Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, October 26
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Swim and Dive Shoots Past Rockets in MAC Season-Opener
10/26/2018 6:54:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Eagles extend their Mid-American Conference dual meet win streak to 14
Final Results (PDF)
TOLEDO, Ohio (EMUEagles.com)- The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team earned its 14th consecutive Mid-American Conference dual meet win, with a 156-112 victory over the University of Toledo Rockets, Friday, Oct. 26. EMU's conference dual meet win streak dates back to the 2014-15 season.
The Green and White posted 11 event wins, with six coming on season-best times or scores. Sophomore Meike Staffeldt (Niedersachsen, Germany) and junior Sophia Tsafantakis (Washington, Mich.-Romeo) each recorded their first event win of the year behind season-best performances in their events. Staffeldt won the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:53.43, while Tsafantakis registered a score of 237.90 to win the 3-meter dive.
For the second meet in-a-row, the triple-threat of seniors Nicole Swartz (Dayton, Ohio-Centerville), Stephanie Johnston (Holland, Mich.-Hamilton), and Delaney Duncan (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) each swept their events, gathering a combined six event titles. Swartz registered a 4:59.24 finish in the 500 Freestyle and completed the 1000 Free six seconds before the rest of the competition, finishing at 10:13.95. Duncan notched wins in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke with times of 1:01.02 and 2:15.92. In addition, Johnston sprinted to a 24.02 50 Free time, while also finishing the 100 Free in 52.63. Junior Casey Gavigan (East Setauket, N.Y.-Ward Melville) followed suit, finishing first in the 100 and 200 Backstroke, touching in with her season-best times of 56.00 and 2:02.15, respectively.
The Eagles head home to the friendly confines of Jones Natatorium to take on Ohio University, Saturday, Nov. 3. The meeting of the Eagles and Bobcats is set for 1 p.m.
EMU Individual Results
* Denotes season-best
1000 Free
1. Nicole Swartz- 10:13.95
2. Kaitlynd Scanlan- 10:19.95 *
3. Alyssa Shugarman- 10:22.95*
6. Anna Stephan- 10:44.63
200 Free
1. Meike Staffeldt- 1:53.43*
2. Nicole Swartz- 1:54.33*
3. Rebecca Winnert- 1:56.45*
5. Sydney Thomas- 1:58.15
100 Back
1. Casey Gavigan- 56.00*
2. Claire Young- 56.67*
3. Avrie Stewart- 58.24
4. Amelia Kinnard- 58.39
100 Breast
1. Delaney Duncan- 1:01.02*
2. Elli Machado- 1:04.62
5. Carlee Jones- 1:09.23*
8. Arianna Ortiz- 1:10.37
200 Butterfly
2. Emilie Desnoyers- 2:06.60*
3. Ali Staver- 2:07.67*
4. Abby Rapien- 2:10.05*
5. Kylie Sutherlin- 2:11.76*
50 Free
1. Stephanie Johnston- 24.01*
2. Amelia Armstrong-Grant- 24:42*
3. Marissa Marion- 24.54
3. Rachel Stark- 24.54
1-Meter
x. Bethany Berger- 198.00
x. Gabrielle Mace- 204.9
x. Sophia Tsafantakis- 220.43
x. Micaela Schempf 196.65
x. Brielle Johnston- 223.88
100 Free
1. Stephanie Johnston- 52.63
x. Amelia Armstrong-Grant- 52.83*
x. Rachel Stark-53.44
x. Meike Staffeldt- 53.39
200 Back
1. Casey Gavigan- 2:02.15*
x. Claire Young- 2:03.46*
x. Riley Hoffman- 2:10.77*
x. Avrie Stewart- 2:05.84
x. Dora Vrcic- 2:04.91
200 Breast
1. Delaney Duncan- 2:15.91*
x. Elli Machado- 2:21.02*
x. Arianna Ortiz- 2:31.93
x. Carlee Jones- 2:28.11*
500 Free
1. Nicole Swartz- 4:59.24
x. Alyssa Shugarman- 5:09.99
x. Kaitlynd Scanlan- 5:03.77*
x. Anna Stephan- 5:18.38
100 Fly
x. Ali Staver- 58.30
x. Kylie Sutherlin- 57.53*
x. Emilie Desynoyers- 59.54*
x. Rebecca Winnert- 59.86
x. Marcella Da Costa- 59.63*
x. Abby Rapien- 1:00.85*
3-Meter
1. Sophia Tsafantakis- 237.90
x. Brielle Johnston- 197.55
x. Gabrielle Mace- 237.08*
x. Micaela Schempf- 229.58*
x. Bethany Berger- 210.23
200 IM
1. Claire Young- 2:08.71*
x. Amelia Kinnard- 2:08.73*
x. Elli Machado- 2:10.66*
x. Carlee Jones- 2:13.49
x. Sydney Thomas- 2:10.44
x. Riley Hofmann- 2:13.80*
TOLEDO, Ohio (EMUEagles.com)- The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team earned its 14th consecutive Mid-American Conference dual meet win, with a 156-112 victory over the University of Toledo Rockets, Friday, Oct. 26. EMU's conference dual meet win streak dates back to the 2014-15 season.
