GWU vs UNCA vs BU
- Friday, October 15, 2021
- Boiling Springs, N.C.
- Results (Women)
- Results (Men)
- Scores
- Men: GWU 198, BU 64
- Women: GWU 192, BU 60
- Women: UNCA 201, BU 60
- Women: UNCA 189, GWU 73
Courtesy: UNC Asheville Athletics
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The UNC Asheville swimming and diving team kept rolling on Friday as it knocked off Gardner-Webb (189-73) and Bellarmine (201-60) to open its Collegiate Coastal Sports Association (CCSA) schedule. With the pair of victories, the Bulldogs are now off to their best start in program history, beginning the 2021-22 campaign with a 3-0 record.
By securing two wins on Friday, the Bulldogs improved to 10-1-1 in dual meets since November 2019.
Asheville was dominant throughout Friday’s action. Of the 14 events, the Bulldogs landed first-place finishes in 13 of them, including in both relay events.
“We went into the meet with the mindset that an Asheville cap needs to touch the wall first in as many events as possible,” said Delaney Carlton. “We ended up doing that and more, and it was so fun to see everyone fight to the finish in every event. Looking forward to the next few conference matchups next week and the following weekend, and then a great mid-season invite! Go Bulldogs!”
Individually, Kylie Johnson (1000-yard freestyle – 10:54.12), Carlton (200-yard freestyle – 1:55.30, 100-yard freestyle – 52.06), Nora Segurola Larrinaga (100-yard backstroke – 58.13), Mikaela Fullerton (100-yard breaststroke – 1:06.60), Riley Edmundson (200-yard fly – 2:09.29, 400-yard IM – 4:38.16), Abby Parks (50-yard freestyle – 24.11), Grace Adams (200-yard back – 2:07.57), Caitlin Hefner (500-yard free – 5:07.60), and Addison Wright (100-yard fly – 58.34) accounted for the first-place finishes for Asheville. Furthermore, in four different events, the Bulldogs finished first, second, and third.
“Today wouldn’t have been possible without my teammates,” Gaby Shenot said afterward. “For every single race, I could see them jumping up and cheering me on. Knowing that these ladies are here for me is something that gets me through every single race I swim. Proud to be a Bulldog today!”
Asheville will aim to keep things rolling next Saturday when it takes on UNC Wilmington and Campbell.
Courtesy: Gardner-Webb Athletics
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb men’s swim team hit the Bost pool on Saturday morning for the first time in over 644 days, and the first time since becoming CCSA Conference Champions.
The ‘Dogs took down the Bellarmine Knights by a margin of 134 points, and claimed first place in all but two events.
The men’s relay squad of Tim Bennett, Jonathan Frye, Seggio Bernardina, and Brady Fields took first in the men’s 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:34.14.
Garrett Despres, Brady Vann, and Sam Goldey had a 1-2-3 sweep for the ‘Dogs in the men’s 1,00-yard freestyle, all finishing within 21 seconds of each other.
As for the men’s 200-yard freestyle, Logan Cornelison claimed first with a time of 1:46.03 at the finish.
Tim Bennett placed first in the men’s 100-yard backstroke, clocking in with a time of 52.45 seconds.
In the men’s 100-yard breaststroke, Jonathan Frye finished first with a time of 58.42 seconds at the wall.
Brady Field’s swam a 21.43 in the men’s 50-yard freestyle to take the gold for GWU, and shortly after took first in the men’s 100-yard freestyle with a time of 48.30.
Tim Bennett earned another first place finish for the Runnin’ Bulldogs, this time in the men’s 200-yard backstroke, finishing with a time of 1:54.62.
As for the men’s 200-yard breaststroke, Jonathan Frye took first with a time of 2:08.19 at the finish.
Garrett Despres took gold in his second distance event of the day, this time in the men’s 500-yard freestyle. Despres clocked a time of 4:52.57 at the finish.
In the men’s 200-yard butterfly, Cullen Fields swam a time of 51.32 seconds to take first for GWU.
In the final event of the day, the relay squad of Brady Fields, Seggio Bernardina, Drew Mintz, and Logan Cornelison took first in the men’s 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:12.12 at the finish.
Runnin’ Bulldog’s Swimming will be back in action on Saturday, October 30th as they travel to Buies Creek, N.C. to take on Campbell and Old Dominion.
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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb women’s team hit the deck of the Bost Pool for their first home meet of the season on Friday Evening. Today’s meet against Bellarmine and UNC Asheville was the first home meet for the Runnin’ Bulldogs in 630 days.
