Cooper Pool Witnesses Two Lifetime Bests as Falcons Take on Miami

Friday, January 19

Bowling Green, Ohio

3 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

164

Miami (OH)

Cooper Pool Witnesses Two Lifetime Bests as Falcons Take on Miami

January 19, 2024 | Women's Swimming & Diving

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By: by Brady Shick BGSU Strategic Communications

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team took on the RedHawks of Miami today at BGSU's own Cooper Pool. The Falcons lost by a score of 79-164.

The Falcons were led by a strong outing from their divers yet again. Rayah Blood opened up competition with a win in the 3-Meter Dive thanks to a strong score of 291.00. Two other Falcons cracked the top five in the 3-Meter. Sarah Butt placed third with a score of 256.73 and was followed by fellow Falcon flyer Evie Long with a score of 254.33.

Evie Long had herself a day from the boards as well. Long came home with three milestones in the 1-Meter Dive. Long won her first diving event of the New Year, posted a lifetime best, and qualified for NCAA Diving Zones in just six dives. Teammate Cassidy Daugherty also added a lifetime best in the 1-Meter to cement the strong Falcon performance.

The Falcons came away from the meet with five second-place finishes. Freshman standout Joanna Robertson took second in the 200 Free with a time of 1:54.87. Then, senior captain Ava Vial placed second in the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.75. The rest of the Falcon silver medal efforts were captured by underclassmen. Sophomores Grace Bodrock and Emily McNicol took second in the 100 Fly and 100 Back respectively. Junior Elayna Krupp then captured second in the 100 Free.

Falcon Finishes
3-Meter Dive – 1. Rayah Blood 291.00, 3. Sarah Butt 256.73, 4. Evie Long 254.33
200 Medley Relay – 3. McNicol, Petrak, Bodrock, Krupp 1:46.49
1000 Freestyle – 4. Lourdes Manderfield 10:41.04
200 Freestyle –2. Joanna Robertson 1:54.87, 4. Ashley Fryer 1:56.10
50 Freestyle – 3. Riley McNichols 24.57
200 IM – 2. Ava Vial 2:07.75
1-Meter Dive – 1. Evie Long 276.90, 2. Grace Ellis 261.23, 4. Rayah Blood 247.88
100 Butterfly – 2. Grace Bodrock 57.80, 4. Abby Toepfer 59.40
100 Freestyle – 2. Elayna Krupp 52.60, 4. Sierra Newton 53.56
100 Backstroke – 2. Emily McNicol 57.40
500 Freestyle – 3. Morgan Sokol 5:14.06, 4. Ava Vial 5:16.30
100 Breaststroke – 4. Julianna Petrak 1:06.83
200 Freestyle Relay – 3. Krupp, Bodrock, McNicol, McNichols 1:37.22

Rickey's Reactions
"We raced really well today. The score was not what we wanted it to be, but the quality of races was great. We need to improve off the blocks on our relays and we need to grow our competitive mindset. I am very proud of how we raced today against a very good Miami team."

Up Next
The Falcons return to the pool next Friday at 5 p.m. in Ypsilanti to take on another MAC foe in Eastern Michigan.

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