Women’s Co-Swimmer of the Week
Sara Krueger, Miami
Senior / Harrison, Ohio
Event & Time vs. Xavier
1. 500 Free / 24.35
1. 100 Free / 52.98
1. 200 Freestyle Relay / 1:37.85
3. 200 free / 1:55.37
Event & Time vs. Purdue
3. 500 Free / 24.31
Senior swimmer Sara Krueger had a great start to her season this weekend, placing in the top three in five different events, winning three of them. Against Xavier she won the 50-yard freestyle in 24.35 seconds and the 100-yard freestyle in 52.98 seconds, which was a whole second faster than the second-place finisher. Krueger also was on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay, clocking in at 1:37.85. She also placed third in the 200-yard freestyle, touching the wall in 1:55.37. Against Purdue, Krueger came in third place in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing in 24.31 seconds.
Mackenzie Moss, Buffalo
Junior / Binghamton, New York
Event & Score
1. 1-meter dive / 232.28
1. 3-meter dive / 263.10
Moss won the one-meter and three-meter dive events with scores of 232.28 and 263.10, respectively. She led the Bulls to a sweep of the top-4 in the three-meter dive and top-2 in the one-meter dive.
Other Nominees
Erin Seiler, Akron
Senior / Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Event & Time
1. 200 Medley Relay / 1:44.41
1. 400 Medley Relay / 3:48.21
1. 4×100 IM Relay / 3:56.44
At the Tom Stubbs Relays Erin Seiler was part of three relay teams that broke meet records. Seiler swam in the 200 Medley relay in a time of 1:44.41 setting a meet record. Seiler and the relay squad finished in first place in the 400 Medley Relay in 3:48.12 setting the Tom Stubbs Relay record. Seiler along with three other Zips broke a third meet record in the 4 X 100 IM relay with a time of 3:56.44.
Jessica Extine, Ball State
Junior / Muncie, Indiana
Event & Time
2. 200 Medley Relay / 1:48.86
3. 50 Free / 24.53
5. 100 free / 53.73
Ball State tallied seven top-five finishes at the Indiana Intercollegiate, including junior Jessica Extine who posted two individual top-five finishes for the Cardinals. Extine finished third overall of 36 participants in the 50 freestyle (24.53), prior to earning fifth in the 100 freestyle in a 53.73 fashion. In addition to her individual performance, Extine opened the meet with a second place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:48.86) when she combined with sophomores Andrea Richter, Amanda Kedzierski and Traci Muszalski. Ball State ultimately finished second overall of eight teams, with 346 points.
Megan Burns, Buffalo
Sophomore / Rochester, New York
Event & Time
1. 200 Free / 1:51.87
1. 200 Medley Relay / 1:45.62
1. 200 Free Relay / 1:34.66
2. 100 Fly / 57.76
Burns finished first in the 200 yard freestyle and second in the 100 yard butterfly to complement her first place finishes in the 200 yard medley relay and 200 yard freestyle relay.
Swimming news courtesy of Mid-American Conference.
