Big Tens Day 4 - Finals
Victory! Michigan Wins B1G Championship in Home Pool
2/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» Michigan won the Big Ten title for the first time since 2004. The Wolverines now have 15 conference titles in program history, the most of any Big Ten team.
» Over the four days, U-M broke 10 school records, claimed 67 NCAA cuts and set 57 career bests.
» Siobhán Haughey (100-yard freestyle) and Clara Smiddy (200-yard backstroke) each won titles on Saturday.
» Following the meet, Haughey was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Event: Big Ten Championships (Day 4 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: 1st Place of 13 Teams (1,361 points)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 21 -- host Michigan Long Course Time Trial (Canham Natatorium), 10 a.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- For the first time in 12 years, the University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team is back on top in the Big Ten, as the third-ranked Wolverines won their 15th conference championship on Saturday (Feb. 20) inside Canham Natatorium. Michigan (1,361 points) held off a strong push from Indiana (1,207.5) for the title and ended Minnesota's four-year stretch of conference domination.
Two swimmers won individual titles on Saturday, with Clara Smiddy setting a program record to win the 200-yard backstroke (1:51.57) and Siobhán Haughey out-touching Ohio State's Zhesi Li by 0.01 seconds to win the 100-yard freestyle (47.71) and set both program and pool records. Haughey is the first U-M swimmer since Kaitlyn Brady in 2006 to win three individual events at the same Big Ten Championships.
Following the meet, Haughey was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships. She is the sixth U-M swimmer to receive the honor and first since Lindsey Smith in 2007. Head coach Mike Bottom has now led Michigan to seven Big Ten titles (six men, one women), making him the only coach in U-M history to coach both teams to conference championships.
In the four-day competition, Michigan broke 10 school records, claimed 67 NCAA cuts (10 A, 44 B, 13 Zone Diving) and set 57 career bests. In addition, 15 Canham Natatorium records were broken, including seven by Michigan, which had the pleasure of winning the title in its home pool for the first time since 1993.
The Wolverines capped off its title day by winning the 400-yard freestyle relay en route to setting a school and pool record (3:13.81). The quartet of Haughey, Smiddy, Gabby DeLoof and Ali DeLoof chopped nearly a second-and-a-half off the previous program record, which Smiddy and Ali DeLoof were a part of in 2015.
Michigan padded its lead thanks large in part to four top-five finishes, including two in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Freshman Yirong Bi swam the fastest time in U-M history to take second (15:50.56), while sophomore Gillian Ryan took third (15:59.35). Senior Ali DeLoof saw her pool record in the 100-yard freestyle overtaken by Haughey in the final but still managed to finish third (47.96). Her younger sister, sophomore Gabby DeLoof, claimed fourth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:54.71).
The Wolverines really turned the tide in the 200-yard breaststroke, as they qualified five of six swimmers into the finals. Sophomore Emily Kopas led the way with a fifth-place finish (2:09.48), while classmate Carolyn McCann took seventh (2:12.22), sneaking into the final after a huge time drop in preliminaries. Others to score included senior Marni Oldershaw (10th, 2:12.39), sophomore Samantha Yeo (15th, 2:14.59) and junior Madison Horton (23rd, 2:15.60). Freshman Astrid Swensen, the team's lone representative in the 100-yard butterfly, took 10th (1:57.20), dropping more than a second from her preliminaries time.
Five divers scored points on platform, including four in the consolation final. Junior Allie Murphy led the way with a 10th-place finish (275.65), followed by senior Nicole Honey in 11th (263.75), junior Keegan McCaffrey in 12th (261.45) and senior Sarah Kamstra in 16th (230.75). Senior Elena Ghormley also picked up a few points in the bonus final with a 21st-place finish (228.20). Those five divers combined for 63 points, while Indiana had only 27.
