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Saturday, February 15
Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Michigan First Chance Meet
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Lupa and Speier Earn NCAA Zones Cuts in 1m Dive, Swim & Dive Finishes Michigan First Chance Meet
2/16/2025 5:48:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
In total, the team came away with 18 season-best (SB) and collegiate personal-bests (PR) marks
Swimming Results | Diving Results
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University divers Megan Lupa and Taityn Speier both earned NCAA Zone Diving Championships cuts in the 1m dive as the Eagles finished the non-scoring Michigan First Chance Meet, hosted by Michigan, at the Canham Natatorium, Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 15-16.
In total, the team came away with 18 season-best (SB) and collegiate personal-bests (PR) marks.
How it Happened
Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) earned two collegiate PRs on the day, scoring 280.70 in the 1m and breaking 300 in the 3m for the first time in her Eastern career with a 306.70 score. Speier (Fairfax, Va./WT Woodson) earned her first NCAA Zones cut with a score of 281.90 in the 1m dive.
In the pool, the Eagles swam particularly well in the 50y butterfly. Five of the six Eagles competing in the event recorded either a season-best or personal-best mark. Led by Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy) who touched the wall first in a season-best 25.66, marking a season-fastest for EMU.
The 50y breaststroke was also a strong showing for Eastern. Three of the four Eagles swam a SB while Nina Larosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay) paced the team, placing first in a season-best 29.31, the fastest time in the event from an Eagle this season. Her swim was one of three that went down as a SB for the sophomore. She also grabbed season-bests in the 50y freestyle (29.31) and 100y breaststroke (1:03.70).
The 200y medley relay team of Siporah Sang (London, Ontario/Sir Frederick Banting Secondary), Larosa, Mina, and Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) also swam a season-best time as they finished first in 1:43.45.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal Best
^Denotes Season Best
200y Freestyle Relay
1. EMU A (K. Russell, E. Littrell, T. Mina, L. Noble) – 1:34.58
2. EMU B (M. Christie, S. Gatrall, H. Ward, S. Sang) – 1:36.22
500y Freestyle
1. Nehir Oz – 4:59.68
2. Morgan Hofmeister – 5:21.56
3. Kiersten Russell – 5:29.95
50y Freestyle
2. Lucy Noble – 24.23
3. Emma Littrell – 24.26
4. Sophie Gatrall – 24.38
5. Marlee Christie – 24.93
6. Tristen Mina – 25.66
7. Hannah Ward – 25.76
8. Siporah Sang – 26.13
9. Olivia Clarino – 26.33
10. Azra Umut – 26.70
11. Sydney Ulmer – 26.76^
12. Nehir Guven – 27.23
T13. Maren Romine – 27.74
T13. Katarina Pastar – 27.74
15. Nina Larosa – 29.31^
16. Abby Szadorski – 30.25
17. Riess Estep – 30.82^
18. Madelyn Sursi – 31.58
50y Breaststroke
1. Nina Larosa – 29.31^
2. Abby Szadorski – 30.25
3. Riess Estep – 30.82^
4. Madelyn Sursi – 31.58^
50y Butterfly
1. Tristen Mina – 25.66^
2. Olivia Clarino – 26.33^
3. Sydney Ulmer – 26.76^
4. Nehir Guven – 27.23*
5. Maren Romine – 27.74^
T5. Katarina Pastar – 27.74
50y Backstroke
1. Siporah Sang – 26.13
2. Azra Umut – 26.70
200y Medley Relay
1. EMU A (S. Sang, N. Larosa, T. Mina, L. Noble) – 1:43.45^
2. EMU B (A. Umut, A. Szadorski, O. Clarino, E. Littrell) – 1:45.68
3. EMU C (K. Russell, R. Estep, S. Ulmer, M. Christie) – 1:47.18
100y Butterfly
2. Olivia Clarino – 58.83
3. Sydney Ulmer – 59.46
4. Maren Romine – 1:00.24^
5. Nehir Guven – 1:00.78
6. Morgan Hofmeister – 1:02.43^
200y Freestyle
1. Emma Littrell – 1:53.77
2. Hannah Ward – 2:14.54
3. Marlee Christie – 2:22.25^
100y Breaststroke
1. Nina Larosa – 1:03.70^
2. Abby Szadorski – 1:06.83
3. Tristen Mina – 1:06.99
4. Riess Estep – 1:07.11
5. Madelyn Sursi – 1:09.47
6. Nehir Oz – 1:10.10*
100y Backstroke
1. Azra Umut – 57.48
2. Siporah Sang – 58.05
3. Kiersten Russell – 58.52
4. Nehir Oz – 1:04.18*
5. Katarina Pastar – 1:06.65
6. Sophie Gatrall – 1:14.31
7. Lucy Noble – 1:17.83
1m Dive
1. Taityn Speier – 281.90^
2. Megan Lupa – 280.70*
3. Rebekah Knapp – 253.80
3m Dive
1. Megan Lupa – 306.70*
2. Rebekah Knapp – 295.40
3. Taityn Speier – 259.45
Up Next
The Eagles will next battle for a conference championship at the 2025 MAC Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted by Buffalo, at Alumni Arena Natatorium, in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 26-March 1.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University divers Megan Lupa and Taityn Speier both earned NCAA Zone Diving Championships cuts in the 1m dive as the Eagles finished the non-scoring Michigan First Chance Meet, hosted by Michigan, at the Canham Natatorium, Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 15-16.
