OXFORD, Ohio – The Miami University swimming and diving team begins the regular season with a meet at Michigan against Michigan and Oakland on Friday at 5 p.m.

Head coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron enters her third year in charge of the program. Diving coach KongRong Li begins his 12^th season. Assistant coaches Ryan Rich and Zach Hinsley return for their second season, while Jake Larson is the newest addition to the coaching staff.

The men finished third and the women finished fourth at the 2018 MAC Championships. The women finished with an even 4-4 record in dual meets and won the Miami Invitational. The men went 2-4 in dual meets and finished third in the Miami Invitational.

Senior Ryan Nash and sophomore Maddie Folta led the RedHawks' diving squad at the Red/White meet.

Senior Abby Stone and junior Izzy Herb led the Miami women with four first-place finishes each. Freshman Anna Martin earned three victories to lead the newcomers. Senior James Wray, sophomore Kayky Mota and junior Diego Valentim led the Miami men with three first-place finishes each. Freshman Brandon Crist led the newcomers with two wins. Molly Zilch, Emma Bradley, Noah Barr, Nick Ward and Iago Moussalem also won more than one event at the Red/White meet.

Last season, the Michigan women went undefeated in dual meets, beating all ten of their opponents. The Michigan women won the Georgia Fall Invitational and the Big Ten Championship before coming in fourth at the NCAA Championships. The Michigan men finished with an 8-1 record in dual meets last season. The men were the runner ups in the Georgia Fall Invitational and the Big Ten Championships before finishing eighth at the NCAA Championships.

Last season, the Oakland women compiled a 7-3 dual-meet record, finished third in the Dennis Sparks Relays and fourth at the Zippy Invite. The Oakland men finished dual meets 4-3, third in the Dennis Sparks Relays and won the Zippy Invite. Both the Oakland women and men won the Horizon League Championships.

Live stats of the meet are available here and on the Meet Mobile app. Full results will be available on MiamiRedHawks.com following the meet.