Oct. 26, 2012
Site: Austin, Texas (Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center)
Score: #2 Michigan 194, #5 Texas 106; #2 Michigan 223, #8 Indiana 77
Records: U-M (4-0, 3-0 Big Ten), Texas (1-1), Indiana (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Oct. 27 -- at Texas, vs. Indiana (Austin, Texas), 10 a.m. CDT
AUSTIN, Texas -- Senior Miguel Ortiz (Tokyo, Japan/St. Mary's International), junior Connor Jaeger (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson-Fair Haven) and sophomore Richard Funk (Edmonton, Alberta/Strathcona) each won two individual races in helping the No. 2-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team to dual-meet wins over No. 5 Texas (194-106) and No. 8 Indiana (223-77) on Friday (Oct. 26) inside the Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center. The Wolverines had a trio of 1-2-3 finishes, won 12 events and had 14 NCAA consideration times.
Jaeger kick-started the meet for the Wolverines by keeping his unbeaten streak alive in 1,000-yard freestyle, winning the event for the third consecutive meet (8:56.34). Senior Ryan Feeley (Rye, N.Y./Rye) and junior Sean Ryan (Hixson, Tenn./McCallie School) finished close behind in third (9:09.26) and fourth (9:13.77), respectively. Jaeger was also victorious in the 500-yard freestyle later in the meet (4:21.20).
The Wolverines picked up a trio of NCAA consideration marks in the races that followed. Ortiz and Funk each picked up wins in the process, with Ortiz taking the 100-yard backstroke (47.82) and Funk winning the 100-yard breaststroke (54.28). Junior Michael Wynalda (Wyoming, Mich./Grandville) also had a high finish, taking second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:36.11).
Michigan scored major points in the 200-yard butterfly and 50-yard freestyle, sweeping the first three places in both races. All three men in the 200-yard butterfly swam NCAA consideration times, beginning with freshman Dylan Bosch (Johannesburg, South Africa/Crawford College, Sandton), who continued his impressive freshman campaign with another win (1:45.54). Meanwhile, junior Kyle Whitaker (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton) finished in second (1:46.89), while junior John Wojciechowski (Scottsdale, Ariz./Phoenix Brophy Prep) took third (1:47.19). Ortiz led U-M in the 50-yard freestyle (20.26), while senior Evan Gregg (Blacksburg, Va./Blacksburg) and graduate student Zachary Turk (Akron, Ohio/St. Edwards) tied for second (20.34).
U-M kept up its winning ways out of the break, as sophomore Bruno Ortiz (Tokyo, Japan/St. Mary's International) picked up a win in the 100-yard freestyle (44.87). Funk picked up another win, finishing first in the 200-yard breaststroke (1:58.83) by a narrow margin of .13 seconds. Michigan got another 1-2-3 finish -- its third of the night -- in the 200-yard butterfly, led by Wojciechowski (47.98), who touched the wall narrowly ahead of Bosch (48.06) and senior Sean Fletcher (Vienna, Va./James Madison) (48.23). All three were NCAA consideration times. Whitaker was the other individua-event winner on the night, claiming victory in the 400-yard individual medley (3:50.92).
The Wolverines also won both relays, including a 1-2 finish in the 200-yard medley relay. The "A" team of M. Ortiz, Funk, Fletcher and Turk took first with an NCAA consideration time of 1:27.42, making the mark by just two-hundredths of a second. The "B" team of senior Gregg, junior Kyle Duckitt (Johannesburg, South Africa/St. John's College), Bosch and B. Ortiz were second (1:29.34) beat the "A" teams from both Indiana and Texas. The U-M "B" team won the 400-yard freestyle relay, as the quartet of M. Ortiz, Wynalda, senior Roman Willets (Whitehouse, Ohio/St. Francis de Sales) and B. Ortiz finished at 2:57.25.
Junior Jack Lee (North Egremont, Mass./Berkshire School) was U-M's highest finisher on both boards, taking fourth on three-meter (334.45) and fifth on one-meter (315.35).
The three teams wrap up the two-day meet tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 27) beginning at 10 a.m. CDT inside the Lee and Joe Jamail Swimming Center. The meet will not be scored.
