Eastern Michigan University’s women’s swim and dive team placed second at the Mid-American Conference championship tournament Saturday. The tournament lasted four days and was EMU’s best showing since the 2006-07 season when they won the MAC championship.
Akron came away as this year’s champion with 650 points, followed by EMU’s 555, Bowling Green’s 507, Buffalo’s 477, Miami’s 443, Ohio’s 359.5, Toledo’s 343.5 and Ball State’s 170.
Becky Deacon and Jessie Godlewski earned second place finishes for the Eagles. Deacon placing 2-of-23 in the 3-meter dive and Godlewski placed 2-of-25 in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:59.21.
Alexis Mitcheltree became only the second swimmer in program history to swim the 200 backstroke in under two minutes, with a personal best 1:59.35. In the 200 breaststroke Monica Dorszewski placed third out of 30 with a time of 2:14.47, second fastest on EMU’s all-time list.
Some of the EMU’s athletes qualified for NCAA tournament consideration because of their performances. The athletes will be notified at a later time if they will be invited to compete in the NCAA swim championships, March 19-21 or the NCAA zone C Diving Championships, March 13-14.
Results provided by EMU Athletics:
All-MAC First Team
Jessica Powers, Buffalo
Spencer Rodriguez, Buffalo
Megan Burns, Buffalo
Pei Lin, Miami
Addy Ferguson, Ohio
Stephanie Lemire, Miami
Laura Dawson, Ohio
Paloma Marerro-Munoz, Akron
Hannah Raspopovich, Akron
Erin Seiler, Akron
Victoria Griffin, BGSU
Estela Davis-Ortiz, BGSU
Franziska Wohlert, BGSU
Carly Jackson, EMU
Ashley Niznick, Akron
All-MAC Second Team
Jessie Godlewski, EMU
Ashley Drazkowski, Akron
Elise Campbell, Miami
Laura Savariau, Akron
Kristin Filby, BGSU
Katrin Streicher, Toledo
Jordan Bullock, BGSU
Tara Capouch, BGSU
Ludwika Szynal, Akron
Becky Deacon, EMU
Sara Ghaffari, EMU
Mary Kate MacLean, EMU
Brittney Walters, Buffallo
Kara Kaulius
Coach of the Year: Brian Peresie, Akron
Diving Coach of the Year: Buck Smith, EMU
Outstanding Senior of the Year: Spencer Rodriguez, Buffalo
Outstanding Diver of the Year: Pei Lin, Miami
Outstanding Swimmer of the Year: Laura Dawson, Ohio
EMU Individual Results (* signifies a personal best)
| Finals | Prelims | |
| 3-meter Diving | ||
| 2. Deacon, Becky | 333.60* | 282.95 |
| 4. Shereda, Alli | 296.70* | 267.30 |
| 5. Dark, Lauren | 294.50 | 286.85 |
| 6. Taylor, Karly | 281.70 | 278.70 |
| 8. Saya, Melynee | 267.40 | 289.90 |
| 1650-yard Freestyle | ||
| 12. Burtch, Audra | 17:02.17 | |
| 14. Van Allen, Grace | 17:04.59 | |
| 21. Dombkowski, Sarah | 17:17.93* | |
| 200-yard Backstroke | ||
| 8. Mitcheltree, Alexis | 2:00.22 | 1:59.35* |
| 13. Shaw, Haley | 2:04.29 | 2:03.37* |
| 100-yard Freestyle | ||
| 5. Ghaffari, Sara | 50.65* | 50.68 |
| 9. MacLean, Mary Kate | 50.50* | 50.93 |
| 12. Wagner, Sierra | 51.23 | 51.11* |
| 17. Detro, Becca | 51.37 | |
| 200-yard Breaststroke | ||
| 3. Dorszewski, Monica | 2:14.13* B | 2:14.47 |
| 10. Worthley, Genna | 2:17.82* | 2:19.27 |
| 14. Wimmer, Emily | 2:19.30* | 2:20.55 |
| 17. Rowe, Brooke | 2:20.64* | |
| 200-yard Butterfly | ||
| 2. Godlewski, Jessie | 1:59.21 B | 2:01.68 |
| 4. Jackson, Carly | 1:59.76* | 2:00.61 |
| 18. Garringer, Makenzie | 2:06.86* | |
| 400-yard Freestyle Relay | ||
| Wagner, MacLean, Godlewski, Ghaffari |
| 3:23.04 |
