Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Conclude Day One of the Zips Classic
October 07, 2022 | General, Women's Swimming & Diving
AKRON, Ohio – The Bowling Green State swimming and diving team opened their 2022-23 season today at the Akron Zips Classic.
The Falcons started the season on a high note. After Day one of competition the Falcons are currently in second place with a team score of 241.
The Orange and Brown could not have asked for a better start to the day with second, third, and fourth place finishes in the 1-Meter Dive. Led by Grace Ellis with a 2nd place score of 229.40 the group earned a total of 68 points leading the way over all the competition.
The swimmers then continued the hot start in the 400 Medley Relay with two teams finishing in the top five in the event with times of 3:48.84 and 3:51.34. These weren't the only Falcon relay teams to finish in the top five thanks to a fourth-place finish in the 800 Freestyle to end the night.
Individually the Falcons best finish occurred in the 50 Freestyle with a 5th place finish by Riley McNichols with a time of 23.92. McNichols was soon followed by Falcon freshman Emily McNicol with a time of 23.94. Additionally, the Falcons added a top ten finish in the 500 Freestyle with a strong performance by Livia Castro who swam to 7th place and a time of 5:04.81.
The Falcons look to keep their momentum and finish up the Zips Classic tomorrow with another great performance.
Falcon Finishes
1-Meter Dive – 2. Grace Ellis 229.40, 3. Elise Snyder 228.30, 4. Rayah Blood 222.45
400 Medley Relay – 4. McNicol, Harris, D'Ambrogio, Krupp 3:48.84; 5. Sokol, Gallagher, Vial, Petrak 3:51.34
500 Freestyle – 7. Livia Castro 5:04.81, 15. Gabby Vitela 5:10.91
200 IM – 11. Lily Kaiser 2:08.72, 12. Ava Vial 2:08.98, 15. Taylor Harris 2:09.96
50 Freestyle – 5. Riley McNichols 23.92, 9. Emily McNicol 23.94
800 Freestyle Relay – 4. McNicol, Sokol, Castro, Vial, 7:43.19; 8. Bodrock, Petrak, Ehrman, Krosky 7:50.29
Rickey's Reactions
"I am very pleased with how day one went. We had divers finish second, third and fourth to start the day. As far as swimming a lot of the freshman stepped up and swam well in their first meets. We are not too far off from our best times, and we just started competition. I am really looking forward to tomorrow and the rest of the season.
Up Next
The Falcons will finish up the Akron Zips Classic tomorrow and Day 2 starting at 10 a.m. with the 200 Freestyle Relay. To view tomorrow's events, you can watch HERE.
Tomorrow's Schedule of Events (Events start at 10 a.m.)
200 Freestyle Relay
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
3-Meter Dive
200 Medley Relay
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow 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'
The Falcons started the season on a high note. After Day one of competition the Falcons are currently in second place with a team score of 241.
The Orange and Brown could not have asked for a better start to the day with second, third, and fourth place finishes in the 1-Meter Dive. Led by Grace Ellis with a 2nd place score of 229.40 the group earned a total of 68 points leading the way over all the competition.
The swimmers then continued the hot start in the 400 Medley Relay with two teams finishing in the top five in the event with times of 3:48.84 and 3:51.34. These weren't the only Falcon relay teams to finish in the top five thanks to a fourth-place finish in the 800 Freestyle to end the night.
Individually the Falcons best finish occurred in the 50 Freestyle with a 5th place finish by Riley McNichols with a time of 23.92. McNichols was soon followed by Falcon freshman Emily McNicol with a time of 23.94. Additionally, the Falcons added a top ten finish in the 500 Freestyle with a strong performance by Livia Castro who swam to 7th place and a time of 5:04.81.
The Falcons look to keep their momentum and finish up the Zips Classic tomorrow with another great performance.
Falcon Finishes
1-Meter Dive – 2. Grace Ellis 229.40, 3. Elise Snyder 228.30, 4. Rayah Blood 222.45
400 Medley Relay – 4. McNicol, Harris, D'Ambrogio, Krupp 3:48.84; 5. Sokol, Gallagher, Vial, Petrak 3:51.34
500 Freestyle – 7. Livia Castro 5:04.81, 15. Gabby Vitela 5:10.91
200 IM – 11. Lily Kaiser 2:08.72, 12. Ava Vial 2:08.98, 15. Taylor Harris 2:09.96
50 Freestyle – 5. Riley McNichols 23.92, 9. Emily McNicol 23.94
800 Freestyle Relay – 4. McNicol, Sokol, Castro, Vial, 7:43.19; 8. Bodrock, Petrak, Ehrman, Krosky 7:50.29
Rickey's Reactions
"I am very pleased with how day one went. We had divers finish second, third and fourth to start the day. As far as swimming a lot of the freshman stepped up and swam well in their first meets. We are not too far off from our best times, and we just started competition. I am really looking forward to tomorrow and the rest of the season.
Up Next
The Falcons will finish up the Akron Zips Classic tomorrow and Day 2 starting at 10 a.m. with the 200 Freestyle Relay. To view tomorrow's events, you can watch HERE.
Tomorrow's Schedule of Events (Events start at 10 a.m.)
200 Freestyle Relay
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
3-Meter Dive
200 Medley Relay
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle
Follow the Falcons
Be sure to follow 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'
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