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February 24, 2012

Kuras Wins 200 Freestyle at Second Day of MAC Swim Championships

AKRON, OH – University at Buffalo sophomore Brittney Kuras won her second individual title in as many days as the Bulls completed action at the Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.

Kuras claimed the 200-yard freestyle in 1:47.66, setting a UB and Ocasek Natatorium pool record. The time sliced a second and a half from Caroline Simmons' record from the 2011 MAC Championships. It was Kuras' second individual victory in as many nights after she won the 200-yard individual medley and was part of UB's victorious 200-yard freestyle relay team on Thursday night. Emma Miller turned in a season-best 1:51.84 in the consolation final to finish 14^th overall.

The Bulls also set another school record on Friday as the 800-yard freestyle relay finished sixth in 7:27.06. The foursome of Kuras, Alie Schirmers, Becky Evangelista and Miller shaved sixth-tenths of a second from last season's school mark set at the 2011 league meet. The 200-yard medley relay team finished third on Friday in 1:40.77. The foursome consisted of Claudia Doyle, Brynn Marecki, Taylor Steffl and Mallory Morrell.

Schirmers finished fourth in the 400-yard individual medley in a season-best 4:19.80. Spencer Rodriguez earned consolation points with a 13^th-place finish in a season-best 4:28.89.

The Bulls had a pair of finalists in the 100-yard breaststroke with Brynn Marecki finishing sixth and Kelsey Barbour taking seventh. Marecki finished in 1:03.24 while Barbour finished in 1:03.42 after setting a season-best 1:03.20 in the preliminaries.

Doyle placed eighth in the 100-yard backstroke championship in 55.65 after she set a season-best 56.91 in the morning session. Melissa Trail earned consolation points with an 15^th-place finish in a season-best 56.26.

Steffl was sixth in the 100-yard butterfly in 55.14 after lowering her school record in prelims with a 54.39 clocking. Murphy and Taylor Lansing raced in the consolation final with Murphy taking 12^th in 55.99 and Lansing finishing 15^th in 56.40.

The Bulls stand fourth with 320 points. UB has never finished a MAC Women's Championship higher than fifth place. The Bulls hold a 75 point lead on fifth-place Eastern Michigan. Toledo leads the meet with 395 points.

Competition concludes Saturday.

Team scores (through 13 events): Toledo 395, Ohio 384, Miami (OH) 363, Buffalo 320, Eastern Michigan 255, Ball State 219, Akron 202, Bowling Green 179.