Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, January 31
Athens, Ohio
6 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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Ohio
Swim and Dive Seeks Fourth Straight MAC Win at Ohio Friday-Saturday
1/29/2025 10:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
The meet will last two days, starting at 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – In search of its third consecutive dual meet win and fourth straight MAC dual meet win, the Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team is set to face Ohio University in its final regular season dual meet of the year at the OU Aquatic Center, in Athens, Friday-Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. 1. Friday's portion will start at 6 p.m., entailing one diving event and seven swimming events. The meet will conclude Saturday with an 11 a.m. start that will feature the remaining events. The Eagles are aiming to go 5-1 in dual meets with a 3-0 Mid-American Conference (MAC) record for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign.
Fans can tune in to the action both days using the watch links on the EMU swim & dive schedule page here, and stay posted to EMUEagles.com for a post-meet recap with full results attached. Also, stay tuned to the team's social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook for EMU swim & dive content.
4-1 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019-20
Eastern is 4-1 for the first time since head coach Derek Perkins' first season (2019-20). That season, the Eagles finished third at the MAC Championships with 485 points. The meet against Ohio holds the opportunity for the Eagles to get off to a 5-1 start in duals and 3-0 in conference competition for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign, when the Eagles went a perfect 8-0 in the regular season (4-0 in conference) before finishing second at the MAC Championships (583 points).
ALL-TIME AGAINST OHIO
The Eagles and Bobcats will meet in the pool for the 38th time this weekend. Overall, the Bobcats have control of the all-time series as the Eagles hold a 12-25 record against OU and a 5-13 record when facing it in Athens. Eastern last beat Ohio in the 2018-19 season, Nov. 3, as it won nine events en route to a 190-110 victory, marking its 15th consecutive conference dual meet win. It's been nine years since the Eagles beat the Bobcats in Athens, as they last did so in the 2016-17 season, Oct. 26, winning, 178-122 to open MAC competition 1-0.
WINNERS IN THREE STRAIGHT MAC DUALS
Dating back to last season, the Eagles have won three consecutive MAC dual meets. This marks the longest MAC dual meet win streak since the team rattled off 19 straight from 2014-2020.
LAST TIME OUT: VS TOLEDO, JAN. 17
The Eagles last competed against Toledo, Jan. 17, a meet that resulted in a 175-117 win for EMU. Both Kiersten Russell (Clinton, Mich./Saline) and Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) earned three event wins. Nehir Oz (Istanbul, Turkey/Cevre) was also a bright spot in the pool, winning both the 1000 yard (y) freestyle in a personal-best 10:20.00 and the 500y freestyle in 5:05.77. Oz also secured a personal-best time in the 200y IM, touching the wall in 2:09.93. Moreover, her 10:20.00 in the 1000y freestyle qualified her for the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association National Invitational Championships (CSCAA NIC). On the boards, freshman Taityn Speier (Fairfax, Va./WT Woodson) earned the first win of her career with a score of 264.38 in the 3 meter (m) dive before Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline) won the 1m with a score of 278.25.
DIVERS QUALIFIED FOR NCAA ZONE DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Four Eagle divers have qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, hosted by Ohio State, in Columbus, March 10-12. Megan Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) most recently qualified with her 229.90 score on the platform dive at the UB Diving Invite, Jan. 12. She will join teammates, Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo), Knapp and Ciara Wheeler (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) at the competition. Maire previously qualified in the 1m with a score of 270.45 against Oakland, Nov. 21, while Knapp qualified in the 3m after posting a score of 317.25, against Cleveland State, Oct. 18, and in the 1m with a 267.00 performance versus Oakland, Nov. 21. Wheeler punched her ticket via a 267.38 outing in the 1m against Indiana State, Nov. 9.
