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Minnesota Invite
Wolverines' MacNeil Makes History on Day Three of Minnesota Invite
12/6/2019 10:57:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» Maggie MacNeil won the 100-yard butterfly, tying NCAA and U.S. Open records, and lowering her previously-held Big Ten and U-M records (49.26). Her time is the fastest in history, and is the fastest time ever swum on American soil.
» Miranda Tucker won the 100-yard breaststroke with the second-fastest time in the NCAA this season, clocking an NCAA 'A' time (58.41).
» Five divers finished inside the top nine on three-meter, including Allie Klein, Camryn McPherson, Lucy Hogan, Christy Cutshaw and Nikki Canale. All five picked up NCAA Zone Diving qualifying scores.
Site: Minneapolis, Minn. (Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center)
Event: Minnesota Invite (Day 3 of 5)
U-M Team Standing: 2nd of 7 Teams (523.5 points) after Day 3
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Dec. 7 -- at Minnesota Invite - Day 4 (Minneapolis, Minn.), 10 a.m./6 p.m. CST
• Complete Results (PDF)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Sophomore Maggie MacNeil tied the NCAA and U.S. Open records in the 100-yard butterfly (49.26) to highlight the performances for the No. 18-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team at the Minnesota Invite on Friday (Dec. 6) at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. After three days, the Wolverines remain in second place (523.5 points), trailing California (807).
MacNeil, the reigning world champion in the 100-meter butterfly, showed some serious speed in yards on Friday, moving into a tie for the NCAA and U.S. Open records with USC's Louise Hansson (49.26). She took the race out in 23.27, beating California's Izzy Ivey, the second-place finisher, by more than two seconds. MacNeil lowered her previously-held Big Ten and U-M records with the performance. The time of 49.26 is the fastest time in history, and the fastest time swum on American soil.
The 100-yard butterfly was Michigan's top event of the evening, as seven swimmers finished in the top 16. Senior Vanessa Krause joined MacNeil in the final, tying for fifth (53.04 in preliminaries), while freshman Megan Glass cut nearly six-tenths of a second off her preliminaries swim to win the consolation final (53.18). Junior Emma Cleason (10th, 53.70), junior Daria Pyshnenko (13th, 54.19), junior Alexis Margett (54.30) and junior Claire Maiocco (15th, 54.56) rounded out the consolation finalists.
Joining MacNeil as a victor on Friday was senior Miranda Tucker, who scorched the field in the 100-yard breaststroke, clocking an NCAA 'A' time and the second-fastest time in the NCAA this season (58.41).
Michigan also added a bunch of points in the diving well, placing five in the top nine. Sophomore Allie Klein was fifth (305.00), junior Camryn McPherson was sixth (297.65), freshman Lucy Hogan was seventh (296.85) and junior Christy Cutshaw was eighth (283.95). The best score of the group came from junior Nikki Canale, who won the consolation final (322.45). All five divers got their NCAA Zone Diving qualifying scores.
The Wolverines had two finalists in the 400-yard IM. Sophomore Victoria Kwan took nearly two-and-a-half seconds off her time from the morning to finish fifth (4:12.75), while freshman Kaitlynn Sims was close behind in seventh (4:16.55). Junior Kate Krolikowski also dropped time with her second swim, dipping slightly under the NCAA 'B' cut (4:17.16).
Senior Chloe Hicks continued her run of solid swimming on Friday. After sneaking into the last spot of the 200-yard freestyle final, Hicks moved up two spots and dropped time, taking sixth (1:45.94), the 10th-best performance in school history.
A trio of swimmers got second swims in the consolation final of the 100-yard backstroke, though all were faster in preliminaries. Sophomore Katie Minnich was 13th (54.11), freshman Mariella Venter was 14th (54.60) and senior Jacqui Schafer was 16th (55.01).
The Wolverines closed out the night with a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The foursome of MacNeil, Pyshnenko, Tucker and Krause finished in 1:28.50, just .07 off the NCAA 'A' cut.
The short-course portion of the Minnesota Invite will conclude Saturday (Dec. 6) with preliminaries at 10 a.m. CST and finals at 6 p.m.
NCAA Qualifying Times/Scores
Preliminaries - p
200-yard Freestyle Relay
B - Maggie MacNeil, Daria Pyshnenko, Miranda Tucker, Vanessa Krause (1:28.50)
400-yard IM
B - Victoria Kwan, 4:12.75
B - Kaitlynn Sims, 4:15.77p
B - Kate Krolikowski, 4:17.16
100-yard Butterfly
A - Maggie MacNeil, 49.26 (ties NCAA, U.S. Open records; set new Big Ten, U-M records)
B - Vanessa Krause, 53.04
B - Megan Glass, 53.18
B - Emma Cleason, 53.70
200-yard Freestyle
B - Chloe Hicks, 1:45.94 (No. 10 at U-M)
100-yard Breaststroke
A - Miranda Tucker, 58.41
100-yard Backstroke
None
Three-Meter Diving
Nikki Canale, 322.45
Allie Klein, 314.50p
Camryn McPherson, 314.45p
Christy Cutshaw, 299.35p
Lucy Hogan, 296.85
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