Fantastic Relay And Dive Performances Give Falcons Runner-Up Finish In Florida

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Sep 13

11 a.m.

Women's Swimming & Diving

vs Jean Campbell Alumni Meet

Oct 4

12 p.m.

Women's Swimming & Diving

vs Butler Duals

Oct 18

1 p.m.

Women's Swimming & Diving

vs Miami University (OH)

Nov 7

6 p.m.

Women's Swimming & Diving

vs Eastern Michigan University

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Miami, Fla. – The Bowling Green State University swim and dive team opened the 2020 portion of their season with a runner-up finish at the Florida International University Relay Invitational. Each of the 15 Falcon relay teams finished fifth or higher, helping them place second among eight teams. The 300-yard backstroke trio of Daisy Platts, Lauren Sullivan, and Sarah Fergus won first place with a time of 2:56.41. Six Falcon relay teams took second place and two relay teams took third.

The BGSU divers also competed on the 1-meter board. A quartet of divers compiled 65 points, taking four of the top five spots on the leaderboard. Senior Talisa Lemke scored a 325.58 to secure first place, 7^th individual victory of the season. The Falcons totaled 547 team points, just three points behind first-place Fordham, and 149 points ahead of third-place York.

Notable Performances

Daisy Platts, Lauren Sullivan, Sarah Fergus – 1^st Place in 300-Yard Backstroke Relay (2:56.41)
Talisa Lemke – 1^st Place in 1 Meter Dive (325.58)
Daisy Platts, Noelle Lavigne, Lauren Sullivan, Anna Eriksson – 2^nd Place in 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:38.47)
Anna Eriksson, Sarah Hennings, Michaela Ruddock – 2^nd Place in 300-Yard Butterfly Relay (2:59.35)
Taylor Harris, Julianna Petrak, Kasie Perretta – 2^nd Place in 300-Yard Breaststroke Relay (3:30.15)
Taylor Harris, Julianna Petrak, Lauren Sullivan, Daisy Platts – 2^nd Place in 400-Yard IM Relay (4:06.92)
Kate Lochridge, Taylor Harris, Sarah Hennings, Gillian Boal – 2^nd Place in 400-Yard Medley Relay (4:09.08)
Noelle Lavigne, Shaunna Jones, Maddy Andrews, Kellie House – 2^nd Place in 500-Yard Relay (50-100-150-200, 4:46.37)
Anna Eriksson, Shaunna Jones, Maddy Andrews, Kellie House – 3^rd Place in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (3:42.55)
Anais Constantinides, Gillian Boal, Rafaela Averbeck, Meghan Burnard – 3^rd Place in 500-Yard Relay (50-100-150-200, 4:59.38)
Callie Legere – 3^rd Place in 1 Meter Dive (236.55)
Maddy Andrews, Shaunna Jones, Kellie House, Meghan Burnard – 4^th Place in 200-Yard Freestyle Relay (1:44.55)
Meghan Burnard, Julianna Petrak, Rafaela Averbeck – 4^th Place in 300-Yard Butterfly Relay (3:11.92)
Sarah Fergus, Kasie Perretta, Michaela Ruddock, Anais Constantinides – 4^th Place in 400-Yard Medley Relay (4:15.61)
Kylie Mosset – 4^th Place in 1 Meter Dive (231.90)
Kate Lochridge, Amber Saxon, Noelle Lavigne – 5^th Place in 300-Yard Backstroke Relay (3:14.96)
Sarah Fergus, Meghan Burnard, Amber Saxon, Anais Constantinides – 5^th Place in 400-Yard Freestyle Relay (3:59.52)
Malika Haver – 5^th Place in 1 Meter Dive (207.30)

FULL RESULTS

Coach's Quote
"It was fun to race in the sun. I am happy with the team spirit and team effort. We will now focus on finishing the trip with some more great practices and get ready for next weekend's home meets."

Up Next
The Falcons will compete at home for the first time since Nov. 9 when they host Davenport for a dual on Friday, Jan. 17. The meet will begin at Cooper Pool at 5 p.m. BGSU will host conference opponent Miami the following afternoon (Saturday, Jan. 18), with a dual starting at 1 p.m. As always, admission will be free!

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