Hoffman leads Women's Swimming & Diving past Notre Dame (Ohio)

By: Andrew Korba

SOUTH EUCLID -- Senior Mackenzie Hoffman won two individual events and a relay to lead the Ohio Northern women's swimming & diving team to a 135-102 victory over Division II foe Notre Dame (Ohio) Friday evening at Mellon Pool.

With the win, the Polar Bears improve to 7-5 on the season, while the Falcons fall to 3-4.

Hoffman won the 200 freestyle in 2:04.11 and the 500 freestyle in 5:33.30.

She also teamed with juniors Jennifer Hartsel and Lindsey Rayhill and freshman Lindsey Inkrott to win the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:54.82.

Rayhill touched first in the 100 butterfly in 1:00.61.

Senior Sarah Fiffick was victorious in the 100 freestyle in 56.81 seconds and also notched a second place finish in the 200 freestyle in 2:05.05.

Senior Amy Elmer won both the 1 and 3-meter diving with scores of 275.40 and 249.00 respectively.

Elmer's 1-meter score of 275.40 qualified her for the NCAA Regionals that will take place in March. This is the second time in three meets that she has surpassed this mark.

Ohio Northern will return to action on Saturday when it swims at Case Western Reserve at 1 pm.