Eastern Michigan University’s swim and dive program traveled to Bowling Green, Ohio on Feb. 23-26 to compete in the Mid-American Conference Championships.
During the first day of competition EMU participated in two relay events, the 200 medley relay and the 800 freestyle relay.
The 200 medley relay team included Lainie Bell, Riley Hofmann, Ali Staver, and Kiersten Russell. The team finished in sixth place with a time of 1:40.74, recording a season-best for them.
In the 800 freestyle relay, Eastern Michigan placed fifth with a time of 7:20.68. The effort recorded another season-best for the team, including Carlin Hudson, Kelsey Andrusak, Kiersten Russell, and Lucie Fioux.
Multiple Eagles entered EMU’s swim and dive record book after performances from the Championship weekend including Hofmann, Bell, Staver and Berger.
Riley Hofmann earned a medal, placing third in the 400-yard individual medley with a personal-best time of 4:16.76. Hofmann’s performance qualified her for third all-time in program history in the 400-yard individual medley.
In the 100-yard backstroke, Lainie Bell finished with a time of 54.65. Bell’s performance in the 100-yard backstroke ranked fifth best in program history. Teammate Ali Staver ranks 10th all-time in program history in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 55.12.
Bethany Berger finished first in the 3-meter dive preliminaries with a score of 326.15, placing her at 10th all-time in the program's history.
Throughout the MAC Championships, Eastern Michigan earned three silver and two bronze medals.
Camryn Hughes earned a third-place finish in the 1-meter dive with a score of 290.65. In the 1-meter and 3-meter dive Bethany Berger earned second place in both events earning her Second Team All-MAC honors.
Riley Hofmann was selected as a First Team All-MAC member after her second place finish in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.11) and third place finish in the 400-yard individual medley (4:16.76).
With a total of 345 points, the Eagles finished the Mid-American Conference Championships in fifth-place. The University of Akron placed first, claiming the trophy with a total of 896.5 points.
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