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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 20-26 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
Golf Succumbs to Scarlet Course in NCAA Regional Second Round Golf May 17, 2013
Eagles Clipped 1-0 by USF in Extra Innings Softball May 17, 2013
Eagles Drop Series to College of Charleston Baseball May 17, 2013
Eagles Fall to College of Charleston in Series Opener Baseball May 17, 2013
Golf Sits in Ninth after Opening Round at NCAA Regional Golf May 16, 2013
Sarah Purvis Earns NFCA All-Region Honors Softball May 16, 2013
Softball Faces USF in NCAA Tournament Opener Softball May 16, 2013
Eagles Head to Charleston for Final SoCon Series Baseball May 15, 2013
Georgia Southern Football Camps Set for June Football May 15, 2013
Mierzejewski Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 15, 2013
Baseball Falls in Final Home Game Baseball May 15, 2013
Wolfes Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 14, 2013
Eagle Fund Donations Are Due June 3 Athletics May 14, 2013
Golf Begins NCAA Championship Play Thursday Golf May 14, 2013
Swope Earns Spot on CFPA Running Back Watch List Football May 13, 2013
Baseball Hosts Final Home Game Tuesday Baseball May 13, 2013
Georgia Southern Holds Special Graduation Ceremony Athletics May 13, 2013
Tickets Now Available for Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Clemson Completes Sweep of Georgia Southern Baseball May 12, 2013
Selection Show Viewing Set for 10 p.m. Inside Bishop Fieldhouse Softball May 12, 2013
Stevenson Invited Back for N.Y. Giants Rookie Camp Football May 12, 2013
Clemson Wins Series over Eagles Baseball May 12, 2013
Walk-Off Home Run Clinches Back-to-Back SoCon Championships Softball May 11, 2013
Waiting Game Begins for Eagles’ 4X100m Relay Team Track & Field May 11, 2013
Clemson Wins Series Opener Behind Strong Outing from Ace Baseball May 11, 2013
Eagles Win 11-Inning Marathon Over Cougars, Return to Title Game Softball May 10, 2013
Walk-off Single Forces "If Necessary Game" Between Cougars and Eagles Softball May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern Football 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Announced Football May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern 4X100m Relay Team Makes Last Run for Postseason Bid Track & Field May 10, 2013
Leadoff Home Run Pushes Eagles to SoCon Tournament Semifinals Softball May 9, 2013
Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Trent Wiedeman Men's Basketball May 9, 2013
Baseball Steps Out of Conference to Face Clemson Baseball May 9, 2013
Softball Thunders Past Chattanooga 6-2 in SoCon Tournament Opener Softball May 8, 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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