Brown, Starkey lead Women's Swimming and Diving in OAC dual meet with Mount Union on Senior Day

Brown, Starkey lead Women's Swimming and Diving in OAC dual meet with Mount Union on Senior Day
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January 13, 2024

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team fell to Ohio Athletic Conference foe Mount Union 177-102 on Senior Day Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (4-5 overall, 2-2 OAC), Mount Union (5-2 overall, 3-1 OAC)
  • Venue: ONU Sports Center - Ada, Ohio

Meet Highlights

  • Juniors Mara Brown (Fremont/Ross) three individual events and fifth-year senior Shelby Starkey (Bellefontaine) won two individual events to lead the Polar Bears.
  • Brown captured the 100-yard breast in 1:12.18, the 100 fly in 1:02.33 and the 200 I.M. in 2:22.03.
  • Starkey won the 100 back in 1:01.11 and the 200 back in 2:13.53.
  • The pair also combined with junior Morgan Fernandez (Huber Heights/Wayne) and freshman Ashleigh Nelson (Byron Center, Mich.) to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1:54.89.
  • Brown and Starkey had a hand in all six of Northern's event victories.

Notables

  • The meet consisted of 16 events, including 12 individual races, two relays and two diving events.
  • The meet is the eighth of 11 regular-season contests for Ohio Northern.
  • Northern won 6 of the 16 events.
  • Austin Veltman is now 24-25 in his sixth season as head coach of the Polar Bears.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears return to action on Friday when they host a tri-meet with Ohio Wesleyan and Bluffton at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.