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Griesbach, Neely Improve Seed Times at Michigan First Chance Meet
February 18, 2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Two members of the Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team traveled north this weekend for an opportunity to boost their times in advance of upcoming postseason competition. Sophomore Anna Griesbach and senior Caroline Neely competed in multiple events at the Michigan First Chance Meet, which was held at Canham Natatorium on Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 17-18). Neely swam in the 200 and 500 yard freestyle races, while Griesbach entered the 100 yard butterfly, 100 yard backstroke, and 200 yard backstroke competitions. Sophomore Meghan Burnard was also scheduled to compete but was a late scratch.
Neely shaved time from her seed mark during both of her swims. In the 200-yard freestyle, she entered with a season-best 1:54.77, which she achieved in the C Final at the 2017 Zippy Invitational. This time, she finished in 1:54.10. Neely knocked nearly five seconds off her 500 freestyle time. Two weeks ago on Senior Day against Toledo, she posted a season-best 5:06.57. In Ann Arbor, she improved that to 5:01.70, which currently ranks 28th in the Mid-American Conference.
Griesbach bested season-best times in two of her three events. She began with the 100-yard butterfly on Saturday, where she finished in 59.94 and eclipsed her previous best by 1.2 seconds. On Sunday, she matched that in the 100-yard backstroke, touching in 59.95 to out-pace her previous best of 1:01.01. Griesbach also swam the 200 backstroke and completed the race in 2:15.13, just short of her seed time (2:13.99).
Neely, Griesbach, and the rest of the BGSUÂ swimming and diving team will now head to Athens, Ohio for this week's MAC Championships. The four-day event will be held from Wednesday, Feb. 21 through Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Ohio University Aquatic Center. The first events of the meet begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday with two relays; individual events will commence at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. The Falcons finished sixth at the 2017 MAC Championships, breaking a streak of four consecutive third-place finishes.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Two members of the Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team traveled north this weekend for an opportunity to boost their times in advance of upcoming postseason competition. Sophomore Anna Griesbach and senior Caroline Neely competed in multiple events at the Michigan First Chance Meet, which was held at Canham Natatorium on Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 17-18). Neely swam in the 200 and 500 yard freestyle races, while Griesbach entered the 100 yard butterfly, 100 yard backstroke, and 200 yard backstroke competitions. Sophomore Meghan Burnard was also scheduled to compete but was a late scratch.
Neely shaved time from her seed mark during both of her swims. In the 200-yard freestyle, she entered with a season-best 1:54.77, which she achieved in the C Final at the 2017 Zippy Invitational. This time, she finished in 1:54.10. Neely knocked nearly five seconds off her 500 freestyle time. Two weeks ago on Senior Day against Toledo, she posted a season-best 5:06.57. In Ann Arbor, she improved that to 5:01.70, which currently ranks 28th in the Mid-American Conference.
Griesbach bested season-best times in two of her three events. She began with the 100-yard butterfly on Saturday, where she finished in 59.94 and eclipsed her previous best by 1.2 seconds. On Sunday, she matched that in the 100-yard backstroke, touching in 59.95 to out-pace her previous best of 1:01.01. Griesbach also swam the 200 backstroke and completed the race in 2:15.13, just short of her seed time (2:13.99).
Neely, Griesbach, and the rest of the BGSUÂ swimming and diving team will now head to Athens, Ohio for this week's MAC Championships. The four-day event will be held from Wednesday, Feb. 21 through Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Ohio University Aquatic Center. The first events of the meet begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday with two relays; individual events will commence at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. The Falcons finished sixth at the 2017 MAC Championships, breaking a streak of four consecutive third-place finishes.
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