Falcons Place Second at Zips Classic

Friday, October 13

Akron, Ohio

All Day

Bowling Green State University

Zippy Invitational

October 14, 2023 | Women's Swimming & Diving

Full Meet Results

By: by Brady Shick BGSU Strategic Communications

AKRON, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team finished competition today at the Akron's Zips Classic. The Falcons finished in 2^nd place with a team score of 895.

The Falcons came into this year's Zip Classic on a mission. Last year at the Zips Classic the Falcons only came away with one event win. This season the Falcons not only scored a 110 more points than a year prior they also won three events. The Orange and Brown were led again by diver Rayah Blood. Blood won the 3-Meter Diving, one day after winning the 1-Meter, thanks to a score 287.30. Fellow Falcon divers Evie Long and Sarah Butt finished 3^rd and 5^th respectively with scores of 248.55 and 232.80.

The swimmers also found success today. Freshman Falcon Joanna Robertson won her first collegiate event and the lone Falcon swimming event win in the 100 Breaststroke. Robertson splashed onto the podium thanks to a time of 1:02.63. Senior swimmers Ava Vial and Livia Castro both swam to 4^th place finishes. Vial did so in the 400 IM with a time of 4:31.03 while Castro did so in the 1650 Freestyle with a time of 17:27.74.

The Backstroke duo of Morgan Sokol and Emily McNicol had another stellar swim today. McNicol placed third in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 55.42 while her counterpart Morgan Sokol added a 3^rd place finish in the 200 with a time of 2:03.12.

FALCON FINISHES
200 Freestyle Relay – 4. Krupp, McNicol, Petrak, McNichols 1:35.09
400 IM – 4. Ava Vial 4:31.03
100 Butterfly – 6. Riley McNichols 57.01, 7. Blanca Sanz 57.17
200 Freestyle – 5. Abby Toepfer 1:54.33, 6. Julianna Petrak 1:54.56
100 Breaststroke – 1. Joanna Robertson 1:02.63
100 Backstroke – 3. Emily McNicol 55.42
3-Meter Dive – 1. Rayah Blood 287.30, 3. Evie Long 248.55, 5. Sarah Butt 232.80
200 Medley Relay – 3. McNicol, Robertson, Krupp, McNichols 1:43.76
1650 Freestyle – 4. Livia Castro 17:27.74, 6. Lourdes Manderfield 17:34.16
200 Backstroke – 3. Morgan Sokol 2:03.12, 5. Alex Johnson 2:05.19
100 Freestyle – 8. Elayna Krupp 52.37
200 Breaststroke – 5. Maddie Bond 2:22.61
200 Butterfly – 5. Blanca Sanz 2:05.95, 7. Grace Bodrock 2:06.65, 8. Ava Vial 2:07.58
400 Freestyle Relay – 5. Robertson, Toepfer, Petrak, Bodrock 3:31.22

RICKEY'S REACTIONS
"When you are competing, you see things that you may have missed in practice. This morning's session, we saw those things, both good and not so good. However, it was a positive experience. We are happy for Joanna Robertson for her 100 Breaststroke win and happy for Rayah Blood's second win of the weekend in the 3-Meter Diving. Today we came out loose and aggressive. From the 1650 Freestyle to the last relay, the team was focused. This year we scored 110 more points than at this meet last year. We won three events and were much more competitive this time around. "

UP NEXT
The Falcons are back in action next weekend returning to Northeast Ohio to face Cleveland State, in their first head-to-head match of the season.

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