Owls Stand in Fourth at C-USA Championships

Friday, February 26

Atlanta, Ga.

All Day

Florida Atlantic

Conference USA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships

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2/26/2021 8:51:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

ATLANTA – The Florida Atlantic University women's swimming & diving team wrapped up the second night of the 2021 Conference USA Swimming & Diving Championships standing in fourth place (289 points). FAU earned two podium finishes after Nika Culina and Alicia Mora captured bronze medals.

Quick Hits

The 200 medley relay team of Abby Marshall, Culina, Hailee Trotter and Mackenzie Brown tallied fourth with a time of 1:42.73
Maggie Casey just missed the podium in the 200 free, capturing fourth with a time of 1:48.57. Hannah Garner followed in 14th (1:51.67)
Culina earned her first podium finish in just her first collegiate meet. The freshman logged the bronze medal in the 100 breast (1:01.91). Her time also broke a 17-year FAU freshman record once held by Elle Weberg
Trotter (1:04.95) and Victoria Ellwood (1:06.11) finished in 13th and 15th, respectively in the 100 breast
Marshall took eighth in the 100 back (57.77), while Brown captured 14th (57.16)
Mora made the podium again, receiving the bronze medal on the 1-meter with a score of 260.10. Selina Staudenherz (248.15) and Alexa Atherholt (222.90) finished in fifth and eighth, respectively in the A-final
The 800 free relay team ended the night in fourth. Casey, Kirsten Hobson, Garner and Sarah Martin finished with a time of 7:27.36

Personal Best Times/Scores

Culina – 100 breast finals (1:01.91)
Maya Cusumano – 1-meter prelims (192.60)
Staudenherz – 1-meter prelims (258.60)
Trotter – 100 breast prelims (1:04.39)

Standings

FIU (630.5 points)
Rice (626.5 points)
North Texas (319 points)
Florida Atlantic (289 points)
Marshall (282 points)
Old Dominion (152 points)

On Deck

The Owls will close out the 2021 C-USA Championships tomorrow, as prelims begins at 10:30 a.m. and finals follows later at 6 p.m. For complete coverage of FAU swimming & diving, follow along on Twitter (@fauswimdive), Instagram (@fauswimdive) and Facebook (FAU Swim & Dive).