Oxford, Ohio. — The Miami University women's swimming and diving team hosted Ohio University on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center. The women went on to defeat the Bobcats, 163-137.

How it Happened:

• The meet kicked off with the women's 200 medley where the women's A team came in first place. Madeline Padavic, Emma Schueler, Kaylin Herbet and Natalie Gilson turned in a combined time of 1:42.29. The RedHawk's C team finished third with a combined time of 1:46.99.
• Audrey Conley finished first in the women's 1000 yard freestyle clocking a time of 10:21.13. Casey Stephens was next, earning a second place finish with a time of 10:26.99.
• The women's 200 yard freestyle was next where Julia Waechter placed second, recording a time of 1:54.35. Katheryn Antonowich came in fourth place with a time of 1:55.60.
• After that, Ella Ziegert earned herself a first place finish in the women's 100 yard backstroke turning in a time of 55.43. Angelina Cakuls was right behind her, finishing second with a time of 56.17. Chrisna Bezuidenhout came away with a fourth place finish recording a time of 57.90.
• The women's 100 yard breaststroke was up next, where Gilson finished second, earning a time of 1:03.31.
• Erin Szczupakiewicz placed first in the women's 200 yard butterfly achieving a time of 2:04.00. Mady Bachmeier earned herself a third place finish recording a time of 2:07.10. Emily Rinker and Ashley Sego were next in fourth and fifth place respectively, putting up nearly identical times of 2:09.04 and 2:09.07.
• The women's 50 yard freestyle followed, where Herbet recorded a second place finish, earning a time of 23.47. Padavic was next in third with a time of 23.72.
• The women's 100 yard freestyle was next, where Padavic placed second, clocking a time of 51.71. Waechter came in third turning in a time of 52.08.
• Ziegert tacked on another first place finish on the day in the women's 200 yard backstroke, where she put up a time of 2:00.59. Cakuls, Bezuidenhout, and Piper Prince followed, finishing second, third and fourth, with times of 2:02.37, 2:02.83, and 2:05.06 respectively.
• The women's 200 yard breaststroke was next, where Zofia Janaszek-Seydlitz finished fifth with a time of 2:23.66.
• Conley came in second place in the women's 500 yard freestyle, turning in a time of 5:05.38. Antonowich finished fourth with a time of 5:09.36, followed by Lauren Gualtieri who finished fifth, recording a time of 5:11.05.
• The women's 100 yard butterfly was next, where Szczupakiewicz earned another first place finish on the day, clocking a time of 56.32. Herbert was right behind her, placing second with a time of 56.45. Bachmeier finished fourth putting up a time of 58.86.
• Sego finished second in the women's 400 IM clocking a time of 4:34.21. Emily Rinker came in fourth earning a time of 4:36.10.
• The meet ended with the women's 400 yard freestyle relay where the women's A team came in second. Herbert, Gilson, Waechter, and Padavic turned in a combined time of 3:27.62. The women's B team placed third with a combined time of 3:33.04.
• For diving events, Sydney Rice came in first place in the women's 1 meter dive, with a score of 285.20. Mia Meinhardt came in fourth place with a score of 248.75. Vivian Niekamp placed fifth with a score of 247.10.
• Rice also placed first in the women's 3 meter dive with an impressive score of 297.60. Meinhardt came in second with a score of 269.30. Niekamp finished with a score of 234.20, which was good for fifth place.

UP NEXT:

Both the RedHawks men and women will return to the pool against Oakland University on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. back in Oxford in the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center.