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Austria’s Luka Mladenovic has handed his verbal commitment to the Michigan Wolverines’ class of 2025. Competing for Schwimmunion Generali Salzburg in Austria, Mladenovic is an elite breaststroker who should be a great addition to Michigan.

“I am beyond excited to announce my commitment to the University of Michigan. The Wolverines’ tradition of excellence and dedication to developing athletes makes this the perfect place for me to continue my swimming and academic career. Since the first call, I felt at home, and I want to thank the Michigan coaching staff for their patience, guidance, and the incredible support they’ve shown me. I also owe huge thanks to my family, friends, and coaches who have believed in me every step of the way. I can’t wait to be part of this amazing team. Go Blue!”

In August, Mladenovic swam at a meet in Innsbruck, Austria, where he swam a few personal bests. He clocked his career best of 1:00.65 in the LCM 100 breast, also swimming a PB of 2:02.53 in the 200 IM.

Mladenovic competed for Austria at the 2023 European SC Championships in Bucharest, where he swam his career best of 58.45 in the SC 100 breast. That swim earned him a 14th-place finish in semifinals. He also competed at the 2023 European U23 Championships, where he came in 7th in the 200 breast.

Here is a look at Mladenovic’s career bests in LCM and SCM:

Best Times LCM

• 50 breast – 27.85
• 100 breast – 1:00.65
• 200 breast – 2:11.99
• 200 IM – 2:02.53

Best Times SCM

• 100 breast – 58.45
• 200 breast – 2:06.37
• 200 IM – 1:57.61

Mladenovic is just what the doctor ordered for this Michigan men’s team. Last season, Michigan’s top 100 breaststroker went 52.71, while their top 200 breaststroker came in at 1:54.82. Mladenovic’s LCM swims both convert to be faster than those times already.

Not only does Mladenovic have the potentially to make a significant and immediate impact individually, he’ll also round out the Michigan medley relays. Next season when Mladenovic arrives in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines will have Jack Wilkening (45.35 100 back last season) and Tyler Ray (44.74 100 fly last season) in their senior years, and they bring in a whole slew of sprinters with the 2025 class, so they’ll have the anchor leg too. With the addition of Mladenovic, Michigan’s medley relays should be able to take a step forward next season.

Mladenovic will be joining Boldizsar Magda, Antoine Destang, Antoine Sauve, Alex Thiesing, and Will Siegel in the Michigan men’s class of 2025.

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TCU dropped their first game of the season Friday.

The Frogs lost 64-76 at Michigan to fall to 3-1 on the season.

The Frogs were without Ernest Udeh Jr. in this one.

TCU’s usual starting center was a late scratch in this one because of a lower back injury suffered in the first half against Texas State.

Udeh Jr. was a game-time decision, but decided not to play after going through pregame warmups.

True freshman David Punch got the start and fellow true freshman Malick Diallo played heavy minutes to fill this void.

Both players played well considering the circumstances were in.

Punch had six points, seven rebounds, two steals, and a highlight reel posterizing dunk in 27 minutes.

Diallo had two points, one rebound, and one block in 13 minutes.

Udeh Jr. being out is obviously a big blow for the Frogs, but the play of the freshmen is an encouraging sign for the future.

The main reason TCU lost this game is lack of offensive efficiency.

The Frogs shot 34% from the field, 26% from three-point range, and 68% from the free-throw line.

There were a lot of issues in the half court as well, a trend TCU fans have seen in the past.

Obviously it is more difficult in a tough environment with Ernest Udeh Jr. out, but these numbers need to be improved if the Frogs want to find more success.

This game was very sloppy on both sides with 33 combined turnovers between the two teams.

TCU did force 21 Michigan turnovers, which was a huge positive for the Frogs, but only 22 points off this amount of takeaways should be improved.

The formula worked with pressure and even a full court press at times, which the Frogs can take into future games, but the poor offensive game was just too much to overcome.

This game had positives to takeaway, like the fight from the team throughout the game, the defense, and the Frankie Collins posterizing dunk that took over social media.

However, the Frogs should look to improve the offense when they take on Alcorn State next Tuesday.

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