CSU women’s swimming and diving finishes 4th at the Zips Classic
Cleveland State University women's swimming and diving finished fourth of five teams competing at the two-day Zips Classic, hosted by the University of Akron, Friday and Saturday. The Ohio State Buckeyes won the event.
On day one for the Vikings, Audrey Butcher, Ella Ciez, Tess Walsh and Oliva Crock finished in the top 10 in the 400-Yard Medley Relay with a time of 3:48.47.
Ella Bohmer finished just shy of a top-10 finish in the 1-meter diving with a score of 217.15.
CSU wrapped up day one placing eighth in the 800-Freestyle Relay with Rosie Whitten, Hannah Panko, Isabella Caraballo and Olivia Crock recording a time of 7:44.76.
The Vikings started off the second day of the Zips Classic with a top-10 finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Rilie Reid, Haley Palmer, Whitten and Butcher finished with a time of 1:34.78.
Ciez finished 11th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.55.
In diving, the Vikings earned two top-10 finishes in the 3-meter event. Ellie Seiter finished eighth with a score of 230.35, while Lorelai Maisano finished ninth with a score of 229.05.
In the 200-yard medley relay, the Green and White finished ninth as Butcher, Ciez, Walsh and Reid recorded a time of 1:44.35.
To end the meet, Caraballo finished fifth in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 17:35.62.
Up Next
The Vikings will travel to St. Bonaventure in New York state to compete Saturday, Oct. 24.
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