CSCAA NIC CUTS
Along with Szadorski in the 400y IM (4:29.09), teammates Russell and Oz also earned CSCAA NIC cuts at the Denison Invitational, Dec. 5-7. Russell did so in the 50y backstroke, swimming the distance in 26.17, while Oz punched her ticket via a 4:28.97 400y IM time. Both Oz and Russell's times serve as the fastest from the team in their respective events. Oz most recently qualified to compete in the 1000y freestyle, as she earned a B cut with her first-place finish in 10:20.00 against Toledo, Jan. 17. Her 10:20.00 time serves as the fastest on the team and eighth fastest in the MAC in the event this season.
SCORING TIMES
Currently, the Eagles have eight season-best times that would rank inside the top 16 in the conference, meaning that each of those eight times would score points at the MAC Championships.
Event Rank Name Time
500y Free 10 Azra Umut 4:58.49
500y Free 11 Nehir Oz 4:58.65
1000y Free 8 Nehir Oz 10:20.00
1650y Free 16 Morgan Hofmeister 17:29.12
200y Back 15 Azra Umut 2:01.95
200y Breast 11 Abby Szadorski 2:19.26
400y IM 15 Nehir Oz 4:28.97
400y IM 16 Abby Szadorski 4:29.09
OHIO CONNECTIONS
First year head diving coach Tom Gimm previously spent two seasons with the Ohio Bobcats. While in Athens, Gimm's top Bobcat, Olivia Dillion placed top-12 in the platform with a score of 466.5 at the 2017 NCAA Zone C Diving Championships.
Previously Noted
MEGAN LUPA NCAA ZONE DIIVNG CHAMPIONSHIPS CUT IN PLATFORM DIVE
Lupa had a strong meet at the UB Diving Invite, hosted by Buffalo, Jan. 10-12. Lupa earned the first NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut of her career with a score of 229.90 on the platform dive for a second-place finish. On top of the zones cut, Lupa made the finals in all three events (1m: seventh, 3m: sixth, platform: second) and scored 42 points in the meet, the second-most of any diver competing.
AT UB DIVING INVITE, JAN. 10-12
The divers opened up the new year at the UB Diving Invite, Jan. 10-12. The meet was headlined by Lupa, who made the finals in all three events and earned an NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut in the platform dive, scoring 229.90 points for a second-place finish. Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo) also made the finals in both events she competed in. Her top finish was in the 3m where she placed fourth with 277.90 points.
AT DENISON INVITATIONAL, DEC. 5-7
The Eagles finished fourth out of five teams at the Denison Invitational, hosted by Denison University, in Granville, Ohio, Dec. 5-7. Szadorski led the team with 99 points scored in the meet and totaled four top 10 finishes. The senior also swam two season-best times in the 400y IM (4:29.09) and the 100y breaststroke (1:03.85). Additionally, her 400y IM time qualified her for the CSCAA NIC in Ocala, Fla., March 13-15.
VS. OAKLAND, NOV. 21
The Eagles captured their third win of the 2024-25 season, topping the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 161-139, at Jones Natatorium Thursday, Nov. 21. Szadorski earned three event wins (200y medley relay, 100y breaststroke, 200y breaststroke) and swept the breaststroke events for the third time this season. On the boards, Knapp paced the Eagles, earning her second NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut of the season, this time in the 1m dive (267.00) while leading the Eastern divers with 12 points in the meet.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES: VS. OAKLAND, NOV. 21
Outside of Knapp and Szadorski, the Eagles had strong showings from Oz, who earned the first event wins of her career with a personal-best 1:54.09 swim in the 200y freestyle to go with a first-place showing in the 500y freestyle (5:05.57). Maire also earned an NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut in the 1m dive with a career-best 270.45 points.
DIVER OF THE WEEK
Knapp was named MAC Co-Diver of the Week, Nov. 27. The award marks her second of the season and third of her career. She earned the award earlier this season, Oct. 23, after achieving her 3m NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut with a personal-best 317.25 score, finishing first in a win over Cleveland State, Oct. 18.
Against Oakland, Nov. 21, Knapp earned her second first-place finish of the season in the 3m dive, tying a personal-best with a score of 317.25 in the Eagles' 161-139 win. She went on to place third in the 1m dive with a score of 267.00, earning her second NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut of the season. Overall, Knapp led all Eastern divers with 12 points in the meet.
