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Eastern Qualifies 11 for MAC Championship Heats
2/23/2018 12:35:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The morning was highlighted Delaney Duncan breaking the 100 breastroke record
Full Results (PDF)
ATHENS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's swimming and diving had another strong showing at the Mid-American Conference Championships in the preliminary session Friday morning, Feb. 23. Overall, the Green and White turned in 18 career-bests, and qualified 11 to Friday night's championship heats.
Junior Delaney Duncan's (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) record-breaking performance in the 100 breaststoke highlighted the morning session. Duncan, who set the previous record at the 2017 MAC Championships, smashed her own mark with a time of 58.80. Duncan blew the competition out of the water as she clocked in nearly three seconds ahead of the runner-up to enter tonight's championship race as the front-runner.
Junior Nicole Swartz (Dayton, Ohio-Centerville) was the lone Eagle to qualify for the championship heat in the 400 individual medley as she turned in a career-best time of 4:17.75 to take second-place. Freshmen Carlee Jones (Edgewood, Ky.-Notre Dame Academy) and Kaitlynd Scanlan (Waukesha, Wisc.-Pewaukee) both earned a lane in the 'B' finals with an 11th and 15th-place finishes, respectively.
In the 100 butterfly, juniors Michal Liberman (Rosh Haayin, Israel-Begin) and Emilie Desnoyers (St. Albert, Alberta) qualified for Friday night's session in the 'B' final. Liberman turned in a season-best time of 55.73 to take 11th, while Desnoyers claimed 16th-place with a career-best time of 56.05.
A pair of Eagles paced Eastern in the 200 freestyle prelims, as sophomore Amelia Armstrong-Grant (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Saline) and freshman Alyssa Shugarman (Oswego, Ill.-Oswego) posted a pair of career-bests. Armstrong-Grant was the top finishers as she clocked in with a time of 1:49.34 to lock up sixth-place, while Shugarman is set to swim in the consolation finals after touching in with the 16th-ranked prelims time.
The 100 backstroke proved to a successful event for Eastern, as the Green and White qualified three for the finals. Sophomores Claire Young (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.-Grosse Pointe South) and Casey Gavigan (East Setauket, N.Y.-ward Melville) led the way, claiming two of the three-top spots. Young clocked a career-best time of 53.90 to take second, while Gavigan used a career-best time of 54.30 to take third. Liberman locked up a lane in the consolation finals as well, finishing with the 14th-ranked time.
The 3-meter dive prelims are currently underway and will wrap up with the championship heat this evening at 6:30 p.m., where the Green and White look to move up the team standings. As a team, the Eagles stand in third place, trailing Akron and Buffalo. The Green and White holds a 51-point edge over Miami, and have accumulated a total of 221 points.
Team Standings
1 Akron 292.5
2 Buffalo 223.5
3 Eastern Michigan 221
4 Miami 170
5 Bowling Green 131
6 Ohio 101
7 Toledo 100
8 Ball State 89
Individual Results
*Denotes season-best
#Denotes career-best
400 IM
2. Nicole Swartz 4:17.75#
11. Carlee Jones 4:26.17#
15. Kaitlynd Scanlan 4:27.01#
26. Riley Hofmann 4:28.01#
100 Fly
11. Michal Liberman 55.73*
16. Emilie Desnoyers 56.05#
18. Dora Vrcic 56.31*
22. Chase Walker 56.66#
x. Ali Staver 56.51#
x. Marcella Da Costa 56.54#
200 Free
6. Amelia Armstrong-Grant 1:49.34#
16. Alyssa Shugarman 1:51.28#
t-20. Meike Staffeldt 1:52.38#
t-20. Stephanie Johnston 1:52.38#
x. Marissa Marion 1:51.84#
x. Rachel Stark 1:52.24#
x. Abby Rapien 1:53.61
100 Breast
1. Delaney Duncan 58.80#
100 Back
2. Claire Young 53.90#
3. Casey Gavigan 54.30#
14. Michal Liberman 56.99
x. Ali Staver 56.86#
ATHENS, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's swimming and diving had another strong showing at the Mid-American Conference Championships in the preliminary session Friday morning, Feb. 23. Overall, the Green and White turned in 18 career-bests, and qualified 11 to Friday night's championship heats.
