Bulls, Zips, RedHawks Earn Saturday Twin Victories

Saturday, Jan. 10 Swim & Dive Results
Akron 209, Toledo 52
Buffalo 165, Duquesne 135
UConn 170, UMass 119
Miami 246, Oakland 107
Miami 236, Denison 117
 

Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments

Akron Zips Cruise Past Toledo | Results

TOLEDO, Ohio – The Akron swimming workforce cruised to a 209-52 victory over Toledo in a Mid-American Conference twin. Akron improved to 3-0 within the MAC with the win.

Akron began the meet taking the highest two spots within the 200 MR because the “Z” squad of Abbey Cronin, Isabella Pribonic, Avery Knight and Cora Spetz completed first with a time of 1:44.62 whereas the “I” squad of Natalia Zaiteva, Ada Szwabinska, Martyna Piesko and Hannah Trainer completed second with a time of 1:45.92.

In the 1000 Free, the Zips took the highest thrice, as Elle Couture (10:32.01), Maggie Patterson (10:37.75) and Ava Withey (10:46.21) led the best way.

Akron stored on dominating, with the 200 Free that includes the Zips in first and second. Helena Lalkovic (1:54.55) took first and Brienne Trumpower (1:54.83) completed second. The Blue and Gold took the highest 4 spots within the 100 Back, as Piesko (58.23) completed first whereas Knight (58.29) and Zaiteva (59.30) took second and third.

Claire Cox led the best way within the 100 Breast with a time of 1:05.08 whereas Efthymia Mazaraki took second with a time of 1:06.70.

In the 200 Fly, Addy Soehnlen took gold with a time of two:05.78 whereas Patterson took silver with a time of two:05.86.

Szwabinska set a brand new pool file at Toledo within the 50 Free with a time of twenty-two.94 whereas Callie Pakres completed second with a time of 23.71.

The 100 Free as soon as once more noticed the Zips take gold, with Szwabinska ending with a time of 51.12. Spetz took third with a time of 52.78.

Akron swept the highest thrice within the 200 Back, with Cronin (2:06.01), Zaiteva (2:06.62) and Piesko (2:08.36) main the cost.

Madelyn Bosler took gold within the 200 Breast with a time of two:23.55 whereas Couture (5:07.70) and Lalkvoic (5:07.87) completed first and second within the 500 Free.

The Zips took the highest 4 instances within the 100 Fly, with Callie Parkes main the Zips with a time of 56.77.

Knight positioned first within the 200 IM (2:09.58) whereas Withey completed third (2:14.89).

Akron concluded the head-to-head assembly with the Rockets with a primary and second-place end within the 400 FR. The “I” squad of Trumpower, Lalkovic, Parkes and Trainer (3:29.16) claimed gold whereas the “Z” squad of Piesko, Couture, Spetz and Szwabinska (3:32.77) claimed silver.

What’s Next

Akron heads to South Bend, Ind., to compete within the Tim Welsh Classic on the campus of Notre Dame. The Classic is ready to run from January 23 via January 24.

Buffalo Defeats Duquesne at Home | Results

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program hosted Duquesne University on Saturday afternoon within the Alumni Arena Natatorium, defeating the Dukes, 165-135. The Bulls improved to 9-2 all-time versus Duquesne.

“I was really happy and proud of the girls,” mentioned Head Coach Andy Bashor. “They put a lot of good work in this week, did a great job with the way they raced and it showed with some of the times that were put up. The 150-yard races are good for mimicking the 200-yard races we compete in, while minimizing the impact on their bodies after a hard week of training. We’ll continue to adapt, train and look to get faster leading into Mid-American Conference Championships.”

IN THE POOL

The Bulls opened the meet in opposition to the Dukes by profitable the 200-yard medley relay. Vivian Roy, Pinar Donmez, Nicole Aguilar and Bella Forsman mixed to complete the occasion in 1:45.20.

Elise McCaul (1st, 10:38.42), Karen Austin (2nd, 10:42.03) and Ava Cunningham (third, 10:49.42) continued this system’s momentum within the 1,000-yard freestyle by taking the highest three spots. The trio added 16 factors for the Bulls.

Freshman Alex Bulat (2nd, 1:23.28) and Abbey Gardner (third, 1:24.76) posted top-three placements within the 150-yard freestyle so as to add seven factors for this system.

Donmez secured a win for the Bulls within the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.94. Grace Rider (third, 1:05.44), Ava Pauly (4th, 1:05.60) and Madi Tewksbury (fifth, 1:06.85) put 4 Bulls inside the highest 5 swimmers to put.

Forsman earned the fourth occasion win for this system, taking first place within the 150-yard butterfly with a time of 1:29.19. Freshman Kamilla Nemes positioned third (1:30.12) and Maddy Schnelzer earned fifth (1:34.16), placing three Bulls inside the highest 5 swimmers to put.

