Bowling Green State University Athletics
Wednesday, February 25
Ypsilanti, Mich.
7:00 PM
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MAC Championships
Falcons Travel To Ypsilanti For 2015 MAC Championships
February 23, 2015 | Women's Swimming & Diving
| MAC SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS | |
| Date | Feb. 25- Feb. 28, 2015 |
| Time | 11 am prelims / 7 pm finals |
| Location | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Jones Natatorium |
| Coverage | MAC Championship Central |
| Additional Information | Twitter | Facebook | BGSU Performance List |
Bowling Green, Ohio – The Bowling Green swim and dive team (9-1) will compete in the four-day Mid-American Conference Championships at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan beginning Wednesday evening. 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 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. Fans can also download the Meet Mobile app for meet updates throughout the meet.
THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM RUN-DOWN
The Falcons are currently ranked second among MAC schools by CollegeSwimming.com. Host school EMU is the favorite heading into MAC Championships, while Miami (OH) and Buffalo are just behind the Falcons in third and fourth. Ohio, defending MAC Champion Akron, Toledo and Ball State round out the rankings heading into the event.
THE SCHEDULE
Listed below is the MAC Championship schedule for the weekend:
Wednesday, Feb. 25
7 pm – 200 Medley Relay championship; 800 Freestyle Relay championship
Thursday, Feb. 26
11 am – 500 Freestyle prelims; 200 Individual Medley prelims; 50 Freestyle prelims
7 pm – 500 Freestyle consolation; 500 Freestyle championship; 200 Individual Medley consolation; 200 Individual Medley championship; 50 Freestyle consolation; 50 Freestyle championship; 200 Freestyle Relay championship
Friday, Feb. 27
11 am – 400 Individual Medley prelims; 100 Butterfly prelims; 200 Freestyle prelims; 100 Breaststroke prelims; 100 Backstroke prelims
7 pm – 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; 100 Backstroke consolation; 100 Backstroke championship; 400 Medley Relay championship
Saturday, Feb. 28
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
WHAT COACH IS SAYING
Head Coach Petra Martin: "We are excited and ready to go at MAC Championships this week. It looks like it will be a very close meet but we are looking forward to taking on the conference and being Falcon fast."
INDIVIDUAL MAC RANKINGS
According to CollegeSwimming.com, Bowling Green has four Falcons currently ranked in the top three of the MAC in their respective events. A complete list of swimmers ranked among the top 10 in the conference is listed below:
50 freestyle – 3. Victoria Griffin 23.11, 5. Kayla Effinger 23.43
100 freestyle – 2. Victoria Griffin 50.19
200 freestyle – 2. Victoria Griffin 1:50.23
100 backstroke – 3. Maria Galic 54.80, 4. Estela Davis 54.97, 7. Maya Skorupski 55.60
200 backstroke – 2. Estela Davis 1:57.04, 8. Franziska Wohlert 2:00.99
100 breaststroke – 4. Kristin Filby 1:02.87, 5. Daniela Carrillo 1:03.07
200 breaststroke – 2. Daniela Carrillo 2:14.27, 5. Kristin Filby 2:18.39
200 butterfly – 4. Jordan Bullock 2:02.85
200 IM – 5. Estela Davis 2:04.15
400 IM – 2. Estela Davis 4:20.11
200 freestyle relay – 3. Bowling Green 1:33.80
400 freestyle relay – 3. Bowling Green 3:24.96
800 freestyle relay – 5. Bowling Green 7:31.29
LAST TIME OUT
BGSU concluded its 2014-15 dual meet schedule Feb. 6, with a decisive 177-122 victory over Youngstown State. With the win, the Falcons finished at 9-1 on the season and 6-0 at home in dual meets, its only loss coming the prior weekend against Buffalo.
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)
Players Mentioned
Butterfly/IM
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Breaststroke/Free
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Backstroke/IM
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Freestyle/Fly
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Breaststroke/IM
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Backstroke/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Backstroke/Freestyle
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Mid-distance
/ Women's Swimming & DivingBG Swim/Dive : Ava Vial Postmeet 2.2
Monday, February 05
BG Swim/Dive : Coach Perkins Postmeet 2.4
Sunday, February 04
BG Ziggys : Daisy Platts
Monday, April 25
BG S/D : Coach Perkins Post-Mac's 2.26
Sunday, February 27