MacNeil, Depth Scoring Pace Michigan on Day Three of Big Ten Championships
2/25/2021 9:21:00 PM
// Brad Rudner
» After three days, Michigan is in second place (650). Ohio State leads the team race (771 points).
» Maggie MacNeil won her third straight Big Ten title in the 100-yard butterfly, posting the top time in the NCAA (49.68). Olivia Carter won the silver medal behind her.
» The Wolverines had nine top-10 individual finishes on Thursday alone, including two from Megan Glass, who pulled the 100-yard butterfly/200-yard freestyle double.
Site: Minneapolis, Minn. (Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center)
Event: Big Ten Championships (Day 3 of 5)
U-M Team Standing: 2nd place of 13 Teams (650 points)
Next U-M Event: Friday, Feb. 26 -- at Big Ten Championships - Day Four (Minneapolis, Minn.), 11 a.m./6:30 p.m. CST
• Complete Results (PDF)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Juniors Maggie MacNeil and Olivia Carter went 1-2 in the 100-yard butterfly and were among nine top-10 individual finishers for the No. 9-ranked University of Michigan women's swimming and diving team on Thursday (Feb. 25) at the Big Ten Championships. After three days, the Wolverines sit in second place (650 points). Ohio State continues to lead the team race (771 points).
"It was crazy to be a coach on deck tonight," said head coach Mike Bottom. "All this team wants to do is be better. The stories of what this team has gone through to doing what they are now is incredible. There's going to be disappointment, but it's how you handle the next challenges that defines you. Today was a perfect example."
"What they're learning is to never give up. I don't think another team has had less time in the water training than we've had. Despite that, we saw swimmers drop crazy amounts of time all over the place. It was insane."
MacNeil was once again the story of the night, winning her third consecutive Big Ten title in the 100-yard butterfly by nearly two seconds over the field (49.68). Though a few tenths off of her previously-held NCAA record -- set in this same pool in December 2019 -- MacNeil vaulted to No. 1 in the NCAA with the swim. She is the first swimmer in program history to win the event three straight years.
Carter claimed her third medal of the meet already, nabbing a silver (51.54). She set a new personal record in the morning's preliminaries (51.44), making her the second-fastest performer in school history behind MacNeil.
WATCH: Maggie MacNeil and Olivia Carter go 1-2 in the 100-yard Butterfly on Thursday at the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/euQqdNK2UO
— Michigan Swimming & Diving (@umichswimdive) February 26, 2021
Two other Wolverines broke 53 seconds for the first time in the consolation final. Sophomore Megan Glass became the ninth-fastest swimmer in program history with a 10th-place finish (52.74), while freshman Noelle Kaufmann finished 11th (52.92), just missing the top-10 list.
Freshman Kathryn Ackerman led the way in the 400-yard IM, rebounding from a tough swim Wednesday to finish fourth (4:08.37). Junior Victoria Kwan joined her in the final, taking fifth (4:09.73), just two tenths off of her career best. The Wolverines also saw big time drops in the other heats, as freshman Claire Donan finished 10th (4:13.19), cutting more than four seconds off her preliminaries time. Junior Kaitlynn Sims did even better, winning the bonus final from an outside lane (4:13.35), more than a six-second improvement from preliminaries.
Glass proved to be one of the night's top performers, successfully pulling off the double with a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.95). In under an hour's time on Thursday, Glass scored two top-10 finishes and set new career-best times in both events. Freshman Sophie Housey paired with Glass in the final, finishing eighth (1:47.07).
The Cincinnati native was one of three sophomores who made huge strides in this event compared to last year when she was 24th. The others were Madeleine Bauer, who took 15th on Thursday (1:49.04; tied for 32nd in 2020) and Sophia Kudryashova, who was 10th (1:47.28; was 18th in 2020). Junior Caroline Sisson also made a big jump, taking 20th (1:48.75; she did not swim this event in 2020, but tied for 39th in 2019).
Earlier in the day, five divers scored points on three-meter, led by sophomore Lucy Hogan and senior Camryn McPherson in the consolation final. [ Recap ]
The Big Ten Championships continue tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 26) at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Preliminaries begin at 11 a.m. CST with finals following at 6:30 p.m. CT. The second day of the Big Ten Diving competition in West Lafayette, Ind., will run concurrently at 12:20 p.m. ET (preliminaries) and 6:30 p.m. ET (finals).
Career Bests
100 Butterfly -- Olivia Carter (51.44 -- No. 2 at U-M)
100 Butterfly -- Megan Glass (52.74 -- No. 9 at U-M)
100 Butterfly -- Noelle Kaufmann (52.92)
400 IM -- Kaitlynn Sims (4:13.35)
400 IM -- Claire Donan (4:17.30)
200 Freestyle -- Megan Glass (1:45.95)
200 Freestyle -- Sophia Kudryashova (1:47.28)
200 Freestyle -- Maddie Bauer (1:47.69)
200 Freestyle -- Caroline Sisson (1:48.75)
200 Freestyle -- Kalli Fama (1:51.34)
200 Freestyle -- Claire Newman (1:52.00)
200 Freestyle -- Sophia Tuinman (1:52.25)
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