VS. INDIANA STATE, NOV. 9
The Eagles fell in their home-opener against Indiana State, 187-113, Nov. 9. In the pool, Eastern was led by Azra Umut (Istanbul, Turkey/Fenerbahce School), who finished in first-place in the 200y backstroke in 2:04.50, and second in the 100y backstroke in 57.51. Both marked personal-bests for the freshman. On the boards, Maire paced the Green and White, winning the 3m dive with a season-best 266.93 points and placing third in the 1m with a personal-best 256.88 points. Sophomore Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy) also swam a lifetime-best in the 100y butterfly, touching the wall in 56.16.
AT BUFFALO, OCT. 26
The Eagles escaped enemy territory with a 149.5-148.5 win over Buffalo, Oct. 26. In the pool, they were led by Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East), who swept both breaststroke events, winning the 100y in 1:04.12 and the 200y in 2:20.13. The senior went on to improve her time in the 200y IM, touching the wall in 2:10.05 compared to her 2:11.32 she swam against Cleveland State, Oct. 18. On the boards, Wheeler led the team with a fourth-place outing in the 1m dive as she posted 251.85 points in the six-dive format.
BIG SEASON-OPENING WIN
The Eagles opened the season with a 190-108 win over Cleveland State, Oct. 18. The win marked the largest margin of victory (82 points) in a season-opening victory in the Perkins Era. The win also went down as his fourth win to start a season in his six years at the helm of the program. 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.
ENTERING YEAR SIX UNDER PERKINS
The program is entering its sixth year under Perkins. Entering the 2024-25 season, Perkins holds a 12-19 record, and 9-10 mark in Mid-American Conference (MAC) competition. The program has seen 64 Academic All-MAC selections and four CSCAA Scholar All-America teams.
THE SEASON AHEAD
Eastern is set to compete in nine regular season meets in 2024-25, culminating in the MAC Championships, Feb. 26-March 1. The Eagles will attend meets in the states of Michigan, Ohio, New York, Florida, and Washington.
TOM GIMM – HEAD DIVING COACH
Perkins announced the hiring of Gimm as the Eagles' Head Diving Coach, June 20. He brings extensive club coaching experience and has also coached in the MAC, as he served as the Head Diving Coach at Ohio University from 2016-18. Gimm most recently served as the Head Diving Coach/Director of Diving Operations for Moss Farms Diving, a junior diving powerhouse with a state-of-the-art facility in Moultrie, Ga. Most recently, his Flying Tigers placed second in the 2024 USA Diving Zone B Championships held at the Moss Farms Diving Facility. Gimm also coached high school standout Tuck Gregory to a Georgia High School Association Individual State Championship in 2024.
RETURNERS/NEWCOMERS
This year's Eagles team returns 23 letterwinners from the 2023-24 squad, and welcomes nine newcomers to the team, all of which are freshmen, including Riess Estep (Smyrna, Ga./Whitefield Academy), Aisling Gutierrez (New Kent, Va./New Kent), Nehir Guven (Istanbul, Turkey/Istek Atanur Oguz Okullari), Rose Kendrick (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva), Lupa, Oz, Speier, Umut, and Adley Zamore (Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant).
DIVING LEADER
On the boards, the Eastern squad is led by Knapp who earned a second-place finish in the three-meter dive at the MAC Championships last season, with a score of 301.15.
SWIMMING LEADERS
In the pool, the Eagles return Russell, who clocked the fifth-fastest 100-yard backstroke time in program history in 54.33. Joining Russell is Nina Larosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), who notched the program's eighth-best 100-yard breaststroke time in 1:03.00 as a freshman last season. Among Russell and Larosa is Szadorski, who bettered her eighth-best program time in the 200-yard breaststroke, completing the event in 2:16.60.
