Toledo vs Bowling Green
- November 4, 2023
- Toledo, Ohio
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Courtesy: Toledo Athletics
TOLEDO, Ohio – Sophomore Janne Slegers won three individual freestyle events and swam the lead leg of the winning 200 freestyle relay to lead the Toledo women’s swimming & diving team to a 158.5-141.5 victory over Bowling Green in the aquatic version of the Battle of I-75 at the University of Toledo Student Recreation Center Pool on Saturday.
Toledo won 11 events in what was a close meet from start to finish. A pair of 1-2 finishes in the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly were a big key to the victory. The Rockets needed victories in the final two races of the day, from senior Lauren Kilgore in the 200 IM and from the 200 freestyle relay team, to seal the victory over their rivals.
“I am so proud of the support system this team has for each other,” said Head Coach Brie Globig. “We saw a lot of strong performances today, from our swimmers and our divers. Through a total team effort we were able to come away with a win!”
Slegers took first place in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle races, then led the Rockets to victory in the final event of the meet, the 200 freestyle relay. She swam the lead leg and gave the Rockets a half-second lead, a margin that held up as the Rockets’ time of 1:36.33 was enough to edge the Falcons by .14 of a second.
“Janne had a phenomenal meet,” said Globig. “She is incredibly coachable, a great teammate and dedicated to swimming her best every time she enters the pool.”
Other Rockets who finished first in their races were senior Jovana Duric (500 and 1000 freestyle), and freshmen Leah Gentry-Tuney (100 breaststroke) and Leah Evans (100 butterfly). Senior diver Madison Giglio captured first place on the three-meter board.
Up next for Toledo is a trip to Cleveland at the Magnus Cup Invitational Nov. 16-18.
Toledo 158.5
Bowling Green 141.5
Toledo First-Place Finishes
200 Yard Medley Relay
1. Toledo – 1:44.20
1000 Yard Freestyle
1. Jovana Duric, Toledo – 10:39.97
200 Yard Freestyle
1. Janne Slegers, Toledo – 1:52.19
100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Leah Gentry-Tuney, Toledo – 1:04.74
50 Yard Freestyle
1. Janne Slegers, Toledo – 24.22
3 mtr Diving
1. Madison Giglio, Toledo – 264.83
100 Yard Freestyle
1. Janne Slegers, Toledo – 52.25
500 Yard Freestyle
1. Jovana Duric, Toledo – 5:09.50
100 Yard Butterfly
1. Leah Evans, Toledo – 56.38
200 Yard IM
1. Lauren Kilgore, Toledo – 2:07.88
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Toledo – 1:36.33
Courtesy: BGSU Athletics
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team took on the Rockets of Toledo today. The Falcons lost by a score of 158.5 to 141.5 in the first round of this season’s Battle of I-75. The Falcons are set to take on the Rockets again with Buffalo in February.
The Falcons were led by the Backstroke swimmers today. The Backstroke team had two of the Falcons’ three event wins. Emily McNicol took home a win in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 56.95. Later in the afternoon McNicol also added a third-place finish in the 200 Backstroke. Fellow Falcon Backstroke swimmer Morgan Sokol captured the Falcons’ second win of the day in the 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:05.82.
On the diving ends of things Rayah Blood captured the Falcons lone diving win in the 1-Meter Diving. The highlight of the day for the Falcons was sweeping the podium in the 1-Meter led by Blood with a score of 277.28. Blood was followed by fellow Falcon flyers Evie Long and Natalia Mayorga who scored 265.50 and 262.50 respectively.
FALCON FINISHES
200 Medley Relay – 2. McNicol, Robertson, Krupp, McNichols 1:45.68
1000 Freestyle – 2. Hanna Ehrman 10:46.52, 3. Lourdes Manderfield 10:49.00
200 Freestyle – 2. Julianna Petrak 1:54.97, 3. Blanca Sanz 1:56.21, 4. Abby Toepfer 1:56.50
100 Backstroke – 1. Emily McNicol 56.95, 4. Morgan Sokol 59.50
100 Breaststroke – 2. Joanna Robertson 1:06.20, 4. Namie Edge 1:08.64
200 Butterfly – 1. Grace Bodrock 2:06.63, 4. Ava Vial 2:08.84
50 Freestyle – 2. Riley McNichols 24.30, T3. Elayna Krupp 24.61
3 Meter Dive – 4. Evie Long 240.75
100 Freestyle – 3. Elayna Krupp 53.00, 4. Sierra Newton 53.76
200 Backstroke – 1. Morgan Sokol 2:05.82, 3. Emily McNicol 2:07.77
200 Breaststroke – 1. Joanna Robertson 2:24.61, 3. Madison Bond 2:29.12
500 Freestyle – 2. Abby Toepfer 5:12.33, 3. Lourdes Manderfield 5:16.96
100 Butterfly – 3. Blanca Sanz 59.53, 4. Namie Edge 1:00.05
1 Meter Dive – 1. Rayah Blood 277.28, 2. Evie Long 265.50, 3. Natalia Mayorga 262.50
200 IM – 2. Grace Bodrock 2:10.85, 3. Ava Vial 2:11.64
200 Freestyle Relay – 2. McNicol, Petrak, McNichols, Krupp 1:36.47
RICKEY’S REACTIONS
“Today was another tough loss. We came a little slow and again battled back, but it wasn’t enough. As a team we didn’t have enough first-place finishes. We had a lot of 2nd, 3rd, 4th place finishes, which was great, but you can’t get outscored 10-9. Over 16 events that one point made the difference. The team did a great job of staying in the moment and cheering for each other and racing. We have a weekend off to rebuild and get focused on the Magnus Cup.”
UP NEXT
The Falcons have a week off before the Magnus Cup at Cleveland State running from November 16th through the 18th.
