OAKLAND VS TOLEDO (W)
- Friday, October 14, 2022
- Toledo, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results (PDF)
- Final Score: Oakland 180, Toledo 120
Courtesy: Oakland Athletics
ROCHESTER, Mich – The Oakland Women’s Swim Team finished their meet against Toledo with a final winning score of 180-120.
The Golden Grizzlies started off with a strong win as they finished the 200 yard medley relay in first with a time of 1:44.85 with swimmers Susan LaGrand, Taylor Bailey, Sophia Davis, and Jordyn Shipps.
LaGrand secured the top place both in the 100 yard and 200 yard backstroke with times of 56.04 and 2:08.32. Similarly, Bailey came in to finish ahead of her competition in both the 100 yard and 200 yard breaststroke with times of 1:05.09 and 2:19.09. And again, Shipps got a piece of the action with a winning time in both 100 yard and 200 yard butterfly with times of 56.64 and 2:06.21.
Oakland ended the night with a 400 yard freestyle relay that would put them on top with a final time of 3:30.37 consisting of swimmers Sam Thiessen, Mia Englender, Mia Keranen, and Ronja Riihinen.
Notably, the diving team out-competed the Rockets with wins from Ellie Chalifoux across the board in both the one meter and three meter events. She received a score of 264 with nine points in the one meter event to get the win, and then 247.80 with nine points again in the three meter event to place first.
The Golden Grizzlies will be competing next in the Atlantic Challenge on October 29-30.
Courtesy: Toledo Athletics
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo women’s swimming and diving team won six events against Oakland, but ultimately were defeated 180-120 on Friday night at the UT Student Recreation Center Pool.
Seniors Jovana Duric, Kennedy Lovell, and Lauren Kilgore along with freshman Janne Slegers each recorded wins in the Rockets’ first meet of the season.
The Toledo freestylers collected all six victories. Duric opened the meet by winning the 1000 freestyle and added another first-place finish in the 500 freestyle.
Lovell had one individual win in the 50 freestyle, as well as a runner-up finish in the 100 backstroke.
Slegers captured two first-place finishes in the 200 and 100 freestyle, and a runner-up finish in the 50 freestyle for her collegiate debut.
Kilgore registered the final victory for Toledo in the 200IM with a time of 2:07.40, almost two seconds in front of the runner-up from Oakland.
Also making their collegiate debuts were freshmen Pula Pavillard-Salvador, Alexis Schrecongost, Kaleigh Stivers, Ana Albear, and Annie Bartlett on the diving board.
Toledo will be back in the pool for its first Mid-American Conference meet vs. Eastern Michigan on Friday, Oct. 28 at 5:00 p.m.
Toledo 120, Oakland 180
Toledo Top-3 finishes
200 Medley Relay
2. Toledo – Madeline Blakely, Lauren Kilgore, Ana Albear, Nejla Karic – 1:48.53
1000 Freestyle
1. Jovana Duric – 10:28.99
6. Lindsey Creek – 11:00.04
200 Freestyle
1. Janne Slegers – 1:52.71
2. Nejla Karic – 1:54.49\
100 Backstroke
2. Kennedy Lovell – 59.08
100 Breaststroke
2. Lauren Kilgore – 1:06.87
50 Freestyle
1. Kennedy Lovell – 24.32
2. Janne Slegers – 24.34
1M Diving
2. Madison Giglio – 242.70
100 Freestyle
1. Janne Slegers – 51.88
200 Backstroke
3. Paula Pavillard-Salvador – 2:08.49
500 Freestyle
1. Jovana Duric – 5:08.49
100 Butterfly
3. Ana ALbear – 58.19
3M Diving
3. Annie Bartlett – 222.68
200 IM
1. Lauren Kilgore – 2:07.40
400 Freestyle Relay
2. Toledo – Kennedy Lovell, Janne Slegers, Ashley LeFever, Nejla Karic – 3:30.42
3. Toledo – Ana Albear, Molly Pressler, Jovana Duric, Paula Pavillard-Salvador – 3:42.48