The Eastern Michigan University women's swimming
and diving team captured its second consecutive Mid-American
Conference Championship Feb. 17 at Jones Natatorium, site
of the 2007 MAC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
Eastern Michigan's Madeleine Pilchard earned her second
consecutive MAC Swimmer of the Year award, while teammate
Sarah Chrzanowski was named MAC Diver of the Year. EMU
tallied 655 points during the 20-event competition, finishing
ahead of second place Ohio, which scored 618 points, and
third place Miami, with 596. Rounding out the scoring were
Toledo, 464.5; Akron, 381; Bowling Green, 335; Ball State,
308.5; and Buffalo, with 200 points.
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MAC CHAMPS: The Eastern Michigan University
women's swimming and diving team celebrates after
winning the Mid-American Conference
championships
at Jones Natatorium Feb. 18. It was
the second
consecutive year the team was crowned
MAC champs. |
The Eagles had nine members of the All-MAC team, with
Pilchard, Chrzanowksi, Ashley Durand and Becky Renkola
garnering first-team honors. Catherine Lee Ha, Claire Letendre,
Chantelle Lonsdale, Alissa Ricard and Sheila Carson were
named to the All-MAC Second Team.
Danielle Beland from Akron was awarded the Most Outstanding
Senior Swimmer honor. Toledo had both the Swimming Coach
of the Year in Larg Jargensen and the Diving Coach of the
Year in Marie Canarecci. Canarecci, a diver for EMU last
season, finished in the top six in both diving events at
last year's championships.
In the 1,650-yard freestyle race, EMU's Claire Letendre
(17:22.06) finished third and teammate Jaclyn Carey (17:30.13)
finished sixth.
Three Eagles placed in the championship heat of the 100-yard
freestyle, with Ha (51.04) and Ricard (51.85) finishing
just behind Toledo's Brie Henning (50.38) for first place.
Eagle Steph Cholyk finished seventh, clocking in at 52.15.
Durand took home first place honors in the 200-yard breaststroke
in 2:17.57, an NCAA B consideration time. Teammate Chantelle
Lonsdale finished fifth in 2:21.03.
Letendre finished seventh for the Eagles in the 200-yard
butterfly with a time of 2:09.79.
Renkola won the MAC championship in the three-meter dive
with a 327.30 score, while Chrzanowski (306.10) took third.
EMU's 400-yard freestyle relay team of Pilchard, Jennifer
Miller, Ricard and Lee Ha claimed the final event of the
meet in 3:24.21. Ohio (3:27.82) took second and Miami (3:28.11)
placed third.
