Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, February 25
Akron, Ohio
11 a.m./7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
vs
MAC Championships
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Randy Mascharka
Women's Swimming and Diving Takes Fifth at MAC Championships
2/25/2012 10:57:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Three land All-MAC accolades; Buck Smith named diving coach of the year
Complete Results.
AKRON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — After the final day of the 2012 Mid-American Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, the Eastern Michigan University women's swimming and diving team took fifth with 392 points.
Toledo took home the title after tallying 635 points throughout the three-day event, while Ohio University placed second with 612 points. Miami placed third (524) and Buffalo took fourth (448), followed by EMU, Ball State (317), Akron (287) and Bowling Green (268).
Three members of the EMU squad took home All-MAC accolades. Briana Emig and Kelly Hendricks took home first time honrs, while Jessie Godlewski earned second team All-MAC.
Buck Smith was named the 2012 Diving Coach of the Year. It is the third consecutive season in which he has received the award.
The Eagles opened up the final day with a fourth place finish in the three meter dive from Danielle Hulvey. She accumulated 320.35 points in the event, while one meter champion Kelly Hendricks took eighth after tallying 300.85 points this evening.
In the 1,650 freestyle finals, Briana Emig raced to a 16:16.89 time for a third place finish. Wesley Blassneck finished in the top-ten for the Eagles, posting a time of 16:57.54 for eighth place in the event.
Amanda Kiefer secured an eighth place finish in the 200 backstroke for EMU, touching the wall in 1:59.73 in the final heat.
In the 100 breaststroke, Lauren Kalinosky was the only Eagle to compete in the finals, completing the distance in 2:19.18 for 15th place.
A pair of Eagles medaled in the 200 butterfly. Freshman Jessie Godlewski was runner-up in the event, sprinting to a 1:59.37 finish. Teammate Jacquelyn Swartz followed in third place, posting a time of 1:59.91 for the Green and White. Paige Copeland took 12th in the event in 2:02.96, while Meghan Richardson placed 14th in 2:03.04.
Sara Ghaffari Helena Tolic, Godlewski and Emig combined for an eighth place finish in the evening's final 400 freestyle relay event in 3:29.24.
2012 MAC Swimming and Diving Awards
2012 Women's Outstanding Swimmer of the Year - Brittney Kuras, Buffalo
2012 MAC Women's Outstanding Diver - Nikki Craft, Miami
2012 MAC Women's Swimming Coach of the Year - Liz Hinkleman, Toledo
2012 MAC Women's Diving Coach of the Year - Buck Smith, Eastern Michigan
2012 Women's Swimming and Diving All-MAC First Team
Brittney Kuras, Buffalo
Mallory Morrell, Buffalo
Briana Emig, Eastern Michigan
Kelly Hendricks, Eastern Michigan
Nikki Craft, Miami
Maegan O'Connor, Miami
Leah Thornton, Miami
Bekka Westrick, Miami
Rachel Stearns, Ohio
Laurin Williams, Ohio
Carly Harter, Toledo
Rachel Johnson, Toledo
Claire Leichty, Toledo
Laura Lindsay, Toledo
Beth Rogers, Toledo
2012 Women's Swimming and Diving All-MAC Second Team
Mallory Miles, Ball State
Bridgette Ruehl, Ball State
Alexis Kain, Bowling Green
Allie Schirmers, Buffalo
Taylor Steffl, Buffalo
Jessie Godlewski, Eastern Michigan
Stacie Clagg, Miami
Lacey Houser, Miami
Maddie Kete Miami
Amanda Cecere, Ohio
Emma Michaels, Ohio
Sarah Owen , Ohio
Christina Noens, Toledo
Louise Smith, Toledo
AKRON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — After the final day of the 2012 Mid-American Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, the Eastern Michigan University women's swimming and diving team took fifth with 392 points.
Toledo took home the title after tallying 635 points throughout the three-day event, while Ohio University placed second with 612 points. Miami placed third (524) and Buffalo took fourth (448), followed by EMU, Ball State (317), Akron (287) and Bowling Green (268).
Three members of the EMU squad took home All-MAC accolades. Briana Emig and Kelly Hendricks took home first time honrs, while Jessie Godlewski earned second team All-MAC.
Buck Smith was named the 2012 Diving Coach of the Year. It is the third consecutive season in which he has received the award.
The Eagles opened up the final day with a fourth place finish in the three meter dive from Danielle Hulvey. She accumulated 320.35 points in the event, while one meter champion Kelly Hendricks took eighth after tallying 300.85 points this evening.
In the 1,650 freestyle finals, Briana Emig raced to a 16:16.89 time for a third place finish. Wesley Blassneck finished in the top-ten for the Eagles, posting a time of 16:57.54 for eighth place in the event.
Amanda Kiefer secured an eighth place finish in the 200 backstroke for EMU, touching the wall in 1:59.73 in the final heat.
In the 100 breaststroke, Lauren Kalinosky was the only Eagle to compete in the finals, completing the distance in 2:19.18 for 15th place.
A pair of Eagles medaled in the 200 butterfly. Freshman Jessie Godlewski was runner-up in the event, sprinting to a 1:59.37 finish. Teammate Jacquelyn Swartz followed in third place, posting a time of 1:59.91 for the Green and White. Paige Copeland took 12th in the event in 2:02.96, while Meghan Richardson placed 14th in 2:03.04.
Sara Ghaffari Helena Tolic, Godlewski and Emig combined for an eighth place finish in the evening's final 400 freestyle relay event in 3:29.24.
2012 MAC Swimming and Diving Awards
2012 Women's Outstanding Swimmer of the Year - Brittney Kuras, Buffalo
2012 MAC Women's Outstanding Diver - Nikki Craft, Miami
2012 MAC Women's Swimming Coach of the Year - Liz Hinkleman, Toledo
2012 MAC Women's Diving Coach of the Year - Buck Smith, Eastern Michigan
2012 Women's Swimming and Diving All-MAC First Team
Brittney Kuras, Buffalo
Mallory Morrell, Buffalo
Briana Emig, Eastern Michigan
Kelly Hendricks, Eastern Michigan
Nikki Craft, Miami
Maegan O'Connor, Miami
Leah Thornton, Miami
Bekka Westrick, Miami
Rachel Stearns, Ohio
Laurin Williams, Ohio
Carly Harter, Toledo
Rachel Johnson, Toledo
Claire Leichty, Toledo
Laura Lindsay, Toledo
Beth Rogers, Toledo
2012 Women's Swimming and Diving All-MAC Second Team
Mallory Miles, Ball State
Bridgette Ruehl, Ball State
Alexis Kain, Bowling Green
Allie Schirmers, Buffalo
Taylor Steffl, Buffalo
Jessie Godlewski, Eastern Michigan
Stacie Clagg, Miami
Lacey Houser, Miami
Maddie Kete Miami
Amanda Cecere, Ohio
Emma Michaels, Ohio
Sarah Owen , Ohio
Christina Noens, Toledo
Louise Smith, Toledo
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