University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Queens (NC)
Bulldogs Complete Day One in Charlotte
09.30.2016 | Women's Swimming & Diving
THE RUNDOWN
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Teams: Asheville, Queens, Davidson, George Washington
Time: Friday, September 30, 5:30 p.m., Saturday, October 1, 11:00 a.m.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.– The UNC Asheville Women's Swimming team completed day one of their two-day meet with Queens, Davidson and George Washington. The Bulldogs will return to action for day two tomorrow in Davidson N.C.
NOTABLES
- Skylar Rogan earned the Bulldog's highest finish of the session of second in the 1000 free with time of 10:38.16.
- Morgan Rulevich earned fourth place points in two events, both the 50 free and the 100 breaststroke, with times of 24.63 and 1:06.62 respectively.
-Junior, Emily Werth swam one of the fastest in-season times of her career with a third place finish in the 100 back, 59.82.
-The final event of the evening was the 800 free relay. The Bulldog A squad made up of Skylar Rogan (2:00.37) Catherine Allen (1:59.70), Morgan Rulevich (1:56.10) and Adee Weller (1:58.77) finished fourth with a time of 7:54.94.
QUOTABLES FROM HEAD COACH ELIZABETH LYKINS
”The team did a great job getting up and racing this afternoon. We were competitive in all of our races and even set a freshmen record in the 200y butterfly. Shout out to freshmen, Catherine Allen, for breaking a record in her first collegiate meet and with a third place finish, 2:08.07. We're looking forward to more fast swimming tomorrow as the meet continues in sessions two at Davidson College." – Head Coach Elizabeth Lykins
UP NEXT
- The Bulldogs will be back in action tomorrow with Day Two of the meet in Davidson, N.C.
