Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, March 1
Amherst, N.Y.
10 a.m. Prelims/3:40 p.m. Finals
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Lupa Named MAC Freshman Diver of the Year, Eagles Complete MAC Championships
3/2/2025 12:54:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Lupa is the second Eagle all-time to earn the award
Day Four Results | Complete Meet Results | Photo Gallery
AMHERST, N.Y. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan freshman diver Megan Lupa earned the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Freshman Diver of the Year Awarded, as the Eagles completed the fourth and final day of the 2025 MAC Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted by the University at Buffalo, at the Dorsi Raynolds Pool, Saturday, March 1.
Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) becomes just the second Eagle to garner the award as the first came from Micaela Schempf in the 2017-18 campaign.
Lupa placed seventh in the 3m dive final with 255.75 points, the highest score of any freshman in the event, while adding a 15th place showing in the 1m finals, Feb. 27, scoring a 226.95, as the Eagles finished seventh as a team with 215 points.
How it Happened
Eastern earned 11 finals qualifications, scoring 73 points on the night, its most lucrative night of the meet.
Lupa and the 400y freestyle relay team of Marlee Christie (Seminole, Fla./Seminole), Emma Littrell (Taylor Mill, Ky./St. Henry District), Sophie Gatrall (Windsor, Ontario/Tecumseh Vista Academy), and Kiersten Russell (Clinton, Mich./Saline) each placed seventh, marking the team's highest finishes of the evening. The relay, swam in a season-best 3:23.94, earned the Green & White 24 points and Lupa's dive scored 12.
EMU collected 12 points in the 1650y freestyle, led by Nehir Oz (Istanbul, Turkey/Cevre), who swam a personal-best 17:09.49. Ashley George (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha) placed 15th in a season-best 17:27.47, joined by Morgan Hofmeister (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty), who also had a season-best, finishing 16th in 17:27.75.
Littrell and Christie each added points in the 100y freestyle finals to go with their contributions in the 400y freestyle relay. Littrell earned four points and a personal-best, touching the wall in 13th in 50.74. Christie collected one point with a 16th-place finish in a season-best 51.75.
Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) swam a season-fastest time in the 200y breaststroke finals, placing 13th (2:17.61) for four points, after finishing 13th with what was then a season-best time in 2:18.78 in the prelims.
Olivia Clarino (Toronto, Ontario/Lawrence Park Collegiate) and Sydney Ulmer (York, Pa./Central York/Savannah College of Art and Design) rounded out the night with 10th and 15th place finishes in the 200y butterfly, respectively. Clarino finished in a personal-best 2:03.91 and Ulmer in a season-best 2:05.05. The two totaled nine points together.
Final Team Standings
1. Akron – 726.5 Points
2. Ohio – 637.5
3. Miami – 623
4. Buffalo – 567.5
5. Ball State – 305.5
6. Bowling Green – 254.5
7. Eastern Michigan – 215
8. Toledo – 175.5
EMU Individual Day Four Results
Denotes Qualified for Finals Q
Denotes Personal Best*
Denotes Season Best^
Prelims
200y Backstroke
17. Azra Umut – 2:02.04
20. Kiersten Russell – 2:02.94
27. Siporah Sang – 2:06.85
100y Freestyle
14. Emma Littrell – 50.84Q*
16. Marlee Christie – 51.16Q^
21. Sophie Gatrall – 51.96*
29. Lucy Noble – 52.37^
--- Hannah Ward – 53.62^
200y Breast
13. Abby Szadorski – 2:18.78Q^
18. Nina Larosa – 2:21.09^
19. Tristen Mina – 2:21.41^
25. Riess Estep – 2:24.46
--- Madelyn Sursi – x2:25.48
200y Butterfly
11. Olivia Clarino – 2:04.74Q^
15. Sydney Ulmer – 2:06.78Q^
--- Nehir Guven – x2:10.11*
--- Maren Romine – x2:12.66
--- Katarina Pastar – x2:13.57
Finals
3m Diving
7. Megan Lupa – 255.75
1650y Freestyle
9. Nehir Oz – 17:09.49*
15. Ashley George – 17:27.47^
16. Morgan Hofmeister – 17:27.75^
100y Freestyle
13. Emma Littrell – 50.74*
16. Marlee Christie – 51.75^
200y Breaststroke
13. Abby Szadorski – 2:17.61^
200y Butterfly
10. Olivia Clarino – 2:03.91*
15. Sydney Ulmer – 2:05.05^
400y Freestyle Relay
7. EMU (M. Christie, E. Littrell, S. Gatrall, K. Russell) – 3:23.94^
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Select swimmers will compete at the CSCAA NICs, hosted by the CSCAA, in Ocala, Fla., Thursday-Saturday, March 13-15. Qualified divers will move on to the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships, hosted by Ohio State, Monday-Wednesday, March 10-12.
