Bulls Win 2 Individual MAC Championships on Final Night of Competition

On the final night of the Women's MAC Championships, the Bulls won 2 individual MAC championships and set 3 school records.

Junior Jordan Deren opened the evening session with an 8th place finish in the 1650 free. Her time of 16:51.77 was a season best and just off of her school record that she set at last year's championships. The duo of Katelyn Pratt-Collins and Caitlin Reilly led the way in the 200 back. Katelyn placed 6th overall with a time of 2:01.59, while Caitlin posted a time of 2:03.34 for 12th place. Both ladies posted lifetime best times in the prelims.

In perhaps one of the most exciting events of the meet, freshman Caroline Simmons won the 100 free in a school record time of 49.69! Caroline out touched Ohio University senior Chelsey Bower by a mere one-hundredth of a second. The previous school record (50.89) was held by Inger Rooneem and was set in 1998. Junior Jessie Koltz placed 11th overall with a lifetime best time of 50.59.

Sophomore Alie Schirmers broke her second school record of the weekend when she posted a time of 2:15.91 in the 200 breast. Her time was good enough for a 4th place finish overall. Brynn Marecki made a statement as she won the consolation heat of the 200 breast, dropping over a second from her prelim swim. Brynn posted a season best of 2:18.00 on her way to a 9th place finish.

Senior Meili Carpenter won the 3-meter competition with a MAC record score of 350.65! Meili took command of the event during the first round and never looked back. She was in such control that she could have won the event without performing her final dive!

The final event of the Championships was the 400 free relay. The team of Sam Palma, Jessie Koltz, Jordan Deren, and Caroline Simmons broke the school record from last year on their way to a 2nd place finish!