Akron Leads After Day Two Of The Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
Day Two Results
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO -- University of Akron leads the 2016 Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships after Day Two of competition. The Zips have earned 315.50 points, followed by Buffalo with 198 points and Eastern Michigan with 197.50 points.
Buffalo Senior Jess Powers led off the night with a win in the 500 Freestyle, clocking in with a season-best time of 4:47.63. It’s the third consecutive year she has won the event.
In the second championship event of the night, Akron Freshman Madison Myers took home her first collegiate 200 IM title. Her winning time of 1:58.98 set a new Akron record.
UB’s Megan Burns picked up another win for the Bulls in the third event of the evening. Her time of 20.36 was a career-best in the 50 Freestyle.
Miami Sophomore Pei Lin grabbed the 1-meter diving title with a score of 322.35.
Day two competition concluded with the 200 Freestyle Relay as Akron’s Madison Myers, Ragen Engel, Hannah Raspopovich & Sadie Fazekas won the title with a meet record time of 1:30.06.
The competition continues on Friday with preliminaries beginning at 11:00 a.m. The evening finals session will stream on
ESPN3 at 7:00 p.m. EST.
MAC Women's Swimming & Diving Team Results (Following Day Two)
1. Akron – 315.50 points
2. Buffalo – 198 points
3. Eastern Michigan – 197.50 points
4. Bowling Green – 160 points
5. Miami – 147 points
6. Ohio – 130 points
7. Toledo – 108 points
8. Ball State – 72 points
