Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, February 25
Bowling Green, Ohio
11 a.m./7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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Mid-American Conference
Eagles Stand in Third After Day Two of MAC Championships
2/25/2016 8:24:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Eastern trails Akron and Buffalo in the team standings
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Complete Results
Friday's Prelims Heat Sheet
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's swimming and diving team slipped to third-place on day two of the Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 25. Behind a pair of top-three finishes, the Eagles pushed their team total to 197.5 but a strong day by Buffalo allowed the Bulls to take a 0.5-point lead over the Green and White.
Senior Becca Detro (Carmel, Ind.-Carmel) and junior Carly Jackson (LaPorte, Ind.-LaPorte) qualified for the 'A' final in the 500 Freestyle. Detro cut more than two seconds off her preliminary time and one second off her personal-best in the finals. Touching in with a time of 4:51.54, Detro held off Toledo's Lauren Comer to claim second-place. Jackson clocked in at 4:54.65 to score a fifth-place finish.
Moving into the 200 Individual Medley, junior Grace Van Allen (Indianapolis, Ind.-North Central) and senior Clarice Daniel (Belcamp, Md.) each turned in career-best times in the championship heat. Daniel placed eighth with a time of 2:04.89, the ninth fastest time by an Eagle in the event in program history. Van Allen ranked fourth in a tight race that came down to the final 50. Holding off foes from Akron and Bowling Green, the Indianapolis, Ind. clocked in with a scorching time of 2:01.49, just one tenth of a second off the program record.
Senior Mary Kate MacLean (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Detroit Country Day) was the lone Eagle in a talented 50 Free championship heat. MacLean's preliminary time was one of seven NCAA 'B' cut times in the field. She touched in with a program-record time of 22.78 in the prelims before tying for fifth in finals.
The fourth event of the evening took place on the springboard were the Green and White received points from a sixth-place finish by sophomore Becky Deacon (Sherwood Park, Alberta-Vimy Ridge Academy) on the 1-meter. Deacon posted a score of 281.50 to add 13 points to EMU's total.
Day two came to a close with the 200 Free Relay where the Green and White's squad featured junior Sierra Wagner (Huntsville, Texas-Huntsville), Detro, junior Alexis Mitcheltree (Moon Twp., Pa.-Moon Area), and MacLean. Coming into the race with the fourth-seeded time, the Eagles turned in a season-best finish of 1:31.60 to take home bronze. Battling for the top spot early on, the Eagles found themselves in a battle for second heading into the final 25 meters. The photo-finish came down to the wire where the Green and White were out-touched by 0.04 seconds by Buffalo,
The MAC Championships resume tomorrow, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m at Cooper Pool. The morning session will feature preliminary heats for the 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Free, 100 Breaststroke, and 100 Backstroke. The 3-meter diving prelims will follow before the championship heats take place beginning at 7 p.m.
Complete Results
Friday's Prelims Heat Sheet
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's swimming and diving team slipped to third-place on day two of the Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 25. Behind a pair of top-three finishes, the Eagles pushed their team total to 197.5 but a strong day by Buffalo allowed the Bulls to take a 0.5-point lead over the Green and White.
Senior Becca Detro (Carmel, Ind.-Carmel) and junior Carly Jackson (LaPorte, Ind.-LaPorte) qualified for the 'A' final in the 500 Freestyle. Detro cut more than two seconds off her preliminary time and one second off her personal-best in the finals. Touching in with a time of 4:51.54, Detro held off Toledo's Lauren Comer to claim second-place. Jackson clocked in at 4:54.65 to score a fifth-place finish.
Moving into the 200 Individual Medley, junior Grace Van Allen (Indianapolis, Ind.-North Central) and senior Clarice Daniel (Belcamp, Md.) each turned in career-best times in the championship heat. Daniel placed eighth with a time of 2:04.89, the ninth fastest time by an Eagle in the event in program history. Van Allen ranked fourth in a tight race that came down to the final 50. Holding off foes from Akron and Bowling Green, the Indianapolis, Ind. clocked in with a scorching time of 2:01.49, just one tenth of a second off the program record.
Senior Mary Kate MacLean (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Detroit Country Day) was the lone Eagle in a talented 50 Free championship heat. MacLean's preliminary time was one of seven NCAA 'B' cut times in the field. She touched in with a program-record time of 22.78 in the prelims before tying for fifth in finals.
The fourth event of the evening took place on the springboard were the Green and White received points from a sixth-place finish by sophomore Becky Deacon (Sherwood Park, Alberta-Vimy Ridge Academy) on the 1-meter. Deacon posted a score of 281.50 to add 13 points to EMU's total.
Day two came to a close with the 200 Free Relay where the Green and White's squad featured junior Sierra Wagner (Huntsville, Texas-Huntsville), Detro, junior Alexis Mitcheltree (Moon Twp., Pa.-Moon Area), and MacLean. Coming into the race with the fourth-seeded time, the Eagles turned in a season-best finish of 1:31.60 to take home bronze. Battling for the top spot early on, the Eagles found themselves in a battle for second heading into the final 25 meters. The photo-finish came down to the wire where the Green and White were out-touched by 0.04 seconds by Buffalo,
The MAC Championships resume tomorrow, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m at Cooper Pool. The morning session will feature preliminary heats for the 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Free, 100 Breaststroke, and 100 Backstroke. The 3-meter diving prelims will follow before the championship heats take place beginning at 7 p.m.
Team Standings Through Day Two
1. Akron, 315.5
2. Buffalo, 198
3. Eastern Michigan, 197.5
4. Bowling Green, 160
5. Miami, 147
6. Ohio, 130
7.Toledo, 108
8. Ball State, 72
EMU Individual Results
* Denotes season-best
# Denotes career-best
Finals Time / Preliminary Time
500 Free
2. Becca Detro 4:51.54#/4:54.13
5. Carly Jackson 4:54.65/4:54.83
15. Sarah Dombkowksi 4:58.98/4:55.61
200 IM
4. Grace Van Allen 2:01.49#/2:01.60
8. Clairce Daniel 2:04.89/2:03.26#
x. Genna Worthley x/2:05.65
50 Free
t-5. Mary Kate MacLean 22.95/22.78#
13. Sierra Wagner 23.38/23.38
1-meter
6. Becky Deacon 281.50/269.70
9. Alli Shereda 258.85/238.40
16. Emily Tubbs 207.05/233.55
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