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CANTON, Ohio – Hillsdale has perfected the model blueprint for a successful championship run, officially defending their team title in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference/Mountain East Conference Swimming & Diving Championships on Friday evening.
The 3.5 day event officially closed out in the C.T. Branin Natatorium with the 1,650 freestyle, 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 400 freestyle relay and 1-meter diving.
The Chargers were able to keep their distance from runner-up Findlay with an edge of 1690.5 points to 1,464 points. Malone was fourth with 721.5 points and Ursuline tallied 177 in a 10-team field.
Hillsdale was also rewarded by the coaches for a pair of individual meet awards including G-MAC/MEC Freshman of the Meet Cecilia Guadalupi and G-MAC/MEC Coach of the Meet Kurt Kirner.
Guadalupi swept the 200 and 400 IM conference titles while finishing runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke. She helped secure a 200 freestyle relay victory and second-place points in the 800 freestyle and 400 medley relays.
Guadalupi accounted for 120 of Hillsdale’s team points. She had plenty of help as the Chargers were again very successful in advancing multiple swimmers past the prelims and into the finals where guaranteed points awaited.
Friday was a great example as the Chargers finished 1-2-3 in the 200 backstroke with Caroline Holmes, Leah Tunney and Katherine Heeres, all placing in successive order. The points breakdown also indicates some very impressive finishes with Holmes (117), last year’s freshman of the meet Leah Tunney (111), Katherine Heeres (100), Sarah Clark (97), Madison Pyhel (95) and Amy Mills (93), making notable contributions as top scorers.
Kirner guided his program to a second straight team title and capped it with a celebratory splash in the pool.
Findlay’s charge during the event was paced by Ashton Klopp and Sarah Miles, who each tallied 105 points for the Oilers. Leah Vander Roest was named the G-MAC/MEC Diver of the Meet while winning the 3-meter competition.
UNC Pembroke NCAA qualifier Gillian Manning was voted as the G-MAC/MEC Swimmer of the Meet as the Braves finished second in the team race. Manning won the 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly and contributed to a pair of relay race wins as well.
Each conference will announce seasonal awards in the same categories on varying timelines to celebrate the conclusion of the 2020-21 season. The NCAA Championships have already been conducted in Birmingham, Ala.