Bowling Green vs Cleveland State (Women)
- October 21, 2023
- Cleveland, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Bowling Green Athletics
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team competed against Cleveland State earlier today. The Falcons captured victory against the Vikings by a score of 165-135.
The Falcon’s divers set the tone for the dual meet. The same three divers swept the 1-Meter and 3-Meter diving. Freshman Natalia Mayorga won the 1-Meter and 3-Meter with respective scores of 258.45, and 273.30. In both events Mayorga was followed by fellow Falcons Evie Long and reigning MAC Diver of the Week Rayah Blood.
The swimmers came away with 6 more event wins to add onto the divers’ two. Emily McNicol did what she does best and won the 100 and 200 Backstroke with times of 56.35 and 2:05.14. Joanna Robertson for the 2nd straight weekend won the 100 Breaststroke and did so with a time of 1:05.55 for this afternoon’s event. Senior Riley McNichols added her first win of the season with a time of 57.72. McNichols also finished 2nd in the 50 Free with a time of 24.21.
Senior swimmer Ava Vial also capitalized in Cleveland. Vial won the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.45. Vial was then followed on the podium with fellow Falcons Maddie Bond and Lily Kaiser. Vial also added a 2nd place finish in 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:24.58.
FALCONS FINISHES
200 Medley Relay – 2. McNicol, Robertson, Bodrock, Petrak 1:46.86
1000 Freestyle – 3. Hanna Ehrman 10:46.15, 4. Abby Toepfer 10:48.21
200 Freestyle – 2. Blanca Sanz 1:56.90, 3. Elayna Krupp 1:57.64
100 Backstroke – 1. Emily McNicol 56.35, 3. Morgan Sokol 59.71
100 Breaststroke – 1. Joanna Robertson 1:05.55
200 Butterfly – 1. Grace Bodrock 2:07.65
50 Freestyle – 2. Riley McNichols 24.21, 3. Sierra Newton 24.95
1-Meter Diving – 1. Natalia Mayorga 258.45, 2. Evie Long 250.95, 3. Rayah Blood 237.15
100 Freestyle – 2. Elayna Krupp 52.97
200 Backstroke – 1. Emily McNicol 2:05.14, 3. Morgan Sokol 2:08.52
200 Breaststroke – 2. Ava Vial 2:24.58, 3. Joanna Robertson 2:25.22
500 Freestyle – 3. Abby Toepfer 5:14.02, 4. Hanna Ehrman 5:16.45
100 Butterfly – 1. Riley McNichols 57.72, 2. Grace Bodrock, 58.22, 3. Blanca Sanz 59.07
3-Meter Diving – 1. Natalia Mayorga 273.30, 2. Evie Long 231.83, 3. Rayah Blood 214.50
200 IM – 1. Ava Vial 2:11.45, 2. Maddie Bond 2:13.23, 3. Lily Kaiser 2:14.86
400 Freestyle Relay – 2. McNichols, Newton, Krupp, Sanz 3:34.47
RICKEY’S REACTIONS
“Today’s win was a team effort. We didn’t win as many events as we hoped but the team depth came through when we needed it. Diving carried us with the divers going 1,2, and 3. Our flyers also went 1,2, and 3 in the 100 Butterfly. Our 200 IM crew swept the last individual event. We will go back to work on Monday to get ready for Ohio at home.”
UP NEXT
The Falcons come home to Cooper Pool for their first home meet of the season against Akron. The meet will start at 1 p.m. on October 28th.
Courtesy: CSU Athletics
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Vikings women’s swimming & diving team fell to Bowling Green 165-135 in its Pink Meet on Saturday afternoon. Cleveland State has raised $2,580 thus far for First Descents to provide life-changing outdoor adventures for young adults impacted by cancer.
“Our program embodied resilience today both in the pool and in our effort to support First Descents,” said coach Burandt. “Thank you to the Paxson family for donating so we could buy our pink shirts and caps, to Arena for donating the bags we raffled off, to Kendra Scott for donating a pink necklace, and to our men’s team for selling raffle tickets! We came together and achieved our goal of raising $2,500. First Descents is an organization that is truly near and dear to our program’s heart, and I am so proud of our team for the work put into today’s fundraiser.”
The goal was to raise $2,500 and you can still help the Green and White continue to topple that: DONATE NOW.
Cleveland State swept the two relays on the afternoon, starting with the 200-yard medley relay as Grace Chelf, Grace Butcher, Audrey Butcher, and Ana Sofia Sousa clocked a 1:46.63. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Kayla Brock, Chelf, Ella Ciez, and Sousa finished in 3:33.00.
Coach Burandt continued, “In the pool, we were VERY competitive with BGSU. The last time we faced them, we were deer in headlights. Today, our women started the meet by diving fiercely and opened the swim portion with a ridiculously fast relay. We had over five people with lifetime bests. Grace was faster today than she was at Horizon League last year, and finishing the meet by winning the 400 freestyle relay will be a memory I will always cherish.”
The Vikings went first and second in the 1000-yard freestyle as Madison Taker (10:35.30) finished ahead of Mackenzie Lipnick (10:39.91).
Sousa won two individual events on the day; the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.32) and 100-yard freestyle (52.48).
Chelf sprinted to the top spot in the 50-yard freestyle, touching in 24.15.
In the 200-yard breaststroke, Kellsie Krisch was victorious after putting up a time of 2:23.97.
Lipnick rounded out the wins on the day as she claimed the 500-yard freestyle after clocking a 5:12.58. Taker was right behind her with a time of 5:13.23.
The Vikings will take to the road to face IUPUI on Friday, Oct. 27 at 5 p.m.
