Ohio vs Akron
- November 4, 2023
- Athens, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Ohio Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio swimming and diving team returned to action for its final dual meet of the fall semester Saturday afternoon (Nov. 4), defeating Mid-American Conference foe Akron, 173-126 inside the Ohio University Aquatic Center.
Ohio opened the event with the 200-yard medley relay, where the Bobcats’ ‘A’ team of sophomore Allison Schrank (Blaine, Minn.), sophomore Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio), senior Gabrielle Brust (Granville, Ohio) and graduate student McKenzie Grau (Mason, Ohio) placed second with a time of 1:43.36.
In the 1,000-yard freestyle, junior Gabrielle McKee (Gilbertsville, Pa.) placed first with a time of 10:20.22, while senior Morgan Croaning (Carmel, Ind.) finished second with a time of 10:25.45.
In the 200-yard freestyle, the Bobcats took the top-two spots, with freshman Zita Szoke (Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary) finishing first in 1:51.00, while sophomore Anna McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) finished second in 1:53.63. Grau picked up a fourth-place finish, touching in with a time of 1:54.34.
The 100-yard backstroke saw Schrank finish second in 58.35, while senior Riley Bunstine (Alexandria, Ohio) finished third (58.66) and freshman Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio) in fourth with a time of 59.07.
DiBetta continued her hot start to the season, earning the victory in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing the race in 1:02.65. Junior Julia Strine (Shippensburg, Pa.) finished second (1:03.76), while sophomore Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) placed third with a time of 1:04.33.
In the 200 fly, Brust placed second with a time of 2:03.96, while senior Peyton Farrell (Beavercreek, Ohio) placed third in the time of 2:06.84.
Grau picked up a victory in the 50 free, finishing the race in 23.85, while senior Caroline Dunigan (Lansdale, Pa.) finished second in 24.06, while senior Meg Voigt (Bryan, Ohio) finished third (24.29).
In the 100 free, Szoke finished first, touching in with a time of 51.57, while Dunigan placed fourth in 52.69 and Voigt in fifth with a time of 52.91. Brunstine earned a second-place finish in the 200 back, touching the wall in 2:04.28, while Schweikert finished third in 2:04.48.
The Bobcats took the top-three spots in the 200-yard breaststroke. Ellsworth earned the victory with a time of 2:16.91, while DiBetta placed second (2:17.46) and Strine third (2:19.13).
McKee earned a victory in the 500 free with a time of 5:00,61, while McGrath placed third with a time of 5:03.20. Brust placed second in the 100 fly, finishing the race in 55.14, while Szoke finished third with a time of 56.68.
In the 400 IM, Ellsworth placed second with a time of 4:25.42, while McKee finished fourth (4:28.89) and Croaning in fifth with a time of 4:35.02.
In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the Ohio ‘A’ team of Szoke, Voigt, Dunigan and Grau placed first with a time of 1:33.71.
In diving, freshman Astrid Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) placed third in the 3m event, finishing with a score of 170.68, while freshman Savanna Bos (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished fifth with a score of 250.13. In the 1m event, Pichardo earned the victory with a score of 271.43, while junior Sophie Cooper (Milford, Ohio) finished fifth with a score of 215.78,
Up next, the Bobcats have a week off from competition before returning to action Nov. 16-19. The Ohio swimmers will head to Lynchburg, Va. Nov. 17-19 for the 2023 TYR ’85 Invite hosted by Liberty, while the divers head to Columbus, Ohio Nov. 16-18 for the Ohio State Invite.
Courtesy: Akron Athletics
ATHENS, Ohio – The Akron Swimming and diving program fell 173-126 in its third dual meet of the season against the Ohio Bobcats at the Ohio University Aquatic Center on Saturday.
Akron won 7-of-16 events as Abigail Daniel paced the squad with four gold medals while Madelyn Gatrall followed with three golds.
Daniel won three individual events, claiming the 100 and 200 Butterfly events with 54.42 and 2:02.42 times, respectively. She claimed her third gold in the 400-yard Individual Medley (4:28.09).
Gatrall posted first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 Backstroke events, clocking times of 55.46 and 2:01.25.
Daniel and Gatrall were joined by teammates Rebecca Reid and Madeline Dyer to claim the 200 Medley Relay title. Reid opened the race with a 26.35 backstroke time, Dyer added a 29.00 breaststroke time, Daniel went 24.36 in the Butterfly and Gatrall brought it home with a 23.24 freestyle time for a 1:42.95 team total.
Akron finished, first and second in 3-meter diving as Elizabeth Noble and Laurel Smith finished one, two with 285.30 and 274.43 scores. Off the 1-meter boards Akron claimed second through fourth positions as Paige Bush claimed the silver (255.53) followed by Smith (251.25) and Noble (244.88).
Also earning silver medals were, Reid (100 Free, 52.49) and Elle Couture (500 Free, 5:01.55) as well as the 200-yard Freestyle relay squad of Gatrall (24.01), Reid (23.80), Mia Latimer (23.66) and Brienne Trumpower (23.55) finished runner-up with a 1:35.02 time.
The Zips added four bronze medal performances by Latimer (100 Free, 52.51), Reid (200 Free, 1:54.32) and Astrid Halvorsen (1000 Free, 10:29.76. In addition, the 200 MR team of Latimer (27.09), Claire Cox (29.13), Hannah Trainer (25.78) and Trumpower (23.55) issued a third place showing with a 1:45.55 collective time.
Akron swimming and diving will be back in the water at Busbey Natatorium for the 2023 Magnus Cup Invitational hosted by Cleveland State University on Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 16-18.