Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, January 24
Ypsilanti, Mich.
1 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
133.5
vs
166.5
Ball State
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Eastern Sweeps Both Diving Events to Highlight Loss to Ball State
1/24/2026 7:30:00 PM | Swimming & Diving
The Eagles earned a combined five event wins
Results
YPSILANTI, Mich. – (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swim and dive programs were highlighted by taking the top four spots in both one meter and three meter diving events in their loss to Ball State University inside Jones Natatorium Saturday, Jan. 24.
The Cardinals outscored the Eagles with 166.5 points to 133.5 points.
How it Happened: Swim
The Eagles won three events in the pool, two of which came from Nina LaRosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), as she swam the 100y breaststroke in 1:02.61 to take first place, and finished first in the 200y breaststroke with a time of 2:20.02.
The third event win came from Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy), as she took first place in the 100y butterfly with a time of 55.31. Mina was followed by Abbey Clarke (Caledon, Ontario/Robert F. Hall), who finished in second place with a time of 56.43, and Nehir Guven (Istanbul, Turkey/Istek Atanur Oguz Okullari), who earned third with a personal best time of 56.53 to sweep the race.
Clarke earned two more second-place finishes as she swam the 50y freestyle in a personal-best 23.59, along with finishing the 100y freestyle with another personal best time of 51.29.
Shayne Patrick (Reno, Nev./TMCC Magnet High School) also earned two second-place finishes, swimming the 200y butterfly in 2:06.28, and the 400y individual medley in 4:27.90.
How it Happened: Dive
The divers swept both events, earning the top four scores in each. Rose Kendrick (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) won both events with a personal best score of 280.88 points in the one-meter, and another personal best score of 295.13 points in the three-meter.
Marnie Howard (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community West) took second place in the one-meter with 236.78 points, followed by Taityn Speier (Fairfax, Va./WT Woodson), who earned third with 234.75 points, and Aisling Gutierrez (New Kent, Va./New Kent), who scored 231.83 points to take fourth place.
In the three-meter, Kendrick was followed by Speier with 252.15 points for second place, Gutierrez earned third with 249.83 points, and Howard closed the sweep with 231.75 points for fourth place.
Personal Bests
The Eagles saw a combined total of six personal-best performances.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal-Best
200y Medley Relay
2. EMU A (Sang, LaRosa, Mina, Christie) – 1:41.65
4. EMU B (Burrough, Littrell, Patrick, Guven) – 1:46.16
1000y Freestyle
2. Nehir Oz – 10:11.53
3. Marianna Fardella – 10:12.38*
6. Nicole Shanks – 10:54.39
200y Freestyle
2. Emma Littrell – 1:51.97
4. Amelia Jones – 1:54.65
5. Morgan Hofmeister – 1:56.69
8. Ali Kudo – x1:59.75
100y Backstroke
2. Siporah Sang – 56.84
6. Addy Burrough – 58.43
100y Breaststroke
1. Nina LaRosa – 1:02.61
5. Tristen Mina – 1:05.84
200y Butterfly
2. Shayne Patrick – 2:06.28
4. Sydney Ulmer – 2:10.06
50y Freestyle
2. Abbey Clarke – 23.59*
3. Marlee Christie – 23.74
5. Nehir Guven – 24.35
7. Sophie Gatrall – x24.41
One-Meter Diving
1. Rose Kendrick – 280.88*
2. Marnie Howard – 236.78
3. Taityn Speier – 234.75
4. Aisling Gutierrez – x231.83
8. Cate Migliori – x162.53
100y Freestyle
2. Abbey Clarke – 51.29*
3. Emma Littrell – 51.73
4. Marlee Christie – 52.48
8. Sophie Gatrall – x54.91
-- Ali Kudo – X57.91
200y Backstroke
5. Addy Burrough – 2:06.76
6. Siporah Sang – 2:10.74
200y Breaststroke
1. Nina LaRosa – 2:20.02
5. Morgan Hofmeister – 2:31.14
500y Freestyle
2. Marianna Fardella – 4:57.33
4. Amelia Jones – 5:08.62
6. Nicole Shanks – 5:26.28
100y Butterfly
1. Tristen Mina – 55.31
2. Abbey Clarke – 56.43
3. Nehir Guven – 56.53*
Three-Meter Diving
1. Rose Kendrick – 295.13*
2. Taityn Speier – 252.15
3. Aisling Gutierrez – 249.83
4. Marnie Howard – x231.75
400y Individual Medley
2. Shayne Patrick – 4:27.90
5. Morgan Hofmeister – 4:34.30
6. Nehir Oz – 4:35.88
8. Sydney Ulmer – x4:43.76
200y Freestyle Relay
2. EMU A (Christie, Gatrall, Littrell, Clarke) – 1:34.34
3. EMU B (Mina, Guven, Jones, Kudo) – 1:38.01
Meet Scores
1. Ball State – 166.5
2. Eastern Michigan – 133.5
Up Next
The Eagles will celebrate their graduating members with their annual Senior Day Extravaganza in Jones Natatorium Saturday, Feb. 7, at 1 p.m.
