AKRON, Ohio -- Junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference diver Maddie Fortune (Akron/Firestone) is the OAC 3-Meter Champion and was named OAC Women's Diver of the Year as the Baldwin Wallace University women's swimming and diving teams finished fifth at the OAC Championships in the Ocasek Natatorium on the campus od he University of Akron.

The Yellow Jackets finished fifth of seven teams with 298 points and was led by Fortune and junior All-OAC performer Chandler Ashbaugh (Napoleon).

Fortune won the 1-meter diving event with 397.70 points.  She won the 3-meter event on the second day of competition and now is a two-time OAC Champion.  Fortune, who was the runner-up in both diving events a year ago, earned her second All-OAC honor of the championships and the fourth of her career. 

Ashbaugh earned All-OAC honors and placed second in the 200-yard butterfly in a career-best time of 2:15.21.   She had the second fastest qualifying time in a time of 2:15.80.  At the championships, Ashbaugh earned three All-OAC honors and set four individual records (50-yard freestyle as part of 200-yard freestyle relay, 100-yard freestyle as part of 400-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard individual medley and 100-yard butterfly).  Also, she was a member of the 200-yard freestyle record-setting team. 

In addition, freshman Jordyn Miller (Ann Arbor, Mich. /Pioneer) was ninth in the 1,650-yard freestyle in a career-best time of 18:37.03. Senior Academic All-OAC performer Emily Payne (Ligonier, Pa. / Ligonier Valley) finished fifth in the 1-meter diving with a career-best 258.05 points.

In relay action, the 400-yard freestyle team of Ashbaugh, Miller, freshman Courtney Severns (Bucyrus) and senior Kayla Eyster (Canton, Mich. /Plymouth-Canton) finished fourth in a season-best time of 3:42.90.