Eastern Michigan Athletics

Friday, October 31
Ypsilanti, Mich.
4 p.m.

Eastern Michigan University

70
vs
110

Akron

Swim Morgan Hofmeister

Oz Secures Two Event Wins as Swim and Dive Falls to Akron

10/31/2025 7:27:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

The Eagles saw a total of 30 personal best performances

Full Results

YPSILANTI, Mich. – (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swim and dive programs fell to reigning Mid-American Conference (MAC) champions, University of Akron, Friday, Oct. 31. The Eagles finished the meet with a score of 70 points, while Akron scored 110 points.

How it Happened: Swim
Akron finished with 13 event wins, while Eastern won five. Only one event saw a sweep from either team, with Akron taking the top three spots in the 25y freestyle.

Following a strong performance at the Eastern Classic, Oct. 10-11, Nehir Oz (Istanbul, Turkey/Cevre), won two events, with a time of 10:23.47 in the 1000y freestyle, and a personal-best time of 2:26.53 in the 250y freestyle.

The 50y breaststroke saw Nina LaRosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), finish first with a time of 29.44, along with Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast), who finished in third with a time of 30.03.

Also earning an event win was Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy), who finished the 100y individual medley in 59.20, the only swimmer to break the one-minute mark. Also scoring in the event was Shayne Patrick (Reno, Nev./TMCC Magnet), who finished third with a time of 1:00.89.

Earning her first collegiate win, Marianna Fardella (Serres, Greece/40 Geniko Lykeio Serron), finished the 100y backstroke with a time of 57.60. Fardella also finished second in the 150y backstroke, with a time of 1:30.31.

How it Happened: Dive
The Eagles saw two divers with podium finishes in the three-meter, as Rose Kendrick (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva), earned her first collegiate win with a personal-best score of 265.35 points, and Marnie Howard (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community West), finish third with a score of 235.43. Akron Diver Bela Noble notched second place with 255.15 points.

In the one-meter, Kendrick notched another podium spot, finishing second with another personal-best score of 245.40 points. Also earning a podium spot was Cate Migliori (Stockton, Calif./San Joaquin Delta College), finishing third with 232.05 points. Bela Noble from Akron won the event with 256.20 points.

Personal Bests
The Eagles saw 30 personal bests, four from the diving boards, and 26 times in the pool.

EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal-Best

Three-Meter Dive
1. Rose Kendrick – 265.35*
3. Marnie Howard – 235.43
4. Cate Migliori – 232.50*
6. Taityn Speier – 222.98
9. Aisling Gutierrez – 211.88

50y Butterfly
2. Nehir Guven – 26.76*
4. Maizie Moustgaard – 27.09
5. Amelia Jones – 27.53
6. Sydney Ulmer – x27.55

50y Backstroke
3. Marianna Fardella – 27.41*
4. Azra Umut – 27.60
5. Addy Burrough – 27.89

50y Breaststroke
1. Nina LaRosa – 29.44
3.Lucy Noble – 30.03

50y Freestyle
3. Abbey Clarke – 24.38
4. Marlee Chrisitie – 24.40
6. Emma Littrell – 24.69
7. Sophia Gatrall – x24.71
8. Ali Kudo – x25.22

100y Individual Medley
1. Tristen Mina – 59.20
3. Shayne Patrick – 1:00.89*

1000y Freestyle
1. Nehir Oz – 10:23.47
3. Morgan Hofmeister – 10:42.06
6. Nicole Shanks – 11:08.74

100y Butterfly
2. Nehir Guven – 58.88
4. Maizie Moustgaard – 59.49
5. Amelia Jones – 1:01.27
6. Sydney Ulmer – x1:01.31

100y Backstroke
1. Marianna Fardella – 57.60*
4. Azra Umut – 58.46
5. Addy Burrough – 58.77

100y Breaststroke
2. Nina LaRosa – 1:04.86
6. Lucy Noble – 1:07.68

100y Freestyle
2. Emma Littrell – 52.69
3. Abbey Clarke – 53.01*
6. Sophie Gatrall – 54.21
7. Ali Kudo – x55.09
8. Marlee Christie – 55.59

200y Individual Medley
2. Tristen Mina – 2:10.22
3. Shayne Patrick – 2:10.37

250y Freestyle
1. Nehir Oz – 2:26.53*
4. Morgan Hofmeister – 2:33.08*
6. Nicole Shanks – 2:40.78*

One-meter Diving
2. Rose Kendrick – 245.40*
3. Cate Migliori – 232.05*
5. Taityn Speier – 219.23
8. Megan Lupa – x208.05
9. Marnie Howard – x205.13
-- Aisling Gutierrez – NS

150y Butterfly
3. Nehir Guven – 1:35.17*
4. Sydney Ulmer – 1:35.55*
5. Amelia Jones – 1:37.07*

150y Backstroke
2. Marianna Fardella – 1:30.31*
4. Azra Umut – 1:31.32*
6. Addy Burrough – 1:32.31*

150y Breaststroke
2. Nina LaRosa – 1:43.93*
6. Lucy Noble – 1:47.17*

150y Freestyle
2.E mma Littrell – 1:23.17*
4. Abbey Clarke – 1:25.45*
6. Ali Kudo – 1:27.44*
7. Sophie Gatrall – x1:27.82*
8. Marlee Chrisitie – x1:30.58*

300y Individual Medley
2. Shayne Patrick – 3:21.77*
4. Tristen Mina – 3:28.25*

25y Freestyle
4. Nehir Oz – 12.97*
5. Morgan Hofmeister – 13.41*
6. Nicole Shanks – 13.59*

Meet Scores
1. Akron – 110
2. Eastern Michigan - 70

Up Next
The Eagles will travel for the first time this season, next competing at Bowling Green State University, Friday, Nov. 7.

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