University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
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Georgia Tech Invitational
Swimming Ends Georgia Tech Invite with Great Times
11.21.2015 | Women's Swimming & Diving
THE RUNDOWN
Meet: Georgia Tech Invitational, Day Three
ATLANTA – The UNC Asheville women's swimming team wrapped up the third day of action at the Georgia Tech Invitational on Friday with a pair of sessions, as several Bulldog swimmers turning in top times.
NOTABLES
Night Session
-In the 1650 free, Galen Broido 12th place with season-best 17:13.96 time.
-The 200 Backstroke saw Emily Werth improve her time from the morning with 2:04.25 time.
-In the 100 free, Morgan Rulevich finished in 18th place in 51.64 seconds. Only nine minutes later she swam the 200 breast in 2:21.77, both outstanding swims and only hundredths off her records set in the morning session.
-In 400 Free Relay, the Asheville “C” squad (Kennedy, Van Noordt, Nelson, Moon) finished in 3:39.49, while the “B” squad (Werth, Sawyer, Murray, Jackson) turned in a 3:40.50 time.
Morning Session
-In the 200 backstroke, Emma Nelson's 2:09.97 gave her a new lifetime best, while Werth qualified for the finals with a season-best 2:04.61 time.
-The 100 Free saw a program record and lifetime-best for Rulevich with a 51.62 time (her 2nd varsity record of the weekend). Other lifetime-best in 100 free: K Brown (56.47) & AC Nazemi (55.68). There were also six season-best times: van Dorsten (52.55), Woolfe (54.55), Murray, Van Noordt, Stuart, Sawyer.
-In the 200 Breaststroke, there were two lifetime bests: Rulevich (2:21.72) and Allie Snyder (2:25.99) and three season-bests: Conte, Kennedy & Emerson.
-The 200 Butterfly saw program record and lifetime-bests for Ale Sanchez with her 2:07.11 time, while Cassario & Moon both also turned in lifetime-best times. Bristow, Bennison & Werth all had season-best times.
QUOTABLES
“Really happy with the team's success this weekend. Learning to race for six straight sessions is a challenge for most underclassmen, but they handled the pressure well and will now be better prepared for conference championships. We still have plenty of work to do and are looking forward to getting home and back in the weight room and pool. I couldn't be more proud of Morgan Rulevich for pulling the 100 free/200 breast double with such stamina and fortitude.” - Head Coach Elizabeth Lykins
UP NEXT
-Following this weekend's swimming, the Bulldogs are now off for the holidays and will not return to competitive racing until they welcome Georgia Southern to Asheville on January 9.
