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NCAA Championships
Medals from MacNeil, Haughey Keep Michigan in Third Place at NCAAs
3/22/2019 8:49:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» After three days of competition, Michigan remains in third place (233 points). They hold a 70-point lead over fourth-place Louisville (163 points).
» Freshman Maggie MacNeil became the first swimmer in program history to complete the fly-back double on the third day of the NCAA Championships, finishing runner-up in the 100-yard butterfly and sixth in the 100-yard backstroke.
» Siobhán Haughey won a bronze medal in the 200-yard freestyle. She was joined in the final by Catie DeLoof, the second time in the last three years that U-M had two finalists in the event.
» The Wolverines put another relay on the podium, as the foursome of Taylor Garcia, Miranda Tucker, Maggie MacNeil and Catie DeLoof finished sixth in the 200-yard medley relay (1:35.85).
Site: Austin, Texas (Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center)
Event: NCAA Championships (Day 3 of 4)
U-M Team Standing: 3rd after Day 3 (233 points)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 23 -- at NCAA Championships - Day Four (Austin, Texas), 9 a.m./5 p.m. CDT
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Freshman Maggie MacNeil and senior Siobhán Haughey each won medals to lead the University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team at the NCAA Championships on Friday (March 22) inside the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. The Wolverines had six All-America performances on Friday alone (five individual, one relay), and sit in third place (233 points) with a 70-point gap between them and fourth-place Louisville (163 points). California jumped into the team lead after Friday's races (328 points).
"We had a great day," said head coach Mike Bottom. "This was a day where we showed our toughness. Iron swims. Maggie, Catie, Taylor, Miranda -- the last four swimmers on our relay -- at the end of a long day, combined for 17 swims today. That's Captain Marvel-style toughness. Just really proud of the way we battled through that. We put ourselves in a great position to end the season tomorrow on a high note."
After swimming a total of six times yesterday, MacNeil did the same thing Friday, becoming the first in program history to final in both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke in the same year -- and on the same day -- at the NCAA Championships. She was runner-up and won the silver medal in the 100-yard butterfly (49.66), the highest finish in that event in program history. She is the fourth swimmer to earn All-America honors in that event, the last being Margaret Kelly in 2010. Junior Vanessa Krause got in on the action during preliminaries, finishing 51st (53.51).
MacNeil was not done, returning to the pool a short time later for the 100-yard backstroke, where she finished sixth (50.98). She is the program's first All-American in that event in 20 years (Jennifer Crisman, 1999). Senior Taylor Garcia swam in the morning's preliminaries, finishing 39th (53.04).
For the second time in three years, U-M had two swimmers in the final of the 200-yard freestyle, led by Haughey, who won the bronze medal (1:40.70). She turned with a slim lead and 50 yards to go, but finished just behind Mallory Comerford (Louisville) and Taylor Ruck (Stanford). Haughey was joined in the final by senior Catie DeLoof, who was sixth (1:43.17), a big jump after making the consolation final last year. Two others swam in prelims: sophomore Sierra Schmidt was 39th (1:46.76), while senior Becca Postoll was 50th (1:47.66).
Redshirt junior Miranda Tucker made the final of the 100-yard breaststroke for the second consecutive year, but had to sweat it out during preliminaries, avoiding a potential swim-off after tying for seventh. She finished seventh in the final and improved her time from earlier in the day (58.83), becoming the first swimmer in 24 years to make the final in back-to-back years (Rachel Gustin, 1994-95). Senior Jamie Yeung added points in the consolation final with a 10th-place finish (59.04), earning the first All-America Honorable Mention of her career in what was the second-fastest time in program history.
The Wolverines ended the night putting another relay on the podium, as the foursome of Garcia, Tucker, MacNeil and DeLoof finished sixth, improving their time from the morning (1:35.85). Prior to Friday, the last time U-M scored in the 200-yard medley relay was 2014, and the last time it made the top eight was 2007 (eighth).
The NCAA Championships conclude Saturday (March 23) at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Preliminaries begin at 9 a.m. CDT with finals following at 5 p.m. CDT.
TOP 10 TEAMS (After Day 3)
1. California 328 2. Stanford 299.5 3. MICHIGAN 233 4. Louisville 163 5. North Carolina St. 141 6. Tennessee 138 7. Minnesota 131 8. Virginia 128 9. Texas 127.5 10. Indiana 122
100-yard Butterfly
1. Louise Hansson, USC 49.26NUP 2. Maggie MacNeil, U-M 49.66 51. Vanessa Krause, U-M 53.51
200-yard Freestyle
1. Mallory Comerford, Louisville 1:40.26P 3. Siobhán Haughey, U-M 1:40.70 6. Catie DeLoof, U-M 1:43.17 (1:42.75) 39. Sierra Schmidt, U-M 1:46.76 50. Becca Postoll, U-M 1:47.66
100-yard Breaststroke
1. Lilly King, Indiana 55.73ANUP 7. Miranda Tucker, U-M 58.83 10. Jamie Yeung, U-M 59.04
100-yard Backstroke
1. Beata Nelson, Wisconsin 49.18 6. Maggie MacNeil, U-M 50.98 (50.63) 39. Taylor Garcia, U-M 53.04
200-yard Medley Relay
1. Tennessee 1:34.10 (Meghan Small, Nikol Popov, Maddy Banic, Erika Brown) 6. MICHIGAN 1:35.85 (Taylor Garcia, Miranda Tucker, Maggie MacNeil, Catie DeLoof) A American Record N NCAA Record U U.S. Open Record B Big Ten Record P Pool Record M University of Michigan Record
CAREER BESTS
200-yard Freestyle: Sierra Schmidt (1:46.76)
100-yard Breaststroke: Jamie Yeung (59.04 -- No. 2 at U-M)
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