Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, October 24
Bowling Green, Ohio
5:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Ball State (Autograph Day)
Swim and Dive Opens Dual Meet Season This Friday
October 22, 2014 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University Swimming and Diving team opens its dual meet season Friday at 5 p.m. against Ball State at Cooper Pool. Before the 1-meter diving, there will be a big splash competition where students jump from the 3-meter board and are scored by celebrity judges. It will also be autograph day for the fans.
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FOLLOW THE FALCONS
BGSU fans can follow BGSU Swimming and Diving all year long at BGSUFalcons.com with live stats (as available) and live video (as available) of meets. Follow along on Twitter via the official site of BGSU Athletics @BGAthletics or through the home of BGSU Swimming and Diving @FalconSwimDive. All home BGSU Swim and Dive meets will now have free live results via Meet Mobile, an online app that can be downloaded for iPhone, iPad or iPad Touch on the AppStore or for Android on Google Play.
MEET EVENTS
200 Medley Relay                            100 Freestyle
1000 Freestyle                                200 Backstroke
200 Freestyle                                    200 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke                                 500 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke                               100 Butterfly
200 Butterfly                                      3-meter diving
50 Freestyle                                      400 Individual Medley
1-meter diving                                   400 Free Relay
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WHAT THE COACH IS SAYING
Head Coach Petra Martin: "We are excited for our first home dual meet of the season and can not wait to put on a great show for the fans. The team has been doing well in workouts and we are excited to race. It will be also a first time that our team will be doing an autograph session right after the meet and I know that our athletes are looking forward to connecting with the fans. We are hoping to have a great crowd and are looking forward to showing some early season speed, getting our divers the opportunity to show what they have been working on and to start putting things together off the diving boards and in between the lane lines."
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THE COMPETITOR
Ball State last competed at the Indiana Intercollegiate hosted by Purdue University. The Cardinals placed second amongst 11 teams and recorded 10 top-five finishes. The team placed sixth at the Mid-American Conference Championships last season.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Falcons won nine out of 10 races and set seven meet records at the Tom Stubbs Relays Oct. 3. While no team scores were kept, BGSU dominated rival Toledo, defending Mid-American Conference Champion Akron, Findlay and Youngstown State. The Orange and Brown placed first in the 200 medley relay, 3x100 butterfly relay, 3x100 backstroke relay, 3x100 breaststroke relay, 800 free relay, 400 medley relay, 200 free relay, 400 individual medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.
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PRESEASON RANKINGS
BGSU was picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference for the 2014-15 season, according to the preseason coaches' poll. The Falcons are ranked behind defending MAC champion Akron (ranked 2nd) and MAC runner-up Miami (ranked 1st).
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