Akron Captures 5th Straight MAC Swimming and Diving Title
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Athens, Ohio – Akron earned its fifth-straight MAC swimming and diving title Saturday in Athens, Ohio. The Zips tallied 827.5 points during the meet, which marks the highest total ever at a MAC Championship with an eight-team field.
The Akron swimming and diving team garnered 13 postseason awards. Senior Paloma Marrero Munoz, junior Sadie Fazekas, junior Madison Myers, sophomore Ellie Nebraska, sophomore Jackie Pash and sophomore Mackenzie Vargas were all named to the All-MAC first team. Sophomore Morgan Waggoner, freshman Paula Garcia and freshman Annie Lochridge received All-MAC second team accolades.
Marrero was selected as the prestigious Most Outstanding Swimmer award and Nogaj was named Freshman Swimmer of the Year.
Head coach Brian Peresie was named the 2018 MAC Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive year.
At the end of the four-day event, the Zips claimed five relay MAC titles in the 200 medley relay, 800 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, and the 400 freestyle relay.
Eastern Michigan finished the 2018 MAC Championships as the runner-up with 590.5 points, followed by Buffalo with 573 points.
The final team rankings are as follows:
Final Team Standings
1. Akron - 827.5
2. Eastern Michigan - 590.5
3. Buffalo - 573
4. Miami - 516
5. Bowling Green - 333
6. Toledo - 254
7. Ohio - 253
8. Ball State - 158
MAC Postseason Awards
Swimming Coach of the Year: Brian Peresie, Akron
Diving Coach of the Year: Buck Smith, Eastern Michigan
Co-Most Outstanding Swimmer: Paloma Marrero, Akron / Nicole Swartz, EMU
Co-Most Outstanding Diver: Pei Lin, Miami / Talisa Lemke, BGSU
Most Outstanding Senior: Pei Lin, Miami
Freshman Swimmer of the Year: Paulina Nogaj, Akron
Freshman Diver of the Year: Mikela Schempf, Eastern Michigan
All-MAC First Team
Paloma Marrero, Akron
Sadie Fazekas, Akron
Madison Myers, Akron
Paulina Nogaj, Akron
Ellie Nebraska, Akron
Jackie Pash, Akron
Mackenzie Vargas, Akron
Talisa Lemke, Bowling Green
Megan Burns, Buffalo
Hannah Miller, Buffalo
Delaney Duncan, Eastern Michigan
Nicole Swartz, Eastern Michigan
Casey Gavigan, Eastern Michigan
Ella Moynihan, Miami
Pei Lin, Miami
Corrin Van Lanen, Ohio
All-MAC Second Team
Nicole Roitenberg, Buffalo
Brittany Beetcher, Buffalo
Claire Young, Eastern Michigan
Morgan Waggoner, Akron
Holly Schuster, Miami
Andrea Ernst, Buffalo
Carolyn Junger, Miami
Izzy Jones, Toledo
Emma Bradley, Miami
Paula Garcia, Akron
Eve Kosten, Buffalo
Brielle Johnston, Eastern Michigan
Emily Zimcosky, Ohio
Anne Lochridge, Akron
Izzy Herb, Miami