MAC COACHES PRESEASON POLL
In a poll with the MAC's eight head coaches, the Eagles' team was picked to finish sixth in the MAC standings for the upcoming 2024-25 campaign.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will return home to celebrate their seniors at the annual Senior Extravaganza Saturday, Feb. 8, the scrimmage will begin at 1 p.m. and include a mix of traditional swimming and diving events along with added swimming and diving themed games and challenges.
FOLLOW US
For the latest in EMU swimming & diving, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com, and follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
Fans can tune in to the action both days using the watch links on the EMU swim & dive schedule page here, and stay posted to EMUEagles.com for a post-meet recap with full results attached. Also, stay tuned to the team's social media accounts on Instagram, X, and Facebook for EMU swim & dive content.
4-1 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019-20
Eastern is 4-1 for the first time since head coach Derek Perkins' first season (2019-20). That season, the Eagles finished third at the MAC Championships with 485 points. The meet against Ohio holds the opportunity for the Eagles to get off to a 5-1 start in duals and 3-0 in conference competition for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign, when the Eagles went a perfect 8-0 in the regular season (4-0 in conference) before finishing second at the MAC Championships (583 points).
ALL-TIME AGAINST OHIO
The Eagles and Bobcats will meet in the pool for the 38th time this weekend. Overall, the Bobcats have control of the all-time series as the Eagles hold a 12-25 record against OU and a 5-13 record when facing it in Athens. Eastern last beat Ohio in the 2018-19 season, Nov. 3, as it won nine events en route to a 190-110 victory, marking its 15th consecutive conference dual meet win. It's been nine years since the Eagles beat the Bobcats in Athens, as they last did so in the 2016-17 season, Oct. 26, winning, 178-122 to open MAC competition 1-0.
WINNERS IN THREE STRAIGHT MAC DUALS
Dating back to last season, the Eagles have won three consecutive MAC dual meets. This marks the longest MAC dual meet win streak since the team rattled off 19 straight from 2014-2020.
LAST TIME OUT: VS TOLEDO, JAN. 17
The Eagles last competed against Toledo, Jan. 17, a meet that resulted in a 175-117 win for EMU. Both Kiersten Russell (Clinton, Mich./Saline) and Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) earned three event wins. Nehir Oz (Istanbul, Turkey/Cevre) was also a bright spot in the pool, winning both the 1000 yard (y) freestyle in a personal-best 10:20.00 and the 500y freestyle in 5:05.77. Oz also secured a personal-best time in the 200y IM, touching the wall in 2:09.93. Moreover, her 10:20.00 in the 1000y freestyle qualified her for the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association National Invitational Championships (CSCAA NIC). On the boards, freshman Taityn Speier (Fairfax, Va./WT Woodson) earned the first win of her career with a score of 264.38 in the 3 meter (m) dive before Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline) won the 1m with a score of 278.25.
DIVERS QUALIFIED FOR NCAA ZONE DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Four Eagle divers have qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, hosted by Ohio State, in Columbus, March 10-12. Megan Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) most recently qualified with her 229.90 score on the platform dive at the UB Diving Invite, Jan. 12. She will join teammates, Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo), Knapp and Ciara Wheeler (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) at the competition. Maire previously qualified in the 1m with a score of 270.45 against Oakland, Nov. 21, while Knapp qualified in the 3m after posting a score of 317.25, against Cleveland State, Oct. 18, and in the 1m with a 267.00 performance versus Oakland, Nov. 21. Wheeler punched her ticket via a 267.38 outing in the 1m against Indiana State, Nov. 9.
CSCAA NIC CUTS
Along with Szadorski in the 400y IM (4:29.09), teammates Russell and Oz also earned CSCAA NIC cuts at the Denison Invitational, Dec. 5-7. Russell did so in the 50y backstroke, swimming the distance in 26.17, while Oz punched her ticket via a 4:28.97 400y IM time. Both Oz and Russell's times serve as the fastest from the team in their respective events. Oz most recently qualified to compete in the 1000y freestyle, as she earned a B cut with her first-place finish in 10:20.00 against Toledo, Jan. 17. Her 10:20.00 time serves as the fastest on the team and eighth fastest in the MAC in the event this season.
