ATHENS, Ohio – Toledo's Lauren Kilgore finished fifth on the podium in the 200 IM and as a member of the 400 medley relay team to lead the Toledo women's swimming & diving team on Day Two of the 2024 Mid-American Conference Championships in Athens. The Rockets sit in seventh place with 103 team points after two days of competition.

Five Rockets qualified for Thursday's finals: seniors Jovana Duric, Madison Giglio, Kilgore, and Kennedy Lovell, and sophomore Janne Slegers.

Kilgore shaved 1.77 seconds off her prelims time to finish fifth overall in the 200 IM with a season-best time of 2:00.87. Last season, Kilgore finished eighth in the same event.

Duric swam a season-best 4:59.07 in the prelims of the 500 freestyle and finished in 15^th place with a touch time of 5:01.21.

Lovell and Slegers had a 12-13 finish in the 50 freestyle. Lovell was clocked at 23.31, and Slegers hit a PR time of 23.32 to qualify before recording a 23.41 time in the finals.

On the one-meter board, Giglio finished 15^th with a score of 215.15.

Toledo's 400 medley relay team of Faith Sill, Kilgore, Leah Evans, and Slegers closed out the night with a season-best time of 3:43.03 for a fifth-place finish.

Four additional Rockets swam personal-best times on Thursday but did not qualify for the final race of their respective events: juniors Lindsey Creek in the 500 freestyle (5:03 86) and Sill in the 200 IM (2:07.57) and freshmen Mackenzie Carter (24.44) and Gracie Pardue (24.76) in the 50 freestyle.

The MAC Championshipa continue Friday morning with prelims at 10:00 a.m., followed by six championship events beginning at 6:00 p.m. with the 100 butterfly.

2024 MAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
Athens, Ohio | Ohio's Aquatic Center
Wed.-Sat., Feb. 28-March 2 | 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
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Team Standings Through Thursday

1. Akron – 289.5 pts.
2. Miami – 241.5 pts.
3. Ohio – 202 pts.
4. Buffalo – 158 pts.
5. Ball State- 137 pts.
6. Eastern Michigan – 126 pts.
7. Toledo – 103 pts.
8. Bowling Green – 49 pts.

Toledo's Thursday Results

500 freestyle
15. Jovana Duric – 5:01.21

200 IM
5. Lauren Kilgore – 2:00.87

50 Freestyle (B Final)
12. Kennedy Lovell – 23.31
13. Janne Slegers – 23.41

1M Dive (B Final)
15. Madison Giglio – 215.15

400 Medley Relay
5. Toledo A, Faith Sill, Lauren Kilgore, Leah Evans, and Janne Slegers – 3:43.03