University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
School Record, Life-Time and Season-Bests Fall In First Day at Fall Frenzy Invitational
11.17.2017 | Women's Swimming & Diving
DAY ONE RESULTS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After the first day of the Fall Frenzy Invitational, a school record as well as multiple life-time and season-bests fell as the UNC Asheville swimming team posted a strong performance on Friday inside the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.
Bulldog Bites
Day One Preliminary Highlights
In the first event of the meet (500 freestyle), three Bulldogs (Skylar Rogan, Catherine Allen and Adee Weller) claimed a spot in the A Final later as they each posted a top 8 time in the preliminary session. Rogan earned the number one seed as she clocked in with a season-best time of 4:57.16. Allen posted a life-time best as she finished third with a 5:01.08, and Weller rounded out the top 8 times with a season-best time of 5:06.50.
Stephanie Smith finished ninth in the 500 freestyle with a season-best 5:07.03, and Madison Rogan recorded a life-time best 5:07.14. Along with Smith and Rogan, Sydney VandenBerg earned a spot in the B Final. Joining their teammates in the final, Allie Snyder, Ale Sanchez Garcia and Aleta Jewell earned a bid into the C Final.
Madison Rogan led the Bulldogs in the 200 Individual Medley as she posted her second life-time best (2:08.64) of the meet. She finished 12th and earned a berth into the B Final. Carly Emerson had the second-best time for Asheville as she posted a life-time best 2:12.09. Emma Nelson and VandenBerg capped off the final berths for the Bulldogs in the 200 IM as the duo posted season-best times.
Morgan Rulevich, who has performed well in the 50 freestyle all year, continued to stay hot as she finished third with a 23.46, which is a season-best for the junior. She was also the lone Bulldog to earn a berth into the A Final. Elizabeth Conte, Jessica Woolfe and Elizabeth Murray posted season-best times as the trio punched their tickets into the B Finals. Ten Bulldogs posted season-best times in the 50 free, while Haley Bennison recorded a lifetime-best 25.53.
Day One Finals Highlights
Highlighting the finals was Skylar Rogan breaking the school record in the 500 freestyle. The Athens, Ga. native shaved off 0.53 seconds from her prelim time to give her a second place finish. Weller finished sixth at 5:04.32, while Allen, Smith and Madison Rogan rounded out the top 10 finishes for the Bulldogs in the finals.
In the 200 IM, all four Bulldogs placed in the top 25. Leading Asheville was Madison Rogan who finished 14th out of the B Finals.
Rulevich finished in the top 5 in the 50 free as she posted a 23.60, which was good enough for 4th place, and Woolfe and Conte finished 12th and 13th respectively. Shannon Kennedy posted a strong finish as she finished in the top 20 with a season-best 25.53.
To cap off Saturday's results, Emily Werth, Rulevich, Allen and Sanchez finished fourth (3:53.26) in the A Final in the 400 medley relay while Smith, Emerson, Madison Rogan and Weller placed sixth in the B Final with a 4:01.06.
Quotable
"It was a great start to the three-day meet. This evening Skylar Rogan set a new school record in the 500 free (4:56.63) and earned huge second-place points for the team. We raced hard and finished strong this evening. However, we need to maintain the efforts for four more sessions. Overall, it was a really successful day one, and I am already looking forward to Saturday's events.
- Head Coach Elizabeth Lykins
Up Next
The Fall Frenzy Invitational will continue Saturday with day two action inside the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center.
