BG bests Butler in swimming, diving 192-70

­At home, the Bowling Green State University swimming team took on the Bulldogs of Butler University Friday, winning 192-70.

The Falcon swam to victory in 13 of 14 events. The night saw nine different Falcons win an event individually, led by Livia Castro and Riley McNichols with two events a piece.

Castro captured a win in the 200 Freestyle and 500 Freestyle with times of 1:55.88 and 5:11.60. Castro also swam a leg in the first placed 800 Freestyle Relay team. McNichols swam to first place finishes in the 100 Freestyle and the 50 Freestyle. Additionally, she swam the fourth leg in the first placed 200 Medley Relay Team.

Freshman Morgan Sokol swam to victory in her first event at home in the 1000 Freestyle with a time of 10:45.89. Sokol later added a second-place finish in the 200 Backstroke before swimming the first leg in the first placed 800 Freestyle Relay team. Fellow freshman Emily McNicol added an individual victory in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 57.69. McNicol swam the first leg in the 800 Medley Relay en route to victory.

Falcon Finishes

200 Medley Relay – 1. McNicol, Harris, Krupp, McNichols 1:44.74; 2. Wolff, Gallagher, Bodrock, Kennedy 1:47.97

1000 Freestyle – 1. Morgan Sokol 10:45.89, 3. Hanna Ehrman 11:00.60

200 Freestyle – 1. Livia Castro 1:55.88, 2. Julianna Petrak 1:56.26, 3. Ava Vial 1:58.81

100 Backstroke – 1. Emily McNicol 57.69, 2. Lily Kaiser 1:00.29, 4. Maria Montisano 1:01.35

100 Breaststroke – 1. Maddie Gallagher 1:04.06, 2. Taylor Harris 1:05.23

200 Butterfly – 1. Fabiana D’Ambrogio 2:06.85, 3. Inbar Mark 2:13.35

50 Freestyle – T-1: Riley McNichols 24.03, T-1. Elayna Krupp 24.03, 3. Grace Bodrock 24.47

100 Freestyle – 1. Riley McNichols 53.43, 2. Julianna Petrak 53.74

200 Backstroke – 2. Morgan Sokol 2:06.56, 3. Emily McNicol 2:08.66

200 Breaststroke – 1. Taylor Harris 2:23.34, 2. Maddie Bond 2:26.88, 3. Abigail Dolliver 2:28.92

500 Freestyle – 1. Livia Castro 5:11.60, 4. Ashley Fryer 5:23.57

100 Butterfly – 1. Grace Bodrock 57.78, 2. Fabiana D’Ambrogio 57.92, 3. Elayna Krupp 58.54

200 IM – 1. Ava Vial 2:09.51, 3. Maddie Bond 2:14.59

800 Freestyle Relay – 1. Sokol, Castro, Petrak, Krosky 7:53.37

The Falcons will face their first Mid-American Conference opponent Saturday, taking on Ball State at 1 p.m. in the Cooper Pool. The Falcons will be celebrating Halloween and will be handing out candy in the stands to fans.

Saturday’s Schedule

3 Meter Dive

400 Medley Relay

1000 Freestyle

200 Freestyle

100 Backstroke

100 Breaststroke

200 Butterfly

50 Freestyle

1 Meter Dive

100 Freestyle

200 Backstroke

500 Freestyle

100 Butterfly

200 IM

200 Freestyle Relay