SCORING TIMES
Currently, the Eagles have eight season-best times that would rank inside the top 16 in the conference, meaning that each of those eight times would score points at the MAC Championships.
Event Rank Name Time
500y Free 10 Azra Umut 4:58.49
500y Free 11 Nehir Oz 4:58.65
1000y Free 8 Nehir Oz 10:20.00
1650y Free 16 Morgan Hofmeister 17:29.12
200y Back 15 Azra Umut 2:01.95
200y Breast 11 Abby Szadorski 2:19.26
400y IM 15 Nehir Oz 4:28.97
400y IM 16 Abby Szadorski 4:29.09
OHIO CONNECTIONS
First year head diving coach Tom Gimm previously spent two seasons with the Ohio Bobcats. While in Athens, Gimm's top Bobcat, Olivia Dillion placed top-12 in the platform with a score of 466.5 at the 2017 NCAA Zone C Diving Championships.
Previously Noted
MEGAN LUPA NCAA ZONE DIIVNG CHAMPIONSHIPS CUT IN PLATFORM DIVE
Lupa had a strong meet at the UB Diving Invite, hosted by Buffalo, Jan. 10-12. Lupa earned the first NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut of her career with a score of 229.90 on the platform dive for a second-place finish. On top of the zones cut, Lupa made the finals in all three events (1m: seventh, 3m: sixth, platform: second) and scored 42 points in the meet, the second-most of any diver competing.
AT UB DIVING INVITE, JAN. 10-12
The divers opened up the new year at the UB Diving Invite, Jan. 10-12. The meet was headlined by Lupa, who made the finals in all three events and earned an NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut in the platform dive, scoring 229.90 points for a second-place finish. Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo) also made the finals in both events she competed in. Her top finish was in the 3m where she placed fourth with 277.90 points.
AT DENISON INVITATIONAL, DEC. 5-7
The Eagles finished fourth out of five teams at the Denison Invitational, hosted by Denison University, in Granville, Ohio, Dec. 5-7. Szadorski led the team with 99 points scored in the meet and totaled four top 10 finishes. The senior also swam two season-best times in the 400y IM (4:29.09) and the 100y breaststroke (1:03.85). Additionally, her 400y IM time qualified her for the CSCAA NIC in Ocala, Fla., March 13-15.
VS. OAKLAND, NOV. 21
The Eagles captured their third win of the 2024-25 season, topping the Oakland Golden Grizzlies, 161-139, at Jones Natatorium Thursday, Nov. 21. Szadorski earned three event wins (200y medley relay, 100y breaststroke, 200y breaststroke) and swept the breaststroke events for the third time this season. On the boards, Knapp paced the Eagles, earning her second NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut of the season, this time in the 1m dive (267.00) while leading the Eastern divers with 12 points in the meet.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES: VS. OAKLAND, NOV. 21
Outside of Knapp and Szadorski, the Eagles had strong showings from Oz, who earned the first event wins of her career with a personal-best 1:54.09 swim in the 200y freestyle to go with a first-place showing in the 500y freestyle (5:05.57). Maire also earned an NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut in the 1m dive with a career-best 270.45 points.
DIVER OF THE WEEK
Knapp was named MAC Co-Diver of the Week, Nov. 27. The award marks her second of the season and third of her career. She earned the award earlier this season, Oct. 23, after achieving her 3m NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut with a personal-best 317.25 score, finishing first in a win over Cleveland State, Oct. 18.
Against Oakland, Nov. 21, Knapp earned her second first-place finish of the season in the 3m dive, tying a personal-best with a score of 317.25 in the Eagles' 161-139 win. She went on to place third in the 1m dive with a score of 267.00, earning her second NCAA Zone Diving Championships cut of the season. Overall, Knapp led all Eastern divers with 12 points in the meet.
