Akron extended its lead after Thursday’s finals of the 2017 Women’s Mid-American Conference Championships. They broke one record on the night and Buffalo broke two as those teams lead the way through two days in Oxford.
Miami got a win from sophomore Ella Moynihan in her home pool in the 500 free with a 4:46.65. She got pressure from Buffalo’s Hannah Miller who was second at 4:47.76. Eastern Michigan’s Nicole Swartz was third at 4:49.99. It was Miami’s first win in the 500 free at the MAC championships since 2004.
Event 201 Women 500 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: * 4:44.23 2010 Jacy Dyer, Toledo
POOL: ! 4:44.23 3/2010 Jacy Dyer, Toledo
4:36.30 DV1A NCAA Div I A
4:47.79 DV1B NCAA Div I B
Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Moynihan, Ella SO Miami (Ohio)-OH 4:49.12 4:46.65 DV1B
25.92 54.06 (28.14)
1:22.62 (28.56) 1:51.56 (28.94)
2:20.75 (29.19) 2:49.96 (29.21)
3:19.26 (29.30) 3:48.61 (29.35)
4:17.98 (29.37) 4:46.65 (28.67)
2 Miller, Hannah JR Buffalo-NI 4:48.98 4:47.76 DV1B
25.87 53.99 (28.12)
1:22.67 (28.68) 1:51.69 (29.02)
2:20.80 (29.11) 2:50.20 (29.40)
3:19.89 (29.69) 3:49.53 (29.64)
4:19.01 (29.48) 4:47.76 (28.75)
3 Swartz, Nicole SO Eastern Michigan 4:50.70 4:49.99
27.20 56.08 (28.88)
1:25.20 (29.12) 1:54.39 (29.19)
2:23.66 (29.27) 2:52.94 (29.28)
3:22.19 (29.25) 3:51.72 (29.53)
4:21.17 (29.45) 4:49.99 (28.82)
4 Bradley, Emma A FR Miami (Ohio)-OH 4:51.13 4:50.40
26.64 55.30 (28.66)
1:24.28 (28.98) 1:53.35 (29.07)
2:22.51 (29.16) 2:51.85 (29.34)
3:21.44 (29.59) 3:51.26 (29.82)
4:21.04 (29.78) 4:50.40 (29.36)
5 Zimcosky, Emily FR Ohio-OH 4:50.44 4:51.96
26.11 54.73 (28.62)
1:23.72 (28.99) 1:52.99 (29.27)
2:22.49 (29.50) 2:52.18 (29.69)
3:22.09 (29.91) 3:52.42 (30.33)
4:22.75 (30.33) 4:51.96 (29.21)
6 Criswell, Natal JR Bowling Green-OH 4:51.47 4:53.39
27.59 56.40 (28.81)
1:25.48 (29.08) 1:54.94 (29.46)
2:24.65 (29.71) 2:54.28 (29.63)
3:24.11 (29.83) 3:53.92 (29.81)
4:24.19 (30.27) 4:53.39 (29.20)
7 Doerr, Claire N FR Miami (Ohio)-OH 4:51.42 4:53.47
27.20 56.68 (29.48)
1:26.48 (29.80) 1:56.11 (29.63)
2:25.62 (29.51) 2:54.98 (29.36)
3:24.44 (29.46) 3:54.29 (29.85)
4:24.44 (30.15) 4:53.47 (29.03)
8 Dombkowski, Sar JR Eastern Michigan 4:50.39 4:53.61
27.23 56.06 (28.83)
1:25.37 (29.31) 1:54.92 (29.55)
2:24.64 (29.72) 2:54.44 (29.80)
3:24.36 (29.92) 3:54.38 (30.02)
4:24.48 (30.10) 4:53.61 (29.13)
Akron got its first individual win of the meet with Maddie Myers’ meet record in the 200 IM. The sophomore had a 1:56.92, under her 1:58.98 from last year. Her backstroke split of 27.97 was what separated her from the field as nobody else in the race split under 30 on that leg. Buffalo’s Sarah Baxter was second with a 1:59.23 and Akron’s Paloma Marrero was third at 1:59.53.
Event 202 Women 200 Yard IM
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MEET: * 1:58.98 2016 Madison Myers, Akron
POOL: ! 1:58.76 2/16/2001 Tami Ransom, Ursiline
1:55.35 DV1A NCAA Div I A
2:01.59 DV1B NCAA Div I B
Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Myers, Madison SO Akron-LE 1:57.87 1:56.92!DV1B
25.36 53.33 (27.97)
1:28.12 (34.79) 1:56.92 (28.80)
2 Baxter, Sarah L JR Buffalo-NI 2:01.82 1:59.23 DV1B
25.51 55.68 (30.17)
1:31.36 (35.68) 1:59.23 (27.87)
3 Marrero, Paloma JR Akron-LE 2:00.98 1:59.53 DV1B
26.04 56.69 (30.65)
1:31.25 (34.56) 1:59.53 (28.28)
4 Lemire, Stephan SR Miami (Ohio)-OH 2:01.41 2:01.27 DV1B
26.16 57.23 (31.07)
1:31.56 (34.33) 2:01.27 (29.71)
5 Van Allen, Grac SR Eastern Michigan 2:02.68 2:01.52 DV1B
26.64 57.51 (30.87)
1:33.63 (36.12) 2:01.52 (27.89)
6 Nebraska, Ellie FR Akron-LE 2:02.24 2:01.84
26.35 56.44 (30.09)
1:33.57 (37.13) 2:01.84 (28.27)
7 Herich, Mikayla FR Ohio-OH 2:02.33 2:02.81
26.24 57.42 (31.18)
1:33.22 (35.80) 2:02.81 (29.59)
7 Walters, Brittn SR Buffalo-NI 2:02.21 2:02.81
26.29 57.20 (30.91)
1:33.62 (36.42) 2:02.81 (29.19)
Megan Burns of Buffalo broke the meet record in the 50 free with a 22.04 for her third straight win in that event at the MAC championships. Buffalo has now won five of the last six MAC titles in the 50 free. Mallory Morrell was the last Bull to win that event before Burns and it was Morrell’s record that Burns broke of 22.24. Burns was hardly pushed during the race, but it was Corrin Van Lanen of Ohio who finished second at 22.55 and Sierra Wagner of Eastern Michigan was third at 22.72.
