YORK, PA - The Messiah women's swimming claimed their eighth MAC Championship in nine years after dominating the weekend at the MAC Championships held at the Graham Aquatics Center in York, Pa. Messiah earned plenty of All Conference Honors on their way to 1343.5 points, over 200 more than second place Stevens.
Read below for the daily updates.
Sunday Feb. 13
Messiah picked up right where they left off with
Nancie Ziegler and
Sophie Schulze winning first and second respectively in the 1650 yard freestyle. Ziegler finished at 17:54.50 while Schulze clocked in at 18:07.05, which was good enough for a First and Second Team Honor respectively.
Lauren Mock was right behind in fourth place with a time of 18:23.08.
Annie Russell finished in 22nd at 20:42.75.
In the 100 yard freestyle,
Lainey Flanagan got a Third Team honor finishing with a time of 54.66.
Marie Hagemaster and
Caitlin Ross placed in fourth and sixth respectively at 55:04 and 55.71.
Erin Goudie finished in tenth with a time of 55.18.
In the 200 yard breaststroke, Messiah claimed second through fifth with
Evangeline Soerens,
Abigail Soerens,
Lauren Cotton and
Rachel Bruns all finishing in the top 5.
Evangeline Soerens finished at 2:25.31 while
Abigail Soerens got 2:28.37. Cotton finished with 2:29.17 while Bruns clocked in at 2:32.72.
In the final event of the weekend, in the 400 yard freestyle relay, the team of
Abigail Soerens,
Lainey Flanagan,
Marie Hagemaster and
Sophie Schulze won with a time of 3:38.97. Their teammates
Lauren Mock,
Caitlin Ross,
Rachel Bruns and
Erin Goudie finished in 16th with a time 3:42.21.
Saturday Feb. 12
Erin Goudie won a Third Team honor by placing third in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 2:11.78.
Katelyn Boyce and
Nancie Ziegler were behind in fifth and seventh place respectively, finishing with times of 2:14.95 and 2:16.33.
Emma Pequignot also got a tenth place finish with a time of 2:18.43.
In the 100 yard backstroke,
Sophie Schulze was the highest placed in tenth with a time of 1:01.16.
Later in the 100 yard breaststroke,
Abigail Soerens earned a Second Team honor with a time of 1:07.13.
Lauren Cotton finished in fourth with a time of 1:07.93.
Evangeline Soerens would finish in sixth with a time of 1:08.20, while
Rachel Bruns claimed seventh with a time of 1:09.19.
To cap off the day once again, Messiah won the relay, this time an 800 yard freestyle relay with the team of
Sophie Schulze,
Nancie Ziegler,
Lainey Flanagan and
Lauren Mock. They finished with a time of 7:54.74. Teammates
Rachel Bruns,
Marie Hagemaster,
Caitlin Ross and
Evangeline Soerens finished in 15th place at 8:14.76.
Messiah continues to lead at the MAC Championships with 964.5 points. Stevens is in second with 814 points.
Friday Feb. 11
Messiah continued their efforts on Friday with a couple more dominant performances. In the 200 yard freestyle relay, the team of
Rachel Bruns,
Marie Hagemaster,
Erin Goudie and
Abigail Soerens claimed a Third Team accolade finishing in third place with a time of 1:41.43. Teammates
Caitlin Ross,
Libby Gorske,
Lauren Cotton and
Lauren Mock finished in 17th place with a time of 1:43.60.
Katelyn Boyce claimed a First Team honor by finishing in first place in the 400 yard IM with a time of 4:46.93. Teammate
Lauren Cotton grabbed third place for her Conference Honor finishing with a time of 4:50.09.
Erin Goudie narrowly missed out a First Team Honor with a second place finish in the 100 yard butterfly. She had a time of 58.31, three hundredths of a second behind the first place finisher from Widener.
Emma Pequignot tied for 14th place with a time of 1:02.73.
Later it was
Lauren Mock who added a First Team Honor to her day, with a win in the 200 yard freestyle, with a time 1:57.95. This was ahead of teammate
Lainey Flanagan who earned the Second Team nod with a time of 1:58.20.
Marie Hagemaster finished in fourth with a time of 1:58.95. in 12th place
Caitlin Ross finished with a time of 2:02.73.
