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.  

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 2^nd 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.

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.