Athens, Ohio - The Toledo Swimming and Diving team is in seventh place with 100 points after day two of competition at the 2017-18 Mid-American Conference Championships in Athens, Ohio. Akron leads the competition with 292.5 points, followed by Buffalo with 223.5 and Eastern Michigan with 221.
 
Head coach Jonas Persson was disappointed with today's score, but said he was proud of the individual effort and improvements he saw from his team.
 
"Today was a tough day, but we had some great swims," Persson said. "We have a young team and a great culture, but we haven't created a culture that's ready to compete with teams like Akron, Eastern, Buffalo and Miami. But we'll get there. Allison Dicke had two personal bests today. She stepped up big-time this year. Alida Ramden made it into the top eight and moved up a spot to seventh, and we needed those close points. Tomorrow's another opportunity to show that we're ready to race."
 
Toledo's best individual finish of the day came from freshman Alida Ramden in the 200-yard IM. Ramden touched in at 2:03.23 to earn seventh place.
 
Senior Allison Dicke also had a strong performance for the Rockets. In the lead-off spot for the 200-yard freestyle relay team, Dicke finished in 23.54, earning herself a ninth-place spot on UT's all-time 10-top list (50 free). The time was also a personal best for the swimmer. Dicke's squad earned fifth in the event, finishing in 1:32.83.
 
Other personal bests came from freshman Gracie Storm who swam the 500 free in 5:06.74 in prelims, and freshman Emma Sampson who finished the 200 IM in 2:08.56.
 
The Rockets return to action at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow for prelims. Finals are set to begin at 6:30 p.m.