Bowling Green State University Athletics
Wednesday, February 25
Ypsilanti, Mich.
7:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
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MAC Championships
Falcons Break School Record On Day 1 Of MAC Championships
February 25, 2015 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Day 1 ResultsÂ
Ypsilanti, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University swim and dive team is tied for fourth place after Wednesday night's opening relay events at the 2015 Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted by Eastern Michigan.
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The 200 medley relay team of Estela Davis, Kristin Filby, Maria Galic and Kayla Effinger nearly broke a school record, finishing the race with a time of 1:40.61 and placing fourth overall.
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The second and final race of day one competition was the 800 freestyle relay where the Falcons shattered a BGSU school record and finished in third place. Victoria Griffin, Tara Capouch, Franziska Wohlert and Hannah Newman swam a team time of 7:16.79. The previous school record of 7:20.05 was set last season.
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"We had a solid start of the meet," said head coach Petra Martin. "As I anticipated, it will be a very close meet and we can already see it after the first session. We are excited for tomorrow morning."
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Defending MAC Champion Akron, along with Buffalo and EMU are all leading heading into day two of MAC Championships.
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The Falcons return to Jones Natatorium tomorrow morning for preliminaries at 11 a.m. and then final swims will take place at 7 p.m.
MAC Women's Swimming & Diving Team Results (Through Day 1)
1. Akron / Buffalo / Eastern Michigan 66
4. Bowling Green / Ohio 62
6. Toledo 54
7. Miami 52
8. Ball State 44 Â Â Â Â Â Â
Ypsilanti, Mich. – The Bowling Green State University swim and dive team is tied for fourth place after Wednesday night's opening relay events at the 2015 Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted by Eastern Michigan.
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The 200 medley relay team of Estela Davis, Kristin Filby, Maria Galic and Kayla Effinger nearly broke a school record, finishing the race with a time of 1:40.61 and placing fourth overall.
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The second and final race of day one competition was the 800 freestyle relay where the Falcons shattered a BGSU school record and finished in third place. Victoria Griffin, Tara Capouch, Franziska Wohlert and Hannah Newman swam a team time of 7:16.79. The previous school record of 7:20.05 was set last season.
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"We had a solid start of the meet," said head coach Petra Martin. "As I anticipated, it will be a very close meet and we can already see it after the first session. We are excited for tomorrow morning."
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Defending MAC Champion Akron, along with Buffalo and EMU are all leading heading into day two of MAC Championships.
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The Falcons return to Jones Natatorium tomorrow morning for preliminaries at 11 a.m. and then final swims will take place at 7 p.m.
MAC Women's Swimming & Diving Team Results (Through Day 1)
1. Akron / Buffalo / Eastern Michigan 66
4. Bowling Green / Ohio 62
6. Toledo 54
7. Miami 52
8. Ball State 44 Â Â Â Â Â Â
Players Mentioned
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