Sunday, November 24
Cleveland, OH
All Day
Bowling Green State University
at
Magnus Cup
Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics
Falcons Conclude In Cleveland, Finish Fourth At Magnus Cup
November 24, 2019 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Cleveland, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University swim and dive team concluded competition at the Magnus Cup in fourth place of 13 teams. Daisy Platts earned her fourth victory of the weekend and 13th of the season in the 200-yard backstroke, finishing in 1:55.34. This time is now the second-fastest in school history. Platts was backed by Lauren Sullivan, who gave another historic performance for the Falcons. The junior touched the wall in 2:00.70, earning third place and the tenth-best time in school history. Platts and Sullivan have combined for five of the school's top ten times in the 200-yard backstroke.
In the day's lone relay, BGSU gave more strong performances. The team of Platts, Julianna Petrak, Ashleigh Franks, and Anna Eriksson finished the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:27.19 to take third place. The team of Gillian Boal, Maddy Andrews, Shaunna Jones, and Sullivan finished sixth with a time of 3:32.64. The Falcons had multiple top ten finishes in four of the weekend's five relays.
Sophomore Kellie House and senior Meghan Burnard both gave top ten performances in the 1650-yard freestyle. House touched the wall in 17:19.85 to earn third place, and Burnard took tenth place with a time of 17:48.08. This was the sixth event that featured multiple Falcons in the top ten.
Anna Eriksson continued her strong weekend on day three. The sophomore placed seventh in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:07.12 and eighth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.36 seconds. In total, Eriksson had four top ten individual performances and swam for four top ten relay teams, two of which took first place.
The Falcons concluded the 2019 Magnus Cup with 848.5 points, giving them a fourth place finish among 13 teams. This was BGSU's first appearance in the Magnus Cup and their first invitational of the 2019-20 season.
Notable Performances
FULL RESULTS – DAY THREE (PDF)
Coach's Quote
"We are happy with the meet. Our goal is for each person to give their very best efforts while being extremely tired, sore, and competing in a lot of races. Over the weekend we had a lot of season-best and personal-best times. The team effort was wonderful, and I loved the team spirit we had. Now we will prepare for the next meet after Thanksgiving."
Up Next
The Falcons have a weekend off before traveling to Oxford for the Miami Invite. The invitational will begin on Thursday, Dec. 5, and conclude on Saturday, Dec. 7. After the Miami Invite, BGSU will have more than a month off before traveling to Miami for the Florida International University Relay Invite on Saturday, Jan. 11.
Follow The Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons swimming and diving team throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @FalconSwimDive
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_swimdive'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
In the day's lone relay, BGSU gave more strong performances. The team of Platts, Julianna Petrak, Ashleigh Franks, and Anna Eriksson finished the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:27.19 to take third place. The team of Gillian Boal, Maddy Andrews, Shaunna Jones, and Sullivan finished sixth with a time of 3:32.64. The Falcons had multiple top ten finishes in four of the weekend's five relays.
Sophomore Kellie House and senior Meghan Burnard both gave top ten performances in the 1650-yard freestyle. House touched the wall in 17:19.85 to earn third place, and Burnard took tenth place with a time of 17:48.08. This was the sixth event that featured multiple Falcons in the top ten.
Anna Eriksson continued her strong weekend on day three. The sophomore placed seventh in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:07.12 and eighth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 52.36 seconds. In total, Eriksson had four top ten individual performances and swam for four top ten relay teams, two of which took first place.
The Falcons concluded the 2019 Magnus Cup with 848.5 points, giving them a fourth place finish among 13 teams. This was BGSU's first appearance in the Magnus Cup and their first invitational of the 2019-20 season.
Notable Performances
- Daisy Platts – 1st Place in 200-Yard Backstroke (1:55.34)
- Lauren Sullivan – 3rd Place in 200-Yard Backstroke (2:00.70)
- Kellie House – 3rd Place in 1650-Yard Freestyle (17:19.85)
- Platts, Petrak, Franks, Eriksson – 3rd Place in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (3:27.19)
- Boal, Andrews, Jones, Sullivan – 6th Place in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (3:32.64)
- Anna Eriksson – 7th Place in 200-Yard Butterfly (2:07.12)
- Anna Eriksson – 8th Place in 100-Yard Freestyle (52.36)
- Meghan Burnard – 10th Place in 1650-Yard Freestyle (17:48.08)
FULL RESULTS – DAY THREE (PDF)
Coach's Quote
"We are happy with the meet. Our goal is for each person to give their very best efforts while being extremely tired, sore, and competing in a lot of races. Over the weekend we had a lot of season-best and personal-best times. The team effort was wonderful, and I loved the team spirit we had. Now we will prepare for the next meet after Thanksgiving."
Up Next
The Falcons have a weekend off before traveling to Oxford for the Miami Invite. The invitational will begin on Thursday, Dec. 5, and conclude on Saturday, Dec. 7. After the Miami Invite, BGSU will have more than a month off before traveling to Miami for the Florida International University Relay Invite on Saturday, Jan. 11.
Follow The Falcons
Be sure to follow the Falcons swimming and diving team throughout the season on social media.
Twitter – @BGAthletics and @FalconSwimDive
Instagram – 'bgfalcons' and 'bgsu_swimdive'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
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