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Szadorski Earns Three Event Wins in Swim & Dive's Season-Opening Victory
10/19/2024 9:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
The win marked the largest win to open a season under Head Coach Derek Perkins
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Abby Szadorski's three event wins powered the Eastern Michigan University swim and dive team to a 190-108 season-opening victory over the Cleveland State University Vikings Friday, Oct. 18, at Busbey Natatorium.
Six Eagles won multiple events, as the team won nine of the 12 individual swimming events in the meet, and 12-of-16 total events.
The win marked the fourth season-opening victory in Head Coach Derek Perkins six years at the helm of the program, and went down as the largest margin of victory (82 points) in a season-opening win under him.
How it Happened
Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) swam to victories in both the 100y (1:05.12) and 200y breaststroke (2:19.26), and swam the second leg in the 200y medley relay, as the Eastern team of Kiersten Russell (Clinton, Mich./Saline), Szadorski, Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy), and Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) touched the wall first in 1:46.18.
Eastern raced to first in the 400y freestyle with Emma Littrell (Taylor Mill, Ky./St. Henry District), Russell, Sophie Gatrall (Windsor, Ontario/Tecumseh Vista Academy), and Noble clocked in at 3:33.31 for the win.
On the boards, Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline) appeared in mind-season form as she punched her ticket to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in the 3m dive with a personal-best 317.25 score for a first-place finish. Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo) joined Knapp with a first-place showing in the 1m, also notching a career-best as she posted 247.50 points.
Freshman Azra Umut (Istanbul, Turkey/Fenerbahce School) excelled in her first collegiate meet, sweeping both backstroke events. She swam the 100y in 57.67 and finished the 200y in 2:04.94. Joining her with two wins on the night was Ali Kudo (Guelph, Ontario/John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational), as she triumphed in the 200y (1:53.80) and 500y (5:04.03) freestyle events.
Up Next
The Eagles are back in the pool Saturday, Oct. 26th, as they take on the University at Buffalo Bulls in western New York, in matinee action at 11 a.m.
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For the latest in EMU swimming & diving, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com, and follow the team's social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
EMU Individual Results | Full Results
Denotes Personal-Best*
3m Dive
1. Rebekah Knapp – 317.25*
3. Malia Maire – 232.95
4. Aisling Gutierrez – 224.70*
5. Taityn Speier – x214.43*
6. Cate Migliori – x213.08
*9. Anya Ferner – x144.15
--- Adley Zamore – NS
200y Medley Relay
1. EMU A (Russell, Szadorski, Mina, Noble) – 1:46.18
3. EMU B (Sang, Sursi, Clarino, Christie) – 1:48.32
1000y Freestyle
3. Morgan Hofmeister – 10:50.98
4. Ashley George – 11:09.98
200y Freestyle
1. Ali Kudo – 1:53.80
2. Emma Littrell – 1:54.39
6. Hannah Ward – 2:00.50
100y Backstroke
1. Azra Umut – 57.67*
2. Siporah Sang – 57.74
4. Kiersten Russell – 58.82
100y Breaststroke
1. Abby Szadorski – 1:05.12
2. Tristen Mina – 1:06.50
6. Riess Estep – 1:08.35
7. Madelyn Sursi – x1:08.63
200y Butterfly
1. Maren Romine – 2:10.39
2. Sydney Ulmer – 2:10.89
3. Olivia Clarino – 2:11.22
4. Katarina Pastar – x2:12.70
50y Freestyle
2. Lucy Noble – 24.68
3. Marlee Christie – 24.69
4. Sophie Gatrall – 24.85
8. Nehir Guven – x25.35*
1m Diving
3. Malia Maire – 247.50*
4. Rebekah Knapp – 245.03
5. Taityn Speier – 232.95*
7. Aisling Gutierrez – x225.30*
8. Cate Migliori – x218.18
9. Ciara Wheeler – x216.75
10. Megan Lupa – x197.55*
11. Anya Ferner – x185.63
100y Freestyle
1. Emma Littrell – 51.86
3. Sophie Gatrall – 53.72
4. Lucy Noble – 54.32
8. Hannah Ward – x55.57
9. Marlee Christie – x56.60
200y Backstroke
1. Azra Umut – 2:04.94*
3. Kiersten Russell – 2:08.53
7. Siporah Sang – 2:13.68
200y Breaststroke
1. Abby Szadorski – 2:19.26
5. Madelyn Sursi – 2:30.04
500y Freestyle
1. Ali Kudo – 5:04.03
3. Morgan Hofmeister – 5:16.42
8. Ashley George – 5:24.28
100y Butterfly
1. Tristen Mina – 57.15
2. Olivia Clarino – 58.82
3. Sydney Ulmer – 59.44
6. Katarina Pastar – x1:00.24
7. Nehir Guven – x1:00.33*
200y Individual Medley
2. Tristen Mina – 2:07.84
3. Abby Szadorski – 2:11.32
7. Maren Romine – 2:16.14
8. Sydney Ulmer – x2:17.89
400y Free Relay
1. EMU A (Littrell, Russell, Gatrall, Noble) – 3:33.31
2. EMU B (Christie, Guven, Kudo, Umut) – 3:35.90
6. EMU C (Ward, George, Hofmeister, Pastar) – x3:44.50
7. EMU D (Sang, Clarino, Sursi, Romine) – x3:51.68
Team Scoring
1. Eastern Michigan – 190
2. Cleveland State - 108
Six Eagles won multiple events, as the team won nine of the 12 individual swimming events in the meet, and 12-of-16 total events.
