Women's Swimming and Diving opens 2024 OAC Championships with third place finish in 800-yard free relay

February 14, 2024

AKRON — The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team opened the 2024 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships meet with a third place finish in the 800-yard free relay in 8:12.64 on Wednesday night.

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The Basics

Records: Ohio Northern (6-7 overall)
Venue: Ocasek Natatorium - Akron, Ohio
Ohio Northern is in in third place out of 6 teams with 32 points after one of 20 events over a four-day span.
Mount Union won the event and leads the team standings with 40 points. John Carroll is second with 36 points, Baldwin Wallace is fourth with 30 points, Wilmington is fifth with 28 points.

Meet Highlights

Freshman Ashleigh Nelson (Byron Center, Mich.), junior Hannah Eversole (Cincinnati/Mt. Notre Dame), fifth-year senior Shelby Starkey (Bellefontaine) and senior Katie Bend (Carmel, Ind.) were third in the race in 8:12.64.2

Notables

The meet consists of 20 events, including 13 individual races, five relays and two diving events.
The top three individuals and top two relays in each event earn All-Conference honors.
Ohio Northern has won 7 OAC Championships titles since 2007.
Austin Veltman is now 26-28 in his sixth season as head coach of the Polar Bears.

Up Next

The second day of competition will begin Thursday with prelims at 10 am and finals at 6:30 pm.