Swim and Dive Falls in Home-Opener to Miami

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swim and dive team hosted its first meet inside Jones Natatorium since the 2020-21 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Swimming and Diving Championships, resulting in a 179-120 loss at the hands of the Miami University RedHawks in the 2023-24 season's home-opener, Oct. 28.

The Eagles started the meet on a high note with strong showings in the 200 yard medley relay and the 1,000 yard freestyle. Eastern's A and B relay teams placed second and third in the event, respectively, with the A team consisting of Siporah Sang (London, Ontario/Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School), Nina LaRosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), Olivia Clarino (Toronto, Ontario/Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute), and Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) swam the distance in 1:44.38. The B squad, made up of Kiersten Russell (Clinton, Mich./Saline), Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East), Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy), and Katie Shoen (Owego, N.Y./Owego Free Academy) finished the race in 1:45.80.

Ali Kudo (Guelph, Ontario/John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute) paced Eastern in the 1,000 yard freestyle, finishing second in 10:34.63, EMU's top time in the event this season. EMU continued with strong showings in the 100 yard backstroke as Sang placed second in 56.34, followed by Russell, who finished fourth in 57.55. Sang's 56.34 marks the Eagles fastest 100 yard backstroke performance this season.

The Eagles first first-place finish of the day came from LaRosa in the 100 breaststroke, swimming the distance in 1:05.30, capturing nine points for the Green and White.

Katarina Pastar (Vienna, Austria/Gymnasium am Augarten) took second place in the 200 butterfly as she finished in 2:07.01.

In the 200 breaststroke, Eastern dominated, claiming the one, three and four spots with Szadorski's 2:22.01 leading the way, followed by Mina's 2:24.80 in third and LaRosa's 2:27.45 in fourth.

On the boards, Eastern Michigan displayed its diving prowess against the RedHawks, as the Eagles took the one, two and three spots in the one-meter with Keira Veltigian's (Oxford, Mich./Oxford) 282.75 in first, Camryn Hughes' (London, Ontario/Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School) 281.33 in second and Savannah Fisk's (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) 279.30 in third. The diving domination continued in the three-meter with Veltigian taking second with a 285.15, Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline) placing third, scoring 272.18 points and Hughes in fourth with 268.73.

Additionally, the Eagles' one-meter trio of Veltigian, Hughes, and Fisk all qualified for NCAA Zone Diving Championships with their performances. Veltigian also paved her way to NCAA zones in the three meter, securing her spot just two meets into the season.

EMU Individual Results
200 Yard Medley Relay
2. EMU A (Sang, LaRosa, Clarino, Noble) – 1:44.38
3. EMU B (Russell, Szadorski, Mina, Shoen) – 1:45.80
5. EMU C (Christie, Sursi, Pastar, Littrell) – 1:47.40

1,000 Yard Freestyle
2. Ali Kudo – 10:34.63
4. Morgan Hofmeister - !0:55.10

200 Yard Freestyle
5. Abbey Whipple – 1:58.24
6. Hannah Ward – 1:59.58
7. Emma Littrell – 2:01.07

100 Yard Backstroke
2. Siporah Sang – 56.34
4. Kiersten Russell – 57.55
7. Marlee Christie – 58.46

100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Nina LaRosa – 1:05.30
3. Abby Szadorski – 1:05.72
7. Madelyn Sursi – 1:07.03
8. Tristen Mina – 1:07.58

200 Yard Butterfly
2. Katarina Pastar – 2:07.01
4. Sydney Ulmer – 2:10.63
5. Olivia Clarino – 2:10.78
6. Maren Romine – 2:11.66

50 Yard Freestyle
3. Katie Shoen – 24.17
4. Lucy Noble – 24.28
6. Hannah Hardin – 24.55
8. Abbey Whipple – 24.86

1 Meter Diving
1. Keira Veltigian – 282.75
2. Camryn Hughes – 281.33
3. Savannah Fisk – 279.30
7. Rebekah Knapp – x221.78
--- Ciara Wheeler – 259.28
--- Tierney Fraidenburg – 224.85
--- Cate Migliori – 224.03

100 Yard Freestyle
2. Lucy Noble – 53.11
4. Emma Littrell – 53.72
5. Abbey Whipple – 53.76
8. Katie Shoen – 56.73
--- Hannah Hardin – 53.55

200 Yard Backstroke
3. Kiersten Russell – 2:05.91
4. Siporah Sang – 2:05.92

200 Yard Breaststroke
1. Abby Szadorski – 2:22.01
3. Tristen Mina – 2:24.80
4. Nina LaRosa – 2:27.45
7. Madelyn Sursi – 2:30.20

500 Yard Freestyle
2. Ali Kudo – 5:06.79
4. Morgan Hofmeister – 5:16.52
6. Hannah Ward – 5:22.96
7. Maren Romine – 5:26.37

100 Yard Butterfly
2. Katarina Pastar – 56.72
3. Olivia Clarino – 56.79
6. Siporah Sang – 59.47
7. Sydney Ulmer – 59.69

3 Meter Diving
2. Keira Veltigian – 285.15
3. Rebekah Knapp – 272.18
4. Camryn Hughes – 268.73
6. Savannah Fisk – 257.40
--- Ciara Wheeler – 237.23
--- Cate Migliori – 230.63
--- Tierney Fraidenburg – 223.50

200 Yard IM
3. Tristen Mina – 2:09.29
4. Abby Szadorski – 2:11.57
6. Madelyn Sursi – 2:15.06
8. Maren Romine – 2:17.16
--- Morgan Hofmeister – 2:15.94
--- Sydney Ulmer – 2:16.63
--- Olivia Clarino – 2:17.01
--- Nina LaRosa – 2:21.02

200 Yard Freestyle Relay
2. EMU A (Shoen, Noble, Littrell, Christie) – 1:36.53
3. EMU B (Russell, Pastar, Whipple, Kudo) – 1:37.11
5. EMU C (Hardin, Romine, Hofmeister, Ward) – 1:42.72

Up Next
Eastern will venture to Terre Haute, Ind. to take on the Sycamores of Indiana State University at Vigo County Aquatic Center at 5 p.m., Nov. 3. The Eagles hold a 1-0 all-time record against the Sycamores, with the lone contest between the two institutions coming in the 1981-82 season, resulting in a 77-62 win in favor of the Eagles, Jan. 15, 1982.

To stay up to date on all things EMU swimming and diving, continue to check EMUEagles.com, or follow the team on X, @EMUSwimDive, and Instagram, @emuswimanddive.

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Players Mentioned

Marlee Christie

Olivia Clarino

Savannah Fisk

Tierney Fraidenburg

Hannah Hardin

Morgan Hofmeister

Camryn Hughes

Rebekah Knapp

Nina LaRosa

Emma Littrell

Cate Migliori

Tristen Mina

Lucy Noble

Katarina Pastar

Maren Romine

Kiersten Russell

Siporah Sang

Katie Shoen

Madelyn Sursi

Abby Szadorski

Sydney Ulmer

Keira Veltigian

Hannah Ward

Ciara Wheeler

Abbey Whipple

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