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Junior Lauren Kilgore set three career records and eight season-best times at the Zippy Invitational.
Photo by: Evan Procaccini
Rockets Finish Sixth at Zippy Invitational
12/5/2021 8:36:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
AKRON, Ohio – The Toledo women's swimming team closed out the calendar year at Akron's Zippy Invitational, Friday-Sunday. The Rockets earned 459.5 points over the three days, recorded all in-season best swims and 30 career-best times.
"I'm very proud of the team for pushing through a three-day meet format and having immense success each day," head coach Brie Globig said. "Every single race completed was either an in-season of lifetime best time."
Toledo was led by junior Lauren Kilgore who had the highest finish of the Rockets, second overall in the 200 IM while setting a career best and season-best time. Kilgore added three additional top-10 finishes what were also career- and season-best finishes. Junior Kennedy Lovell had three top-10 finishes with three season-best finished, her highest at third overall in the 200 freestyle. Junior Jovana Duric had two top-10 finishes with three season-best swims.
In attendance with Toledo at the three-day invite were Akron (w), Bloomsburg University (m/w), Buffalo (w), Clarion University (m/w), Cornell (m/w), Keiser University (m/w), Niagara University (m/w), Oakland (m/w), and Pennsylvania (m/w).
The Rockets will be back in the pool after the new year when the divers kick off 2022 at Buffalo's three-day Buffalo Diving Invitational. The invitational will run Friday-Sunday, Jan. 14-16 at the Alumni Arena Natatorium & Doris Raynolds Pool.
Zippy Invitational
Akron, Ohio
Dec. 3-5 | Oliver J. Ocasek Natatorium
Day One Friday Results
Ranked 6th with 192.5 points through 12 events
season-best**
200 Freestyle Relay
Toledo A took seventh with a time of 1:34.52**, featuring Lauren Kilgore, Lucie Morris, Molly Pressler and Kennedy Lovell.
Toledo B took 21st at 1:37.89, featuring Caroline Wallenborg, Kendra Polewski, Nejla Karic and Madeline Blakely.
500 Freestyle
Jovana Duric took seventh at 4:56.41**.
Lovell touched 13th with 4:59.33**.
Samantha Ekleberry finished 22nd with 5:05.97**.
Lindsey Creek set a career-best time of 5:08.28** to finish 27th.
200 IM
Kilgore tied for second and set a career-best time at 2:00.36**.
50 Freestyle
Lovell took 10th at 23.24**.
Morris was right behind in 13th with a career-best time of 23.73**.
400 Medley Relay
Toledo A finished 11th with a time of 3:49.00**, featuring Morris, Kilgore, Kendra Polewski, and Lovell.
Day Two Saturday Results
Ranked 6th with 346.5 points through 28 events
season-bests**
200 Medley Relay
Toledo A took 18th with a time of 1:46.03** including Madeline Blakely, Lauren Kilgore, Kendra Polewski and Kennedy Lovell.
400 IM
Kilgore wrapped up the top-10 at 4:25.50**.
Lindsey Creek closed out the top-30 with a time of 4:37.89**.
200 Freestyle
Lovell took third with a 1:48.92** touch time.
Jovana Duric finished 22nd with a time of 1:54.27**.
Molly Pressler was 26th with a career-best 1:54.17** touch time.
100 Breaststroke
Kilgore finished the top-10 with a career-best 1:02.73** touch time.
Alicia Zarzo-Ramirez rounded out the top-30 with a career-best 1:07.29**.
100 Backstroke
Blakely finished 23rd with a career-best 58.78** touch time.
Sydnee Dressel finished 29th with a time of 59.28**.
Polewski was right behind in 32nd place with a 1:00.19 touch time**.
800 Freestyle Relay
Toledo A finished sixth at 7:35.37**, including Kilgore, Pressler, Samantha Ekleberry and Duric.
Day Three Sunday Results
Finished 6th with 459.5 points through 40 events
season-best**
1,650 Freestyle
Jovana Duric finished fifth with a 16:59.54** touch time.
Samantha Ekleberry took 16th overall with a time of 17:36.77**.
Lindsey Creek finished just behind in 18th with a career-best time of 17:40.56**.
200 Backstroke
Madeline Blakely took 21st with a career-best time of 2:06.56**.
Kendra Polewski finished 25th with a career-best time of 2:07.15**.
100 Freestyle
Kennedy Lovell made the top-5 with a 50.32** touch time.
200 Breaststroke
Lauren Kilgore took sixth with a career-best touch time of 2:16.54**.
Alicia Zarzo-Ramirez finished the race at 2:26.76**, a career-best, and 32nd overall.
200 Butterfly
Creek rounded out the race in 32nd with a touch time of 2:13.29**.
