Photo by: Stephen Linsky, BGSU Athletics
Falcons Split Dual Meet in Athens
January 29, 2022 | Women's Swimming & Diving
ATHENS, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University swim and dive team voyaged to Athens, Ohio for a victory against the Vikings of Cleveland State and a defeat to the home Ohio Bobcats. Bowling Green defeated Cleveland State 239-52 and fell to Ohio 117-182.
Daisy Platts notched two more wins in both the 100 and 200 Backstroke event for the second straight day. Teammates Taylor Harris and Kellie House swam into a first place finish in the 200 Breaststroke and the 1000 Freestyle.
Divers Zoe Smith and Grace Ellis put on another powerful performance with Ellis taking the top spot on the podium in the 3-Meter event and Smith taking the third spot. In the 1-Meter Smith delivered another diving win for BG.
The Bobcats topped .500 winning percentage for the first time on the season with wins against both the Falcons and Vikings. The Vikings fell to both the Falcons and Bobcats during their 11th meet of the season.
Rickey's Reactions
"I am proud of the way we fought all weekend. The entire team was engaged and had great energy. We are well on our way to a great end of the season meet. I am excited about what is to come. "
Falcon Finishes
3-Meter Dive – 1. Grace Ellis 274.90, 3. Zoe Smith 269.40, 4. Rayah Blood 249.60
400 Medley Relay – 2. Platts, Harris, Eriksson, Krupp 3:46.66, 5. Kaiser, Stefinec, D'Ambrogio, Boal 4:10.00
1000 Freestyle – 1. Kellie House 10:22.85, 5. Moa Karlsson 10:41.61
200 Freestyle- 6. Livia Castro 1:59.18, 8. Karen Krosky 2:00.01
100 Backstroke – 1. Daisy Platts 56.79, 6. Olivia Edge 1:01.97
100 Breaststroke – 2. Taylor Harris 1:05.22, 3. Martina Stefinec 1:06.52, 4. Julianna Petrak 1:07.71
200 Butterfly – 4. Fabiana D'Ambrogio 2:07.12, 5. Ava Vial 2:08.85
50 Freestyle – 2. Elayna Krupp 24.22, 5. Anna Eriksson 24.52
1-Meter Dive – 1. Zoe Smith 256.60, 4. Grace Ellis 251.90, 5. Kylie Mosset 249.85
100 Freestyle – 3. Elayna Krupp 52.98, T-4. Julianna 53.39, 6. Anna Eriksson 53.90
200 Backstroke – 1. Daisy Platts 2:02.00, 4. Lily Kaiser 2:06.00, 6. Inbar Mark 2:15.38
200 Breaststroke – T-1 Taylor Harris 2:20.49, 5. Martina Stefinec 2:25.87
500 Freestyle – 2. Kellie House 5:06.91, 5. Moa Karlsson 5:13.37
100 Butterfly – 4. Fabiana D'Ambrogio 58.69, 7. Ava Vial 1:00.85
400 IM – 4. Ava Vial 4:37.62, 6. Lily Kaiser 4:39.21
200 Freestyle Relay – 2. Kennedy, Krupp, Boal, Eriksson 1:38.37, 5. Petrak, Castro, House, Wolff
Up Next
The Falcons are off until February 12 where they look to sweep this year's Battle of I-75 series at Toledo.
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 'falconswimdive'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
Daisy Platts notched two more wins in both the 100 and 200 Backstroke event for the second straight day. Teammates Taylor Harris and Kellie House swam into a first place finish in the 200 Breaststroke and the 1000 Freestyle.
Divers Zoe Smith and Grace Ellis put on another powerful performance with Ellis taking the top spot on the podium in the 3-Meter event and Smith taking the third spot. In the 1-Meter Smith delivered another diving win for BG.
The Bobcats topped .500 winning percentage for the first time on the season with wins against both the Falcons and Vikings. The Vikings fell to both the Falcons and Bobcats during their 11th meet of the season.
Rickey's Reactions
"I am proud of the way we fought all weekend. The entire team was engaged and had great energy. We are well on our way to a great end of the season meet. I am excited about what is to come. "
Falcon Finishes
3-Meter Dive – 1. Grace Ellis 274.90, 3. Zoe Smith 269.40, 4. Rayah Blood 249.60
400 Medley Relay – 2. Platts, Harris, Eriksson, Krupp 3:46.66, 5. Kaiser, Stefinec, D'Ambrogio, Boal 4:10.00
1000 Freestyle – 1. Kellie House 10:22.85, 5. Moa Karlsson 10:41.61
200 Freestyle- 6. Livia Castro 1:59.18, 8. Karen Krosky 2:00.01
100 Backstroke – 1. Daisy Platts 56.79, 6. Olivia Edge 1:01.97
100 Breaststroke – 2. Taylor Harris 1:05.22, 3. Martina Stefinec 1:06.52, 4. Julianna Petrak 1:07.71
200 Butterfly – 4. Fabiana D'Ambrogio 2:07.12, 5. Ava Vial 2:08.85
50 Freestyle – 2. Elayna Krupp 24.22, 5. Anna Eriksson 24.52
1-Meter Dive – 1. Zoe Smith 256.60, 4. Grace Ellis 251.90, 5. Kylie Mosset 249.85
100 Freestyle – 3. Elayna Krupp 52.98, T-4. Julianna 53.39, 6. Anna Eriksson 53.90
200 Backstroke – 1. Daisy Platts 2:02.00, 4. Lily Kaiser 2:06.00, 6. Inbar Mark 2:15.38
200 Breaststroke – T-1 Taylor Harris 2:20.49, 5. Martina Stefinec 2:25.87
500 Freestyle – 2. Kellie House 5:06.91, 5. Moa Karlsson 5:13.37
100 Butterfly – 4. Fabiana D'Ambrogio 58.69, 7. Ava Vial 1:00.85
400 IM – 4. Ava Vial 4:37.62, 6. Lily Kaiser 4:39.21
200 Freestyle Relay – 2. Kennedy, Krupp, Boal, Eriksson 1:38.37, 5. Petrak, Castro, House, Wolff
Up Next
The Falcons are off until February 12 where they look to sweep this year's Battle of I-75 series at Toledo.
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 'falconswimdive'
Facebook – 'BGSU Athletics'
YouTube – 'Falcon Athletics'
Players Mentioned
BG Swim/Dive : Ava Vial Postmeet 2.2
Monday, February 05
BG Swim/Dive : Coach Perkins Postmeet 2.4
Sunday, February 04
BG Ziggys : Daisy Platts
Monday, April 25
BG S/D : Coach Perkins Post-Mac's 2.26
Sunday, February 27