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For the latest in EMU swimming & diving, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com, and follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
AMHERST, N.Y. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan freshman diver Megan Lupa earned the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Freshman Diver of the Year Awarded, as the Eagles completed the fourth and final day of the 2025 MAC Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted by the University at Buffalo, at the Dorsi Raynolds Pool, Saturday, March 1.
Lupa (Campden, Ontario/West Niagara Secondary) becomes just the second Eagle to garner the award as the first came from Micaela Schempf in the 2017-18 campaign.
Lupa placed seventh in the 3m dive final with 255.75 points, the highest score of any freshman in the event, while adding a 15th place showing in the 1m finals, Feb. 27, scoring a 226.95, as the Eagles finished seventh as a team with 215 points.
How it Happened
Eastern earned 11 finals qualifications, scoring 73 points on the night, its most lucrative night of the meet.
Lupa and the 400y freestyle relay team of Marlee Christie (Seminole, Fla./Seminole), Emma Littrell (Taylor Mill, Ky./St. Henry District), Sophie Gatrall (Windsor, Ontario/Tecumseh Vista Academy), and Kiersten Russell (Clinton, Mich./Saline) each placed seventh, marking the team's highest finishes of the evening. The relay, swam in a season-best 3:23.94, earned the Green & White 24 points and Lupa's dive scored 12.
EMU collected 12 points in the 1650y freestyle, led by Nehir Oz (Istanbul, Turkey/Cevre), who swam a personal-best 17:09.49. Ashley George (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha) placed 15th in a season-best 17:27.47, joined by Morgan Hofmeister (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty), who also had a season-best, finishing 16th in 17:27.75.
Littrell and Christie each added points in the 100y freestyle finals to go with their contributions in the 400y freestyle relay. Littrell earned four points and a personal-best, touching the wall in 13th in 50.74. Christie collected one point with a 16th-place finish in a season-best 51.75.
Abby Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) swam a season-fastest time in the 200y breaststroke finals, placing 13th (2:17.61) for four points, after finishing 13th with what was then a season-best time in 2:18.78 in the prelims.
Olivia Clarino (Toronto, Ontario/Lawrence Park Collegiate) and Sydney Ulmer (York, Pa./Central York/Savannah College of Art and Design) rounded out the night with 10th and 15th place finishes in the 200y butterfly, respectively. Clarino finished in a personal-best 2:03.91 and Ulmer in a season-best 2:05.05. The two totaled nine points together.
Final Team Standings
1. Akron – 726.5 Points
2. Ohio – 637.5
3. Miami – 623
4. Buffalo – 567.5
5. Ball State – 305.5
6. Bowling Green – 254.5
7. Eastern Michigan – 215
8. Toledo – 175.5
EMU Individual Day Four Results
Denotes Qualified for Finals Q
Denotes Personal Best*
Denotes Season Best^
Prelims
200y Backstroke
17. Azra Umut – 2:02.04
20. Kiersten Russell – 2:02.94
27. Siporah Sang – 2:06.85
100y Freestyle
14. Emma Littrell – 50.84Q*
16. Marlee Christie – 51.16Q^
21. Sophie Gatrall – 51.96*
29. Lucy Noble – 52.37^
--- Hannah Ward – 53.62^
200y Breast
13. Abby Szadorski – 2:18.78Q^
18. Nina Larosa – 2:21.09^
19. Tristen Mina – 2:21.41^
25. Riess Estep – 2:24.46
--- Madelyn Sursi – x2:25.48
200y Butterfly
11. Olivia Clarino – 2:04.74Q^
15. Sydney Ulmer – 2:06.78Q^
--- Nehir Guven – x2:10.11*
--- Maren Romine – x2:12.66
--- Katarina Pastar – x2:13.57
Finals
3m Diving
7. Megan Lupa – 255.75
1650y Freestyle
9. Nehir Oz – 17:09.49*
15. Ashley George – 17:27.47^
16. Morgan Hofmeister – 17:27.75^
100y Freestyle
13. Emma Littrell – 50.74*
16. Marlee Christie – 51.75^
200y Breaststroke
13. Abby Szadorski – 2:17.61^
200y Butterfly
10. Olivia Clarino – 2:03.91*
15. Sydney Ulmer – 2:05.05^
400y Freestyle Relay
7. EMU (M. Christie, E. Littrell, S. Gatrall, K. Russell) – 3:23.94^
Follow Us
Select swimmers will compete at the CSCAA NICs, hosted by the CSCAA, in Ocala, Fla., Thursday-Saturday, March 13-15. Qualified divers will move on to the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships, hosted by Ohio State, Monday-Wednesday, March 10-12.
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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