Vial and Underclassmen Highlight a Fast Falcon Friday at the MAC Championship

ATHENS, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University swimming and diving team completed Day Three of MAC Championships today. The Falcons had five Falcons make finals on the day. The Falcons currently sit in 8^th place with a team score of 95.

Freshmen Falcon flyer Natalia Mayorga continued the strong start to her collegiate career earning a spot in the championship final of the 3-Meter Dive. Mayorga opened prelims as the one seed and added a 5^th place finish in prelims with a score of 267.50.

The Falcons had swimmers compete in four of the five swimming finals on the day. Senior Captain Ava Vial made her second final of the week, this time in the 400 IM. Vial was the lone Falcon to make the championship final in an event. Vial took advantage of this opportunity swimming two places ahead of her seed and placing 5^th during the championship final. Vial swam to a time of 4:23.10, nearly a two second drop from her seed time in prelims.

Grace Bodrock just missed the consolation final in last year's MAC Championship but was sure to not miss this year. Bodrock snagged the last spot in the consolation final swimming to a time of 55.81 during prelims. During finals Bodrock swam to a 16^th place finish and a time of 56.38. This was Bodrock's first 100 Butterfly MAC final.

Joanna Robertson in her first MAC Championship made sure to leave a mark early on her Falcon career. Robertson captured the last spot in the 100 Breaststroke consolation final with a time of 1:04.13. In her final Robertson swam within her seed placement to a time of 1:04.33.

Sophomore swimmer Emily McNicol swam to her first final in the 100 Backstroke. McNicol swam to a 9^th place finish and time of 54.87 during prelims. This put McNicol as the number one seed in the consolation finals where she swam to a time of 54.62. This time put McNicol 11^th in the MAC for the event.

The Falcon relay teams had their best showing of the championship tonight. Not only were they able to improve their placement from their seeding but they also swam below their seed time. The team of Elayna Krupp, Grace Bodrock, Emily McNicol, and Riley McNichols swam to a time of 1:34.25 and a 7^th place finish. This was a 0.35 second time drop.

Featured Falcons
100 Butterfly – 16. Grace Bodrock 56.38
400 IM – 5. Ava Vial 4:23.10
200 Freestyle – N/A
100 Breaststroke – 16. Joanna Robertson 1:04.33
100 Backstroke – 11. Emily McNicol 54.62
200 Freestyle Relay – 7. Elayna Krupp, Grace Bodrock, Emily McNicol, Riley McNichols 1:34.25

Rickey's Reactions
"It was a fun night. We were even better today compared to yesterday. The girls that swam in finals did a great job. Ava's 400 IM was amazing. Grace's 100 Butterfly was a best time for her this morning. We are so happy she was able to get a second swim today. For Emily, the 100 Back was another great race for her and a lifetime best. Joanna did a tough double this morning but made it back in the 100 Breast, which was impressive especially considering her fight through injuries this year. It is always great to see one of our student athletes get a second swim. As for tomorrow, it is an opportunity for us to get better and couldn't be more excited for the challenge."

Up Next
The Falcons will conclude MAC Championships tomorrow starting with the 200 Backstroke prelims at 10 a.m. You can watch tomorrow's prelims HERE and the finals HERE.

Tomorrow's Schedule of Finals Events (Finals begin at 3:40)
1650 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
100 Freestyle
200 Breaststroke
100 Butterfly
3-Meter Diving
400 Freestyle Relay

For a more specified schedule of events you can go the to MAC website HERE.

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