Athens, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) –
Eastern Michigan University's swimming and diving team will compete in the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championships hosted by Ohio University from Wednesday, Feb. 28 through March 2 at the OU Aquatic Center.Tournament information/following methods
The competition begins each day with qualifying sessions starting at 10am, with Wednesday's qualifying session starting at 11am and finals starting at 6pm each day. Fans can follow the action via the viewing link on the EMU Swimming and Diving schedule page and stay tuned to Eastern Swimming and Diving's social media for updates within the meet.
Final Round: Michigan First Chance Meet, 2/17-2/18
» The Eagles have secured nine first-place finishes.
» Eastern had five personal best performances and one relay team fastest time of the season.
The meet was highlighted by Eastern's performance in the 200-yard freestyle relay.team of katie schoen (Owego, New York/Owego Free Academy), marley christie (Seminole, Florida/Seminole), Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach/Flagler Palm Coast, Florida)and Kirsten Russell (Clinton, Michigan/Saline) The Eagles took first place with a time of 1:33.16, marking the season's fastest time in the 200 free and earning a berth to the CSCAA National Invitational Championships to be held in Ocala, Florida in March. obtained. 14-16.
Noble Ali Kudo (Guelph, Ontario/John F. Ross College of Vocational Training) Each secured multiple first place finishes. Noble won gold in the 50y freestyle with a time of 24.10 seconds and the 100y freestyle time trial with a time of 53.00. Kudo placed first in the 200y freestyle and 100y freestyle with times of 1:53.67 and 53.69 seconds, respectively.
In the 50y freestyle, three Eagles achieved personal bests, and the Green and White team showed a strong performance. Sophie Gattral (Windsor, Ontario/Tecumseh Vista Academy) (24.20), Emma Littrell (Taylor Mill/St. Henry District, Kentucky) (24.25), and Maren Romine (San Antonio, Texas/International School of the Americas) (27.24).
EMU for MAC
Eastern won two MAC crowns in its history under its former head coach in back-to-back seasons in 2006 and 2007. Peter Lin.
The Eagles won the 2006 MAC title, defeating second-place University of Miami by 11 points to win their first MAC championship. Eastern had seven All-MAC honorees (two first-team selections, five second-team selections) and finished the tournament with 637.5 points. Lin was named MAC Swimming Coach of the Year while being the current head diving coach. buck smith was named Diving Coach of the Year. One of the most decorated players in Eagles history. Madeline Pilchard He was named the conference's swimmer of the year.
Pilchard won three MAC individual titles at the meet, winning the 100y freestyle (50.48 seconds), 200y freestyle (1:48.74) and 500y freestyle (4:51.99). She also swam the anchor leg for EMU's first-place 400 freestyle team, which the Eagles swam in 3:24.97.
The Eagles won again in 2007, scoring 665 points inside Eastern University's Jones Natatorium, beating second-place Ohio University (618 points) by 47 points.
Pilchard won Swimmer of the Year for the second consecutive season. Sarah Shanofsky He placed first in the 1-meter dive (293.60 points) and received the Diver of the Year award. Eastern had nine of her selections to the All-MAC team (four on the first team, five on the second team) and she won gold medals in eight events throughout the competition.
Last MAC
The Eagles finished sixth with 302 points and had two individuals named to the All-MAC team. Ali Kudo (Guelph, Ontario/John F. Ross University) and Kirsten Russell (Clinton, Michigan/Saline) Each earned second-team honors.
Kudo finished second in the 500y freestyle and seventh in the 1650y freestyle and was named to the All-MAC Second Team. The then-freshman swam the 500-y freestyle in 4 minutes, 48.90 seconds, marking the sixth-best time in program history.
Russell finished in the top 10 three times at the meet, finishing fourth in the 500y freestyle with a time of 4:50.41, ninth in the 100y backstroke with a time of 54.74, and ninth in the 200y backstroke with a time of 1:58.19. . All three of Russell's finishes were top-10 times for the program. Her 500y freestyle of 4:50.41 is the ninth fastest in program history, her 100y backstroke of 54.74 is the sixth fastest in Oriental history, and her 200y backstroke of 1:58.19 is the fourth fastest in program history.
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Select Eagles will compete in the American College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) National Invitational Championships, which will be held Thursday through Saturday, March 14-16.
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