Eastern Michigan vs Cleveland State (Women)
- October 18, 2024
- Cleveland, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: EMU Athletics
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – Abby Szadorski‘s three event wins powered the Eastern Michigan University swim and dive team to a 190-108 season-opening victory over the Cleveland State University Vikings Friday, Oct. 18, at Busbey Natatorium.
Six Eagles won multiple events, as the team won nine of the 12 individual swimming events in the meet, and 12-of-16 total events.
The win marked the fourth season-opening victory in Head Coach Derek Perkins six years at the helm of the program, and went down as the largest margin of victory (82 points) in a season-opening win under him.
How it Happened
Szadorski (Oswego, Ill./Oswego East) swam to victories in both the 100y (1:05.12) and 200y breaststroke (2:19.26), and swam the second leg in the 200y medley relay, as the Eastern team of Kiersten Russell (Clinton, Mich./Saline), Szadorski, Tristen Mina (Santa Clara, Calif./The King’s Academy), and Lucy Noble (Flagler Beach, Fla./Flagler Palm Coast) touched the wall first in 1:46.18.
Eastern raced to first in the 400y freestyle with Emma Littrell (Taylor Mill, Ky./St. Henry District), Russell, Sophie Gatrall (Windsor, Ontario/Tecumseh Vista Academy), and Noble clocked in at 3:33.31 for the win.
On the boards, Rebekah Knapp (Mesa, Ariz./Skyline) appeared in mind-season form as she punched her ticket to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in the 3m dive with a personal-best 317.25 score for a first-place finish. Malia Maire (San Luis Obispo, Calif./San Luis Obispo) joined Knapp with a first-place showing in the 1m, also notching a career-best as she posted 247.50 points.
Freshman Azra Umut (Istanbul, Turkey/Fenerbahce School) excelled in her first collegiate meet, sweeping both backstroke events. She swam the 100y in 57.67 and finished the 200y in 2:04.94. Joining her with two wins on the night was Ali Kudo (Guelph, Ontario/John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational), as she triumphed in the 200y (1:53.80) and 500y (5:04.03) freestyle events.
Up Next
The Eagles are back in the pool Saturday, Oct. 26th, as they take on the University at Buffalo Bulls in western New York, in matinee action at 11 a.m.
Courtesy: Cleveland State Athletics
The Green and White were and are accepting donations for First Descendant, which provides outdoor adventure trips for young people with cancer or other serious health conditions.
Brooke Eichel won 1M with an NCAA Zone Cut of 270.08 and finished second in 3M with a score of 240.68. Lorelai Maisano was the runner-up in 1M with a score of 251.25 and placed third in 3M after scoring 238.88.
The Vikings went first and second in the 1000-yard freestyle with Isabella Caraballo (10:39.21) and Olivia Leonard (10:45.67).
The 50-yard freestyle went to Grace Chelf with a finishing time of 23.82. She would later place second in the 100-yard freestyle after touching in 52.70.
Hannah Panko claimed second place in the 200-yard backstroke after clocking a 2:07.79 and Caraballo was the runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:14.23.
The winner of the 200-yard IM was Giovanna Cappabianca with a time of 2:07.01.
Cleveland State will head to Youngstown State on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. for its first competition against a league opposition.