In total, the team came away with 18 season-best (SB) and collegiate personal-bests (PR) marks.
How it Happened
Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) earned two collegiate PRs on the day, scoring 280.70 in the 1m and breaking 300 in the 3m for the first time in her Eastern career with a 306.70 score. Speier (Fairfax, Va./WT Woodson) earned her first NCAA Zones cut with a score of 281.90 in the 1m dive.
In the pool, the Eagles swam particularly well in the 50y butterfly. Five of the six Eagles competing in the event recorded either a season-best or personal-best mark. Led by Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy) who touched the wall first in a season-best 25.66, marking a season-fastest for EMU.
The 50y breaststroke was also a strong showing for Eastern. Three of the four Eagles swam a SB while Nina Larosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay) paced the team, placing first in a season-best 29.31, the fastest time in the event from an Eagle this season. Her swim was one of three that went down as a SB for the sophomore. She also grabbed season-bests in the 50y freestyle (29.31) and 100y breaststroke (1:03.70).
The 200y medley relay team of Siporah Sang (London, Ontario/Sir Frederick Banting Secondary), Larosa, Mina, and Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) also swam a season-best time as they finished first in 1:43.45.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal Best
^Denotes Season Best
200y Freestyle Relay
1. EMU A (K. Russell, E. Littrell, T. Mina, L. Noble) – 1:34.58
2. EMU B (M. Christie, S. Gatrall, H. Ward, S. Sang) – 1:36.22
500y Freestyle
1. Nehir Oz – 4:59.68
2. Morgan Hofmeister – 5:21.56
3. Kiersten Russell – 5:29.95
50y Freestyle
2. Lucy Noble – 24.23
3. Emma Littrell – 24.26
4. Sophie Gatrall – 24.38
5. Marlee Christie – 24.93
6. Tristen Mina – 25.66
7. Hannah Ward – 25.76
8. Siporah Sang – 26.13
9. Olivia Clarino – 26.33
10. Azra Umut – 26.70
11. Sydney Ulmer – 26.76^
12. Nehir Guven – 27.23
T13. Maren Romine – 27.74
T13. Katarina Pastar – 27.74
15. Nina Larosa – 29.31^
16. Abby Szadorski – 30.25
17. Riess Estep – 30.82^
18. Madelyn Sursi – 31.58
50y Breaststroke
1. Nina Larosa – 29.31^
2. Abby Szadorski – 30.25
3. Riess Estep – 30.82^
4. Madelyn Sursi – 31.58^
50y Butterfly
1. Tristen Mina – 25.66^
2. Olivia Clarino – 26.33^
3. Sydney Ulmer – 26.76^
4. Nehir Guven – 27.23*
5. Maren Romine – 27.74^
T5. Katarina Pastar – 27.74
50y Backstroke
1. Siporah Sang – 26.13
2. Azra Umut – 26.70
200y Medley Relay
1. EMU A (S. Sang, N. Larosa, T. Mina, L. Noble) – 1:43.45^
2. EMU B (A. Umut, A. Szadorski, O. Clarino, E. Littrell) – 1:45.68
3. EMU C (K. Russell, R. Estep, S. Ulmer, M. Christie) – 1:47.18
100y Butterfly
2. Olivia Clarino – 58.83
3. Sydney Ulmer – 59.46
4. Maren Romine – 1:00.24^
5. Nehir Guven – 1:00.78
6. Morgan Hofmeister – 1:02.43^
200y Freestyle
1. Emma Littrell – 1:53.77
2. Hannah Ward – 2:14.54
3. Marlee Christie – 2:22.25^
100y Breaststroke
1. Nina Larosa – 1:03.70^
2. Abby Szadorski – 1:06.83
3. Tristen Mina – 1:06.99
4. Riess Estep – 1:07.11
5. Madelyn Sursi – 1:09.47
6. Nehir Oz – 1:10.10*
100y Backstroke
1. Azra Umut – 57.48
2. Siporah Sang – 58.05
3. Kiersten Russell – 58.52
4. Nehir Oz – 1:04.18*
5. Katarina Pastar – 1:06.65
6. Sophie Gatrall – 1:14.31
7. Lucy Noble – 1:17.83
1m Dive
1. Taityn Speier – 281.90^
2. Megan Lupa – 280.70*
3. Rebekah Knapp – 253.80
3m Dive
1. Megan Lupa – 306.70*
2. Rebekah Knapp – 295.40
3. Taityn Speier – 259.45
Up Next
The Eagles will next battle for a conference championship at the 2025 MAC Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted by Buffalo, at Alumni Arena Natatorium, in Buffalo, N.Y., Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 26-March 1.
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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