YORK, Pa. - Alexa Darak set a personal best in the 400-yard Individual Medley as the Mustangs competed for medal contention in two events during day two of the MAC Championships.

The first final of the day was the 200-yard Freestyle Relay. Natalie Kent, Claire Price, Charlotte Forte, and Hailey Buenemann competed in Heat 2, while Laila Umrani-Sanders, Darak, Jorden Sowards-Barnett, and Denise Martinez took part in Heat 4. The team that competed in Heat 2 of the finals finished seventh, while the group swimming in Heat 4 finished eighth and set a team season best of 1:45.10.

In the first individual event of the preliminary session, Darak was the lone Mustang to take the blocks. She set a Stevenson season best, 5:02.27, and competed in Heat B during the finals, following her 10th-place preliminary finish in the 400IM. 

Darak won the second heat of the 400IM, finishing ninth overall, with a personal best time of 4:57.79.

In the 100-yard Butterfly, five of James Riordon's athletes competed for a spot in the finals during the afternoon session. Buenemann and Martinez finished 12th and 14th and qualified for Heat B, while Umrani-Sanders finished 22nd and qualified for Heat A. Price and Kent did not make the cut in the preliminary session. During the 100 Fly, Buenemannswam a season best 1:03.70, while Umrani-Sanders, 1:06.03, and Price, 1:07.53, recorded personal bests.

During the first heat of the 100 fly finals, Umrani-Sanders outdid her preliminary time and set another personal best after she swam a 1:04.46, securing fourth in the heat. Martinez and Buenemann secured fourth and fifth, respectively, in the second heat of the event finals. The latter finished the finals with a new season best after recording a time of 1:03.32.

During the final preliminary event, the 200 Free, four Stevenson swimmers competed. Forte, Eryn O'Brien, Jordan Terrell, and Emmalynn Kohl competed. Forte and O'Brien secured slots in Heat B with the former recording a personal best time of 2:03.83, and the latter a season best time of 2:05.45. While Terrell and Kohl did not qualify, Terrell set a new personal best by one tenth of a second after she swam a 2:16.14.

Forte led the Mustangs in the 200 Free finals Heat B with a fifth-place finish with a time of 2:04.21, setting a new personal best. O'Brien followed up in the same heat with a seventh-place finish, recording a season-best time of 2:04.99.

The final event of day two at the MAC Championships was the 400-yard Medley Relay. Stevenson had two teams compete; the first consisted of Sowards-Barnett, Olivia Jansen, Buenemann, and O'Brien, while the second team was comprised of Martinez, Sophia Schultze, Darak, and Umrani-Sanders. The Mustangs in the first heat, Sowards-Barnett, Jansen, Buenemann, and O'Brien, finished in sixth, while Martinez, Schultze, Darak, and Umrani-Sanders finished seventh overall.

Day three of the MAC Championships continues tomorrow, with the preliminary session beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the Finals at 5:30 p.m. The 200 Fly, 100-yard Backstroke, 100-yard Breaststroke, and 800-yard Freestyle Relay are slated for tomorrow's preliminary session.