Final Team Standings
1. MICHIGAN 1,361 2. Indiana 1,207.5 3. Minnesota 927.5 4. Ohio State 859 5. Purdue 766.5 6. Wisconsin 712 7. Penn State 687.5 8. Northwestern 467 9. Nebraska 411.5 10. Rutgers 385 11. Iowa 369.5 12. Illinois 234 13. Michigan State 210
Event Winners/U-M Finishers (Day 4)
Preliminaries time in parentheses if faster than finals time
1,650-yard Freestyle 1. Lindsey Clary, Ohio State 15:49.98*P! 2. Yirong Bi, U-M 15:50.56*M 3. Gillian Ryan, U-M 15:59.35# 15. Katie Duggan, U-M 16:29.75# 18. Jessica Wolf, U-M 16:41.06 20. Celia Keany, U-M 16:42.79 200-yard Backstroke 1. Clara Smiddy, U-M 1:51.57*M 4. Gabby DeLoof, U-M 1:54.71# 14. Marie Georger, U-M 1:58.30# (1:57.59#) 17. Becca Postoll, U-M 1:56.59# 100-yard Freestyle 1. Siobhán Haughey, U-M 47.71*MP 3. Ali DeLoof, U-M 47.96# 10. Catie DeLoof, U-M 49.30# 19. Zoe Mattingly, U-M 49.92# 21. Maddy Frost, U-M 50.10 (49.84#) 23. Claudia Goswell, U-M 50.50 (50.15) 38. Sharalynn Missiuna, U-M 50.94 200-yard Breaststroke 1. Lilly King, U-M 2:05.58*PB! 5. Emily Kopas, U-M 2:09.48# 7. Carolyn McCann, U-M 2:12.22# (2:11.62#) 10. Marni Oldershaw, U-M 2:12.39# (2:11.87#) 15. Samantha Yeo, U-M 2:14.59# (2:14.29#) 23. Madison Horton, U-M 2:15.60# (2:14.98#) 37. Jamie Yeung, U-M 2:17.09 200-yard Butterfly 1. Gia Dalesandro, Indiana 1:54.77# 10. Astrid Swensen, U-M 1:57.20# Platform Diving 1. Yu Zhou, Minnesota 363.20^ 10. Allie Murphy, U-M 275.65^ 11. Nicole Honey, U-M 263.75^ 12. Keegan McCaffrey, U-M 261.45^ 16. Sarah Kamstra, U-M 230.75^ (251.90^) 21. Elena Ghormley, U-M 228.20^ 33. Dani VanderZwaag, U-M 206.75 400-yard Freestyle Relay 1. MICHIGAN 3:13.81*MP (Siobhán Haughey, Clara Smiddy, Gabby DeLoof, Ali DeLoof) * NCAA A # NCAA B ^ NCAA Zone Diving qualifying score P Pool Record M School Record B Big Ten Record ! Big Ten Championships Record
MICHIGAN BIG TEN CHAMPIONS
Siobhán Haughey (3): 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard IM,
Clara Smiddy (2): 100-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Backstroke
400-yard Freestyle Relay: Siobhán Haughey, Clara Smiddy, Gabby DeLoof, Ali DeLoof
800-yard Freestyle Relay: Yirong Bi, Siobhán Haughey, Gabby DeLoof, Gillian Ryan
BIG TEN AWARD WINNERS
Swimmer of the Championships: Siobhán Haughey, Michigan
Diver of the Championships: Yu Zhou, Minnesota
Freshman of the Year: Lilly King, Indiana
Sportsmanship Award Honoree: Sarah Kamstra
2015-16 MICHIGAN ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS
First Team: Yirong Bi, Ali DeLoof, Gabby DeLoof, Siobhán Haughey, Gillian Ryan, Clara Smiddy
Second Team: Emily Kopas
CAREER BESTS
1,650 Freestyle -- Yirong Bi (15:50.56)
1,650 Freestyle -- Katie Duggan (16:29.75)
1,650 Freestyle -- Celia Keany (16:42.79)
200 Backstroke -- Clara Smiddy (1:51.76)
200 Backstroke -- Gabby DeLoof (1:54.71)
200 Backstroke -- Becca Postoll (1:56.59)
100 Freestyle -- Siobhán Haughey (47.71)
100 Freestyle -- Ali DeLoof (47.96)
100 Freestyle -- Catie DeLoof (49.30)
100 Freestyle -- Maddy Frost (49.84)
200 Breaststroke -- Carolyn McCann (2:11.62)
200 Breaststroke -- Marni Oldershaw (2:11.87)
200 Breaststroke -- Samantha Yeo (2:14.29)
200 Breaststroke -- Madison Horton (2:14.98)
200 Breaststroke -- Jamie Yeung (2:17.09)
200 Butterfly -- Astrid Swensen (1:57.20
Platform -- Allie Murphy (275.65)
Platform -- Nicole Honey (263.75)
Platform -- Keegan McCaffrey (261.45)
Platform -- Sarah Kamstra (251.90)
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