School Record, Gilbert’s Finals Appearance Highlight Day Two

AKRON, Ohio – Peighton Gilbert advanced to and competed in the finals of the 50 Free, and the 200 Free Relay team broke the school record on day two of the Mid-American Conference swimming and diving championships.

As a team, Ball State currently sits in seventh place with 87 points. Akron leads the way with 319.

Gilbert advanced to the finals of the 50 Free by clocking a time of 23.33 in preliminaries which was not only a lifetime best, but moved her from sixth to fourth on the fastest 50 Free times in school history. Gilbert later finished 15th in the finals with a time of 23.36. Abbie McCarter, Maryn Meldrum and Makenna Bottorff joined Gilbert by posting lifetime bests in the 50 Free, but…