Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Finishes Seventh at MAC Championships
8/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Feb. 26, 2005
ATHENS, Ohio - The Marshall University swimming and diving team finished seventh at the Mid-American Conference Championships with a score of 298.
Junior Milla Kuurto (Lohja, Finland) led the Thundering Herd on the final day of competition by capturing the victory in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:01.85.
In the 1650-yard freestyle senior Erika Nilsson (Haninge, Sweden) finished third with a time of 17:01.71 while freshman Ashley McIlvain (Brentwood, Tenn.) placed 12th (17:38.36).
Kuurto and Nilsson finished second and third, respectively in the individual points standing and earned First Team All-MAC honors for their performances.
"We were pleased with the fact that we moved up two spots from last year," said Marshall University Head Coach Leonard Kraus. "Our score was really close to the fifth and sixth place teams also, unfortunately we just weren't able to overcome them."
On the boards junior diver Casey Mulholland (Stone Mountain, Ga.) finished 12th in the 3-meter event.
Final Team Standings
Miami 562.5
Ohio 507
E. Michigan 492
Ball State 435
Bowling Green 404.5
Toledo 368
Marshall 298
Buffalo 277
Akron 250