Follow Us
For the latest in EMU swimming & diving, stay tuned to EMUEagles.com, and follow the team on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
YPSILANTI, Mich. – (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University swim and dive programs were highlighted by taking the top four spots in both one meter and three meter diving events in their loss to Ball State University inside Jones Natatorium Saturday, Jan. 24.
The Cardinals outscored the Eagles with 166.5 points to 133.5 points.
How it Happened: Swim
The Eagles won three events in the pool, two of which came from Nina LaRosa (Bay Village, Ohio/Bay), as she swam the 100y breaststroke in 1:02.61 to take first place, and finished first in the 200y breaststroke with a time of 2:20.02.
The third event win came from Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King's Academy), as she took first place in the 100y butterfly with a time of 55.31. Mina was followed by Abbey Clarke (Caledon, Ontario/Robert F. Hall), who finished in second place with a time of 56.43, and Nehir Guven (Istanbul, Turkey/Istek Atanur Oguz Okullari), who earned third with a personal best time of 56.53 to sweep the race.
Clarke earned two more second-place finishes as she swam the 50y freestyle in a personal-best 23.59, along with finishing the 100y freestyle with another personal best time of 51.29.
Shayne Patrick (Reno, Nev./TMCC Magnet High School) also earned two second-place finishes, swimming the 200y butterfly in 2:06.28, and the 400y individual medley in 4:27.90.
How it Happened: Dive
The divers swept both events, earning the top four scores in each. Rose Kendrick (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva) won both events with a personal best score of 280.88 points in the one-meter, and another personal best score of 295.13 points in the three-meter.
Marnie Howard (Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community West) took second place in the one-meter with 236.78 points, followed by Taityn Speier (Fairfax, Va./WT Woodson), who earned third with 234.75 points, and Aisling Gutierrez (New Kent, Va./New Kent), who scored 231.83 points to take fourth place.
In the three-meter, Kendrick was followed by Speier with 252.15 points for second place, Gutierrez earned third with 249.83 points, and Howard closed the sweep with 231.75 points for fourth place.
Personal Bests
The Eagles saw a combined total of six personal-best performances.
EMU Individual Results
*Denotes Personal-Best
200y Medley Relay
2. EMU A (Sang, LaRosa, Mina, Christie) – 1:41.65
4. EMU B (Burrough, Littrell, Patrick, Guven) – 1:46.16
1000y Freestyle
2. Nehir Oz – 10:11.53
3. Marianna Fardella – 10:12.38*
6. Nicole Shanks – 10:54.39
200y Freestyle
2. Emma Littrell – 1:51.97
4. Amelia Jones – 1:54.65
5. Morgan Hofmeister – 1:56.69
8. Ali Kudo – x1:59.75
100y Backstroke
2. Siporah Sang – 56.84
6. Addy Burrough – 58.43
100y Breaststroke
1. Nina LaRosa – 1:02.61
5. Tristen Mina – 1:05.84
200y Butterfly
2. Shayne Patrick – 2:06.28
4. Sydney Ulmer – 2:10.06
50y Freestyle
2. Abbey Clarke – 23.59*
3. Marlee Christie – 23.74
5. Nehir Guven – 24.35
7. Sophie Gatrall – x24.41
One-Meter Diving
1. Rose Kendrick – 280.88*
2. Marnie Howard – 236.78
3. Taityn Speier – 234.75
4. Aisling Gutierrez – x231.83
8. Cate Migliori – x162.53
100y Freestyle
2. Abbey Clarke – 51.29*
3. Emma Littrell – 51.73
4. Marlee Christie – 52.48
8. Sophie Gatrall – x54.91
-- Ali Kudo – X57.91
200y Backstroke
5. Addy Burrough – 2:06.76
6. Siporah Sang – 2:10.74
200y Breaststroke
1. Nina LaRosa – 2:20.02
5. Morgan Hofmeister – 2:31.14
500y Freestyle
2. Marianna Fardella – 4:57.33
4. Amelia Jones – 5:08.62
6. Nicole Shanks – 5:26.28
100y Butterfly
1. Tristen Mina – 55.31
2. Abbey Clarke – 56.43
3. Nehir Guven – 56.53*
Three-Meter Diving
1. Rose Kendrick – 295.13*
2. Taityn Speier – 252.15
3. Aisling Gutierrez – 249.83
4. Marnie Howard – x231.75
400y Individual Medley
2. Shayne Patrick – 4:27.90
5. Morgan Hofmeister – 4:34.30
6. Nehir Oz – 4:35.88
8. Sydney Ulmer – x4:43.76
200y Freestyle Relay
2. EMU A (Christie, Gatrall, Littrell, Clarke) – 1:34.34
3. EMU B (Mina, Guven, Jones, Kudo) – 1:38.01
Meet Scores
1. Ball State – 166.5
2. Eastern Michigan – 133.5
Up Next
The Eagles will celebrate their graduating members with their annual Senior Day Extravaganza in Jones Natatorium Saturday, Feb. 7, at 1 p.m.
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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