Event Winners/U-M Finishers
1,000-yard Freestyle
1. Connor Jaeger, U-M 8:56.34
3. Ryan Feeley, U-M 9:09.26
4. Sean Ryan, U-M 9:13.77
8. Paul Soley, U-M 9:27.61
200-yard Medley Relay
1. U-M "A" 1:27.42#
(Miguel Ortiz, Richard Funk,
Sean Fletcher, Zachary Turk)
2. U-M "B" 1:29.34
(Evan Gregg, Kyle Duckitt,
Dylan Bosch, Bruno Ortiz)
6. U-M "C" 1:31.38
(Connor McCarroll, Matt McNamara,
John Wojciechowski, Roman Willets)
200-yard Freestyle
1. Clay Youngquist, Texas 1:35.26#
2. Michael Wynalda, U-M 1:36.11#
4. Peter Brumm, U-M 1:37.92
5. Hassaan Abdel Khalik, U-M 1:38.24
7. Justin Glanda, U-M 1:38.68
100-yard Backstroke
1. Miguel Ortiz, U-M 47.82#
6. Sean Fletcher, U-M 50.22
7. Connor McCarroll, U-M 50.38
8. Ryutaro Kamiya, U-M 50.67
100-yard Breaststroke
1. Richard Funk, U-M 54.28#
3. Bruno Ortiz, U-M 55.80
5. Kyle Duckitt, U-M 56.69
7. Matt McNamara, U-M 57.43
200-yard Butterfly
1. Dylan Bosch, U-M 1:45.54#
2. Kyle Whitaker, U-M 1:46.89#
3. John Wojciechowski, U-M 1:47.19#
8. Peter Brumm, U-M 1:51.69
50-yard Freestyle
1. Miguel Ortiz, U-M 20.26
T2. Evan Gregg, U-M 20.34
T2. Zachary Turk, U-M 20.34
9. Roman Willets, U-M 22.19
100-yard Freestyle
1. Bruno Ortiz, U-M 44.87
3. Michael Wynalda, U-M 45.20
4. Roman Willets, U-M 45.56
6. Zachary Turk, U-M 45.72
200-yard Backstroke
1. Kip Darmody, Texas 1:45.21#
5. Ryutaro Kamiya, U-M 1:47.66
7. Connor McCarroll, U-M 1:48.21
200-yard Breaststroke
1. Richard Funk, U-M 1:58.83#
4. Kyle Duckitt, U-M 2:02.47
5. Matt McNamara, U-M 2:04.70
500-yard Freestyle
1. Connor Jaeger, U-M 4:21.20#
3. Ryan Feeley, U-M 4:25.96
7. Hassaan Abdel Khalik, U-M 4:29.94
9. Sean Ryan, U-M 4:35.82
100-yard Butterfly
1. John Wojciechowski, U-M 47.98#
2. Dylan Bosch, U-M 48.06#
3. Sean Fletcher, U-M 48.23#
6. Peter Brumm, U-M 49.59
400-yard Individual Medley
1. Kyle Whitaker, U-M 3:50.92#
3. Connor Jaeger, U-M 3:56.70
4. Dylan Bosch, U-M 3:58.86
6. Ryutaro Kamiya, U-M 4:00.24
400-yard Freestyle Relay
1. U-M 'B' 2:57.25
(Miguel Ortiz, Michael Wynalda,
Roman Willets, Bruno Ortiz)
3. U-M 'A' 2:59.79
(Justin Glanda, Zachary Turk,
Sean Fletcher, Evan Gregg)
4. U-M 'C' 3:03.15
(John Wojciechowski, Peter Brumm,
Hassaan Abdel Khalik, Ryan Feeley)
One-meter Diving
1. Will McCraney, Texas 334.60^
5. Jack Lee, U-M 315.35^
8. Thomas Jahnke, U-M 280.50
Three-meter Diving
1. Will Chandler, Texas 371.10^
4. Jack Lee, U-M 334.45^
7. Thomas Jahnke, U-M 303.75
# NCAA consideration time
^ NCAA Zone Diving mark
N O T E S
• U-M improves to 7-8 all-time vs. Texas and 44-30-3 all-time vs. Indiana.
• The Wolverines are now 36-3-2 in dual meets under Mike Bottom and 23-1 against Big Ten teams. The win over Indiana is U-M's 100th Big Ten dual-meet victory in the last 21 seasons (100-3 during that stretch).
• Connor Jaeger has improved on his time in the 1,000-yard freestyle each week. He last swam the event against Minnesota on Oct. 5 in 9:08.33. He swam it in 8:56.34 on Friday.
• U-M came into Friday's meet having six NCAA consideration times through the first two meets of the season. It got 14 on Friday alone.
• The meet was shown live on the Longhorn Network.
Contact: Brad Rudner (734) 763-4423