400 Freestyle Relay
Toledo A took eighth overall with a time of 3:26.50**, including Kilgore, Polewski, Nejla Karic and Lovell.
Toledo B featuring Caroline Wallenborg, Blakely, Caitlin Heinze and Molly Pressler finished 24th at 3:36.68.
"I'm very proud of the team for pushing through a three-day meet format and having immense success each day," head coach Brie Globig said. "Every single race completed was either an in-season of lifetime best time."
Toledo was led by junior Lauren Kilgore who had the highest finish of the Rockets, second overall in the 200 IM while setting a career best and season-best time. Kilgore added three additional top-10 finishes what were also career- and season-best finishes. Junior Kennedy Lovell had three top-10 finishes with three season-best finished, her highest at third overall in the 200 freestyle. Junior Jovana Duric had two top-10 finishes with three season-best swims.
In attendance with Toledo at the three-day invite were Akron (w), Bloomsburg University (m/w), Buffalo (w), Clarion University (m/w), Cornell (m/w), Keiser University (m/w), Niagara University (m/w), Oakland (m/w), and Pennsylvania (m/w).
The Rockets will be back in the pool after the new year when the divers kick off 2022 at Buffalo's three-day Buffalo Diving Invitational. The invitational will run Friday-Sunday, Jan. 14-16 at the Alumni Arena Natatorium & Doris Raynolds Pool.
Zippy Invitational
Akron, Ohio
Dec. 3-5 | Oliver J. Ocasek Natatorium
Day One Friday Results
Ranked 6th with 192.5 points through 12 events
season-best**
200 Freestyle Relay
Toledo A took seventh with a time of 1:34.52**, featuring Lauren Kilgore, Lucie Morris, Molly Pressler and Kennedy Lovell.
Toledo B took 21st at 1:37.89, featuring Caroline Wallenborg, Kendra Polewski, Nejla Karic and Madeline Blakely.
500 Freestyle
Jovana Duric took seventh at 4:56.41**.
Lovell touched 13th with 4:59.33**.
Samantha Ekleberry finished 22nd with 5:05.97**.
Lindsey Creek set a career-best time of 5:08.28** to finish 27th.
200 IM
Kilgore tied for second and set a career-best time at 2:00.36**.
50 Freestyle
Lovell took 10th at 23.24**.
Morris was right behind in 13th with a career-best time of 23.73**.
400 Medley Relay
Toledo A finished 11th with a time of 3:49.00**, featuring Morris, Kilgore, Kendra Polewski, and Lovell.
Day Two Saturday Results
Ranked 6th with 346.5 points through 28 events
season-bests**
200 Medley Relay
Toledo A took 18th with a time of 1:46.03** including Madeline Blakely, Lauren Kilgore, Kendra Polewski and Kennedy Lovell.
400 IM
Kilgore wrapped up the top-10 at 4:25.50**.
Lindsey Creek closed out the top-30 with a time of 4:37.89**.
200 Freestyle
Lovell took third with a 1:48.92** touch time.
Jovana Duric finished 22nd with a time of 1:54.27**.
Molly Pressler was 26th with a career-best 1:54.17** touch time.
100 Breaststroke
Kilgore finished the top-10 with a career-best 1:02.73** touch time.
Alicia Zarzo-Ramirez rounded out the top-30 with a career-best 1:07.29**.
100 Backstroke
Blakely finished 23rd with a career-best 58.78** touch time.
Sydnee Dressel finished 29th with a time of 59.28**.
Polewski was right behind in 32nd place with a 1:00.19 touch time**.
800 Freestyle Relay
Toledo A finished sixth at 7:35.37**, including Kilgore, Pressler, Samantha Ekleberry and Duric.
Day Three Sunday Results
Finished 6th with 459.5 points through 40 events
season-best**
1,650 Freestyle
Jovana Duric finished fifth with a 16:59.54** touch time.
Samantha Ekleberry took 16th overall with a time of 17:36.77**.
Lindsey Creek finished just behind in 18th with a career-best time of 17:40.56**.
200 Backstroke
Madeline Blakely took 21st with a career-best time of 2:06.56**.
Kendra Polewski finished 25th with a career-best time of 2:07.15**.
100 Freestyle
Kennedy Lovell made the top-5 with a 50.32** touch time.
200 Breaststroke
Lauren Kilgore took sixth with a career-best touch time of 2:16.54**.
Alicia Zarzo-Ramirez finished the race at 2:26.76**, a career-best, and 32nd overall.
200 Butterfly
Creek rounded out the race in 32nd with a touch time of 2:13.29**.
400 Freestyle Relay
Toledo A took eighth overall with a time of 3:26.50**, including Kilgore, Polewski, Nejla Karic and Lovell.
Toledo B featuring Caroline Wallenborg, Blakely, Caitlin Heinze and Molly Pressler finished 24th at 3:36.68.
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