The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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58 THE WOLVERINE JANUARY 2023 OLYMPIC SPORTS Men's Gymnastics The U-M men unofficially kicked off their season with an intrasquad meet at Cliff Keen Arena in Ann Arbor Dec. 10. The Maize squad took down the Blue team by a score of 319.100-317.400, winning four of the six events. Senior Paul Juda led the way for the Maize team, capturing three event titles and the all-around portion of the meet. The real competition begins when Simpson and Greenville come to Ann Arbor for a tri-meet Jan. 7. Michigan will then hit the road for the Windy City In- vitational Jan. 14 in Chicago and the Rocky Mountain Open Jan. 21 at Colo- rado Springs, Colo. Women's Gymnastics Michigan earned an exhibition quad meet wins over Central Michigan, West- ern Michigan and Eastern Michigan Dec. 10 at Crisler Center. Senior Sierra Brooks took home four event titles, while graduate student Natalie Wojcik grabbed a title on the beam. U-M opens its 2023 season in the Super 16 meet Jan. 7 in Las Vegas, where it will take on No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 5 Auburn and No. 10 UCLA. It then hosts Denver and Fisk for a tri-meet in Ann Arbor Jan. 13. Men's Swimming And Diving The Wolverines, who are off to a 5-2 start, competed at the Tennessee Invitational Nov. 17-19 in Knoxville, Tenn. U-M combined for 14 NCAA "B" cut times during the first two days of the event, headlined by a pair of wins from sophomore Cameron Gammage in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events. Sophomore Gal Groumi had a victory in the 200-yard in- dividual medley on Day 1, finishing with a time of 1:43.67. Groumi also set a new meet record en route to a first-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:41.40, one of six NCAA "B" cuts on the final day to bring U-M's total to 20 for the weekend. The Wolverines split their scoring meets on the final day with wins over North Carolina and Carson-Newman and losses to No. 10 Tennessee and No. 8 Virginia. U-M returns to action Jan. 14 at Indiana. Women's Swimming And Diving Michigan (5-3) combined for 10 NCAA "B" cut times on the first day of the Knoxville Invitational Nov. 17, headlined by freshman Katie Crom's second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle. The second day saw them collect another 11 "B" cut times thanks to the team of senior Sophia Kudryashova, Chrom, freshman Riley Francis and freshman Christey Liang grabbing U-M's first win of the event in the 800-yard free- style relay. The Wolverines defeated Carson Newman on the final day, but fell to host Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia, com- bining for 12 NCAA "B" cut times on the day. The Wolverines return to action Jan. 14 at Indiana. Water Polo Michigan's schedule for the 2023 season was released Dec. 1 ahead of its first campaign under new head coach Cassie Churnside. The Wolverines open at the ASU Chal- lenge Jan. 13-15 in Phoenix, where it will take on Biola, California Baptist, Azusa Pacific and Arizona State. Wrestling No. 6-ranked Michigan claimed 9 of 10 matches to de- feat Columbus 38-6 at its home opener at Cliff Keen arena Nov. 20, headlined by a pair of first-period pins from redshirt junior Cole Mattin (141 pounds) and fifth-year Mason Parris (heavyweight) to move the team to 3-0 on the season. The Wolverines followed it up with a fourth-place finish out of 33 teams at the Cliff Keen Invitational Dec. 2-3 in Las Vegas. Parris had takedowns in the first and third periods to defeat Northwestern's No. 6-ranked Lucas Davison 6-4 in the heavyweight title match, making him a two-time Cliff Keen heavyweight champ. Next up for U-M is a road trip to California, where it will take on Cal Poly Jan. 6 and Cal State Bakersfield Jan. 8. Volleyball Michigan finished its season 17-13 after splitting its final two matchups of the season, suffering a 3-2 loss (25-9, 25- 19, 18-25, 24-26, 13-15) at Iowa Nov. 23 before a 3-0 victory (25-22, 25-9, 25-11) over Rutgers on Senior Day Nov. 25. The Wolverines did not qualify for postseason play. — Anthony Broome Senior middle blocker Jess Robinson (14) was named to the AVCA North All-Region team along with junior outside hitter Jess Mruzik. Robinson led the NCAA in hitting percentage for eight weeks this season and finished with an impressive .438 mark. PHOTO BY MICHIGAN PHOTOGRAPHY Maize & Blue Highlights