By Courtney Bartholomew, Swimming World College Intern
Results can be found here: MAC Championship Central
400 IM
The Bowling Green sophomore Franziska Wohlert dominated prelims and finals today in the Women’s 400 IM. This morning she took the even in a 4:21.79 and then in finals tonight dropped an impressive three seconds for a final time of 4:18.04. Second in this event tonight was Holly Schuster, the sophomore from Miami of Ohio in a 4:20.72. Third was senior Claire Daniel from Eastern Michigan in a 4:23.39.
100 Butterfly
Erin Seiler the senior from Akron took home an individual MAC title in this event tonight. She finished in a 52.97, a half-second better than her preliminary time. Addy Ferguson, a senior from Ohio University, was runner-up in a 53.13 and Sadie Fazekas, a freshman from Akron was third in a 53.83. This event showcased seven of the top-16 finalists being under the NCAA B-standard cut.
200 Freestyle
Rebecca Detro, the senior from Eastern Michigan University, won the 200 freestyle in a 1:47.39. In finals, she bettered her time from the preliminary session of 1:47.80. Second place was Victoria Griffin, a junior from Bowling Green in a 1:48.42. Rounding out the top three was sophomore Megan Burns from Buffalo in a 1:48.98.
100 Breaststroke
Delaney Duncan, the freshman from Eastern Michigan took home her first individual MAC Championship title tonight in meet record fashion. She won the event in a 59.46, bettering her preliminary time of 1:00.27. Not only was the swim a meet record, but the time was only .42 off the NCAA A-standard cut. Second was Sammy Richart of Toledo in a 1:00.54 and third was Daniela Carrillo of Bowling Green. Carillo set the Bowling Green school record in a 1:00.57.
100 Backstroke
Ludwika Szynal of Akron took the final individual event of the evening. Missing the meet record and conference record of 53.10 set in 2014, she won the race in a 53.16. In second place was meet and MAC record holder, Addy Ferguson the senior from Ohio University, in a 53.55. This was the second event of the night in which Ferguson placed in the top three. Rounding out the top three was Madison Myers, the freshman from Akron, in a 53.68.
400 Medley Relay
Eastern Michigan’s Duncan, Alexis Mitcheltree, Carly Jackson and Mary Kate Maclean who grabbed the 2016 title in a time of 3:37.17. Second was Akron in a 3:37.89 and third was the team from Miami of Ohio in a 3:41.04.
The final day of competition will take place on Saturday with preliminaries beginning at 11:00 a.m. The evening finals session will stream on ESPN3 at 5:00 p.m. EST.
