400 IM Big Ten Champion Jared Daigle Staying at Michigan for 5th Year

Michigan’s Jared Daigle has introduced by way of Instagram that he’ll keep at Michigan to make use of his fifth yr of eligibility. Daigle plans to earn his Grasp of Administration (MM) on the Ross Faculty of Enterprise.

“ONE MORE YEAR. I’m so grateful and excited to have the ability to keep at Michigan for my fifth yr. This workforce has grow to be a household to me and there’s no place I’d be happier. Now we have unfinished enterprise. Go blue!”

Daigle turns into the third introduced fifth yr for the Michigan males subsequent yr. Olympian Patrick Callan has already introduced his return for the Wolverines and Clark Wakeland has introduced his switch from Georgia Tech for his fifth yr.

Daigle not too long ago helped the Wolverines to a third-place end on the 2022 Males’s Massive Ten Championships. He gained the 400 IM in a 3:41.01, completed third within the 200 IM (1:43.63), and completed seventh within the 200 again (1:42.05). Daigle was the workforce’s third-highest scorer with 82 factors solely behind freshman Gal Groumi (87 factors) and sophomore Jake Mitchell (84 factors). Mitchell introduced this week he can be transferring to Florida.

Daigle additionally competed at NCAAs for the Wolverines. Daigle completed 14th within the 400 IM swimming a time of three:40.74. He additionally swam within the prelims periods of the 200 IM and 200 backstroke. His return is essential for the Wolverines as he was certainly one of solely two particular person scorers for the workforce.

Daigle has had a lot success for the Wolverines by means of his first 4 seasons in Ann Arbor. He has dropped over two and a half seconds in his 100 backstroke, over six seconds in his 200 backstroke, over eight seconds in his 200 IM, and over 15 seconds in his 400 IM.

Athletes have been allowed an additional yr of eligibility on account of COVID-19 throughout the 2020-2021 season. Many athletes took this additional yr this season, however the quantity is anticipated to fall over the subsequent few years. One other B1G star swimmer that has already introduced his plan to take the additional yr subsequent season is NCAA Champion Max McHugh.

The largest distinction between this season’s fifth years and future season’s is the scholarship cap. Males’s swimming is allowed solely 9.9 complete scholarships per workforce. This season, fifth yr seniors didn’t rely towards that cap except they transfered. In future seasons, fifth yr seniors will rely towards the cap, till the waiver expires. Because of this Daigle’s scholarship subsequent season will rely in the direction of the 9.9.

This shift in coverage for future seasons means that we’ll seemingly see fewer swimmers making the most of the chance.

Daigle is at the moment a senior learning Utilized Train Science on the Faculty of Kinesiology. The Grasp of Administration program is a one-year program.