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August 2020

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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34 THE WOLVERINE AUGUST 2020 at the 2016 Rio Olympics, his last per- formance as a competitive swimmer. — Chris Balas WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING SIOBHÁN HAUGHEY (2016-19) The Hong Kong product compiled quite the résumé at Michigan, becom- ing a 14-time All-American, an 11- time All-America honorable mention and a 16-time Big Ten champion. Haughey wrapped up her Wol- verine career in 2019 with 10 school records under her belt, six of which came in individual fashion and four others on relays. The freestyler claimed first-team All-Big Ten accolades during all four of her years in Ann Arbor, and was set to swim in the Olympics for the second time in 2020 before they were postponed (she is qualified to swim whenever they are rescheduled). Perhaps her most notable achieve- ment, however, was that she was awarded the coveted Big Ten Medal of Honor in 2019, which recognizes "one student-athlete from the gradu- ating class of each university who has attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work." Haughey's achievements in the classroom resulted in two Scholar All- America laurels (2017-18) and three Academic All-Big Ten honors (2017- 19). — Austin Fox MEN'S TENNIS EVAN KING (2010-13) King started off the decade on a strong note, becoming the winningest player (combined singles and doubles wins) in program history with his 116- 34 career singles record and 79-48 ca- reer doubles mark. His 116 singles victories are the second most in school history, while his 79 triumphs in dou- bles sit at No. 9 on the all-time ledger. The Chicago native was a two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year (2012-13), three-time Intercollegiate Tennis As- sociation (ITA) All-American (2011- 13) and was lauded as All-Big Ten all four years. In 2012 and 2013, he finished No. 9 and No. 12 in the country, respec- tively, for singles. His doubles team was nationally ranked in each of their four seasons. Following his first season in Ann Arbor in which he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, King appeared in three straight NCAA Tournaments (2011-13) in singles, advancing to the national quarterfinals his senior year. He also participated in two NCAA Tournaments (2010-11) in doubles. — Clayton Sayfie WOMEN'S TENNIS BRIENNE MINOR (2015-19) When it comes to U-M women's tennis national champions, Minor is the list with her 2017 NCAA singles title being the only one in program history. She started her career on a high note as a freshman, becoming only the second player in Wolverines' his- tory to earn ITA All-America honors for both singles and doubles in the same season. She also earned her first of four All-Big Ten honors that cam- paign. She received All-America recogni- tion four total times (twice as a fresh- man, and once as a sophomore and senior), which are the most such se- lections in program history. She nearly nabbed another NCAA crown, but fell in the national cham- pionship match of the 2019 NCAA Doubles Tournament with partner Kate Fahey, another strong contender for the player of the decade title. The Mundelein, Ill., native gradu- ated with 110 singles wins, which rank seventh in school history. She was the 2017 U-M Female Athlete of the Year. — Clayton Sayfie MEN'S TRACK & FIELD MASON FERLIC (2012-16) Ferlic already appeared on this list for his prowess as a cross country runner, but he is even more accom- plished on the track. The St. Paul, Minn., native saved his best for last by winning a national title his senior year at the 2016 NCAA Champion- ships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and coming out ahead by nearly four seconds with a career-best time of 8:27.16, which is the second-fastest mark in school history. That national title was one of his five career All-America honors on the track, capping off a stellar career in the Maize and Blue that included being the anchor on the distance medley relay team that set a school- record time (9:27.67). He was tabbed as All-Big Ten in 2015 and 2016 in both indoor and outdoor track, and won two straight steeplechase crowns at the Big Ten Championships in 2015 and 2016, while also taking home the indoor and outdoor 5,000-meter titles both seasons. — Clayton Sayfie WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD ERIN FINN (2014-19) The West Bloomfield, Mich., na- tive was a seven-time All-American during her career as a long-distance runner on the track. At the 2016 NCAA Champion- ships, she notched a runner-up finish in both the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter events, and followed up that performance by placing second once again in the 5,000 at the 2017 NCAA Championships. She kicked off her track career by earning the Big Ten Freshman and Athlete of the Year honors for both indoor and outdoor track, and add- ing Big Ten Athlete of the Champi- onships accolades in the spring. She continued to thrive despite battling injuries throughout her career. She was a seven-time Big Ten champion on the track, claiming Big Ten Indoor Track Athlete of the Year honors again in 2016. She owns school records indoors at 3,000 and 5,000 meters, and outdoors at 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Finn was an outstanding ambas- sador for U-M athletics, most nota- bly evidenced by her being awarded the 2018 Big Ten Medal of Honor for her proficiency in both the classroom and her sports, and being named a finalist for the AAU James E. Sul- livan Award, which is handed out annually to "the most outstanding amateur athlete in the U.S. who dem- onstrates qualities of leadership, citi- zenship, character and sportsman- ship on and off the field." She was the first U-M female and second ath- lete overall to ever be named a Sul- livan Award finalist. — Clayton Sayfie VOLLEYBALL CARLY SKJODT (2015-18) Her statistics gradually increased each year at Michigan, first posting 182 kills, six assists and 134 digs as a

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