All in all, the short first night of the MAC Championships went about as we expected for the UB Women yesterday evening: a solid win in the 800 freestyle relay, and a lower-half showing in the 200 medley relay. For the most part, it's a repeat performance of last year's Championships Day 1, which isn't a bad place to be given the squad's improved depth across the non-freestyle disciplines.
The 200 Medley Relay of Mallory Buha, Holly Olsen, Julia Box, and Megan Burns finished 7th, a spot lower than in 2015, and needed Burns on the anchor freestyle leg to pull out of last place after UB was slowest or second-slowest in the field in each of the first three legs.