No. 1 Men's Swimming and Diving defeats No. 3 Michigan, No. 14 Indiana in tri-meet

Nov. 1, 2008

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- No. 1 Texas lengthened its lead after the opening day of competition and finished off a pair of victories over No. 3 Michigan and No. 14 Indiana Saturday at Michigan’s Canham Natatorium.

UT held a 14-point cushion over Michigan heading into Saturday, but the Horns pulled away to a 221.5-166.5 victory. Texas defeated Indiana by a 209-153 count.

Texas opened the session with a win in the 800 freestyle relay, as junior Dave Walters, senior Sean Patton, junior Ricky Berens and senior Michael Klueh finished in 6:28.89. UT’s “B” relay of sophomore Bryan Collins, freshmen Neil Caskey and Kyle McNeilis and senior Ryan Verlatti took third in 6:42.18.
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UT finished off the meet with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay, where the Horns finished in 2:57.45.

Texas returns to action on Friday, Nov. 21 when it hosts Washington at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center.

800 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 University of Texas 'A' 6:28.89
2 Michigan, University of 'A' 6:36.92
3 University of Texas 'B' 6:42.18

200 Yard Butterfly
1 Berens, Ricky C Texas 1:46.31
2 Weik, Cody A Indiana 1:47.34
3 Madwed, Dan Michigan 1:49.48

400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 University of Texas 'A' 2:57.45
2 Michigan, University of 'A' 2:58.34
3 Indiana University 'A' 3:00.69