Eastern Michigan Athletics
Wednesday, February 27
Akron, Ohio
6:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
at
MAC Championships
Photo by: University of Akron Athletics
Swim and Dive Starts Competition at MAC Championships
2/27/2019 7:35:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
Eagles kick off the four-day competition with second and fourth-place relay finishes
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AKRON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team kicked off Mid-American Conference Swimming and Diving Championship competition Wednesday, Feb. 27, inside Ocasek Natatorium on the campus of the University of Akron. EMU started its chase for its first conference title since 2007 with a second-place 200 IM finish and a fourth-place 800 Freestyle Relay effort, sitting tied for second place overall after the first two events of the championship.
The Green and White's 200 IM relay squad of junior Claire Young (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.-Grosse Pointe South) and seniors Delaney Duncan (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg), Dora Vrcic (Dubrovacka, Split, Croatia), and Stephanie Johnston (Holland, Mich.-Hamilton) touched the wall in just 1:38.48, besting their seed time by over a second. Young marked a career-best 50-meter Backstroke performance in the Eagles' relay effort, as the Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. native recorded a 50 Backstroke effort of 24.90, more than .2 seconds better than her previous top effort.
EMU's 800 Free Relay team followed with a fourth-place finish of 7:18.33, led by sophomores Meike Staffeldt (Niedersachsen, Germany) and Alyssa Shugarman (Oswego, Ill.-Oswego), junior Amelia Armstrong-Grant (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Saline), and senior Nicole Swartz (Dayton, Ohio-Centerville). EMU not only topped its seed time by 9.94 seconds but finished one-place better than the Eagles did at the 2018 MAC Championships.
Tomorrow's preliminary heats of the 500 Free, 200 Individual Medley, and 50 Free begin at 10:30 a.m., with a live stream available through Akron All-Access. 1-meter diving preliminaries begin at 2:45 p.m. Championship heats of all events plus the 200 Freestyle Relay are set to start at 6:30 p.m. with coverage by ESPN3. For more information, click here or visit the Women's Swimming and Diving schedule page at EMUEagles.com.
Team Standings
1. Akron- 80
2. EMU- 64
2. Buffalo- 64
4. Bowling Green- 58
4. Miami- 58
6. Ball State- 50
7. Ohio- 48
8. Toledo- 28
AKRON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team kicked off Mid-American Conference Swimming and Diving Championship competition Wednesday, Feb. 27, inside Ocasek Natatorium on the campus of the University of Akron. EMU started its chase for its first conference title since 2007 with a second-place 200 IM finish and a fourth-place 800 Freestyle Relay effort, sitting tied for second place overall after the first two events of the championship.
The Green and White's 200 IM relay squad of junior Claire Young (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.-Grosse Pointe South) and seniors Delaney Duncan (Galesburg, Ill.-Galesburg), Dora Vrcic (Dubrovacka, Split, Croatia), and Stephanie Johnston (Holland, Mich.-Hamilton) touched the wall in just 1:38.48, besting their seed time by over a second. Young marked a career-best 50-meter Backstroke performance in the Eagles' relay effort, as the Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. native recorded a 50 Backstroke effort of 24.90, more than .2 seconds better than her previous top effort.
EMU's 800 Free Relay team followed with a fourth-place finish of 7:18.33, led by sophomores Meike Staffeldt (Niedersachsen, Germany) and Alyssa Shugarman (Oswego, Ill.-Oswego), junior Amelia Armstrong-Grant (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Saline), and senior Nicole Swartz (Dayton, Ohio-Centerville). EMU not only topped its seed time by 9.94 seconds but finished one-place better than the Eagles did at the 2018 MAC Championships.
Tomorrow's preliminary heats of the 500 Free, 200 Individual Medley, and 50 Free begin at 10:30 a.m., with a live stream available through Akron All-Access. 1-meter diving preliminaries begin at 2:45 p.m. Championship heats of all events plus the 200 Freestyle Relay are set to start at 6:30 p.m. with coverage by ESPN3. For more information, click here or visit the Women's Swimming and Diving schedule page at EMUEagles.com.
Team Standings
1. Akron- 80
2. EMU- 64
2. Buffalo- 64
4. Bowling Green- 58
4. Miami- 58
6. Ball State- 50
7. Ohio- 48
8. Toledo- 28
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