Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, October 13
Akron, Ohio
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Falcons Sit in Second Place After Day One of Zips Classic
October 13, 2023 | Women's Swimming & Diving
AKRON, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team completed the first day of competition today at the Zips Classic. The Orange and Brown currently sit in 2nd place with 293 points.
It was no shock to the Falcons that Senior Diver Rayah Blood opened competition the way she did. In her first event of the season Blood came home with an event win in the 1-Meter Dive thanks to a score of 256.60. The Falcon relay teams then added two top 10 finishes in the 400 Medley Relay placing 3rd and 7th with respective times of 3:46.83 and 3:53.87.
Falcon Freshman Blanca Sanz then swam to a third-place finish in her first individual event for the Orange and Brown. Sanz finished with a time of 5:01.76 in the 500 Freestyle. Senior Ava Vial was right on her toes with a fourth-place finish and a time of 5:02.95. The Falcon relay team of Morgan Sokol, Julianna Petrak, and Abby Toepfer, and Ava Vial then swam to the final top 5 finish of the night with a time of 7:44.24 in the 800 Freestyle.
FALCON FINISHES
1-Meter Dive – 1. Rayah Blood 256.60, 5. Grace Ellis 229.98
400 Medley Relay – 3. McNicol, Robertson, Bodrock, Krupp 3:46.83, 7. Kaiser, Stefinec, D'Ambrogio, McNichols 3:53.87
500 Freestyle – 3. Blanca Sanz 5:01.76, 4. Livia Castro 5:02.95, 5. Abby Toepfer 5:03.17
200 IM – 6. Joanna Robertson 2:05.88, 10. Ava Vial 2:07.54
50 Freestyle – 6. Riley McNichols 23.68, 7. Emily McNicol 23.68
800 Freestyle Relay – 5. Sokol, Petrak, Toepfer, Vial 7:44.24
RICKEY'S REACTIONS
"It was a fun night. Our team energy, our fly kicks off the walls, our overall competitiveness, and our strong diving performance all went well tonight. It is still early in the season, and I am happy with what I saw. However, we still have things we need to focus on in the coming weeks."
UP NEXT
The Falcons will close out the Zips Classic tomorrow where they look to continue their strong start to the season.
TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Session 1 – 10 a.m.
200 Freestyle
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
Session 2 – 1:30 p.m.
3-Meter Diving
Session 3 – 5 p.m.
200 Medley Relay
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle Relay
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'
It was no shock to the Falcons that Senior Diver Rayah Blood opened competition the way she did. In her first event of the season Blood came home with an event win in the 1-Meter Dive thanks to a score of 256.60. The Falcon relay teams then added two top 10 finishes in the 400 Medley Relay placing 3rd and 7th with respective times of 3:46.83 and 3:53.87.
Falcon Freshman Blanca Sanz then swam to a third-place finish in her first individual event for the Orange and Brown. Sanz finished with a time of 5:01.76 in the 500 Freestyle. Senior Ava Vial was right on her toes with a fourth-place finish and a time of 5:02.95. The Falcon relay team of Morgan Sokol, Julianna Petrak, and Abby Toepfer, and Ava Vial then swam to the final top 5 finish of the night with a time of 7:44.24 in the 800 Freestyle.
FALCON FINISHES
1-Meter Dive – 1. Rayah Blood 256.60, 5. Grace Ellis 229.98
400 Medley Relay – 3. McNicol, Robertson, Bodrock, Krupp 3:46.83, 7. Kaiser, Stefinec, D'Ambrogio, McNichols 3:53.87
500 Freestyle – 3. Blanca Sanz 5:01.76, 4. Livia Castro 5:02.95, 5. Abby Toepfer 5:03.17
200 IM – 6. Joanna Robertson 2:05.88, 10. Ava Vial 2:07.54
50 Freestyle – 6. Riley McNichols 23.68, 7. Emily McNicol 23.68
800 Freestyle Relay – 5. Sokol, Petrak, Toepfer, Vial 7:44.24
RICKEY'S REACTIONS
"It was a fun night. Our team energy, our fly kicks off the walls, our overall competitiveness, and our strong diving performance all went well tonight. It is still early in the season, and I am happy with what I saw. However, we still have things we need to focus on in the coming weeks."
UP NEXT
The Falcons will close out the Zips Classic tomorrow where they look to continue their strong start to the season.
TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Session 1 – 10 a.m.
200 Freestyle
400 IM
100 Butterfly
200 Freestyle
100 Breaststroke
100 Backstroke
Session 2 – 1:30 p.m.
3-Meter Diving
Session 3 – 5 p.m.
200 Medley Relay
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
200 Butterfly
400 Freestyle Relay
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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