Eastern Michigan vs Bowling Green State
- January 26, 2024
- Ypsilanti, Mich.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: EMU Athletics
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swim and dive team claimed victory over the Bowling Green State University Falcons, 173-114, tonight, Jan. 26, inside Jones Natatorium.
Meet Notes
» The Eagles corralled 12 first-place finishes against the Falcons, topping their previous season high (9) in their 155-145 win over the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies, Nov. 16.
» Eastern saw four individuals record personal-best times.
Coach’s Remarks
“{I’m} really proud of the girls tonight. Top-to-bottom, we had some great performances. I like the progress the team has made since the Denison Invitational. We look strong and continue to improve. {I’m} looking forward to the end of the year,” said Head Swim Coach Derek Perkins.
How it Happened
The Eagles were led by Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East), Katarina Pastar (Vienna, Austria/Gymnasium am Augarten) and Ali Kudo (Guelph, Ontario/John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational), as each earned multiple first-place finishes.
Szadorski took the top spot in both the 100-yard and 200y breaststroke, swimming the distance in 1:04.08 and 2:20.02 while Pastar captured gold in the 100y and 200y butterfly, completing the 100y race in 56.88 and the 200y in a personal-best 2:05.04. Kudo secured event-wins in the 200y freestyle and 500y freestyle, winning the 200y in 1:52.40 and the 500y in 4:58.84.
To end the meet, Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast), Marlee Christie (Seminole, Fla./Seminole), Emma Littrell (Taylor Mill, Ky./St. Henry District), and Kudo snatched first-place in the 400y freestyle relay in 3:30.02.
On the boards, Eastern’s divers proved hard to beat as the Green and White swept the 3m dive with Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline), Camryn Hughes (London, Ontario/Sir Frederick Banting Secondary), Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo), and Ciara Wheeler (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) taking the first four spots in the event.
Additionally, Hughes, Wheeler and Savannah Fisk (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) each met the qualifying mark to compete at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in the 1m, while Knapp and Hughes made the grade to compete at the prestigious meet in the 3m.
Up Next
The Eagles will celebrate their seniors at the annual EMU Senior Extravaganza, Saturday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m., inside the Jones Natatorium. The Eagles will take on one another in a Green versus White non-scoring intrasquad scrimmage, along with honoring their seniors via a senior slideshow.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal-Best Time
200 Medley Relay
1. EMU B (Russell, Larosa, Clarino, Gatrall) – 1:44.96
2. EMU A (Sang, Szadorski, Mina, Noble) – 1:45.53
4. EMU C (Christie, Harris, Pastar, Shoen) – x1:47.21
1650y Freestyle
2. Ashley George – 17:29.49
4. Morgan Hofmeister – 17:36.66
200y Freestyle
1. Ali Kudo – 1:52.40
2. Emma Littrell – 1:54.36
3. Lucy Noble – 1:55.41
100y Backstroke
2. Kiersten Russell – 56.93
3. Siporah Sang – 57.56
100y Breaststroke
1. Abby Szadorski – 1:04.08
2. Taylor Harris – 1:05.85
3. Nina Larosa – 1:06.71
6. Madelyn Sursi – x1:09.49
200y Butterfly
1. Katarina Pastar – 2:05.04*
3. Sydney Ulmer – 2:08.67
5. Olivia Clarino – 2:09.04
6. Maren Romine – x2:10.00
50y Freestyle
1. Marlee Christie – 24.02
2. Tristen Mina – 24.08
3. Katie Shoen – 24.29
6. Sophie Gatrall – x24.59*
11. Abbey Whipple – x25.25
3m Dive
1. Rebekah Knapp – 306.90*
2. Camryn Hughes – 293.33
3. Malia Maire – 279.23
