ANGOLA, Ind. -- Adrian College's intercollegiate figure skating team earned 272.5 points for a first-place finish at the 2022 Thunder Country Classic hosted by Trine University in Angola, IN. The Thunder Country Classic was the second event for the Bulldogs this season. With their first-place finish, Adrian clinched its 9th consecutive Midwestern Conference title and punched its ticket to the 2022 National Intercollegiate Final.

Highlights of the event were first-place finishes by the Bulldogs in the following events: Novice Ladies Short (Grad Student Ally Morin-Viall), Intermediate Solo Free Dance (Morin-Viall), Juvenile Solo Free Dance (Sophomore Emma LaVelle), Excel Intermediate Ladies Free Skate (LaVelle), Pre-Bronze Solo Pattern Dance (Senior Naomi Wong), Bronze Solo Pattern Dance (Wong), Excel Novice Ladies Free Skate (Sophomore Megan Westphal), Excel Junior Ladies Free Skate (Freshman Maddie Myers), Low Team Maneuver (Sophomore Lauren Eickman, Senior Michaela Sumner, Junior Emily German, Freshman Gia Swanson), Intermediate Team Maneuver (Freshman Emily Feldman, Senior Kayleigh Mulligan, Ally Morin-Viall), and High Team Maneuver (Sophomore Dianna Barker, Freshman Fiona Conway, Grad Student Kaitlin D'Agostino, Junior Helena Mazzarella, Naomi Wong, Maddie Myers).

The Bulldogs also had top-three finishes in the following events: Juvenile Ladies Short Group A (Gia Swanson), Senior Solo FD Group A (Gia Swanson), Novice Ladies Short (Megan Westphal), Junior Ladies Short (Barker), Excel Pre-Preliminary FS (Sophomore Taylor Yount), Senior Solo FD Group B (Helena Mazzarella), Pre-Silver Solo PD (Kayleigh Mulligan), Silver Solo PD (Kaitlin D'Agostino), Excel Juvenile Ladies Free Skate (Emily German), Excel Senior Ladies Free Skate (Fiona Conway).

The top point-earners for the team were Maddie Myers (21.5), Emily German (20.5), and Megan Westphal (20.5).

The final Midwestern Conference event is the Red Brick Classic, hosted by Miami University of Ohio, March 5-6, 2022. With the 2022 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships taking place the same weekend, only a small portion of our figure skating team will be able to attend the Red Brick Classic.

Adrian is gearing up for its 7th consecutive appearance at the National Intercollegiate Final in April, after the cancellation of the last two finals due to Covid-19. The 2022 National Intercollegiate Final will take place at Adrian College at the Arrington Ice Arena. Catch all of the action April 1-3, 2022 in Adrian, MI. The top four colleges with the most points throughout the season in each conference (North East, South East, Midwestern, Pacific Coast) are invited to compete at the national final. A final list of teams who have qualified for the event will be posted at a later date, as the other conference events finish up in Mid-March.

Final Team Results – 2022 Thunder Country Classic
1st - Adrian College (272.5)
2nd - Trine University (219)
3rd - University of Michigan (208)
4th - Miami University of Ohio (200)
5th - Western Michigan University (193)
6th - Michigan State University (188)
7th - The Ohio State University (159.5)
8th - Oakland University (157)
9th - Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (150)
10th - Univ. of Notre Dame (124.5)
11th - Wayne State University (86.5)
12th - Kent State University (68.5)
13th - Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth (56)
14th - Case Western Reserve (48)
15th - Marquette University (42)
16th - Northern Michigan University (39)
17th - Texas A&M University (30)
18th - University of MN - Twin Cities (29)
19th - Winona State University (25.5)
20th - Saint Mary's College (25.0)
21st - University of Iowa (24.5)
22nd - University of Illinois (21)
DNC at the 2nd event: Washington University St. Louis, University of Central Oklahoma