Amanda Jurgelon (2nd, 24.29) and Jillian Strine (4th, 24.59) earned two of the highest 4 spots within the 50-yard freestyle. Jurgelon was inside a second of her private finest time within the occasion (23.68).

Aguilar posted yet one more occasion win for this system, incomes first place within the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.22. Bulat positioned third (53.01) and Jurgelon completed fourth (53.34) to place three Bulls inside the highest 4.

The Bulls earned 4 of the highest 5 spots within the 150-yard breaststroke. Donmez completed second (1:41.73), with Tewksbury in third (1:44.65), Pauly taking fourth (1:45.25) and Rider in fifth (1:46.05).

Nemes secured her second top-three end of the day within the 500-yard freestyle, taking second with a time of 5:08.12. McCaul (third, 5:09.67), Austin (4th, 5:16.20) and Cunningham (fifth, 5:17.62) earned top-five placements. The 4 Bulls added 10 factors for this system.

Forsman closed out the person occasions within the pool by profitable the 200-yard particular person medley with a time of two:05.93. Nemes trailed to publish one other prime three end with a time of two:06.60.

The Bulls ended the afternoon by taking second (3:29.97) and third (3:35.17) within the 400-yard freestyle relay.

DIVING WELL

Adele Melamud headlined for the Bulls within the three-meter occasion, profitable with a rating of 315.38. The freshman was simply shy of her private finest rating of 321.55, which ranks seventh in program historical past.

The Bulls earned 5 of the highest six spots as a workforce within the three-meter, with Mallory Hanna taking second (287.63), Maggie Meyers in third (276.30), Tristan Krajcarski putting fourth (249.53) and Daphne Fox completed sixth (215.10).

Hanna’s rating of 287.63 was a brand new private file that certified the senior for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships this spring. Hanna is now the fourth Buffalo diver to qualify for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships in each the one-meter and three-meter, becoming a member of Presley Dorsett, Melamud and Sophie Meuwissen.

Melamud continued her momentum into the one-meter, profitable the occasion with a brand new private finest rating of 279.38. The freshman’s efficiency joined this system’s all-time leaderboard to rank tenth. The occasion win marked Melamud’s seventh of the season.

The Buffalo divers piled into the standings, taking 5 of the highest six spots once more within the one-meter. Hanna completed second (255.30), with Krajcarski incomes third (250.58), Meyers in fifth (239.18), and Fox putting sixth (228.68). Krajcarski’s rating was a brand new private finest.

“I’m really proud of the team considering the challenges we faced this week,” mentioned Head Diving Coach Russ Dekker. “Their accomplishments despite obstacles were impressive.”

 

UP NEXT

The Bulls are again in motion subsequent Saturday, January seventeenth, competing in opposition to Ball State at 11 a.m. The meet will mark this system’s last highway competitors earlier than the Mid-American Conference Championships. The Bulls will host their last house meet on Saturday, January thirty first, celebrating senior day within the Alumni Arena Natatorium at 11 a.m. in opposition to Miami of Ohio.

Miami Executes at Oakland 

ROCHESTER, Mich. — The Miami University swimming and diving workforce completed sturdy at Oakland University on Saturday, Jan. 10. The RedHawk ladies defeated Oakland 246-107 and in addition defeated Dennison 236-117.  The males fell to Oakland 148-205 however defeated Dennison 242-111.

How it Happened:

• Day two of the meet in opposition to Oakland University and Denison University began with the ladies’s 400-yard medley relay. The ladies’s A workforce completed first. Ella Ziegert, Madison Watschke, Kaylin Herbet and Julia Waechter turned in a mixed time of three:43.32.
• Gracie Gregory got here in first-place within the ladies’s 1000-yard freestyle posting a time of 10:08.11.
• The ladies’s 200-yard IM adopted the place Piper Prince completed in second-place with a time of two:03.69.
• After that was the Women’s 200-yard backstroke the place Ziegert completed in second-place, incomes a time of 1:58.80.
• Herbet completed first within the ladies’s 100-yard freestyle, handing over a time of 49.84. Waechter was proper behind her in second-place with a time of fifty.75.
• Next up was the ladies’s 200-yard butterfly the place Gracie Gregory completed second, incomes a time of two:04.93. Mady Bachmeier was in third-place, incomes a time of two:05.31.
• Watschke was first within the ladies’s 200-yard breaststroke, recording a time of two:17.35.
• The ladies’s 200-yard freestyle relay was subsequent. The ladies’s A workforce completed first. Natalie Gilson, Waechter, Halliday and Herbet turned in a mixed time of 1:32.03.
• For diving occasions, Sydney Rice completed first within the ladies’s 3M dive with a rating of 285.60. Nora Kowalski was second, tallying a rating of 265.55. Gretchen Osmun was third, handing over a rating of 261.70.

UP NEXT: The RedHawks swimming and diving workforce will return to Oxford on Jan. 16. The males will compete in opposition to Ball State University, whereas the ladies will compete in opposition to Eastern Michigan University. Events will begin at 2 p.m.