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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio swimming and diving team wrapped up its two-day dual meet with Eastern Michigan on Saturday morning (Feb.), with Ohio securing the victory by the final score of, 272.5-79.5.
Prior to the start of the meet, the Bobcats honored its five seniors, who never lost a home dual in their time as a Bobcat:
Raphaelle Anglade (Toulouse, France),
Sophie Cooper (Milford, Ohio),
Gabrielle McKee (Gilbertsville, Pa),
Edie Sawyer (Cranberry Township, Pa) and
Julia Strine (Shippensburg, Pa.).
In the first event of the day, 3-meter diving, sophomore
Astrid Pichardo (Guanajuato, Mexico) took first with a score of 306.60, while sophomore
Stephanie Balthaser (Delaware, Ohio) took fourth with a score of 245.33.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the Ohio 'A' team of junior
Allison Schrank (Blaine, Minn.), junior
Casadie DiBetta (St. Clairsville, Ohio), sophomore
Zita Szoke (Hodmezovasarhely, Hungary) and graduate student
Caroline Dunigan (Lansdale, Pa.) placed first, finishing with a time of 1:38.50. The finish set a new school record for the Bobcats in the 200 medley relay, shaving .47 off the previous record of 1:38.97 that was set last year.
In the 1000 free, sophomore
Ashley Sallows (Delaware, Ohio) placed first with a time of 10:18.35, while freshman
Maddie Berg placed second, touching in at 10:28.29.
The 50 free saw Dunigan take first, finishing with a time of 22.82, followed by sophomore
Katie Buroker (Zionsville, Ind.) in third with a time of 24.30 and Strine in sixth (24.39).
Then in the 100-yard backstroke, Schrank picked up the first-place finish, touching in with a time of 54.79, while sophomore
Melanie Schweikert (Maineville, Ohio) finished fourth (56.94) and freshman
Leah Guess (Hartville, Ohio) in fifth (56.96).
Ohio took the top three spots in the 100-yard breaststroke with DiBetta placing first with a time of 1:01.22, followed by Strine in second (1:02.47) and Sawyer in third with a time of 1:03.33.
Szoke took first in the 100 fly, finishing with a time of 53.01, followed by Schrank in third (.56.90), junior
Alexandra Wayner (Savannah, Georgia) in fifth (58.47) in fifth and Guess in sixth with a time of 58.90.
In the 200 free, junior
Peyton Binns (Hudson, Ohio) placed second, finishing with a time of1:52.17, followed by Dunigan in third (1:52.27), junior
Anna McGrath (Lewis Center, Ohio) in fourth (1:52.29) and Buroker in fifth with a time of 1:53.88.
Ohio took the top four spots in the 400 IM, with McKee placing first with a time of 4:19.60. Next was junior
Emily Ellsworth (Westerville, Ohio) in second (4:24.92), junior
Morgan Brown (Roanoke, Ind.) in third (4:26.70) and Anglade in fourth with a time of 4:29.74.
Then in the final event of the day, the 400 free relay, the Ohio 'A' team of Szoke, Buroker, McGrath and Binns placed first with a time of 3:25.42.
Up next, the Bobcats head to Columbus, Ohio for their final tune-up before the MAC Championships Feb. 14-16 for the 2025 OSU Winter Invite.
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