After four days of competition at the NCAA Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, Ohio State's women's swim and dive team set a program record finishing No. 7 overall.
The Buckeyes qualified 15 student-athletes for the championships after winning a second consecutive Big Ten title:
- Seniors: Hanna Gresser, Taylor Petrak, Freya Rayner, Kristen Romano and Katie Trace
- Juniors: Emily Crane and Sally Tafuto
- Sophomores: Hannah Bach, Mackenzie Crawford and Amy Fulmer
- Freshmen: Maya Geringer, Janessa Mathews, Ciara McGing, Catherine Russo and Katherine Zenick
The seventh place finish toppled the program's previous best-finish of No. 10 overall back in 1983. Virginia captured the national title with 491 points and Michigan finished sixth with 224.5.
Ten Ohio State athletes earned a total of 28 All-American honors with both marks serving as new school records. Salute to Hannah Bach, Emily Crane, Mackenzie Crawford, Amy Fulmer, Taylor Petrak, Freya Rayner, Kristen Romano, Sally Tafuto, Katie Trace and Katherine Zenick.
Notable finishes over the long weekend include:
Friday at the NCAA Championships ended with the Buckeyes' 200 medley relay team flexing more Scarlet and Gray pride by taking third in 1:34.96 and narrowly missing the school record of 1:34.46. The team: Emily Crane, Hannah Bach, Katherine Zenick and Taylor Petrak.#GoBuckeys pic.twitter.com/MTA3QB5Goq
— Ohio State Swim/Dive (@OhioStSwimDive) March 20, 2021
For the third time this year Hannah Bach has set the Ohio State record in the 100 breaststroke. After breaking her own record at Big Tens and then breaking it again this morning, Bach swam to a 57.94 time to take fifth at these NCAA Championships. pic.twitter.com/Hulwye16lm
— Ohio State Swim/Dive (@OhioStSwimDive) March 19, 2021
And moments after Romano's swim, senior teammate Katie Trace swam to a sixth-place finish in the 400 individual medley in 4:06.49 to earn her second All-America honor of the meet. pic.twitter.com/dFnDpmnw5V
— Ohio State Swim/Dive (@OhioStSwimDive) March 19, 2021
2021 NCAA Championships fifth-place 200 freestyle relay team of Amy Fulmer, Taylor Petrak, Katherine Zenick and Freya Rayner. pic.twitter.com/trJ3zE85VH
— Ohio State Swim/Dive (@OhioStSwimDive) March 19, 2021