The Green and White posted 11 event wins, with six coming on season-best times or scores. Sophomore Meike Staffeldt (Niedersachsen, Germany) and junior Sophia Tsafantakis (Washington, Mich.-Romeo) each recorded their first event win of the year behind season-best performances in their events. Staffeldt won the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:53.43, while Tsafantakis registered a score of 237.90 to win the 3-meter dive.
For the second meet in-a-row, the triple-threat of seniors Nicole Swartz (Dayton, Ohio-Centerville), Stephanie Johnston (Holland, Mich.-Hamilton), and Delaney Duncan (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) each swept their events, gathering a combined six event titles. Swartz registered a 4:59.24 finish in the 500 Freestyle and completed the 1000 Free six seconds before the rest of the competition, finishing at 10:13.95. Duncan notched wins in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke with times of 1:01.02 and 2:15.92. In addition, Johnston sprinted to a 24.02 50 Free time, while also finishing the 100 Free in 52.63. Junior Casey Gavigan (East Setauket, N.Y.-Ward Melville) followed suit, finishing first in the 100 and 200 Backstroke, touching in with her season-best times of 56.00 and 2:02.15, respectively.
The Eagles head home to the friendly confines of Jones Natatorium to take on Ohio University, Saturday, Nov. 3. The meeting of the Eagles and Bobcats is set for 1 p.m.
EMU Individual Results
* Denotes season-best
1000 Free
1. Nicole Swartz- 10:13.95
2. Kaitlynd Scanlan- 10:19.95 *
3. Alyssa Shugarman- 10:22.95*
6. Anna Stephan- 10:44.63
200 Free
1. Meike Staffeldt- 1:53.43*
2. Nicole Swartz- 1:54.33*
3. Rebecca Winnert- 1:56.45*
5. Sydney Thomas- 1:58.15
100 Back
1. Casey Gavigan- 56.00*
2. Claire Young- 56.67*
3. Avrie Stewart- 58.24
4. Amelia Kinnard- 58.39
100 Breast
1. Delaney Duncan- 1:01.02*
2. Elli Machado- 1:04.62
5. Carlee Jones- 1:09.23*
8. Arianna Ortiz- 1:10.37
200 Butterfly
2. Emilie Desnoyers- 2:06.60*
3. Ali Staver- 2:07.67*
4. Abby Rapien- 2:10.05*
5. Kylie Sutherlin- 2:11.76*
50 Free
1. Stephanie Johnston- 24.01*
2. Amelia Armstrong-Grant- 24:42*
3. Marissa Marion- 24.54
3. Rachel Stark- 24.54
1-Meter
x. Bethany Berger- 198.00
x. Gabrielle Mace- 204.9
x. Sophia Tsafantakis- 220.43
x. Micaela Schempf 196.65
x. Brielle Johnston- 223.88
100 Free
1. Stephanie Johnston- 52.63
x. Amelia Armstrong-Grant- 52.83*
x. Rachel Stark-53.44
x. Meike Staffeldt- 53.39
200 Back
1. Casey Gavigan- 2:02.15*
x. Claire Young- 2:03.46*
x. Riley Hoffman- 2:10.77*
x. Avrie Stewart- 2:05.84
x. Dora Vrcic- 2:04.91
200 Breast
1. Delaney Duncan- 2:15.91*
x. Elli Machado- 2:21.02*
x. Arianna Ortiz- 2:31.93
x. Carlee Jones- 2:28.11*
500 Free
1. Nicole Swartz- 4:59.24
x. Alyssa Shugarman- 5:09.99
x. Kaitlynd Scanlan- 5:03.77*
x. Anna Stephan- 5:18.38
100 Fly
x. Ali Staver- 58.30
x. Kylie Sutherlin- 57.53*
x. Emilie Desynoyers- 59.54*
x. Rebecca Winnert- 59.86
x. Marcella Da Costa- 59.63*
x. Abby Rapien- 1:00.85*
3-Meter
1. Sophia Tsafantakis- 237.90
x. Brielle Johnston- 197.55
x. Gabrielle Mace- 237.08*
x. Micaela Schempf- 229.58*
x. Bethany Berger- 210.23
200 IM
1. Claire Young- 2:08.71*
x. Amelia Kinnard- 2:08.73*
x. Elli Machado- 2:10.66*
x. Carlee Jones- 2:13.49
x. Sydney Thomas- 2:10.44
x. Riley Hofmann- 2:13.80*
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