Michigan
Minnesota Invitational
Michigan to Face Trio of Ranked Opponents at Minnesota Invitational
11/30/2021 12:22:00 PM | Women's Swimming & Diving
» No. 4-ranked Michigan faces three ranked opponents at the Minnesota Invitational, Wednesday-Saturday (Dec. 1-4) in Minneapolis.
» In addition to host Minnesota, U-M will face No. 1 Texas, No. 3 California, No. 17 Wisconsin, Arizona and Harvard.
» U-M finished second at the 2019 Minnesota Invite, powered by eight top-three finishes -- including three wins -- on the final day.
THIS WEEK
Wed-Sat., Dec. 1-4 -- at Minnesota Invitational (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Live Results
Wednesday, Dec. 1 -- 6 p.m. CST
Thursday, Dec. 2 -- 10 a.m./6 p.m. CST
Friday, Dec. 3 -- 10 a.m./6 p.m. CST
Saturday, Dec. 4 -- 10 a.m./6 p.m. CST
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The No. 4-ranked Michigan men's swimming and diving team heads Minneapolis for the annual midseason Minnesota Invitational, Wednesday through Saturday (Dec. 1-4) and will take on several ranked opponents at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
The meet begins with two relays on Wednesday (Dec. 1) at 6 p.m. CST, with each of the following three days holding preliminaries at 10 a.m. CST and finals at 6 p.m. CST.
Schedule of Events (All Times CST)
Wednesday (6 p.m.)
200-yard Medley Relay
800-yard Freestyle Relay
Thursday (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard IM
50-yard Freestyle
400-yard Medley Relay
3-meter Diving
Friday (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
100-yard Butterfly
400-yard IM
200-yard Freestyle
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Backstroke
200-yard Freestyle Relay
1-Meter Diving
Saturday (10 a.m./6 p.m.)
1650-yard Freestyle
200-yard Backstroke
100-yard Freestyle
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Butterfly
400-yard Freestyle Relay
Platform Diving
Team Notes
• In addition to Minnesota, Michigan will face No. 2 Texas, No. 5 California, No. 17 Wisconsin, Arizona and Harvard at the Minnesota Invite this week. At last year's NCAA Championships, Texas finished third, California took fourth and Michigan was sixth. Arizona was 19th and Arizona 25th.
• The Wolverines last competed at the Minnesota Invite during the 2019-20 season, finishing second behind eight top-three finishes -- including three wins -- in the finale of the four-day meet.
• Michigan maintained its place at No. 4 in the latest CSCAA Top 25 poll, released on Nov. 17. The next edition of the rankings will be released in December. [ Rankings ]
• The Wolverines are undefeated in duals on the season, taking down Oakland (174-117), No. 20 Missouri (215-85), Purdue (232-68) and Grand Valley State (162-76).
• On Nov. 17, the Wolverines announced the signings of nine preps to National Letters of Intent for the 2022-23 season. The signees include Malia Amuan (North Andover, Mass.), Victoria Bergeli (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), Katie Crom (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Riley Francis (Southlake, Texas), Brady Kendall (Canton, Mich.), Devon Kitchel (Zionsville, Ind.), Christey Liang (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), Ella Jo Piersma (Cincinnati, Ohio), and Kiarra Milligan (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.) [ Release ]
Up Next
Saturday, Jan. 8 -- vs. No. 6 Indiana (Canham Natatorium), TBA
