Rockets Suit Up for MAC Championships

Wednesday, February 23

Bowling Green, Ohio - Cooper Pool

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University of Toledo

MAC Championships - Day 1

Senior Samantha Ekleberry and the Rockets will compete for a conference title Wednesday- Saturday in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Photo by: Xavier Gallo

2/22/2022 11:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving

MAC Championship Schedule of Events

TOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo women's swimming and diving team will compete at the 2022 Mid-American Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships this week on Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 23-26. Bowling Green is hosting this year's championship meet.

The MAC Championships will begin Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. with the 200 Medley Relay, followed the 800 Freestyle Relay events.

Admission and Attendance Guidelines
Admission for the MAC Championships is $40 for all adults if they want an all-session pass and $20 for all seniors and youth (3-17) for the all-session pass. A single session pass is $12 for adults and $7 for seniors and youth. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online. Fans will be required to wear a mask while attending the MAC Championsips.

Last Time Out
Toledo ended the dual season with five event wins in the 189-109 setback to Bowling Green on Feb. 12. Juniors Lauren Kilgore, Kennedy Lovell and Jovana Duric each won an event in the pool while sophomore Madison Giglio won the three-meter. Kilgore took the top spots in the 100 butterfly and the 200 freestyle, while Lovell won the 100 freestyle and Duric took the 500 freestyle.

Both of Giglio's marks in the three-meter (312.83) and the one-meter (273.75) were career-best scores and NCAA Zone qualifying marks. Her performance was good enough for MAC Co-Diver of the Week honors (Feb. 16), the first of her career.

2022 MAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships
Bowling Green, Ohio | Cooper Pool
Feb. 23-26 | Tickets

Schedule of Events (Event finals start at 6:30 p.m. each day)
Wednesday – 200 Medley Relay
                        800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday – 500 Yard Freestyle
                    200 IM
                    50 Yard Freestyle
                    1-Meter Dive
                   200 Freestyle Relay
Friday – 100 Yard Butterfly
               400 IM
               200 Yard Freestyle
               100 Yard Breaststroke
               100 Yard Backstroke
               400 Medley Relay
Saturday – 1650 Yard Freestyle
                    200 Yard Backstroke
                    100 Yard Freestyle
                    200 Yard Breaststroke
                    200 Yard Butterfly
                    3-Meter Dive
                    400 Freestyle relay
Up Next
Giglio and senior Joelle Gallais will begin the postseason at the 2022 NCAA Zone C Diving Championship on Monday-Wednesday March 7-9 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Giglio will compete on the one-and three-meter boards, whole Gallais will compete on the platform.

In the pool on Thursday-Saturday March 10-12, juniors Jovana Duric and Kennedy Lovell and freshman Molly Pressler will be competing in th College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) National Invitational Championships in Elkhart, Ind.

Follow the Rockets
Be Sure to follow the Rockets' women's swimming and diving team on social media:

Twitter: @ToledoSwimDive and @ToledoRockets
Instagram: 'toledoswimdive' and 'utrockets'
Facebook: 'U of Toledo Swim Dive' and 'Toledo Rockets'