The win marked the fourth season-opening victory in Head Coach Derek Perkins six years at the helm of the program, and went down as the largest margin of victory (82 points) in a season-opening win under him.
How it Happened
Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) swam to victories in both the 100y (1:05.12) and 200y breaststroke (2:19.26), and swam the second leg in the 200y medley relay, as the Eastern team of Kiersten Russell (Clinton, Mich./Saline), Szadorski, Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy), and Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) touched the wall first in 1:46.18.
Eastern raced to first in the 400y freestyle with Emma Littrell (Taylor Mill, Ky./St. Henry District), Russell, Sophie Gatrall (Windsor, Ontario/Tecumseh Vista Academy), and Noble clocked in at 3:33.31 for the win.
On the boards, Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline) appeared in mind-season form as she punched her ticket to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in the 3m dive with a personal-best 317.25 score for a first-place finish. Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo) joined Knapp with a first-place showing in the 1m, also notching a career-best as she posted 247.50 points.
Freshman Azra Umut (Istanbul, Turkey/Fenerbahce School) excelled in her first collegiate meet, sweeping both backstroke events. She swam the 100y in 57.67 and finished the 200y in 2:04.94. Joining her with two wins on the night was Ali Kudo (Guelph, Ontario/John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational), as she triumphed in the 200y (1:53.80) and 500y (5:04.03) freestyle events.
Up Next
The Eagles are back in the pool Saturday, Oct. 26th, as they take on the University at Buffalo Bulls in western New York, in matinee action at 11 a.m.
Follow us
For the latest in EMU swimming & diving, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com, and follow the team's social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
EMU Individual Results | Full Results
Denotes Personal-Best*
3m Dive
1. Rebekah Knapp – 317.25*
3. Malia Maire – 232.95
4. Aisling Gutierrez – 224.70*
5. Taityn Speier – x214.43*
6. Cate Migliori – x213.08
*9. Anya Ferner – x144.15
--- Adley Zamore – NS
200y Medley Relay
1. EMU A (Russell, Szadorski, Mina, Noble) – 1:46.18
3. EMU B (Sang, Sursi, Clarino, Christie) – 1:48.32
1000y Freestyle
3. Morgan Hofmeister – 10:50.98
4. Ashley George – 11:09.98
200y Freestyle
1. Ali Kudo – 1:53.80
2. Emma Littrell – 1:54.39
6. Hannah Ward – 2:00.50
100y Backstroke
1. Azra Umut – 57.67*
2. Siporah Sang – 57.74
4. Kiersten Russell – 58.82
100y Breaststroke
1. Abby Szadorski – 1:05.12
2. Tristen Mina – 1:06.50
6. Riess Estep – 1:08.35
7. Madelyn Sursi – x1:08.63
200y Butterfly
1. Maren Romine – 2:10.39
2. Sydney Ulmer – 2:10.89
3. Olivia Clarino – 2:11.22
4. Katarina Pastar – x2:12.70
50y Freestyle
2. Lucy Noble – 24.68
3. Marlee Christie – 24.69
4. Sophie Gatrall – 24.85
8. Nehir Guven – x25.35*
1m Diving
3. Malia Maire – 247.50*
4. Rebekah Knapp – 245.03
5. Taityn Speier – 232.95*
7. Aisling Gutierrez – x225.30*
8. Cate Migliori – x218.18
9. Ciara Wheeler – x216.75
10. Megan Lupa – x197.55*
11. Anya Ferner – x185.63
100y Freestyle
1. Emma Littrell – 51.86
3. Sophie Gatrall – 53.72
4. Lucy Noble – 54.32
8. Hannah Ward – x55.57
9. Marlee Christie – x56.60
200y Backstroke
1. Azra Umut – 2:04.94*
3. Kiersten Russell – 2:08.53
7. Siporah Sang – 2:13.68
200y Breaststroke
1. Abby Szadorski – 2:19.26
5. Madelyn Sursi – 2:30.04
500y Freestyle
1. Ali Kudo – 5:04.03
3. Morgan Hofmeister – 5:16.42
8. Ashley George – 5:24.28
100y Butterfly
1. Tristen Mina – 57.15
2. Olivia Clarino – 58.82
3. Sydney Ulmer – 59.44
6. Katarina Pastar – x1:00.24
7. Nehir Guven – x1:00.33*
200y Individual Medley
2. Tristen Mina – 2:07.84
3. Abby Szadorski – 2:11.32
7. Maren Romine – 2:16.14
8. Sydney Ulmer – x2:17.89
400y Free Relay
1. EMU A (Littrell, Russell, Gatrall, Noble) – 3:33.31
2. EMU B (Christie, Guven, Kudo, Umut) – 3:35.90
6. EMU C (Ward, George, Hofmeister, Pastar) – x3:44.50
7. EMU D (Sang, Clarino, Sursi, Romine) – x3:51.68
Team Scoring
1. Eastern Michigan – 190
2. Cleveland State - 108
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