2024 Michigan Be Higher; Invite
- Friday, October 4, 2024
- Holland, Michigan
- Holland Aquatics Middle
- SCY (25 yards)
- Full Outcomes
- Rating: No group scoring
At their third annual Be Higher; Invite, the College of Michigan hosted Hope Faculty, Calvin College, and Purdue to honor Ian Miskelley, a former Michigan Wolverine swimmer who died by suicide in September of 2020.
The meet featured a number of non-traditional occasions, such because the 25 free, 100 IM, 50 yard-underwater freestyle, and skins for the 25 free. This was an unscored occasion.
Males’s Highlights
The Wolverines kicked off the meet by successful the 200 medley relay, with Jack Wilkening, Jaeddan Gamilla, Tyler Ray, and Bence Szabados combining for a 1:26.79 to beat out Purdue’s 2nd place relay by over 5 seconds (1:32.46).
Purdue responded with a win within the following occasion, as Brady Samuels swam a 47.48 to say victory within the 100 fly.
Wilkening returned to the pool shortly after main off the medley relay in 22.07 to comfortably win the 100 again in 48.07. Purdue’s Blake Rowe was second in 49.63.
Michigan received the subsequent 5 particular person occasions, with Gamilla claiming double victories within the 100 breast (54.60) and 100 IM (49.86) and Ray successful the 50 free (20.51). Brazilian Olympian Eduardo Moraes picked up a victory within the 200 free (1:37.15), and Norwegian Olympian Jon Jontvedt tied Purdue’s Patrick Broderick for first place within the 100 free (49.82).
The 400 free relay wrapped up the normal occasions, and Michigan’s group of Szabados, Gal Groumi, Wilkening, and Colin Geer break up 45.96, 45.75, 43.98, and 44.61, respectively, to win in 3:00.30.
Different occasion winners:
Girls’s Highlights
The Michigan Girls have been equally victorious in 200 medley relay, with Lexi Greenhawt, Letitia Sim, Brady Kendall, and Lindsay Flynn swimming a 1:39.35. Flynn, a senior, notably anchored the relay in a fast 21.79.
Sim, a Singaporean Olympian who’s coming off an Olympic redshirt, received in her first particular person occasion for Michigan for the reason that 2022-2023 season, the 100 fly. She touched the wall in 55.16, simply forward of sophomore and fellow Wolverine Hannah Bellard (56.02).
Purdue’s Abby Marcukaitis received the 100 again in 54.20, out-touching Michigan’s Casey Chung, who positioned 2nd in 54.46.
Flynn backed up her fast relay break up by successful the 50 free, the place with a closing time of twenty-two.76, she was the one swimmer below the 23-second barrier.
The 100 IM noticed a battle between two Michigan Olympians, the place Brazil’s Stephanie Balduccini took the win in 55.47 whereas Sim adopted intently behind in 55.96.
Rebecca Diaconescu of Romania, one other Paris Olympian, made her debut for Michigan by successful the 200 free in 1:49.28.
The Wolverines took the ultimate traditional-event win within the 400 free relay, the place Balduccini, Claire Newman, Leila Fack, and Natalie Kan mixed for a 3:19.98.
Different occasion winners:
Blended relay occasion winners:
- Blended 200 Yard Medley Relay: Michigan — 1:35.07
- Blended 200 Yard Free Relay: Michigan — 1:27.12
UP NEXT: Michigan will welcome Wisconsin (Males and Girls) and Notre Dame (Girls) for his or her first twin meet of the season on Friday, October 18 on the Canham Natatorium.
