Sunday, December 5, 2010

Lady Redhawks wrap up first semester with Miami Invite

The Redhawks hosted teams from across the nation for the yearly Miami Invitational.  The girls do a taper, which means they are rested and ready to swim fast.  This is a great half way point in the season to see if the girls can step it up and swim fast.  Invite is used to measure how much work is left to do before conference and also create a pressure racing atmosphere preparing for the end of the season.


Highlights from Day 1:
Junior Chelsey Bruington, sophomore Bekka Westrick and seniors Megan Brunn and Kelsey Vehr snagged the meets first win in the 800 freestyle relay.  The time was just 27 hundredths of a second off of an NCAA Division I Championship "B" cut.  Senior Miranda Kaltenborn led the RedHawks in the mile with a fourth-place finish in a time of 17:16.10.

Highlights from Day 2:

Winning six events on the night, the girls took the lead in the meet. Kelsey Vehr set a new meet record in the 100-yard breaststroke. Megan Brunn finished second with a time of 1:02.44.  Sophomore Leah Thornton took home two wins, one in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:01.24, and another in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 54.94.  Junior Chelsey Bruington won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.24. Bekka Westrick won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.23. The 400-yard medley relay team of Thornton, Vehr, Maegan O'Connor and Westrick also took first place.

Highlights from Day3:

The Redhawks easily won the meet with 2,604 points.  The girls proved they were ready to race even only half way through the season.  Miami started off the night with a victory in the 200 medley relay, recording a time of 1:42.21. Leah Thornton got her NCAA Divison I B cut in the 200 back with a time of 1:57.82.  Chelsey Bruington took sixth in the 500 freestyle.






         

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Season Preview Video with Head Coach

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RedHawks prepare for the Miami Invite

The RedHawks finished up their first semester duel swim meets last weekend with Kenyon.  The girls now prepare for the Miami Invite, which will take place December 1-4.  The Miami Invite is traditionally a half way point in the season for the swimmers.  Many girls will rest for the meet and try to swim top times of the season or even lifetime best times.  The meet acts as a challenge for the girls to prepare to race and swim fast.  The invite includes teams from around the country hosted at Miami's own Nixon Aquatic Center.  The RedHawks will be able to preview their best events before the conference meet hits in February.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

More pictures of the RedHawks!

Redhawks go 4-1


Miami RedHawk women take 1-2-3 in three events at Kenyon burying the Ladies 168-71.  Saturday’s meet in Gambier Ohio puts Miami up to a 4-1 season record. 
Miami’s  first 1-2-3 finish in the 50 freestyle set the pace for the meet.  Sophomore Bekka Westrick took Miami’s first place finish in the 50 free followed by sophomore Maddie Kete and freshmen Cynthia Donovon.  Sophomore Leah Thornton led the next 1-2-3 event in the 200 backstroke.  Thornton took first followed by sophomore Jenny Warmolts and senior Katherine Reinmann.  The 200 breaststroke added to the RedHawks dominance with senior Megan Brunn taking first followed by Kelsey Vehr and Stacie Clagg. 
Two Miami double event winners emerged from the meet, senior Miranda Kaltenborn and freshmen diver Nikki Craft.  Kaltenborn won both the 500 (5:07.23) freestyle and 1000 freestyle (10:25.69).  Craft took the one-meter (284.55) and the thee-meter (317.70) diving events. 
Miami also took first in the 200 freestyle with junior Chelsea Bruington clocking in 153.20.  Vehr won the 400 individual medley (4:31.76) and sophomore Maegan O’Connor won the 200 fly (2:03.94). 
The RedHawks also took first place in the two relay races, posting a time of 3:53.92 in the 400 medley and 3:33.06 in the 400 freestyle relay. 

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Redhawks down the Eagles


Miami Redhawks had no problem beating conference rival Eastern Michigan.  The score at the end of Saturday the 6th was 193.5 to 95.5.  Senior leader Megan Brunn was the star of the meet capturing three individual wins as well as the 200 medley relay.  Brunn won the 100 and 200 breast along with the 400 individual medley. 
Other multi event winners included sophomore Bekka Westrick winning the 50 and 100 freestyle, sophomore Leah Thronton won the 100 and 200 backstroke events, sophomore Maegan O’Connor placed first in the 100 and 500 butterfly as freshmen diver Nikki Craft took both diving events.  All in all the younger crowd of sophomores and freshmen are proving to be outstanding competitors.
This meet is a great test for the team every season as Eastern Michigan always is a contender for the conference meet champion.  For the lady redhawks to take so many first place wins, including the relays, really shows their depth and team character.  

Sunday, October 31, 2010

First Conference Match win


Miami traveled 8 hours to compete in their first conference match up of the season against Buffalo.  Miami took first pace in 14 of the 16 events match.  The meet started with the 200 medley relay, where the Redhawks touched ahead of Buffalo by over a full second with a time of 1:45.90.  The relay win set the tone for the rest of swim meet.  The Redhawks had 5 swimmers take home multi-event wins.   Junior Chelsea Bruington won the 200 and 500 freestyle, sophomore Leah Thornton took the 100 and 200 backstroke, sophomore Bekka Westrick won the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, freshman Nikki Craft took first in the one meter and three meter dives and finally senior Megan Brunn won the 200 individual medley and the 200 breaststroke.  
This conference meet win and the times posted by the girls will set Miami up for a great season. After the first weekend of real conference match-up's the MAC Conference will be able to compare and contrast each others teams.  Miami is definitely sending the right message to the rest of the MAC conference.  

Miami takes their first win of the season


The lady Redhawks can celebrate their first win of the season against Xavier University last Saturday.  As homecoming weekend took place, Miami led the meet from start to finish winning 193-67.  Starting the meet off in the right place, the 200 medley relay team won by over seven seconds.  Ten different Miami swimmers won individual events, giving the team experience and creating depth for the rest of the season.  

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Opening Weekend


Miami opened their season with a visit to the Purdue Boilermakers.  Although the team feel 190-105, there were plenty of stand out performances.  Kelsey Vehr and Megan Brunn each posted individual wins for the team.  Vehr took first in the 100 breast and Brunn took first in the 200 breast.  The Redhawks posted second place finishes in the 200 fly and 1000 freestyle, Kelsey Mallon took 2nd in the fly and Miranda Kaltenborn took second in the 1000 free.  The divers from Miami also took second place in the 1 meter and 3 meter events.  
While the Redhawks lost, their spirits were still high as the second meet came on Saturday versus Xavier at home.  Being homecoming weekend, there were plenty of alumni around to help cheer the girls on.  As the first home meet of the season, the girls look to take their first win of the season and share the moment with some alumni.  Results from the Xavier meet have not been posted and will be added when I revieve them.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Gearing up for the 2010-2011 season

The lady Redhawks are getting ready for the '10-'11 season.  The first meet to start off the season takes place this Friday against Big 10 school, Purdue.  The Redhawks are coming off a second place finish at last years MAC Conference meet.  Led by senior powerhouses Kelsey Vehr and Megan Brunn, the team has upper-class veterans to share experience and lead with confidence.  Coach Jennings described his new freshmen class as "potential and development."  Having the team start off its season against a big ten school sends a message that the redhawks are ready for competition.  To set the tone of the season, the Redhawks participated in a Red and White meet October 2nd.  The meet created a great atmosphere of team spirit and an opportunity for the girls to get up and race.  With a great cast of upperclassmen and new young blood of freshmen ready to compete in college, this season is looking to be a good one.