Hannah Moore, Ian Rainey Boost Michigan To Lead Over Iowa, Nebraska

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IOWA CITY, Iowa, October 3. UNIVERSITY of Michigan freshmen Hannah Moore and Ian Rainey posted impressive swims in the 1000 freestyle tonight to lead the Wolverine men and women to the lead over Iowa and Nebraska on day one of the teams’ two-day dual meet.

Making their collegiate debuts, Moore touched first in 9:44.40, while Rainey stopped the clock in 9:15.53. The Michigan women lead Iowa 28-10 and Nebraska 25-13, while the Michigan men hold a slim 20-18 lead over Iowa after tonight’s events.

Michigan Women’s Press Release

The University of Michigan women’s swimming and diving team began the 2014-15 campaign Friday (Oct. 3) with some strong first impressions from its freshman class, jumping to leads over Big Ten foes Iowa and Nebraska in day one of a two-day meet that featured mostly exhibitions at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool.

The meet resumes Saturday with the Wolverines holding a 28-10 edge over the Hawkeyes and a 25-13 lead over the Cornhuskers.

In one of the two scoring events tonight, freshman Hannah Moore (Cary, N.C./Green Hope) dominated the field in the 1,000-yard freestyle. She clocked in at 9:44.40, more than five seconds faster than Iowa’s second-place finisher Becky Stoughton (9:49.51). Fellow U-M freshman Gillian Ryan (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area) took third (9:56.34) and senior Kelsey Cummings (El Segundo, Calif./El Segundo) took fourth (10:01.10). Moore’s time was the fastest by a Wolverine in the event since Emily Brunemann swam it in 9:43.00 on Oct. 23, 2009.

In the other scoring event of the night, one-meter diving, the Maize and Blue took second and third on the strength of veterans senior Carey Chen (Vancouver, British Columbia/University Hill Secondary) and junior Sarah Kamstra (Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland). Chen tallied a score of 275.60 and Kamstra followed closely with a mark of 270.70 — both scores are NCAA Zone diving qualifying marks. Freshman Juliette Corboy (Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) finished in sixth place in her collegiate debut (256.25).

The teams also raced in five exhibition relays throughout the night, with the Wolverines taking first place in three of the races. In the opening event, U-M took first and second in the 400-yard medley relay. The team of freshmen Clara Smiddy (Miami, Fla.), Emily Kopas (Davie, Fla./University School), junior Marni Oldershaw (Oakville, Ontario/Iroquois Ridge) and sophomore Madeline Frost (Saline, Mich./Saline) paced the competition with their time of 3:45.14.

The Wolverines also claimed first in the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 100-yard freestyle relay. Smiddy was a part of all three winning relays, swimming the anchor leg in both the 200 and 100 freestyles.

The tri-meet concludes on Saturday (Oct. 4) with a full slate of events beginning at 10 a.m. CDT in Iowa City, Iowa.

Michigan Men’s Press Release

A trio of distance swimmers from the University of Michigan men’s swimming and diving team helped deliver a 20-18 advantage over Iowa following day one of the season opening dual meet Friday (Oct. 3) that featured two scoring events and several exhibition relays at the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool.

The highlight of the night came courtesy of a trio of young swimmers who went 1-2-3 in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Freshman Ian Rainey (Westport, Conn./Staples) turned in a strong debut by claiming first with his time of 9:15.53. He was followed by teammates sophomore Cameron Stitt (Portland, Ore./Sunset) at 9:20.35 and freshman PJ Ransford (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon) at 9:27.18. That 1-2-3 finish helped push Michigan ahead of Iowa after night one.

The only other scoring event of the night was three-meter diving. Senior Thomas Jahnke (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) turned in Michigan’s top performance with his third-place finish (304.45). His score is a NCAA Zone Diving qualifying mark.

The Wolverines swept all five exhibition relays: the 400-yard medley relay, the 200-yard freestyle relay, the 400-yard IM relay, the 100-yard freestyle relay and the 100-yard medley relay. Senior Bruno Ortiz (Tokyo, Japan/St. Mary’s International) and junior Peter Brumm (Cornelius, N.C./Hough) swam on four of the five winning relays (all except the 400-yard IM relay).

Michigan and Iowa will compete in 14 events on Saturday (Oct. 4) to complete the season opening meet beginning at 10 a.m. CDT in Iowa City, Iowa.

Results: Michigan, Nebraska vs. Iowa

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