Gardner-Webb topped Bellarmine by a margin of 124 points, and UNC Asheville bested the ‘Dogs by 116 points.
The GWU relay squad of Delaney Willette, Abby Surley, Paris Binard and Alyssa Church finished second in the women’s 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:48.86, just .18 seconds behind the UNC Asheville A relay team.
In the women’s 1,000-yard freestyle, Ellie Eckert took fourth place with a time of 11:05.62 at the wall, teammate Anya MacPhail followed in fifth with a time of 11:18.66.
Alyssa Church took fifth in the women’s 200-yard free, hitting the wall with a time of 1:58.68, Anna Frye followed in sixth with a time of 1:59.39.
As for the women’s 100-yard backstroke, Delaney Willette tabbed a second-place finish with a time of 1:00.64, and Mariana Valles took fourth with a time of 1:00.95.
Abby Surley landed herself a second-place finish in the women’s 100-yard breaststroke with a final time of 1:06.90, teammate Gabby Doss followed in third with a time of 1:08.16.
Clara Schlimper touched third at the wall in the women’s 200-yard butterfly, clocking in a time of 2:13.20 at the finish.
In the women’s 50-yard freestyle, Alexandra Haasser finished in fourth overall with a time of 25.44, Eliza Gunson followed in fifth with a time of 25.65 at the wall.
Alyssa Church took fourth in the women’s 100-yard freestyle, punching in a final time of 54.70 seconds.
As for the women’s 200-yard backstroke, Delaney Willette cruised to a second-place finish with a time of 2:12.08 at the wall.
Abby Surley beat out the competition to take home a big first-place finish for the ‘Dogs in the women’s 200-yard breaststroke by hitting the wall with a time of 2:27.00. Anna Yeater took third, finishing with a time of 2:28.18.
In the women’s 50-yard freestyle, Emma Maust took second, clocking into the wall with a time of 5:16.24.
As for the women’s 400-yard individual medley, Abby Surley took second with a time of 4:40.75 at the finish.
Wrapping up the night, the squad of Mariana Valles, Alexandra Haasser, Anna Frye, and Alyssa Church took second in the women’s 400-yard freestyle relay, clocking in with a time of 3:42.18.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs will be back in action tomorrow (Saturday, October 16th), as the men take on Bellarmine inside the Bost Pool. The meet will start promptly at 10 am.
For the latest on Gardner-Webb Swimming, follow @gwuswimming on social media or visit GWUSports.com.
Courtesy: Bellarmine Athletics
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — The Bellarmine University swimming teams opened their seasons this weekend at Gardner-Webb.
The women’s team competed against the Runnin’ Bulldogs and UNC Asheville in a Double Dual on Friday. Garner-Webb defeated Bellarmine 192-60, while UNC Asheville captured a 201-60 victory against the Knights.
On the men’s side, Gardner-Webb topped BU 198-64 in a dual meet.
The women’s team started off its meet well with a third place finish in the 200 medley relay. Sophomore Caroline McMillin, freshman Alexandra Pierce, senior Rachel Walker, and sophomore Grace Lough teamed up for a time of 1:51.71.
The Knights tallied second and third place finishes in the individual competition. In Pierce’s first career meet, she was the runner-up in the 200 breaststroke (2:27.36). Walker earned third place in the 200 freestyle (1:58.17). Bellarmine also produced four fourth place finishes – Pierce in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.32), junior Anna Holt in the 200 butterfly (2:14.10), McMillin in the 200 backstroke (2:15:11), and Walker in the 100 butterfly (59.31).
On the men’s side, senior and reigning conference champion Matthew Sims continued his dominance in the 200 butterfly with another first place finish (1:54.32). He also led from start to finish in the 400 individual medley, collecting another first place time (4:14.82). Junior Jacob Dray raced to second place in the 100 butterfly (51.77), while freshman Brandon Thomas earned second in the 200 breaststroke in a fantastic race to the wall. Thomas beat Gardner-Webb’s Austin Wheeler by one one-hundredth of a second (2:12.99) highlighting his first career meet. Sophomore Greyson Williams hit the wall for third in the 200 freestyle (1:47.23) and 500 freestyle (4:56.32). Junior Adham Howaidy placed third in the 100 backstroke (54.05).
The Bellarmine men’s and women’s teams will compete in their first home meets on Oct. 30. The men’s side has a dual with Centre College, while the women’s side will battle Centre and Butler in a double dual.
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