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Michigan Trounces Spartans on Senior Night
1/31/2020 8:17:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving
» The third-ranked Wolverines won all 16 events in a 195-76 win over Michigan State.
» Four seniors combined for seven individual event wins. Tommy Cope, Jacob Montague and Miles Smachlo each won two events.
» Junior Ross Todd swept the springboard diving events, winning one- and three-meter.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Canham Natatorium)
Score: #3 Michigan 195, Michigan State 76
Records: U-M (6-1, 4-1 Big Ten), MSU (5-6, 0-4 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sat-Sun., Feb. 15-16 -- host Michigan First Chance Meet (Canham Natatorium), 10 a.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 3-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team ended the regular season with an exclamation point, winning all 16 events in a convincing 195-76 win over Michigan State on Friday (Jan. 31) at Canham Natatorium, extending the program's win streak in the series to 42.
Prior to the meet, the Wolverines honored its 11-man senior class on deck in a special ceremony. Of those seniors, four combined for seven individual event wins. Tommy Cope won the 400-yard IM with a great in-season performance (3:48.38) and later took the 100-yard butterfly (48.82). Michigan native Jacob Montague looked sharp in winning the 50-yard breaststroke (24.98) and 100-yard breaststroke (54.72), while Miles Smachlo cleaned up in the 50-yard butterfly (21.39) and 100-yard IM (49.41). The other victor was Felix Auböck, who won the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.52).
"Our seniors did a great job tonight and have been wonderful leaders for us all season," said head coach Mike Bottom. "They have pulled this team together and gotten us to a place where we have a chance to achieve great things. Tonight was about working hard in races and making changes in races, and we'll keep working on those things in the final weeks leading up to Big Tens."
The underclassmen also shined against the Spartans. Sophomore Eric Storms won a very quick 50-yard backstroke, using a great underwater at the turn to clock in at 21.79, while sophomore Patrick Callan was victorious in the 500-yard freestyle (4:27.57). Two freshmen also claimed wins: Andrew Trepanier in the 100-yard freestyle (45.41) and Nadav Aaronson in the 100-yard backstroke (49.06).
During the first break, junior Ricardo Vargas swam the 1,650-yard freestyle in 14:49.16, the fourth-fastest time in the Big Ten this season and one that should see him safely into the final heat of the event at next month's Big Ten Championships.
The Wolverines also won both relays. The foursome of Trepanier, sophomore Mason Hunter, freshman River Wright and Callan won the 400-yard medley relay (3:16.58), while junior Luiz Gustavo Borges, Smachlo, freshman Cam Peel and Wright combined to take the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:19.31).
Junior Ross Todd swept the springboard diving events, finishing first on both one-meter (356.40) and three-meter (389.17). Senior Jake Herremans followed him on one-meter (338.32), while junior Chris Canning followed on three-meter (364.65). Of note is freshman Nick Leavell, who picked up his first NCAA Zone Diving qualifying score of the season (336.60 on three-meter).
With the dual-meet portion of the schedule concluded, Michigan now turns its attention to the postseason. Select swimmers will compete at the Michigan First Chance Meet on Saturday, Feb. 15 and Sunday, Feb. 16 at Canham Natatorium, with sessions beginning at 11 a.m. on both days. Admission is free.
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