February 25, 2010

Meili Carpenter Wins MAC Championship in One-Meter Diving

OXFORD, OH - The University at Buffalo women's swimming and diving team finished day two of the Mid-American Conference Championships. Senior diver Meili Carpenter won the MAC Championship in the one-meter diving event, finishing with a score of 301.45.


UB's 200 freestyle relay team started the night in impressive fashion, as Jessie Koltz, Sam Palma, Karly Moore and Caroline Simmonsbroke a school record and picked up fifth-place points in a time of 1:32.92, bettering the old record of 1:33.83 set last season. Jordan Deren kicked off the individual events with an eighth-place finish and lifetime best in the 500 freestyle, finishing in a time of 4:53.82, two seconds better than her previous lifetime best and nearly 10 seconds better than her best time of the season.

Simmons broke a 10-year old school record and finished second in the 50 freestyle in a lifetime best time of 22.86. She bettered the previous school record of 23.18, set in 2000. Koltz also swam a lifetime best time in the 50 freestyle, finishing 11th in a time of 23.29. Alie Schirmers had an impressive fourth-place finish in the 200 IM, swimming to a lifetime best time of 2:03.24. Brynn Marecki swam in the consolation final of the 200 IM, finishing 14th in a time of 2:06.02. 

 

Carpenter finished off a perfect season in the one-meter diving event, winning the MAC Championship with a score of 301.45. Carpenter was the only diver to finish with over 300 points.

 

The Bulls end day two in fifth place with 156 points. Toledo continues to lead the way with 260 points. Competition continues through Saturday.