Zips Win Third-Straight in Dual Meet Over Ohio

Saturday, January 20

Akron, Ohio

1 PM

University of Akron

193

106

Ohio

Photo by: Ernie Aranyosi

January 20 | Women's Swimming & Diving

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AKRON, Ohio- The Akron swimming and diving team won their third- straight head-to-head dual meet against Ohio with a 193-106 victory on senior night on Saturday at the Ocasek Natatorium.

Before the afternoon's meet, Akron honored its seven seniors, Susan Franz (Canton, Ohio), Caroline Kaltenberg (Memphis, Tenn.), Paloma Marrero Munoz, Megan Schmalenberger (Hilliard, Ohio), Allison Teske (Green Bay, Wis.), Alisa Tsypin (Gan Yavne, Israel), and Kristen Vargas (Baltimore, Md.) for senior night.

Akron notched 13 first-place finishes and swept the top-two spots in three different events

The evening started with the Zips taking the top-two spots in the 200 medley relay as the team of sophomore Ellie Nebraska (Columbus, Ohio), senior Paloma Marrero Munoz (Merida, Spain), freshman Paulina Nogaj (Radom, Poland), and Franz won the event with a time of 1:43.64.

On senior night, Marrero took the win in both the 100 breast (1:02.44) and the 200 breast (2:14.29).

Following in Marrero's multiple wins, Nogaj completed three individual event victories. In the 200 free, Nogaj clocked in at a time of 1:50.70. With a time of 54.55, Nogaj took first in the 100 fly event, followed by the 200 IM touching the wall first in 2:04.81.

The Zips continued their fast-paced swimming in the 100 backstroke. Nebraska earned her first individual event win of the day with a 57.61 time. Nebraska also took the 200 backstroke and clocked in at a time of 2:03.54. Senior Mackenzie Vargas (Roseville, Cali.) won the 200 butterfly with a time of 2:02.

On the boards, Akron's diving took both the one-meter and three-meter events. In the one-meter, junior Karly Crail (Edgewood, Ky.) took the top spot with 265.65, followed by freshman Andrea Bugariu (Troy, Mich.) with 228.75. Crail won the three-meter event with a total score of 270.15 which added nine points to the Zips' total.

Akron's strong relay team of Nebraska, sophomore Morgan Waggoner (Fremont, Ohio), Fazekas, and Franz won the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:31.27.

The Zips are back on the road next weekend as they travel to the University of Notre Dame for the Shamrock Invite at the Rolfs Aquatic Center. Action begins Friday, Jan. 26 with prelims at 10 a.m., followed by finals at 5 p.m. The invitational wraps up on Saturday, Jan. 27 with competition beginning at 11 a.m.