Stockinger has earned four medals at the meet
HOLLAND, Mich. — Day two of the GLIAC Swimming and Diving Championships came to a close with NMU holding firm on its second-place standing.
NMU maintained its second-place standing, amassing 336 points, only behind GVSU in first at 530. Wayne State (256) sat third, Davenport (211) fourth, and SVSU (188) fifth.
The ‘Cats lone medal of the day came in the 400 medley relay, as the team of Evangeline Pierce, Evie DeCarlo, Pauline Izydorek, and Laura Stockinger earned bronze. This marks Stockinger’s fourth medal of the championships.
Pauline Izydorek (4th, 56.75) and Phini Schneider (6th, 57.05) competed in the championship heat of the 100 fly, and Carlotta Santi (4th, 1:52.12) and Annika Geyer (7th, 1:53.58) represented NMU in the 200 free. Kalina Ceglinski and Grace Daly finished fourth and fifth on the 3-meter, with Ceglinski missing a silver medal by less than three points.
The teams return to action for day two of the GLIAC Championships tomorrow. Day three features the 500 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, and 800 Freestyle Relay.
The prelim sessions begin at 10 a.m. ET, and the finals will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET. Fans can catch both the prelims and finals action on Flo Swimming and follow along on the Meet Mobile app.
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How It Happened
The evening opened with the B final of the 100 fly, a race that featured Sophia Moore and Laura Stockinger. Moore won the B final with a 56.86, and Stockinger 5th at 58.15. The A final featured Pauline Izydorek and Phini Schneider in the championship heat, with Izydorek in lane six and Schneider in lane two. The duo were in sixth and seventh at the split with times of 26.55 and 26.71, before moving up to finish 4th and 6th with times of 56.75 and 57.05, respectively.
The ‘Cats had three representatives in the B final of the 400 IM: Nadia Blackmore, Evie DeCarlo, and Manuela Araujo. DeCarlo and Araujo were among the top four the entire length of the race, and the duo would finish second and third at 4:30.69 and 4:32.50, respectively. Blackmore would finish sixth in the heat at 4:38.38.
The 200 free B final featured four Wildcats: Abby Keen (4th, 1:55.75), Ellie Kilgard (5th, 1:55.87), Caitlin Aarseth (6th, 1:56.34), and Joanne Arbic (7th, 1:56.78). The A final saw Carlotta Santi and Annika Geyer compete for a spot on the podium; Santi just missed in 4th at 1:52.12, with Geyer claiming seventh at 1:53.58.
After a 7th place finish for Josie Bossen (324.90) in the B final this morning, Kalina Ceglinski and Grace Daly took to the board for the A final in the 3-meter. Ceglinski finished fourth with 423.65 points, narrowly missing a podium finish and only missing out on a silver medal by less than three points. Teammate Daly finished behind in fifth with a score of 401.75.
The 400 medley relay ended the evening for the women, and the Wildcats entered the pool with the third-fastest entry time. The ‘Cats were just 0.17 seconds behind first in the opening backstroke split, before losing some time during the breast split. That ground proved too much to overcome, but the ‘Cats confidently claimed bronze, beating fourth-place by two body lengths at 3:46.63.
Running Medal Count
Day 1
200 medley – Bronze (Stockinger, DeCarlo, Schneider, Arbic)
50 free – Bronze (Stockinger)
200 free relay – Silver (Stockinger, Keen, Burda, Arbic)
Day 2
400 Medley Relay – Bronze (Pierce, DeCarlo, Izydorek, Stockinger)
Morning Session
37 student-athletes opened the day in the 100 fly, and Ludovica Bonini was the first Wildcat in the pool. Bonini finished second in her heat with a 1:02.68. Emma Casas and Evangeline Pierce swam in the second heat, finishing second and third just milliseconds apart at 1:00.17 and 1:00.24. Schneider and Izydorek took to the pool in heat three, posting times of 57.25 and 56.96. Annie Devine, Nicole Malinova, and Julia Plevak swam in heat four, where they posted times of 57.93, 58.95, and 1:00.11. The final heat featured Stockinger and Moore, with Moore touching the wall at 57.97 and Stockinger at 59.58.
Julia Zimpel opened heat one of four in the 400 IM, where she took her heat at 4:45.51. The second heat featured Nadia Blackmore in lane one, who swam a time of 4:44.50. Manuela Araujo and Kenzie Stute competed in the third heat, posting times of 4:39.30 and 4:54.09, respectively. Evie DeCarlo swam in the fourth and final heat, claiming fourth in the heat at 4:34.52.
Anna Karubas and Tegan Rose kicked off the 200 free for the Green and Gold in heat two. Rose led the way with her 2:00.51, and Karubas at 2:06.53. Heat three saw Caitlin Aarseth and Carlotta Santi in lanes two and three, and Brooklyn Millward in lane eight. Santi took second at 1:53.52, Aarseth in at 1:57.51, and rounded out with Millward at 1:59.28. The fourth heat featured Ellie Kilgard, Abby Keen, and Vicky Burda; Keen touched first at 1:55.24, followed closely by Kilgard at 1:55.40, and rounded out by Burda at 1:58.79. The final heat saw Annika Geyer and Joanne Arbic, who posted times of 1:52.61 and 1:57.75, respectively.
