Golden Grizzly Ladies Dominate Eastern Michigan In Twin Meet

ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Oakland University ladies gained 11 of 16 occasions towards Eastern Michigan University within the women-only twin meet, the primary victory for the Golden Grizzlies towards the Eagles for the reason that 2022-23 season.

Oakland excelled of their matchup towards Eastern Michigan, securing quite a few first-place finishes. The “A” workforce of Lydia Soldatke, Maya Dobry, Brooke Mahneke, and Kendra Venter received the meet began, capturing the primary win of the evening within the 200 medley with a time of 1:41.35. Megan Donnelly led the best way individually within the 1000 free with a time of 10:04.70, with Kelley Hassett shut behind in third place.

For the primary time this season, the swimming and diving workforce swept a complete occasion. Tonight, they did it on three totally different events. First up was the 200 free, the place Mia Englender, Erika Pietras, and Viviane Partridge took the 1-2-3. Then, within the very subsequent race, OU took the highest 4 spots. Soldatke took the victory within the 100 again with 53.57, then Grace Albrecht, Clarissa Bezuidenhout, and Mahneke completed simply behind her. The 200 again was the ultimate sweep of the evening, with Soldatke main the best way once more with 1:56.91. Albrecht and Bezuidenhout took 2-3 behind Soldatke for the second time. These performances highlighted the workforce’s energy in freestyle and backstroke occasions

In diving, Victoria Sanders topped the 3-meter occasion with a rating of 266.85, edging out the highest Eastern diver by simply 0.52 factors. Sanders additionally positioned second within the 1-meter occasion, adopted by Hannah Clark in third place.

Venter impressed with wins in each the 50 free and the 100 free, clocking in at 23.44 and 51.38. Avery Beal was the runner-up Golden Grizzly in each occasions, taking second within the 50 and third within the 100. Charisse Hickman claimed first within the 200 breast whereas Grace Aguilar-Fernàndez took third within the occasion, contributing to Oakland’s dominance in particular person races. Hassett and Pietras claimed second and third within the 500 free, whereas Soldatke and Bezuidenhout positioned first and second within the 200 IM, rounding out particular person occasions.

To end off the evening, the workforce continued their success in relay occasions, with the “A” workforce of Venter, Albrecht, Beal, and Pietras clinching first place within the 400 free relay. Overall, the ladies’s depth and constant high finishes throughout numerous occasions secured their robust efficiency within the meet.

FINAL RESULTS

Oakland vs. Eastern Michigan 189.00-111.00

UP NEXT: Both the boys’s and ladies’s groups will host the Golden Grizzly Classic from December 3-6 on the OU Aquatic Center, with the primary day of competitors starting on Dec. 3 at 5 PM EST.

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