Junior Delaney Duncan's (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg) record-breaking performance in the 100 breaststoke highlighted the morning session. Duncan, who set the previous record at the 2017 MAC Championships, smashed her own mark with a time of 58.80. Duncan blew the competition out of the water as she clocked in nearly three seconds ahead of the runner-up to enter tonight's championship race as the front-runner.
Junior Nicole Swartz (Dayton, Ohio-Centerville) was the lone Eagle to qualify for the championship heat in the 400 individual medley as she turned in a career-best time of 4:17.75 to take second-place. Freshmen Carlee Jones (Edgewood, Ky.-Notre Dame Academy) and Kaitlynd Scanlan (Waukesha, Wisc.-Pewaukee) both earned a lane in the 'B' finals with an 11th and 15th-place finishes, respectively.
In the 100 butterfly, juniors Michal Liberman (Rosh Haayin, Israel-Begin) and Emilie Desnoyers (St. Albert, Alberta) qualified for Friday night's session in the 'B' final. Liberman turned in a season-best time of 55.73 to take 11th, while Desnoyers claimed 16th-place with a career-best time of 56.05.
A pair of Eagles paced Eastern in the 200 freestyle prelims, as sophomore Amelia Armstrong-Grant (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Saline) and freshman Alyssa Shugarman (Oswego, Ill.-Oswego) posted a pair of career-bests. Armstrong-Grant was the top finishers as she clocked in with a time of 1:49.34 to lock up sixth-place, while Shugarman is set to swim in the consolation finals after touching in with the 16th-ranked prelims time.
The 100 backstroke proved to a successful event for Eastern, as the Green and White qualified three for the finals. Sophomores Claire Young (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.-Grosse Pointe South) and Casey Gavigan (East Setauket, N.Y.-ward Melville) led the way, claiming two of the three-top spots. Young clocked a career-best time of 53.90 to take second, while Gavigan used a career-best time of 54.30 to take third. Liberman locked up a lane in the consolation finals as well, finishing with the 14th-ranked time.
The 3-meter dive prelims are currently underway and will wrap up with the championship heat this evening at 6:30 p.m., where the Green and White look to move up the team standings. As a team, the Eagles stand in third place, trailing Akron and Buffalo. The Green and White holds a 51-point edge over Miami, and have accumulated a total of 221 points.
Team Standings
1 Akron 292.5
2 Buffalo 223.5
3 Eastern Michigan 221
4 Miami 170
5 Bowling Green 131
6 Ohio 101
7 Toledo 100
8 Ball State 89
Individual Results
*Denotes season-best
#Denotes career-best
400 IM
2. Nicole Swartz 4:17.75#
11. Carlee Jones 4:26.17#
15. Kaitlynd Scanlan 4:27.01#
26. Riley Hofmann 4:28.01#
100 Fly
11. Michal Liberman 55.73*
16. Emilie Desnoyers 56.05#
18. Dora Vrcic 56.31*
22. Chase Walker 56.66#
x. Ali Staver 56.51#
x. Marcella Da Costa 56.54#
200 Free
6. Amelia Armstrong-Grant 1:49.34#
16. Alyssa Shugarman 1:51.28#
t-20. Meike Staffeldt 1:52.38#
t-20. Stephanie Johnston 1:52.38#
x. Marissa Marion 1:51.84#
x. Rachel Stark 1:52.24#
x. Abby Rapien 1:53.61
100 Breast
1. Delaney Duncan 58.80#
100 Back
2. Claire Young 53.90#
3. Casey Gavigan 54.30#
14. Michal Liberman 56.99
x. Ali Staver 56.86#
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