Swim and Dive in Third Place After Three Days of Competition at the MAC Championships

BUFFALO, N.Y. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team ended the third day of the Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 28, in third place with 312 points. For the third consecutive day, the University of Akron leads the field with 524 points.

Highlighting the day for Eastern was senior Claire Young (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.-Grosse Pointe South), who finished runner-up in the 100 yard backstroke with a season-best time of 53.49. This ties the senior's best finish at the MAC Championships in the same event, after taking second place in 2018.

Three divers earned their spots in the 3-meter diving finals. In the preliminaries, junior Bethany Berger (Batavia, Ohio-Glen Este) claimed third place with a score of 298.44, followed by senior Sophia Tsafantakis (Washington, Mich.-Romeo), who scored 286.02 and finished in fifth place. Rounding out the Eagles that will compete for the title tomorrow was junior Micaela Schempf (Bowling Green, Ohio-Bowling Green), who took seventh place with a score of 276.45.

Adding strong performances for the Eastern was junior Ali Staver (Bettendorf, Iowa-Pleasant Valley), who was the only member of the Green and White to compete in the A finals for two events. Claiming sixth place and recording career-best times in both races, Staver clocked in at 54.49 in the 100 yard butterfly finals and 54.89 in the 100 yard backstroke finals.

Junior Elli Machado (Reading, Pa.-Exeter Township) was the lone Eagle in either of the final heats of the 100 yard breaststroke finals, and turned in a fourth-place, 1:02.51 showing.

The final day of action at the MAC Championships will take place tomorrow, Feb. 29, beginning at 10:30 a.m. for the preliminary rounds and 6:30 p.m. for the final heats. Live results will be available via MeetMobile, while live stream links will be available on the schedule page of EMUEagles.com. Updates will also be posted to the team's twitter account, @EMUSwimDive.

MAC Championships Results
February 28, 2020

100 Yard Butterfly (Prelims)
5. Ali Staver – 54.66
14. Hannah White – 55.78
17. Marcella Da Costa – 55.88
23. Avrie Stewart – 57.15
Ex. Kylie Sutherlin – 55.60

400 Yard Individual Medley (Prelims)
9. Carlee Jones – 4:24.35
10. Riley Hofmann – 4:24.56
Ex. Sydney Thomas – 4:27.26

200 Yard Freestyle (Prelims)
3. Alyssa Shugarman – 1:49.00
11. Amelia Armstrong-Grant – 1:50.63
12. Savanna Mouat – 1:51.23
15. Abby Rapien – 1:51.81
18. Meike Staffeldt – 1:52.13
26. Rachel Stark – 1:53.87
29. Morgan Booth – 1:55.47
Ex. Carlin Hudson – 1:52.16

100 Yard Breaststroke (Prelims)
3. Elli Machado – 1:02.05
24. Arianna Ortiz – 1:07.06

100 Yard Backstroke (Prelims)
2. Claire Young – 53.60
5. Casey Gavigan – 54.64
7. Ali Staver – 55.16
17. Avrie Stewart – 56.77
23. Hannah White – 58.16
Ex. Sydney Thomas – 56.48
Ex. Kylie Sutherlin – 58.00
Ex. Amelia Kinnard – 58.04

3-meter Diving (Prelims)
3. Bethany Berger – 298.44
5. Sophia Tsafantakis – 286.02
7. Micaela Schempf – 276.45
17. Keira Veltigian – 222.75
18. Brielle Johnston – 221.52
23. Angelia Daman – 203.28

100 Yard Butterfly (Finals)
6. Ali Staver – 54.49
14. Hannah White – 56.34

400 Yard Individual Medley (Finals)
10. Riley Hofmann – 4:22.86
16. Carlee Jones – 4:31.32

200 Yard Freestyle (Finals)
6. Alyssa Shugarman – 1:50.17
11. Savanna Mouat – 1:50.30
14. Amelia Armstrong-Grant – 1:51.67
16. Abby Rapien – 1:52.26

100 Yard Breaststroke (Finals)
4. Elli Machado – 1:02.51

100 Yard Backstroke (Finals)
2. Claire Young – 53.49
5. Casey Gavigan – 54.65
6. Ali Staver – 54.89

400 Medley Relay
5. Eastern Michigan - 3:43.83

Swim and Dive in Third Place After Three Days of Competition at the MAC Championships

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Players Mentioned

Amelia Armstrong-Grant

Bethany Berger

Morgan Booth

Marcella Da Costa

Angelia Daman

Casey Gavigan

Riley Hofmann

Carlin Hudson

Brielle Johnston

Carlee Jones

Amelia Kinnard

Elli Machado

Sav Mouat

Arianna Ortiz

Abby Rapien

Micaela Schempf

Alyssa Shugarman

Meike Staffeldt

Rachel Stark

Ali Staver

Avrie Stewart

Kylie Sutherlin

Sydney Thomas

Sophia Tsafantakis

Keira Veltigian

Hannah White

Claire Young

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