Meuwissen and Hanna Medal on Day Two of 2026 MAC Swimming & Diving Championships

AKRON, OHIO – The University at Buffalo swimming and diving program continued competitors on the 2026 MAC Swimming & Diving Championships with day two on Thursday. The Bulls concluded day two in third place of the 9 groups in attendance with 191 factors.

“The women had a solid day,” stated Head Coach Andy Bashor. “Our goal at this meet is to get better each session and we are looking forward to getting after it tomorrow.”

 

DIVING WELL

The Bulls earned three of the eight finals spots in one-meter diving and two of three medals, as Sophie Meuwissen earned silver and Mallory Hanna took bronze.

Meuwissen’s finals rating of 282.60 was a brand new private file that ranks ninth in program historical past. The second-place end marked the junior’s second MAC medal. Hanna’s rating of 279.60 to earn third was simply shy of her private finest (280.60) that ranks 10^th in program historical past. The senior earned her second MAC medal, taking bronze within the one-meter final yr too. Freshman Adele Melamud positioned eighth within the finals with a rating of 248.55.

Meuwissen earned first place within the preliminary spherical area of 39 divers with a rating of 270.10. Melamud (5^th, 262.40) and Hanna (7^th, 259.30) additionally completed inside the highest eight divers to qualify for the finals.

Presley Dorsett took second place within the one-meter comfort finals with a season finest rating of 283.30. Dorsett positioned 17^th within the preliminary spherical of the occasion (228.45). Tristan Krajcarski (18^th, 221.95), Daphne Fox (21^st, 212.05) and Maggie Meyers (22^nd, 211.55) additionally competed for the Bulls within the preliminary spherical.

IN THE POOL

Bella Forsman was the Bulls’ high finisher within the pool on day two, taking fifth within the 200-yard particular person medley with a time of two:01.49. The sophomore fell simply shy of her private finest within the occasion (2:01.15) that ranks sixth in program historical past. Forsman certified for the finals of the occasion by inserting sixth of 39 swimmers with a time of two:01.86 within the preliminary spherical.

Grace Rider completed third within the comfort finals of the 200-yard particular person medley. The junior’s time of two:01.83 joined this system ranks to turn out to be the eighth quickest in UB historical past. Kamilla Nemes placed seventh within the comfort finals (2:02.84) and Nicole Aguilar completed eighth (2:03.24). Nemes (12^th, 2:02.63) and Rider (13^th, 2:02.71) missed the finals qualifying mark by lower than one second (2:01.89). Aguilar (16^th, 2:02.92) posted a season finest time within the preliminary spherical.

Elise McCaul positioned eighth within the finals spherical of the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:58.44. McCaul certified for the finals by ending fifth of 41 swimmers within the preliminary spherical with a time of 4:55.41. The time was a brand new private file for the senior, surpassing her earlier finest set eventually yr’s convention championship (4:55.51). The time fell inside half of a second of this system’s all-time high 10 (4:55.05).

Ava Cunningham completed seventh within the comfort finals of the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:57.28. The senior certified for the finals spherical with a time of 4:56.97, inserting 12^th within the area of 41 swimmers. Cunningham missed the A-finals mark by lower than a second (4:56.29).

Jillian Strine posted a 50-yard freestyle time of twenty-two.97 to position second within the comfort finals. Freshman Alex Bulat trailed to take eighth within the comfort finals (23.31). Strine (eleventh, 23.09) and Bulat (14th, 23.20) certified for the B-finals of the 50-yard freestyle by inserting high 16 within the area of 55 swimmers. Bulat’s preliminary spherical time was a private finest.  

The Bulls closed out day two within the pool by taking fourth within the 400-yard medley relay. The crew of Vivian Roy, Pinar Donmez, Aguilar and Strine posted a time of three:39.33. The relay time was a season finest for the Bulls, rating eighth in program historical past.

All outcomes from day two of MAC Championships could be accessed right here.

DAY TWO STANDINGS

 

FRIDAY

The motion at Akron continues on Friday morning at 10 a.m. with the preliminary rounds of six occasions. All info relating to convention championships, together with occasion schedules and stay streams could be accessed here.

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