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EMU women's swim and dive falls second to Akron in MAC

Seven members of the Eastern Michigan University women's swimming and diving team qualified in the prelims session of the MAC Championships Saturday, Feb. 25, in Oxford, Ohio. The championship then ended with Akron in lead, while EMU fell second with a total of 600 points.

The women posted four top-12 ranked times in the Backstroke. Freshman Claire Young had the fourth-ranked time of 1:57.64, while senior Alexis Mitcheltree claimed the fifth-ranked time in prelims, at 1:58.76. Freshman Casey Gavigan's career best time was the sixth-fastest. Sophomore Erika Guenther also made it into the consolation final, after clocking in with a time of 2:01.