EMU Continues Solid Showings on Day Two of Denison Invitational

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GRANVILLE, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team had another strong showing on the second day of the Denison Invitational Friday, Nov. 30, inside Trumbull Aquatics Center. The Eagles posted two event wins in the 100 Back and 200 Medley Relay and eight top-five finishes to hold steady in second-place overall with 1,309.5 points.

Pacing the Eagles was a career-best time from sophomore Meike Staffeldt (Niedersachsen, Germany) in the 200 Freestyle and a 200 Medley relay win by junior Claire Young (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.-Grosse Pointe South), seniors Delaney Duncan (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) and Stephanie Johnston (Holland, Mich.-Hamilton), and sophomore Ali Staver (Bettendorf, Iowa-Pleasant Valley). The quad finished the Medley relay in just 1:40.15 to start off the evening session for the Eagles, the best finish of the season in the event for the Green and White.

Earning the other event win for the Eagles was Young, who tapped in with a season-best time of 54.32 in the 100 Back, posting a new Trumbull Aquatics Center Pool Record. She was followed shortly after by fellow junior Casey Gavigan (East Setauket, N.Y.-Ward Melville), who finished the event with a time of 55.29, good for second place.

Staffeldt continued the night's events with a second-place effort in the 200 Free, tapping in at 1:50.44, besting her previous career-best time by almost one second. Staffeldt also swam a leg of the Eagles' 800 Free Relay, helping EMU capture a second-place finish with a time of 7:28.27. Adding points to the Eagles total in the event were junior Amelia Armstrong-Grant (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Saline) and senior Marissa Marion (Rockford, Mich.-Rockford), finishing with season-best times, in 12th at 1:54.54 and 15th at 1:55.87, respectively. Both aforementioned swimmers bested their preliminary heat times by over a second.

Adding to the Eagles efforts was a top-five finish from senior Nicole Swartz (Dayton, Ohio-Centerville) in the 400 IM, earning a time of 4:26.24, good for a fifth-place finish. Sophomore Carlee Jones (Edgewood, Ky.-Notre Dame Academy) rounded out the top-10 finishers with a time of 4:31.92, good for ninth place. Additionally, senior Dora Vrcic (Dubrovacka, Split, Croatia) earned a fourth-place finish in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 56.43.

In the 100 Breaststroke, Duncan and sophomore Elli Machado (Reading, Pa.-Exeter Township) earned top-five finishes, as Duncan reached the wall with a season-best time of 1:00.88, good for second place, while Machado tapped in with a career-best time of 1:02.83, good for fifth place.

The final day of competition in Granville begins tomorrow with preliminary heats at 10 a.m., with final heats scheduled for 6 p.m. Live results for both preliminary and final competitions will be available here, while live video streaming of the later sessions can be found here.

Day Two Standings
1. Denison - 1626
2. Eastern Michigan - 1309.5
3. Emory - 1145.5
4. Wayne State- 814
5. Washington St. Louis- 748
6. Ohio State - 58
7. Thomas More - 37

Individual Results
* Denotes season-best time
# Denotes career-best time

400 IM (Preliminary Heats)
Nicole Swartz - 4:26.33
Carlee Jones - 4:32.56
Sydney Thomas - 4:34.57
Kaitlynd Scanlan - 4:34.78

400 IM (Final Heats)
5. Nicole Swartz - 4:26.24
9. Carlee Jones - 4:31.92
12. Kaitlynd Scanlan - 4:34.01
16. Sydney Thomas - 4:36.12

100 Fly (Preliminary Heats)
Dora Vrcic - 57.69
Kylie Sutherlin - 57.80
Ali Staver - 58.40
Emilie Desnoyers - 58.45
Avrie Stewart - 58.77
Marcella Da Costa - 59.51
Anna Stephan - 59.68

100 Fly (Final Heats)
4. Dora Vrcic - 56.43*
11. Kylie Sutherlin - 58.09*
13. Emilie Desnoyers - 58.29*
14. Ali Staver - 58.30
17. Avrie Stewart - 58.46*#
19. Marcella Da Costa - 58.62*
20. Anna Stephan - 59.22*#

200 Free (Preliminary Heats)
Meike Staffeldt- 1:54.38
Marissa Marion- 1:56.19
Amelia Armstrong-Grant- 1:56.62
Rachel Stark- 1:56.80
Rebecca Winnert- 1:56.92
Stephanie Johnston- 1:57.23
Corinne Baber- 2:03.87

200 Free (Final Heats)
2. Meike Staffeldt - 1:50.44*#
12. Amelia Armstrong-Grant - 1:54.54*
15. Marissa Marion - 1:55.87*
17. Rachel Stark - 1:56.25*
19. Stephanie Johnston - 1:55.23 (C Final)*
20. Rebecca Winnert - 1:55.36 (C Final)*

100 Breast (Preliminary Heats)
Delaney Duncan- 1:02.53
Elli Machado- 1:04.36
Arianna Ortiz- 1:09.60

100 Breast (Final Heats)
2. Delaney Duncan - 1:00.88*
4. Elli Machado - 1:02.83*#
20. Arianna Ortiz - 1:08.86

100 Back (Preliminary Heats)
Casey Gavigan- 56.17
Claire Young- 56.31
Avrie Stewart- 57.62
Dora Vrcic- 58.66
Amelia Kinnard- 58.67
Ali Staver- 58.93
Kylie Sutherlin- 1:00.23
Hunter Ignasiak- 1:01.99

100 Back (Final Heats)
1. Claire Young - 54.32*
2. Casey Gavigan - 55.29*
4. Avrie Stewart - 56.45*#
11. Amelia Kinnard - 57.71*
13. Dora Vrcic - 58.17*
16. Ali Staver - 59.42*
24. Kylie Sutherlin - 1:00.10*#
26. Hunter Ignasiak - 1:01.00*

EMU Continues Solid Showings on Day Two of Denison Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Amelia Armstrong-Grant

Corinne Baber

Marcella Da Costa

Emilie Desnoyers

Delaney Duncan

Casey Gavigan

Hunter Ignasiak

Stephanie Johnston

Carlee Jones

Amelia Kinnard

Elli Machado

Marissa Marion

Arianna Ortiz

Kaitlynd Scanlan

Meike Staffeldt

Rachel Stark

Ali Staver

Anna Stephan

Avrie Stewart

Kylie Sutherlin

Nicole Swartz

Sydney Thomas

Dora Vrcic

Rebecca Winnert

Claire Young

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