Owls Finish C-USA Championships in Fourth

Saturday, February 27

Atlanta, Ga.

All Day

Florida Atlantic

Conference USA Women's Swimming & Diving Championships

2/27/2021 9:22:00 PM | Swimming & Diving

Final Results (PDF)

ATLANTA – The Florida Atlantic University women's swimming & diving team put a wrap to the 2021 Conference USA swimming & Diving Championships by tallying fourth with 425 points. FAU finished the weekend with five bronze medals, as Alicia Mora and Nika Culina each logged another podium finish on the third night of championships.

Quick Hits

Kirsten Hobson tallied fifth in the 1650 free with a time of 17:11.13. Hannah Garner followed in seventh with a time of 17:25.15
Hobson did not have much rest between events, finishing seventh in the 200 back (2:04.74)
Abby Marshall (2:05.73) and Lauren Wright (2:06.42) finished in 14th and 15th, respectively in the 200 back
Maggie Casey tallied sixth in the 100 free with a time of 50.64
Nika Culina recorded her second medal of the weekend, registering the bronze in the 200 breast (2:14.57)
Hailee Trotter (2:22.13) followed Culina in 14th, while Victoria Ellwood (2:26.69) came in 16th
Molly Jordan completed the 200 fly in 2:05.06 for 14th place
Alicia Mora finished her memorable weekend with her third bronze medal of the weekend. She took third on the platform with a score of 219.55
Selina Staudenherz (151.90), Alexa Atherholt (151.30) and Maya Cusumano (134.25) finished in 11th, 12th and 15th on the platform

Personal Best Times/Scores

Micaela Bernard – 100 free prelims (52.63)
Culina – 200 breast finals (2:14.57)
Garner – 1650 free (17:25.15)
Hobson – 200 back prelims (2:01.24), 1650 free (17:11.13)
Keely Radloff – 100 free prelims (53.14)

Standings

FIU (956.5 points)
Rice (905.5 points)
North Texas (468 points)
Florida Atlantic (425 points)
Marshall (416 points)
Old Dominion (237 points)

On Deck

The divers that qualify will compete at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships from Sunday, March 7 to Tuesday, March 9 in Greensboro, North Carolina. For complete coverage of FAU swimming & diving, follow along on Twitter (@fauswimdive), Instagram (@fauswimdive) and Facebook (FAU Swim & Dive).