ALBION, Mich. – Albion Coach Jake Taber loaded one of his 200 medley relay teams to celebrate the seniors who were competing at home for the final time. Laura Steavenson swam the freestyle leg in 22.59 seconds to power classmates Kara Bowers, Tess Haadsma and MacKenzie Chesley to a first-place time of 2:09.36.

Albion finished the evening with a 124-77 victory over Olivet in its final dual meet of the season. The Britons now look forward to the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships which begin Feb. 11 in Holland.

"It was exciting right out of the gate to get those seniors a win," Taber said. "This meet was fun for a lot of reasons. Julia Russell won first-place points in both diving events on her birthday and Julia DiFiore achieved lifetime best times in both butterfly events."

DiFiore's winning time in the 100 breaststroke was 1:02.82. She finished second to Chesley in the 200 (2:30.79).

Russell produced 18 points toward Albion's team score by totaling 169.8 in 1-meter diving and 168.75 in 3-meter. Meghan Meader, who was entered as exhibition in both events, achieved scores of 179.30 in 1-meter and 181.30 in 3-meter.

Anna Hargrove (200 freestyle and 200 backstroke) and Nicole Manthei (100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke) took first place in two events and Jourden Burke (100 backstroke) and Abigail Slager (200 individual medley) also swam past the competition.