Ohio vs Illinois State (Women)
- October 13-14, 2023
- Athens, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Ohio Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio swimming and diving team opened the 2023-24 season this weekend (Oct. 13-14), defeating Illinois State, 216-82 inside the Ohio University Aquatic Center.
The Bobcats opened the meet with a victory in the 200-yard IM relay, with the Ohio ‘A’ team of sophomore Allison Schrank (Blaine, Minn.), sophomore Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio), senior Gabrielle Brust (Granville), and graduate student McKenzie Grau (Mason, Ohio) placing first with a time of 1:44.11
In the 1,000-yard freestyle, senior Morgan Croaning (Carmel, Ind.) finished first in 10:24.14, followed by freshman Ashley Sallows (Delaware, Ohio) in second (10:32.82) and senior Olivia Morlok (Columbus, Ind.) in third (10:37.96).
The 200-yard free saw the Bobcats go one-two-three with freshman Zita Szoke (Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary) finish first with a time of 1:52.03. Grau finished second (1:53.29), while sophomore Anna McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) placed third with a time of 1:53.38. Sophomore Peyton Binns (Hudson, Ohio) finished fifth, touching in with a time of 1:56.29).
Brust picked up a first-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 56.35. Sophomore Morgan Brown (Roanoke, Ind.) finished third in 58.51, while Schrank (58.77) and senior Riley Bunstine (Alexandria, Ohio) (58.13) finished in fourth and fifth, respectively.
The 100-yard breaststroke saw DiBetta finish first with a time of 1:03.23, followed by sophomore Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) in second, touching in with a personal best at 1:03.86. Junior Julia Strine (Shippensburg, Pa.) placed fourth in 1:04.64, while junior Edie Sawyer (Cranberry Township, Pa.) finished fifth in 1:05.78.
Junior Gabrielle McKee (Gilbertsville, Pa.) finished first in the 200-yard fly in 2:02.26 and a personal best, while senior Peyton Farrell (Beavercreek, Ohio) finished second with a time of 2:05.38. Szoke earned another first-place finish in the 50 free, touching in at 23.95, followed by senior Meg Voigt (Bryan, Ohio) in second (23.96) and senior Caroline Dunigan (Lansdale, Pa.) in third in 23.97.
In the 3m dive, freshman Savanna Bos (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished second with a score of 242.85, followed by junior Grace Matocha (Magnolia, Texas) in fourth with a score of 227.03.
In the 100 free, Grau placed first with a time of 52.41, followed by Voigt in second with a time of 52.57 and Dunigan in fourth (53.10). Bunstine picked up a second-place finish in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing the race in 2:05.01, while freshman Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio) finished third with a time of 2:05.47.
Ellsworth picked up her second win of the day in the 200 breast, finishing with a. time of 2:18.11, DiBetta (2:18.32) placed second, followed by Sawyer (2:23.58) in third and Strine (2:23.63) in fourth.
In the 500-yard freestyle event, McKee picked up another first-place finish with a time of 4:58.39, followed by Croaning in second (5:07.28) and McGrath in third (5:08.47). Brust picked up the win in the 100-yard fly, touching in with a time of 56.27, while Farrell finished third in 57.96.
In the 200-yard IM, Brust finished first with a time of 2:05.90, followed by Ellsworth (2:08.05) in second and junior Raphaelle Anglade (Toulouse, France) in third with a time of 2:11.42. Meanwhile, Strine placed fourth with a time of 2:15.19.
In the final event of the night, the Ohio 400-yard free relay ‘A’ team of Szoke, Voigt, Dunigan and Grau placed first with a time of 3:28.46.
Both teams concluded the meet on Saturday (Oct. 14). morning with 1m dive. For the Bobcats, freshman Astrid Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) placed second with a score of 261.38, while junior Sophie Cooper (Milford, Ohio) finished fourth (225.15) and Bos in fifth (216.83).
The Bobcats are back in action Friday, Oct. 20 when they head to Baltimore, Md. to take on UMBC. Meet time is scheduled for 5 p.m.
Courtesy: Illinois State Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio – Led by 5th year swimmer Madyson Morse’s three wins, Illinois State Swim and Dive turned in a total of 11 lifetime bests in the Redbirds final day of action at Ohio.
Illinois State outscored the Bobcats by a mark of 137.5-122.5 in Day two’s long course meter races. The Redbirds fell in this weekend’s short course competition by a mark of 216-82.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Eva Reyes opened the day with a mark of 269.03 in the 1M Dive, which wrapped up her second straight weekend sweep of both diving events. She moved to 4-0 on the season after winning Friday’s 3M Dive with a mark of 301.50.
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Morse earned lifetime bests in the 100M Breast (1:11.99) and 200M Breast (2:40.14) for a stellar weekend leading the Redbirds. She also secured a 50M breast win with a mark of 33.00.
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Sophomore Chloe Tyler joined Morse as Redbirds who in turned in multiple lifetime bests in long course wins on Saturday. She took home the 50M Back (30.83) and 100M Back (1:06.78).
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Senior Carey earned her second Backstroke win of the weekend with a lifetime best in the 200M (2:23.61) on Saturday. She won the 200y Backstroke Friday with a mark of 2:03.40 on the short course. Carey also turned in a lifetime best mark of 1:07.32 in the 100M Back, finishing second.
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Emma Feltzer posted a win in the 200M Free (2:10.47) as well as a lifetime best time in the 50M Free (27.23).
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Lauren Wisdom won Saturday with a lifetime best in the 400M Free (4:39.84) while Giulia Basco earned a win in the 200M Fly (2:23.61).