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Georgia Southern Football Notes: Eagle Coaches Hold Camps in Atlanta & Macon This Weekend Football June 19, 2013
Paola Garrido Wins Ray M. Greely Scholarship Women's Tennis June 19, 2013
Paulson Stadium Construction Live Stream Launches on RingsandDiplomas.com Athletic Foundation June 18, 2013
Eagle Softball Summer Camps Run June 24-25 Softball June 17, 2013
Athletic Foundation Starting Contests on Social Media Channels Athletic Foundation June 17, 2013
Pairings Announced for Cancun Challenge Men's Basketball June 13, 2013
VIDEO: Catching up with Georgia Southern Women's Basketball Women's Basketball June 13, 2013
Men's Tennis Recruiting Class Named Honorable Mention Men's Tennis June 12, 2013
Georgia Southern Teams Continue APR Improvement General Release June 11, 2013
Brian Dunleavy Named Women's Soccer Head Coach Women's Soccer June 11, 2013
VIDEO - Catching Up With Georgia Southern Men's Basketball Men's Basketball June 7, 2013
Women’s Basketball Adds Chris Gillett to Coaching Staff Women's Basketball June 7, 2013
Men’s Soccer Announces 2013 Fall Schedule Men's Soccer June 6, 2013
ITA Ranks Men's Tennis in Regional Top-10 Men's Tennis June 6, 2013
Numerous Summer Camps Available at Georgia Southern Athletics June 6, 2013
The Journey Continues as Georgia Southern Breaks Ground on Major Projects Football June 5, 2013
Lunsford Returns to Georgia Southern Football Staff Football June 5, 2013
Georgia Southern Golfers Gain Invaluable Experience at U.S. Open Qualifier Golf June 5, 2013
Coach Monken Speaks to the Media at Pigskin Preview Football June 4, 2013
Men’s Basketball Closes 2013 Class with Angel Matias Men's Basketball June 4, 2013
Football Playing Career Ends for Standout Brown Football June 3, 2013
College Football Performance Awards Include Mention on Defensive Linemen Watch List Football June 3, 2013
Wolfes, Mierzejewski Try to Make U.S. Open Dreams Come True Golf June 3, 2013
Let us Host Your Event at 'Our House' Football May 31, 2013
The Sun Belt, Georgia Southern Unveil School Specific Conference Logo General Release May 30, 2013
Georgia Southern Student-Athletes Make the Grade in Spring Semester General Release May 30, 2013
Football Season Tickets On Sale Now Football May 29, 2013
Chris Vozab Basketball Camp Set for June 10-13 Women's Basketball May 29, 2013
Wolfes Named PING All-Region Golf May 28, 2013
Volleyball Coach Chad Callihan Resigns Volleyball May 27, 2013
Hess Named to All-Tournament Team Baseball May 27, 2013
Eagles Eliminated from SoCon Tournament Baseball May 26, 2013
Elon Forces If Necessary Game with 11-4 Victory Baseball May 25, 2013
Women's Soccer Coach Lindsey Vanderspiegel Resigns Women's Soccer May 25, 2013
Eagles Advance to Saturday with Ninth-Inning Rally Baseball May 24, 2013
Women's Basketball Adds a Pair of Transfers Women's Basketball May 23, 2013
Eagles Take SoCon Opener Behind Hess' Shutout Performance Baseball May 23, 2013
Men’s Basketball Set to Play in 2013 Cancun Challenge Men's Basketball May 23, 2013
Georgia Southern Athletics Announces Bishop Club Seating for Football Football May 23, 2013
It’s a Record Breaking Business Swimming & Diving May 21, 2013
Baseball Set to Hold Four Summer Camps Baseball May 21, 2013
Take Flight - Eagle Athletics This Week - May 28-June 2 Athletics May 20, 2013
Baseball Opens SoCon Tournament Against College of Charleston Baseball May 20, 2013
Site Preparation Begins with Scoreboard Demolition Football May 20, 2013
New Logo, Brand Identification Mark the Beginning of the Next Era for the Sun Belt Conference General Release May 20, 2013
Softball Eliminated from NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Loss in Nine Innings Softball May 19, 2013
Eagles Open the SoCon Tournament as the Seven Seed Baseball May 18, 2013
Sarah Purvis Throws Perfect Game as Eagles Advance to Face USF Softball May 18, 2013
College of Charleston Completes Sweep with Comeback Victory Baseball May 18, 2013
Eagle Golf Finishes 12th at NCAA Regional Golf May 18, 2013
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Swimming and Diving Earns Close Win at North Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Georgia Southern Swimming and Diving team won seven of the 13 events to defeat North Florida 125-118 at the UNF Aquatics Center Saturday. Five new top times for the season were set in the meet for the Eagles, including three in the 200 Breaststroke.

Trailing 114-112 going into the final event, the Georgia Southern (6-2) 200 Free Relay team of Katie Crider (Bloomington, Ind.), Kristen Bates (Peachtree City, Ga.), Devan White (Kennesaw, Ga.) and Emily Fell (Brunswick, Ga.) grabbed the team's sixth victory with a first-place finish. The team bested the Ospreys' relay team by a narrow margin, swimming to a time of 1:41.13.

"We knew UNF would be tough and they were," said Head Coach Nate Kellogg. "It was back and fourth the whole meet. I'm very proud how our team came together and battled at the end."

In the 200 Breast, Megan Ostrom (St. Louis Park, Minn.), Courtney Harrison (Greenville, S.C.) and Rikki Babuka (Richmond, Ky.) all set new top times and finished second, third and sixth in the event, respectively. Ostrom cut over two seconds off of her previous best with a time of 2:26.11. Harrison grabbed three points for the Eagles after finishing with a time of 2:26.42, and Babuka swam to a time of 2:32.51.

On the diving board Sara Meisenhelder (Carmel, Ind.) posted season-best marks in the 1-meter and 3-meter dives. She finished second in the 1-meter dive with a score of 233.85 and third in the 3-meter dive with a mark of 235.57.

The meet opened much like it ended with a relay victory for GSU. The 200 Medley Relay squad of JoAnn Filipov (Watkinsville, Ga.), Ostrom, Megan Heller (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Elaina Lanson (Wadsworth, Ohio) finished first with their time of 1:51.00. Lanson also won the 50 Free with a time of 24.59 and the 100 Free with a mark of 53.50.

Also picking up event wins were Amber Juncker (Bogart, Ga.) and Sarah Schwartz (Greenwood, S.C.). Juncker finished first in both the 500 Free and 1000 Free with times of 5:12.31 and 10:42.50, respectively. Schwartz came in first in the 200 Back with a time of 2:09.34.

The Swimming and Diving squad returns home for their final home meet this season. The Eagles will host Florida Gulf Coast at the RAC Saturday at 12 p.m.

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Category: Swimming & Diving
Published on Saturday, 14 January 2012 17:13
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