Swimming Starts MAC Championship Quest Thursday

MAC SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Date	Feb. 27-March 1, 2014
Time	11 am prelims / 7 pm finals
Location	Geneva, Ohio \| SPIRE Institute
Coverage	MAC Championship Central
Additional Information	Twitter \| Facebook \| BGSU Performance List

Bowling Green, Ohio – Following a successful regular season, the Bowling Green swimming team will compete in the three-day Mid-American Conference Championships at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio beginning Thursday. Prelims start at 11 am each day with finals beginning at 7 pm (with the 1650 freestyle taking place at 5 pm Saturday).

FOLLOW THE FALCONS
BGSU fans can follow BGSU Swimming 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 new home of BGSU Swimming and Diving @FalconSwimDive. BGSU Swimming can be found on Facebook by searching "BGSU Swimming".

THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RUN-DOWN
Bowling Green finished third at the Mid-American Conference Championships, a climb of five spots over the previous season. Fourth-year head coach Petra Martin's squad is currently ranked second among MAC schools by CollegeSwimming.com despite not competing in the diving events. Miami (Ohio) is the favorite heading into the MAC Championships, while Toledo and Ohio are just behind the Falcons in third and fourth. Eastern Michigan, Akron, Ball State and Buffalo round out the MAC rankings.

THE SCHEDULE
Listed below is the MAC Championship schedule for the weekend:

Thursday, Feb. 27
11 am – 500 Freestyle prelims; 200 Individual Medley prelims; 50 Freestyle prelims
7 pm – 200 Freestyle relay championship; 500 Freestyle consolation; 500 Freestyle championship; 200 Individual Medley consolation; 200 Individual Medley championship; 50 Freestyle consolation; 50 Freestyle championship; 400 Medley Relay championship

Friday, Feb. 28
11 am – 400 Individual Medley prelims; 100 Butterfly prelims; 200 Freestyle prelims; 100 Breaststroke prelims; 100 Backstroke prelims
7 pm – 200 Medley Relay championship; 400 Individual Medley consolation; 400 Individual Medley championship; 100 Butterfly consolation; 100 Butterfly championship; 200 Freestyle consolation; 200 Freestyle championship; 100 Breaststroke consolation; 100 Breaststroke championship; 800 Freestyle relay championship

Saturday, March 1
11 am – 200 Backstroke prelims; 100 Freestyle prelims; 200 Breaststroke prelims; 200 Butterfly prelims
5 pm – 1650 Freestyle finals
7 pm – 1650 Freestyle championship 200 Backstroke consolation; 200 Backstroke championship; 100 Freestyle consolation; 100 Freestyle championship; 200 Breaststroke consolation; 200 Breaststroke championship; 200 Butterfly consolation; 200 Butterfly championship; 400 Freestyle relay
9:25 pm - Awards

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
BGSU freshman Victoria Griffin has swam the fastest time in the Mid-American Conference this year in the 100 freestyle at 49.87 seconds. The Falcons are ranked among the top three in the MAC in six different events and have as many as three swimmers with top 10 conference times in the 200 freestyle. The 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams have the second-fastest time in the MAC this year, while Griffin is third in the 200 freestyle and Daniela Carrillo is third in the 200 breaststroke. A complete list of swimmers ranked among the top 10 in the conference is listed below:

50 freestyle – 4. Brittany Szekely 23.31, 9. Victoria Griffin 23.57
100 freestyle – 1. Victoria Griffin 49.87, 7. Brittany Szekely 51.16
200 freestyle – 3. Victoria Griffin 1:50.37, 4. Joelle Scheps 1:51.15, 10. Erica Nieminen 1:52.25
500 freestyle – 8. Emily Waller 4:58.93
1000 freestyle – 7. Lara Klein 10:24.96, 9. Tara Capouch 10:26.31
1650 freestyle – 9. Lara Klein 17:18.43, 10. Tara Capouch 17:20.72
100 breaststroke – 5. Daniela Carrillo 1:03.48
200 breaststroke – 3. Daniela Carrillo 2:16.22, 8. Stephanie Boyle 2:19.42
100 butterfly – 9. Joelle Scheps 56.41
200 butterfly – 4. Jordan Bullock 2:04.08
200 individual medley – 6. Joelle Scheps 2:05.31, 8. Jordan Bullock 2:06.27
400 individual medley – 5. Jordan Bullock 4:26.37, 7. Petra Laudova 4:27.95
200 freestyle relay – 2. Bowling Green 1:33.42
400 freestyle relay – 2. Bowling Green 3:24.61
800 freestyle relay – 4. Bowling Green 7:33.25
200 medley relay – 5. Bowling Green 1:44.30
400 medley relay – 3. Bowling Green 3:47.64

UNBEATEN
Freshman Victoria Griffin went undefeated in both the 100 and 200 freestyle in dual meets this year, going 7-0 in both events. Griffin also won the 100 freestyle at the TYR Invitational, setting a new school record time of 49.87. That is also the fastest time in the Mid-American Conference this year.

SPEED DEMON
Senior Brittany Szekely has dominated the 50 freestyle this year, going 5-1 in dual meets in the event as well as winning the race at the TYR Invitational. She had a season-best time of 23.31 seconds in the preliminaries of that meet and went 23.32 in the finals to win both heats.

A MEDLEY OF WINS
Senior Joelle Scheps has racked up an impressive number of victories in the 200 individual medley this year. She is 4-0 in dual meets and has the three fastest times by a Falcons this season in the event. Her top time of 2:05.31 came in the preliminary rounds of the TYR Invitational.

SCHEPS NAMED SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Senior Joëlle Scheps was named the Mid-American Conference's Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Nov. 13 after winning two individual events and racing as part of a winning relay in the team's dual meet at Oakland. Scheps is an individualized business major with a 4.00 grade point average.

GRIFFIN NAMED MAC SWIMMER OF THE WEEK FOUR TIMES
It hasn't taken long for Victoria Griffin to make her mark in the Mid-American Conference. The freshman earned MAC Swimmer of the Week honors for the fourth time on Feb. 3 after posting the best times in the conference in both the 100 and 200 freestyle over the weekend. She also received the award on Jan. 20 after winning two individual events and swimming on a winning relay in the 150-144 victory over Michigan State. She was honored for the first time in her career Nov. 4 after winning three individual events and two relay races in weekend meets against Miami and Xavier. She was once again named MAC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 25 after setting a new school record in the 100 freestyle and reaching the NCAA "B" cut in the event at the TYR Invitational.

CARRILLO CONTROLS THE BREASTSTROKE
A year ago, Daniela Carrillo competed at the NCAA Championships in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, setting BGSU school records in both events. Once again, she is in position to represent the University, ranking among the top five in the MAC in both.

CLOSING STRONG
Bowling Green has closed out dual meets in impressive fashion, winning the final relay of the competition seven straight times. In three of those dual meets, the winning team was yet to be determined heading into the final race. At Michigan State, BGSU trailed by three points before winning the 200 freestyle relay to win the meet. A week later, Bowling Green trailed rival Toledo by one point heading into the 200 free relay and won by the narrowest of margins, .03 seconds. Just a week later, the Falcons narrowly led Ohio heading into the 400 medley relay but BGSU clinched the win by taking first place. Bowling Green has also won that final relay against Xavier, Oakland and Marshall during the stretch.

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