VS. INDIANA STATE, NOV. 9
The Eagles fell in their home-opener against Indiana State, 187-113, Nov. 9. In the pool, Eastern was led by Azra Umut (Istanbul, Turkey/Fenerbahce School), who finished in first-place in the 200y backstroke in 2:04.50, and second in the 100y backstroke in 57.51. Both marked personal-bests for the freshman. On the boards, Maire paced the Green and White, winning the 3m dive with a season-best 266.93 points and placing third in the 1m with a personal-best 256.88 points. Sophomore Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy) also swam a lifetime-best in the 100y butterfly, touching the wall in 56.16.
AT BUFFALO, OCT. 26
The Eagles escaped enemy territory with a 149.5-148.5 win over Buffalo, Oct. 26. In the pool, they were led by Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East), who swept both breaststroke events, winning the 100y in 1:04.12 and the 200y in 2:20.13. The senior went on to improve her time in the 200y IM, touching the wall in 2:10.05 compared to her 2:11.32 she swam against Cleveland State, Oct. 18. On the boards, Wheeler led the team with a fourth-place outing in the 1m dive as she posted 251.85 points in the six-dive format.
BIG SEASON-OPENING WIN
The Eagles opened the season with a 190-108 win over Cleveland State, Oct. 18. The win marked the largest margin of victory (82 points) in a season-opening victory in the Perkins Era. The win also went down as his fourth win to start a season in his six years at the helm of the program. 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.
ENTERING YEAR SIX UNDER PERKINS
The program is entering its sixth year under Perkins. Entering the 2024-25 season, Perkins holds a 12-19 record, and 9-10 mark in Mid-American Conference (MAC) competition. The program has seen 64 Academic All-MAC selections and four CSCAA Scholar All-America teams.
THE SEASON AHEAD
Eastern is set to compete in nine regular season meets in 2024-25, culminating in the MAC Championships, Feb. 26-March 1. The Eagles will attend meets in the states of Michigan, Ohio, New York, Florida, and Washington.
TOM GIMM – HEAD DIVING COACH
Perkins announced the hiring of Gimm as the Eagles' Head Diving Coach, June 20. He brings extensive club coaching experience and has also coached in the MAC, as he served as the Head Diving Coach at Ohio University from 2016-18. Gimm most recently served as the Head Diving Coach/Director of Diving Operations for Moss Farms Diving, a junior diving powerhouse with a state-of-the-art facility in Moultrie, Ga. Most recently, his Flying Tigers placed second in the 2024 USA Diving Zone B Championships held at the Moss Farms Diving Facility. Gimm also coached high school standout Tuck Gregory to a Georgia High School Association Individual State Championship in 2024.
RETURNERS/NEWCOMERS
This year's Eagles team returns 23 letterwinners from the 2023-24 squad, and welcomes nine newcomers to the team, all of which are freshmen, including Riess Estep (Smyrna, Ga./Whitefield Academy), Aisling Gutierrez (New Kent, Va./New Kent), Nehir Guven (Istanbul, Turkey/Istek Atanur Oguz Okullari), Rose Kendrick (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva), Lupa, Oz, Speier, Umut, and Adley Zamore (Tampa, Fla./H.B. Plant).
DIVING LEADER
On the boards, the Eastern squad is led by Knapp who earned a second-place finish in the three-meter dive at the MAC Championships last season, with a score of 301.15.
SWIMMING LEADERS
In the pool, the Eagles return Russell, who clocked the fifth-fastest 100-yard backstroke time in program history in 54.33. Joining Russell is Nina Larosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), who notched the program's eighth-best 100-yard breaststroke time in 1:03.00 as a freshman last season. Among Russell and Larosa is Szadorski, who bettered her eighth-best program time in the 200-yard breaststroke, completing the event in 2:16.60.
MAC COACHES PRESEASON POLL
In a poll with the MAC's eight head coaches, the Eagles' team was picked to finish sixth in the MAC standings for the upcoming 2024-25 campaign.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will return home to celebrate their seniors at the annual Senior Extravaganza Saturday, Feb. 8, the scrimmage will begin at 1 p.m. and include a mix of traditional swimming and diving events along with added swimming and diving themed games and challenges.
FOLLOW US
For the latest in EMU swimming & diving, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com, and follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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