No. 22 Akron Swimming and Diving Registers Split Against Denison and No. 15 Ohio State

Friday, November 2

Columbus, OH

6 PM

University of Akron

124.5

174.5

Ohio State

No. 22 Akron Swimming and Diving Registers Split Against Denison and No. 15 Ohio State

November 02 | Women's Swimming & Diving

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 22 University of Akron swimming and diving team split a meet with Denison and No. 15 Ohio State on Friday night in Columbus, Ohio at McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. The Zips topped Denison, 223-75, and were edged by Ohio State, 174.5-124.5.

"I'm very proud of how we competed tonight. We competed toe to toe with a very good program and I am happy with the conduct of our team during the meet," said head coach Brian Peresie. "We did not back down and kept fighting until the last relay touched the wall."

Akron opened the meet with the 200 medley relay team of senior Sadie Fazekas (Windsor, Ontario), sophomore Paula Garcia (Madrid, Spain), freshman Sarah Watson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and freshman Sofia Henell (Linkoping, Sweden) clocking in at second place with a time of 1:41.34. Ohio State and Denison took first and third, respectively, in the event.

In the next two events, Akron earned two more second place marks with sophomore Brooke Lamoureux (Belleville, Ontario) touching the wall in a time of 10:12.32 in the 100 freestyle, and freshman Avery Movold (Prince George, British Columbia) finishing the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:50.01.

In the fourth women's event of the night, Fazekas tied for second with the Buckeyes' Marianne Kahmann with a time of 55.40 in the 100 backstroke. Freshman Olivia Gardner (Redditch, England) touched the wall next at 57.30.

In the 100 breaststroke, Garcia came in third in a time of 103.69. Sophomore Paulina Nogaj (Radom, Poland) earned Akron's first top finish, turning in a time of 2:00.77 in the 200 butterfly. The Zips had two more finish in the top five of the 200 butterfly, with junior Mackenzie Vargas (Roseville, Calif.) taking third (2:01.84) and junior Jessica Bonezzi (Wooster, Ohio) placing fourth (2:04.14).

In the 50 freestyle, Henell placed second with a time of 23.58, while senior Ragen Engel's (Springfield, Ohio) time of 23.82 ranked third.

With the competition transition to the three-meter diving event, senior Karly Crail (Edgewood, Ky.) led the Zips with a score of 261.95 to place second, while sophomore Andrea Bugariu's (Troy, Mich.) score of 209.85 came in third place.

Engel clocked in at 51.53 in the 100 freestyle to take third. In the same event, Fazekas and junior Morgan Waggoner (Fremont, Ohio) placed fourth and fifth, respectively.

Akron earned both second and third in the next two events. Movold touched the wall second at 2:00.00 in the 200 backstroke, while Gardner placed third with a time of 2:01.71. In the 200 breaststroke, Garcia's time of 2:19.09 ranked second and junior Jackie Pash (Carmel, Ind.) came in third with a time of 2:19.74.

Nogaj earned her second win of the night, turning in a top time of 54.23 in the 100 butterfly. Watson added points for the Zips, taking second (54.59).

Back on the boards, Crail earned second with 256.95.

Watson picked up a first-place finish for the Zips in the 200 individual medley, clocking in with a time of 2:03.52. Pash and Nogaj finished third and fourth, respectively, to help Akron with the majority of the top five in the event.

The 400 freestyle relay team of Engel, Fazekas, Waggoner and Henell capped off the Zips night placing second with a time of 3:24.93.

"We had some very impressive individual performances and we had strong efforts on our relays too," Peresie said. "I'm looking forward to tomorrow as we end the week competing against the Cardinals of Ball State."

The Zips remain on the road as they travel to take on Ball State in a Mid-American Conference dual on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m.