Rockets to Host Miami in Final Home Meet

Sunday, January 22

Toledo, OH

1:00 P.M.

University of Toledo

Miami

Senior Rachael Hester will be recognized prior to the start of the contest.

1/20/2017 9:22:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving

Meet Notes

TOLEDO, OH – The Toledo women's swimming and diving team will host East Division foe Miami in its final home meet this Sunday, Jan. 22. The Rockets will welcome the RedHawks to the UT Student Rec Center for a 1:00 p.m. meet. This contest will be broadcast on BCSN.

This meet will also serve as the Rockets' Senior Meet where senior Rachael Hester will be recognized prior to the start of the contest. The UT Pep Band will be in attendance as well as Rocky and Rocksy.

"Our meet this weekend will be a great way to honor Rachael," said head coach Jonas Persson. "She's one of our captains this year and has contributed tremendously to the team over her four years at Toledo.

"The competition against Miami will be very good and our goal is to step up and take what we learned our meet last weekend, against Akron, and apply it at this meet. The meet will take place almost exactly one month out of the Mid-American Conference championships, so we are gearing up for some fast swims. We need to keep a focus on applying technical and strategical changes."

ROCKET RECAP

The Rockets have recorded seven new entries to Toledo's all-time Top-10 performance list this season. All times were recorded at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2-4)
- Izzy Jones is now third in the 200 free (1:48.05), third in the 200 back (1:57.32), fifth in the 100 back (55.71), sixth in the 500 free (4:50.10)
- Maureen O'Sullivan is now third in the 100 back (55.27), sixth in the 200 back (1:59.78)
- Duda Sales is now eighth in the 100 Fly (56.54)
Freshman Izzy Jones recorded a new meet record at the Zippy Invitational in the 500 free with a time of 4:50.10 (previously held at 4:50.12 by Toledo alum Rachel Johnson)
Jones also achieved an NCAA B-cut qualifying time in the 200 back (1:57.32) at the Zippy Invitational
Jones is currently ranked 82nd in the nation in the 200 back (1:57.32)
Five current Rockets rank in the Top-16 in the MAC in an event this season
- Freshman Izzy Jones ranks second in 500 free at 4:50.10, third in 200 free at 1:48.05, third in 200 back at 1:57.32, and tenth in 100 back at 55.71
- Junior Maggie Hack ranks 16^th in 200 free at 1:51.70
- Freshman Maureen O'Sullivan ranks fifth in 200 back at 1:59.78, eighth in 100 back at 55.27, and 16^th in 200 IM at 2:05.14
- Junior Jessica Avery ranks eighth in 100 breast at 1:03.86
- Freshman Bec Welke ranks 15^th in 100 breast at 1:04.50
At UT's mid-season taper meet (Zippy Invite) over 1 in 4 swims were lifetime bests