4. Ciara Wheeler – x271.20
6. Savannah Fisk – x255.60
11. Cate Migliori – x203.03
100y Freestyle
1. Lucy Noble – 52.24
5. Marlee Christie – 54.23
6. Sophie Gatrall – 54.26
7. Abbey Whipple – x54.62
200y Backstroke
1. Kiersten Russell – 2:02.89
4. Siporah Sang – 2:07.85
7. Ashley George – 2:20.34
200y Breaststroke
1. Abby Szadorski – 2:20.02
2. Taylor Harris – 2:22.72
3. Tristen Mina – 2:23.33
5. Nina Larosa – x2:29.07
— Madelyn Sursi – x2:33.01
500y Freestyle
1. Ali Kudo – 4:58.84
2. Emma Littrell – 5:09.19*
100y Butterfly
1. Katarina Pastar – 56.88
2. Olivia Clarino – 57.30
5. Maren Romine – 1:00.05
7. Katie Shoen – x1:00.89
1m Dive
3. Camryn Hughes – 270.75
4. Savannah Fisk – 269.93
5. Ciara Wheeler – 269.18
6. Rebekah Knapp – x256.05
10. Malia Maire – x233.93
11. Cate Migliori – x215.93
400y IM
2. Abby Szadorski – 4:34.29
4. Taylor Harris – 4:42.77
5. Maren Romine – 4:45.71
6. Morgan Hofmeister – x4:47.59
— Sydney Ulmer – x4:48.22
400 Freestyle Relay
1. EMU A (Noble, Christie, Littrell, Kudo) – 3:30.02
3. EMU B (Russell, Sang, Mina, Gatrall) – 3:34.78
6. EMU C (George, Sursi, Romine, Hofmeister) – x3:48.65
Courtesy: BGSU Athletics
YPSILANTI, Michigan – The Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team took on the Eagles of Eastern Michigan today and fell by a score of 114-173.
The Falcons were led by two of their senior swimming captains in Michigan today. Senior Gabby Vitela started out the individual events with a win in the 1650 Freestyle. This was her first event win on the season and did so with a time of 17:20.99. Fellow Falcon captain Ava Vial also added a victory on the night. Vial left Ypsilanti with a win in the 400 IM and a second-place finish in the 200 Butterfly. Vial paced the 400 IM at a time of 4:31.40 and swam to a time of 2:05.95 in the 200 Butterfly.
Sophomore backstroke swimmer Emily McNicol came home with yet another event win in the 100 Backstroke. McNicol was able to lead the field in the event with a time of 56.89. Fellow backstroke Falcon Morgan Sokol added a second-place time in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:04.92. McNicol added a third-place finish in the 200.
Falcon diving was led by senior Grace Ellis tonight. Ellis posted a lifetime best a zone qualifying score on the 1-Meter boards today. On top of this Ellis was able to secure her first event win of the season with a score of 293.85 on the boards. For the second straight weekend Cassidy Daugherty recorded a lifetime best on the 1-Meter. Evie Long also soared to her second best score ever on the 1-Meter boards, one week after recording a lifetime best.
Falcon Finishes
200 Medley Relay – 3. McNicol, Robertson, Krupp, McNichols 1:47.21
1650 Freestyle – 1. Gabby Vitela 17:20.99, 3. Hanna Ehrman 17:33.01
200 Freestyle – 4. Julianna Petrak 1:55.50
100 Backstroke – 1. Emily McNicol 56.89
100 Breaststroke – 4. Joanna Robertson 1:07.13
200 Butterfly – 2. Ava Vial 2:05.95
50 Freestyle – 4. Rylie Kennedy 24.30
1-Meter Diving – 1. Grace Ellis 293.48, 2. Evie Long 271.28
100 Freestyle – 2. Elayna Krupp 52.71, 3. Julianna Petrak 53.60
200 Backstroke – 2. Morgan Sokol 2:04.92, 3. Emily McNicol 2:06.42
200 Breaststroke – 4. Maddie Bond 2:27.43
500 Freestyle – 3. Abby Toepfer 5:12.67
100 Butterfly – 3. Grace Bodrock 59.12
3-Meter Diving – 5. Evie Long 266.18
400 IM – 1. Ava Vial 4:31.40
400 Freestyle Relay – 2. Krupp, Petrak, Robertson, Bodrock 3:32.43
Rickey’s Reactions
“The results were not what we were hoping. However, being a timed sport, I am able to see that we are trending upwards. We are getting faster and peaking at the right time before tapering for MAC Championships.”
Up Next
The Falcons are set for Senior Night next Friday against Toledo and Buffalo at Cooper Pool with the meet starting at 5:30 p.m.