Talisa Lemke's One-Meter Diving Title Highlights Day Two of 2018 MAC Championships

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Talisa Lemke's One-Meter Diving Title Highlights Day Two of 2018 MAC Championships

February 22, 2018 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: by Matthew Daley, Athletic Communicationis Assistant

ATHENS, Ohio – The rebirth of Bowling Green State University diving reached its apex when Talisa Lemke captured the 2018 Mid-American Conference championship in the one-meter competition on Thursday night (Feb. 22). Lemke set a new school record in the event for the sixth time by shattering her previous record (305.15) with a cumulative 319.65. She became the first BGSU diver to win a MAC championship since Angie Gillett in 1992 and the first in the one-meter since Mary Pfeiffer in 1998. Lemke, a sophomore from Berlin, Germany, was the 2017 MAC Freshman Diver of the Year and placed fourth in both diving events at the 2017 MAC Championships.

LINKS (ALL PDF)
Results: Day One – Day Two (Prelims) / (Finals)
BGSU 2017-18 Performance List
BGSU All-Time Records
MAC Top Times (individual)
MAC Top Times (Relays)
MAC Top Dives (1-meter)
MAC Top Dives (3-meter)
MAC Record Book

BGSU swimmers also contributed several successful moments during the second day of the 2018 MAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships. Athletes competed in the 50 and 500 yard freestyle events, as well as the 200 yard individual medley and the 200 yard freestyle relay. Two Falcons competed in the 200 IM championship final, along with one each in the consolation finals of both freestyle races.

Freshman Jordan Andrusak, owner of the school record in the 200 IM, scored 14 points and placed fifth (2:01.56). Emily Verbrugge added a personal record 2:02.49 in the preliminaries before earning 11 points and eighth place in the final. Andrusak later returned to the pool and swam anchor for the 200 freestyle relay team, which finished in 1:33.19. That time placed seventh but was also the ninth-fastest in BGSU history.

In the individual freestyle events, Natalie Criswell secured a point for an eighth place finish (16th overall) in the consolation final of the 500 yard freestyle. Maria Galic rallied for seventh place in the 50 yard freestyle consolation and scored two points. Galic's 23.42 in the preliminaries was a new personal record.

The third day of the MAC Championships will once again include two sessions. The daytime events (10:30 a.m.) feature preliminary heats in the 400 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke, and three-meter diving. The evening session (6:30 p.m.) includes the championship and consolation heats in the individual swimming events, the consolation final in the three-meter diving, and the 400 medley relay championship.

HEAD COACH MATT ENSE SAYS…
"Tonight was a very special night for our program. Talisa Lemke earned the MAC title in the 1 meter diving event. This was our first 1 meter champion since Hall of Famer Mary Pfeiffer won in 1988. Coach Grant has been doing great things with the divers this season, and they are peaking at the right time. The team has a lot of momentum heading into the third day of the meet. We typically get stronger as the meet goes on, so we are looking forward to getting more second swims and dives tomorrow."

MEET STANDINGS AFTER DAY TWO
1. Akron – 292.5
2. Buffalo – 223.5
3. Eastern Michigan – 221
4. Miami – 170
5. BGSU – 131
6. Ohio – 101
7. Toledo – 100
8. Ball State – 89

FALCONS IN THE 500 FREESTYLE (MAC CHAMP: Ella Moynihan, Miami – 4:42.42)
16. Natalie Criswell (4:56.92, final; 4:56.45, prelims)
21. Maddy Andrews (4:58.09, prelims)
28. Mary Edwards (5:01.83, prelims) -- *season best*
--. Kristen Puthoff (5:21.65, prelims) -- *personal record*

FALCONS IN THE 200 IND. MEDLEY (MAC CHAMP: Paloma Marrero, Akron – 1:59.04)
5. Jordan Andrusak (2:01.56, final; 2:02.50, prelims)
8. Emily Verbrugge (2:03.28, final; 2:02.49, prelims) -- *personal record (prelims)*
20. Nikki Borgerding (2:04.84, prelims) -- *personal record*
21. Franziska Wohlert (2:04.93, prelims) -- *season best*
35. Elodie Schreiber (2:09.97, prelims)

FALCONS IN THE 50 FREESTYLE (MAC CHAMP: Megan Burns, Buffalo – 22.47)
15. Maria Galic (23.62, final; 23.42, prelims) -- *personal record (prelims)*
21. Ashleigh Franks (23.83, prelims) -- *personal record*
26. Gabrielle Loeck (23.98, prelims) -- *personal record*
27. Amanda Washko (24.00, prelims) -- *season best*
28. Monona Martin (24.28, prelims) -- *personal record*
31. Lauren Sullivan (24.43, prelims)
--. Noelle Lavigne (23.84, prelims)
--. Shaunna Jones (24.44, prelims) -- *personal record*
--. Michaela Ruddock (25.07, prelims) -- *personal record*
--. Kasie Perretta (25.77, prelims) -- *personal record*

FALCONS IN THE 1-METER DIVING (MAC CHAMP: Talisa Lemke, BGSU – 319.65)
1. Talisa Lemke (319.65, final; 295.00, prelims) -- *SCHOOL RECORD*
14. Ashley White (230.95, final; 234.35, prelims)
20. Kylie Bosco (224.40, prelims)
21. Claire Stam (214.55, prelims)

FALCONS IN THE 200 FREESTYLE RELAY (MAC CHAMP: Akron – 1:29.74)
7. Maria Galic, Ashleigh Franks, Franziska Wohlert, Jordan Andrusak (1:33.19, final)

400 IND. MEDLEY PREVIEW

The Falcons have a good opportunity for points, with three swimmers in the MAC's top 17.
Jordan Andrusak has the MAC's fifth-best time (4:19.84), but school-record holder Franziska Wohlert is 11th. Emily Verbrugge's 4:27.05 ranks 17th in the MAC.

100 BUTTERFLY PREVIEW

Sarah Hennings, ranked sixth in the MAC (55.09), seeks a spot in the championship final.
Hennings' best time in 2017-18 is fourth-best in BGSU history and only 0.42 from the school record.

200 FREESTYLE PREVIEW

Like the 400 IM, the Falcons have three ranked in the top 17 of the MAC in this event.
Wohlert (#8) and Andrews (#11) have all-time BGSU top ten times this season, and Verbrugge (1:51.44) is also a contender for points.

100 BREASTSTROKE PREVIEW

Nikki Borgerding established her 1:03.22 seed time by placing third at the 2017 Zippy Invitational.
That time ranks sixth in the MAC, as well as sixth on BGSU's all-time list in this event.

100 BACKSTROKE PREVIEW

Arguably the Falcons' strongest event, BGSU has five swimmers in the MAC's top 25.
Elodie Schreiber (55.37) is a contender for the championship final and posted one of the best times in BGSU history in the 2016-17 season.
Maria Galic and Lauren Sullivan are also in seed position to win points, while Sarah Hennings (#17) and Sarah Fergus (#25) are also contenders.

3-METER DIVING PREVIEW

Talisa Lemke will seek to sweep the MAC diving championships. She is currently second in the MAC with a seed score of 336.15. Claire Stam is also in the top 16 for BGSU.

400 MEDLEY RELAY PREVIEW

BGSU's seed time (3:45.81) is fifth in the MAC.
That mark was established by Schreiber, Borgerding, Andrusak, and Galic at the 2017 Zippy Invitational.