The Wolverines scored their most points at the NCAA national meet since 1999, finishing 11th with 159 points.
Women's Swimming and Diving
On Saturday, the Michigan women’s swimming and diving team competed in 14 events. At the end of the day, the Wolverines walked away with wins in all of them.
Michigan, which has won its last 16 dual meets against Big Ten teams, won 14 of 16 events for a 212-88 victory against the Buckeyes, improving its Big Ten record to 3-0.
Buoyed by a balanced attack, the Wolverines won 12 of 16 events and went 1-2-3 in five of them.
The Wolverines came in first place among the six teams competing, winning all 12 events and setting meet records in nine of them.
The only Wolverine competing at the meet, freshman diver Kristen Hayden scored a 678.00 in the final round of dives to finish in 10th place.
With sophomore Catie DeLoof, sophomore Siobhán Haughey, freshman Vanessa Krause, and junior Gabby DeLoof in the pool—the No. 6 Michigan women’s swimming and diving team looked to best front-runners and former NCAA Championship contestants USC and No. 9 Louisville.
The Wolverines earned their best finish since 2008. Last season, the team finished 22nd in the nation.
The three qualified divers will be making the first appearance of their respective careers at the national meet.
When Michigan’s senior class earned the championship it has craved for four trying years, the star of the meet was a freshman.