Rockets Take Bronze in 400 Free Relay on Final Day of MACs

Saturday, February 29

Buffalo, N.Y.

All Day

University of Toledo

MAC Championships

Izzy Jones set the school record in the 200 backstroke, clocking a 1:55.61, on the final day of the Mid-American Conference Championship Meet.

Photo by: Evan Procaccini

Rockets Take Bronze in 400 Free Relay on Final Day of MACs

2/29/2020 8:15:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Toledo swimming and diving team finished the 2020 Mid-American Conference Championships at Buffalo on Saturday, taking sixth place. Izzy Jones was named to First Team All-MAC.

In todays's final day of action, junior Izzy Jones broke the school record in the 200 backstroke in the preliminary round, reaching the NCAA-B standard with a time of 1:55.61.

"Overall, I think we had an amazing meet today," said interim head coach Brie Globig. "Our backstrokers really showed up and gave us some much needed points. Izzy did a phenomenal job in the finals, and that finish was huge for us. Duda's performance in the 200 fly was great to see, along with Kennedy and Lisa in the 100 free. It's exciting to see all of our swimmers making progress and getting lifetime-best times. I'm excited to see what the future holds for this team."

Jones had another stellar day in the water for the Rockets, making it into the A-final of the 200 backstroke. Jones began the final day of the conference championships by setting a school record in the event, clocking a 1:55.61 in the preliminary round to enter the finals seeded second. Her time is an NCAA-B Standard and helped her finish in fourth place overall.

The 400 free relay team of Jones, Lauren Kilgore, Lisa Eriksson, and Kennedy Lovell took bronze with a time of 3:21.97. Their time was less than half a second off of the school record set in 2011. Jones' 50.81 in the opening leg of the relay is the ninth-fastest time in program history int he 100 freestyle.

Senior Duda Sales placed 13th in the 200 butterfly, clocking a 2:04.26.

Redshirt-freshman Kennedy Lovell etched her name in the Toledo All-Time Top-10 in the 100 freestyle, placing 11th overall with a time of 50.81, the eighth-fastest in program history.

Sophomores Ashley Jeffreys and Sydnee Dressel, along with junior Gracie Storm, made it back to the finals of the 200 backstroke, placing 13th, 14th, and 15th, respectively. Storm also placed 18th in the 1650 freestyle.

Sophomore Samantha Ekleberry placed 10th in the 1650 freestyle, clocking a career-best 17:09.81.

2020 MAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
Final Team Standings
1. Akron (811.5)
2. Buffalo (738.5)
3. Eastern Michigan (485)
4. Miami (408)
5. Bowling Green (293.5)
6. Toledo (283)
7. Ohio (262.5)
8. Ball State (223)

Toledo Individual Finishes - Day Four
200 backstroke
4. Izzy Jones – 1:55.95
13. Sydnee Dressel – 2:02.00
14. Ashley Jeffreys – 2:02.69
15. Gracie Storm – 2:04.70
Hannah Beavers – 2:12.74

100 freestyle
10. Kennedy Lovell – 50.81
14. Lisa Eriksson – 51.17
22. Alida Ramden – 52.35
25. Kendra Polewski – 53.11
31. Ashley Lefever – 53.64
32. Lisa Lohner – 54.00
Flory Kock – 53.30

200 breaststroke
17. Bec Welke – 2:21.37
23. Ally Sperring – 2:24.28
27. Cami Cahill – 2:27.07

200 butterfly
13. Duda Sales – 2:04.26
21. Lauren Kilgore – 2:05.77
23. Lauren Wegener – 2:06.42
Emma Sampson – 2:10.26

1650 freestyle
10. Samantha Ekleberry – 17:09.81
18. Gracie Storm – 18:02.46

400 free relay