Seniors Show Out to Down Bowling Green, 188.5-179.5

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team defeated Mid-American Conference foe Bowling Green State University, 188.5-179.5, Jan. 29 at Cooper Pool. Five Eastern seniors tallied seven individuals wins, while EMU finished with eight total wins on the day.

Senior Bethany Berger (Batavia, Ohio-Glen Este) paced Eastern's diving squad, winning both the 1-meter and 3-meter events. Berger won 1-meter with a 273.90 showing, and posted a NCAA Zone C qualifying mark in 3-meter diving with a season-best 295.50 performance.

Senior Riley Hofmann (Ada, Mich.-Forest Hills Central) had a record day as she posted career-best marks in both the 200 and 500 freestyle, winning both events with times of 1:54.68 and 5:06.72, respectively.

Continuing EMU's strong freestyle showing, senior Meike Staffeldt (Niedersachsen, Germany) earned the 100 free title with a time of 52.56, while classmate Abby Rapien (Cincinnati, Ohio-Taylor) swam a 10:31.36 in the 1000 freestyle to take the win.

Senior Ali Staver (Bettendorf, Iowa-Pleasant Valley) earned her first win of the season, taking the top spot in the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:06.56.

Rapien and Staffledt were joined by sophomore Lainie Bell (Atlanta, Ga.-Druid Hills) and freshman Abbey Whipple (State College, Penn.-State College Area) to win the 400 freestyle relay with a 3:32.80 mark, rounding out the wins for the Green and White.

The Eagles return to the pool next Friday, Feb. 5 in Rochester, Mich. to take on Oakland University. The meet is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

To stay updated on all things swim and dive, continue to check EMUEagles.com, or follow the team on Twitter, @EMUSwimDive.

Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green Results
Jan. 29, 2021 | Bowling Green, Ohio

Team Scores
1. Eastern Michigan – 188.5
2. Bowling Green – 179.5

1000 Freestyle
1. Abby Rapien – 10:31.36
3. Hannah White – 10:53.23

200 Freestyle
1. Riley Hofmann – 1:54.68
3. Meike Staffeldt – 1:58.32
5. Kaitlynd Scanlan – 2:00.02

100 Backstroke
3. Lainie Bell – 56.92
4. Avrie Stewart – 58.36
6. Hunter Ignasiak – 1:06.38

100 Breaststroke
2. Elli Machado – 1:09.24
5. Abigail Wenger – 1:10.16
6. Kelsi Hill – 1:10.23
7. Kayla Whitehead – x1:10.31
8. Carlee Jones – x1:12.18

200 Butterfly
1. Ali Staver – 2:06.56
2. Hannah White – 2:07.14
6. Allie Weidinger – 2:22.04

50 Freestyle
2. Abbey Whipple – 25.07
4. Carlin Hudson – 25.78
5. Katie Shoen – 25.87

3-meter Diving
1. Bethany Berger – 295.50
3. Camryn Hughes – 276.53
4. Micaela Schempf – 267.78
8. Keira Veltigian – 229.50
9. Anabelle Rosen-Hurley – 227.33

100 Freestyle
1. Meike Staffeldt – 52.56
2. Lainie Bell – 52.65
4. Abbey Whipple – 54.79

200 Backstroke
3. Avrie Stewart – 2:07.62
4. Ali Staver – 2:10.02

200 Breaststroke
2. Elli Machado – 2:27.28
5. Kelsi Hill – 2:31.64
6. Abigail Wenger – 2:36.32

100 Butterfly
2. Hannah White – 58.27
3. Avrie Stewart – 59.33
7. Allie Weidinger – 1:05.73

1-meter Diving
1. Bethany Berger – 273.90
2. Micaela Schempf – 265.20
3. Camryn Hughes – 252.70
5. Keira Veltigian – 237.80
6. Anabelle Rosen-Hurley – 235.90

500 Freestyle
1. Riley Hofmann – 5:06.72
2. Abby Rapien – 5:06.97
4. Kaitlynd Scanlan – 5:15.59

200 IM
2. Riley Hofmann – 2:10.33
3. Ali Staver – 2:11.46
6. Kelsi Hill – 2:16.28

400 Freestyle Relay
1. Eastern Michigan A – 3:32.80
4. Eastern Michigan B – 3:39.89

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Players Mentioned

Lainie Bell

Bethany Berger

Kelsi Hill

Riley Hofmann

Carlin Hudson

Camryn Hughes

Hunter Ignasiak

Carlee Jones

Elli Machado

Abby Rapien

Anabelle Rosen-Hurley

Kaitlynd Scanlan

Micaela Schempf

Katie Shoen

Meike Staffeldt

Ali Staver

Avrie Stewart

Keira Veltigian

Allie Weidinger

Abigail Wenger

Abbey Whipple

Hannah White

Kayla Whitehead

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