Event 203 Women 50 Yard Freestyle
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MEET: * 22.24 2013 Mallory Morrell, Buffalo
POOL: ! 22.35 2015 Ashley Volpenheim, Mason
21.80 DV1A NCAA Div I A
22.99 DV1B NCAA Div I B
Name Year School Prelims Finals
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=== A - Final ===
1 Burns, Megan M JR Buffalo-NI 22.34 22.04*DV1B
2 Van Lanen, Corr SO Ohio-OH 22.57 22.55 DV1B
3 Wagner, Sierra SR Eastern Michigan 22.58 22.72 DV1B
4 Fazekas, Sadie SO Akron-LE 22.69 22.76 DV1B
5 Shaffer, Victor SO Akron-LE 22.91 22.95 DV1B
6 Engel, Ragen E SO Akron-LE 22.94 23.01
7 Griffin, Victor SR Bowling Green-OH 23.10 23.02
8 Franz, Susan E JR Akron-LE 23.00 23.14
Buffalo and Akron went neck and neck in the 200 free relay and it was the Bulls who ended up on top with good closing speed on each leg. Burns (22.12), Eve Kosten (22.73), Andrea Ernst (22.75) and Baxter (22.37) swam for Buffalo in a 1:29.97. They are the first MAC team under 1:30 as Akron’s 1:30.03 from last year was the previous meet record. It was Buffalo’s first win in the 200 free relay since 2013. Akron gave them a fight the whole way with Myers (22.43), Sadie Fazekas (22.51), Morgan Waggoner (22.62) and Ragen Engel (22.54) as they finished with 1:30.10. Miami was third with a 1:32.62.
Event 204 Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
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MEET: * 1:30.03 2016 Akron, Akron
Myers, Engel, Raspopovich, Fazekas
POOL: ! 1:30.05 3/2010 Ohio Univ, Ohio
A Donovan, C Bower, R Heim, L Falk
1:28.98 DV1A NCAA Div I A
1:29.75 DV1B NCAA Div I B
School Seed Finals
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1 Buffalo-NI 'A' 1:30.96 1:29.97*
1) Burns, Megan M JR 2) Kosten, Eve J SO
3) Ernst, Andrea M FR 4) Baxter, Sarah L JR
22.12 44.85 (22.73)
1:07.60 (22.75) 1:29.97 (22.37)
2 Akron-LE 'A' 1:30.37 1:30.10
1) Myers, Madison H SO 2) Fazekas, Sadie C SO
3) Waggoner, Morgan R FR 4) Engel, Ragen E SO
22.43 44.94 (22.51)
1:07.56 (22.62) 1:30.10 (22.54)
3 Miami (Ohio)-OH 'A' 1:32.85 1:32.62
1) Campbell, Elise N JR 2) Moynihan, Ella B SO
3) Van Fossen, Grace E SO 4) Stone, Abby T SO
23.34 46.51 (23.17)
1:09.43 (22.92) 1:32.62 (23.19)
4 Eastern Michigan 'A' 1:33.60 1:32.76
1) Wagner, Sierra L SR 2) Mitcheltree, Alexis R SR
3) Johnston, Stephanie M SO 4) Walker, Chase N JR
22.94 46.00 (23.06)
1:09.27 (23.27) 1:32.76 (23.49)
5 Bowling Green-OH 'A' 1:32.05 1:32.77
1) Larson, Megan E SO 2) Skorupski, Maya E SR
3) Filby, Kristin M SR 4) Paris, Hannah A FR
23.42 46.41 (22.99)
1:09.77 (23.36) 1:32.77 (23.00)
6 Ohio-OH 'A' 1:33.62 1:32.82
1) Van Lanen, Corrin E SO 2) Herich, Mikayla D FR
3) Mikesell, Claire FR 4) Zimcosky, Emily M FR
22.62 45.97 (23.35)
1:09.79 (23.82) 1:32.82 (23.03)
7 Toledo-OH 'A' 1:36.34 1:34.10
1) Welke, Bec A FR 2) Hack, Maggie S JR
3) Haaraoja, Gabbi M JR 4) Dicke, Allison M JR
24.19 47.22 (23.03)
1:10.85 (23.63) 1:34.10 (23.25)
8 Ball State-IN 'A' 1:34.37 1:34.11
1) Gilbert, Peighton FR 2) Bader, Sophia FR
3) Vormohr, Anne FR 4) Extine, Jessica L SR
23.60 47.42 (23.82)
1:10.89 (23.47) 1:34.11 (23.22)
2017 Women’s Mid-American Conference Championships Day 2 Finals – Results
Akron looks to be going for their fourth straight Mid-American Conference title as they lead Buffalo and Eastern Michigan. Buffalo has also never finished higher than fourth at the MAC meet so they are in for a bit of history themselves.
- Akron, 274
- Buffalo, 222.5
- Eastern Michigan, 206
- Miami, 205
- Ohio, 124.5
- Bowling Green, 118
- Toledo, 83
- Ball State, 73
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