Falcons Prepare for MAC Championships at Michigan First Chance Meet

Saturday, February 17

Ann Arbor, Mich.

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Bowling Green State University

Michigan First Chance Meet

Falcons Prepare for MAC Championships at Michigan First Chance Meet

February 16, 2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: by Matthew Daley, Athletic Communicationis Assistant

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Three athletes from the Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team will compete this weekend at the 2018 Michigan First Chance Meet. This weekend's trip hands these Falcons another opportunity to build their times and potentially qualify for the NCAA championship meet. This two-day event will be held in Ann Arbor, Mich. at the University of Michigan's Canham Natatorium. Both days will be broken up into two sessions beginning at 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., respectively. There will be no team scoring this weekend, but a full slate of 18 events are scheduled.

The three traveling Falcons are sophomore Meghan Burnard, sophomore Anna Griesbach, and redshirt junior Caroline Neely. Burnard will compete in the 100 butterfly, 500 freestyle, and 1650 freestyle. Neely will join Burnard in those three events and will also swim in the 200 freestyle. Griesbach is also scheduled to swim in the 100 butterfly and will race in the 100 and 200 backstroke events. The 500 freestyle is part of the first session (Saturday, 11:00 a.m.). The second session (Saturday, 5:00 p.m.) includes the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, and 100 backstroke. The 1650 freestyle and 200 backstroke are scheduled during Sunday's opening session.

This opportunity represents BGSU's final action in the pool prior to next week's Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 21-24) in Athens, Ohio.

HEAD COACH MATT ENSE SAYS...
"The Michigan First Chance meet will provide a great start to our Championship season swimming in a great facility with a great environment. It will be a smaller meet but the facility is a very fast one and will provide our women a great chance to swim fast."

PERSONAL RECORDS AND SEASON BESTS
Meghan Burnard
100 Butterfly (PR: 1:00.25, 2017 MAC Championships; SB: 1:00.96, vs Toledo)
500 Freestyle (PR/SB: 5:08.39, at Zippy Invite - Prelims)
1650 Freestyle (PR/SB: 17:55.37, at Zippy Invite)

Caroline Neely
100 Butterfly (PR/SB: 0:59.01, at Zippy Invite - Prelims)
200 Freestyle (PR/SB: 1:54.77, at Zippy Invite - C Final)
500 Freestyle (PR/SB: 5:06.57, vs Toledo)
1650 Freestyle (PR/SB: 17:34.20, at Zippy Invite)

Anna Griesbach
100 Backstroke (PR: 0:59.05, 2017 MAC Championships; SB: 1:01.01, vs Toledo)
200 Backstroke (PR: 2:09.02, 2017 MAC Championships; SB: 2:13.99, at Zippy Invite - Prelims)
100 Butterfly (PR: 0:59.62, 2017 MAC Championships; SB: 1:01.04, at Zippy Invite - Prelims)

NCAA QUALIFYING STANDARDS
100 Backstroke

A: 0:51.16
B: 0:55.09

200 Backstroke

A: 1:50.99
B: 1:59.19

100 Butterfly

A: 0:51.19
B: 0:54.49

200 Freestyle

A: 1:43.30
B: 1:47.99

500 Freestyle

A: 4:36.30
B: 4:47.79

1650 Freestyle

A: 15:53.50
B: 16:30.59

ALREADY MEETING POSTSEASON STANDARDS
Jordan Andrusak has already met the "B" standard in the 200 IM. She accomplished that by finishing third in the championship final at the 2017 Zippy Invitational with a time of 2:00.72. In addition, Talisa Lemke, Ashley White, and Claire Stam have qualified for the NCAA Diving Zones. Lemke has qualified in both events, while White has reached the qualifying score in the one-meter and Stam in the three-meter.