Ladies’s Swim and Dive Preserve Second at GLIAC Championships

HOLLAND, Mich. — Day two of the GLIAC Swimming and Diving Championships got here to a detailed with NMU holding agency on its second-place standing. 

NMU maintained its second-place standing, amassing 336 factors, solely behind GVSU in first at 530. Wayne State (256) sat third, Davenport (211) fourth, and SVSU (188) fifth.

The ‘Cats lone medal of the day got here within the 400 medley relay, because the crew of Evangeline Pierce, Evie DeCarlo, Pauline Izydorek, and Laura Stockinger earned bronze. This marks Stockinger’s fourth medal of the championships.

Pauline Izydorek (4th, 56.75) and Phini Schneider (sixth, 57.05) competed within the championship warmth of the 100 fly, and Carlotta Santi (4th, 1:52.12) and Annika Geyer (seventh, 1:53.58) represented NMU within the 200 free. Kalina Ceglinski and Grace Daly completed fourth and fifth on the 3-meter, with Ceglinski lacking a silver medal by lower than three factors. 

The groups return to motion for day two of the GLIAC Championships tomorrow. Day three options the five hundred Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, and 800 Freestyle Relay.

The prelim classes start at 10 a.m. ET, and the finals will start at 5:30 p.m. ET. Fans can catch each the prelims and finals motion on Flo Swimming and observe alongside on the Meet Mobile app. 

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How It Happened

The night opened with the B closing of the 100 fly, a race that featured Sophia Moore and Laura Stockinger. Moore received the B closing with a 56.86, and Stockinger fifth at 58.15. The A closing featured Pauline Izydorek and Phini Schneider within the championship warmth, with Izydorek in lane six and Schneider in lane two. The duo had been in sixth and seventh on the break up with occasions of 26.55 and 26.71, earlier than transferring as much as end 4th and sixth with occasions of 56.75 and 57.05, respectively.

The ‘Cats had three representatives within the B closing of the 400 IM: Nadia Blackmore, Evie DeCarlo, and Manuela Araujo. DeCarlo and Araujo had been among the many high 4 the complete size of the race, and the duo would end second and third at 4:30.69 and 4:32.50, respectively. Blackmore would end sixth within the warmth at 4:38.38. 

The 200 free B closing featured 4 Wildcats: Abby Keen (4th, 1:55.75), Ellie Kilgard (fifth, 1:55.87), Caitlin Aarseth (sixth, 1:56.34), and Joanne Arbic (seventh, 1:56.78). The A closing noticed Carlotta Santi and Annika Geyer compete for a spot on the rostrum; Santi simply missed in 4th at 1:52.12, with Geyer claiming seventh at 1:53.58.

After a seventh place end for Josie Bossen (324.90) within the B closing this morning, Kalina Ceglinski and Grace Daly took to the board for the A closing within the 3-meter. Ceglinski completed fourth with 423.65 factors, narrowly lacking a podium end and solely lacking out on a silver medal by lower than three factors. Teammate Daly completed behind in fifth with a rating of 401.75. 

The 400 medley relay ended the night for the ladies, and the Wildcats entered the pool with the third-fastest entry time. The ‘Cats had been simply 0.17 seconds behind first within the opening backstroke break up, earlier than dropping a while in the course of the breast break up. That floor proved an excessive amount of to beat, however the ‘Cats confidently claimed bronze, beating fourth-place by two physique lengths at 3:46.63. 

Running Medal Count

Day 1

200 medley – Bronze (Stockinger, DeCarlo, Schneider, Arbic)

50 free – Bronze (Stockinger)

200 free relay – Silver (Stockinger, Keen, Burda, Arbic)

Day 2

400 Medley Relay – Bronze (Pierce, DeCarlo, Izydorek, Stockinger)

Morning Session

37 student-athletes opened the day within the 100 fly, and Ludovica Bonini was the primary Wildcat within the pool. Bonini completed second in her warmth with a 1:02.68. Emma Casas and Evangeline Pierce swam within the second warmth, ending second and third simply milliseconds aside at 1:00.17 and 1:00.24. Schneider and Izydorek took to the pool in warmth three, posting occasions of 57.25 and 56.96. Annie Devine, Nicole Malinova, and Julia Plevak swam in warmth 4, the place they posted occasions of 57.93, 58.95, and 1:00.11. The closing warmth featured Stockinger and Moore, with Moore touching the wall at 57.97 and Stockinger at 59.58.

Julia Zimpel opened warmth one in every of 4 within the 400 IM, the place she took her warmth at 4:45.51. The second warmth featured Nadia Blackmore in lane one, who swam a time of 4:44.50. Manuela Araujo and Kenzie Stute competed within the third warmth, posting occasions of 4:39.30 and 4:54.09, respectively. Evie DeCarlo swam within the fourth and closing warmth, claiming fourth within the warmth at 4:34.52. 

Anna Karubas and Tegan Rose kicked off the 200 free for the Green and Gold in warmth two. Rose led the way in which together with her 2:00.51, and Karubas at 2:06.53. Heat three noticed Caitlin Aarseth and Carlotta Santi in lanes two and three, and Brooklyn Millward in lane eight. Santi took second at 1:53.52, Aarseth in at 1:57.51, and rounded out with Millward at 1:59.28. The fourth warmth featured Ellie Kilgard, Abby Keen, and Vicky Burda; Keen touched first at 1:55.24, adopted carefully by Kilgard at 1:55.40, and rounded out by Burda at 1:58.79. The closing warmth noticed Annika Geyer and Joanne Arbic, who posted occasions of 1:52.61 and 1:57.75, respectively.