In the final event of the day in the 400 yard medley relay, the team of
Sophie Schulze,
Abigail Soerens,
Erin Goudie and
Lauren Mock won first place with a time of 4:00.97. In 17th place,
Lainey Flanagan,
Evangeline Soerens,
Katelyn Boyce and
Caitlin Ross had a time of 4:09.36.
It capped off a dominant effort for the Falcons, who find themselves in first place with 662.5 points. Stevens remains in second with 558 points.
Thursday Feb. 10
Messiah grabbed an early lead after the Thursday slate of events.
Sophie Schulze got on the board first for the Falcons, winning the 500 yard freestyle with a final time of 5:11.98 to earn a First Team nod.
Nancie Ziegler also grabbed the Third Team honor by finishing with a time of 5:14.85, good enough for third place. This was narrowly ahead of teammate
Lauren Mock who finished two seconds behind in fourth place.
Evangeline Soerens and
Caitlin Ross finished 11th and 13th overall respectively with times of 5:26.29 and 5:28.36.
Later in the 200 yard IM,
Marie Hagemaster finished in sixth place with a 2:16.19. Teammate
Katelyn Boyce finished eighth with a time of 2:16.58.
Rachel Bruns added a 12th place finish at 2:17.77.
Abigail Soerens won the B race in the 50 yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 25.19.
Lainey Flanagan finished in 14th overall with a time of 25.50.
Finally, the 200 yard Medley relay team of
Sophie Schulze,
Abigail Soerens,
Erin Goudie and
Lainey Flanagan claimed a Third Team honor by finishing in third place with a time of 1:50.72. Their teammates
Libby Gorske,
Evangeline Soerens,
Katelyn Boyce and
Rachel Bruns claimed 16th place with a time of 1:54.48.
Through eight events, Messiah holds a lead at the top with 296 points ahead of Stevens by 24 points (272).
All-Conference Honors
Event Number - Event Title - Swimmer - Time - Place
Event 2 - Women 500 Yard Freestyle -
Sophie Schulze - 5:11.98 - 1st place
Event 2 - Women 500 Yard Freestyle -
Nancie Ziegler - 5:14.85 - 3rd place
Event 8 - Women 200 Yard Medley Relay -
Sophie Schulze,
Abigail Soerens,
Erin Goudie,
Lainey Flanagan - 1:50.72 - 3rd place
Event 10 - Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay -
Rachel Bruns,
Marie Hagemaster,
Erin Goudie,
Abigail Soerens - 1:41.43 - 3rd place
Event 12 - Women 400 Yard IM -
Katelyn Boyce - 4:46.93 - 1st place
Event 12 - Women 400 Yard IM -
Lauren Cotton - 4:50.09 - 3rd place
Event 14 - Women 100 Yard Butterfly -
Erin Goudie - 58.31 - 2nd place
Event 16 - Women 200 Yard Freestyle -
Lauren Mock - 1:57.95 - 1st place
Event 16 - Women 200 Freestyle -
Lainey Flanagan - 1:58.20 - 2nd place
Event 18 - Women 400 Yard Medley Relay -
Sophie Schulze,
Abigail Soerens,
Erin Goudie,
Lauren Mock - 4:00.97 - 1st place
Event 20 - Women 200 Yard Butterfly -
Erin Goudie - 2:11.78 - 3rd place
Event 24 - Women 100 Yard Breaststroke -
Abigail Soerens - 1:07.13 - 2nd place
Event 26 - Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay -
Sophie Schulze,
Nancie Ziegler,
Lainey Flanagan,
Lauren Mock - 7:54.74 - 1st place
Event 28 - Women 1650 Yard Freestyle -
Nancie Ziegler - 17:54.50 - 1st place
Event 28 - Women 1650 Yard Freestyle -
Sophie Schulze - 18:07.05 - 2nd place
Event 30 - Women 100 Yard Freestyle -
Lainey Flanagan - 54.66 - 3rd place
Event 34 - Women 200 Yard Breaststroke -
Evangeline Soerens - 2:25.31 - 2nd place
Event 34 - Women 200 Yard Breaststroke -
Abigail Soerens - 2:28.37 - 3rd place
Event 36 - Women 400 yard Freestyle Relay -
Abigail Soerens,
Lainey Flanagan,
Marie Hagemaster,
Sophie Schulze - 3:38.97 - 1st place
