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Bulldog Swimmers Continue to Post Lifetime Bests, Move Up a Spot in Standings
02.16.2017 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Day 2 Morning Results (PDF)
Day 2 Evening Results (PDF)
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ATHENS, Ga. – More lifetime best times were posted by the UNC Asheville women's swimming team, Thursday at the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Swimming and Diving Championships held at the University of Georgia's Gabrielsen Natatorium as the Bulldog swimmers continued to peak at just the right time.
The day featured two sessions, a morning session and an evening, with the morning session featuring preliminaries for the evening's finals. Between the two sessions, there were 10 lifetime bests for the Bulldogs as well as two school records, a freshman record and seven season bests.
In the morning session, Stephanie Smith, Catherine Allen and Skylar Rogan all posted lifetime bests in the 500-Yard Freestyle. Rogan's time of 4:56.71 also set the overall school record as well as the freshman record for the event and earned her a fourth-place finish. Smith finished 20th in a time of 5:03.76 and Allen came home 13th in a time of 5:01.38.
Brittany Thomas, Sydney VandenBerg and Adee Weller all posted season-bests in the 500 Free.
In the 200-Yard IM, Madison-Grace Bristow, Carly Emerson and Emma Nelson all posted season-bests. Nelson finished in a time of 2:12.76, Emerson in 2:12.89 and Bristow ended up with a time of 2:16.70.
The morning concluded with the 50-Yard Freestyle, or "Splash and Dash." Morgan Rulevich set the school record in the event and earned an A-Finals Seeding with a time of 23.30, coming home eighth in the prelims. It was also a lifetime best for the sophomore.
Elizabeth Conte posted her second-fastest time ever in the 50 Free with a 24.96 while Katie Brown, Reid Jackson, Elizabeth Murray and Jessica Woolfe also all posted lifetime bests. Brown finished in a time of 25.54, Jackson finished in 24.58, Murray 24.66 and Woolfe 24.17. Shannon Kennedy and Emily Sawyer also posted season-bests in the race.
The morning session went so well, that the Bulldogs earned two A Final spots, two B Final spots and a C Final spot.
Asheville carried that momentum over in the evening session where Weller and Smith posted lifetime bests in the 500-Yard Freestyle en route to 13th and 19th-place finishes, respectively. Allen earned points with a 15th-place  finish in the B Final. Rogan then earned big points for the Bulldog swimmers with a fifth-place finish the A Finals.
Rulevich also earned a spot in an A Final, and cruised home to big points in the 50 Free in a time of 23.37.
The 200-Yard Freestyle Relay concluded the day with a strong finish, helping the Bulldogs move up from seventh to sixth in the team standings.
BULLDOG BITES
POSTING LIFETIME BESTS: In total, 10 lifetime bests fell, Thursday. Adee Weller and Stephanie Smith set their lifetime bests in the 500-Yard Freestyle. Smith, Catherine Allen and Skylar Rogan all posted lifetime bests in the 500-Yard Freestyle in the morning session. Morgan Rulevich set the school record in the morning session of the 50-Yard Free and earned an A Finals Seeding with her lifetime best time in the event. Katie Brown, Reid Jackson, Erin Murray and Jessica Woolfe also all posted lifetime bests in the 50 Free.
EARNING A FINAL SPOTS: Skylar Rogan and Morgan Rulevich both earned A Finals positions. Rogan in the 500 Free and Rulevich in the 50 Free and both turned those into valuable points for the Bulldogs
MOVING ON UP: The Bulldogs finished Wednesday's lone session in seventh and then moved up a spot Thursday with the fast times. Asheville enters Friday, better known as "Moving Day," in sixth.
QUOTABLES
"Today was another outstanding day for us. In one night, we had as many A finalists as we did in the entire 2016 CCSA Championships and that just shows how much we are improving. The team competed hard today and those that didn't compete were great teammates, cheering everyone on all day long. This is a great group and I'm excited to see us continue to compete tomorrow." – Elizabeth Lykins
UP NEXT
The CCSA Championships will continue tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 17 with another two sessions. The morning session begins at 10 a.m. and the evening session begins at 6 p.m.
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Day 2 Evening Results (PDF)
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ATHENS, Ga. – More lifetime best times were posted by the UNC Asheville women's swimming team, Thursday at the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Swimming and Diving Championships held at the University of Georgia's Gabrielsen Natatorium as the Bulldog swimmers continued to peak at just the right time.
The day featured two sessions, a morning session and an evening, with the morning session featuring preliminaries for the evening's finals. Between the two sessions, there were 10 lifetime bests for the Bulldogs as well as two school records, a freshman record and seven season bests.
In the morning session, Stephanie Smith, Catherine Allen and Skylar Rogan all posted lifetime bests in the 500-Yard Freestyle. Rogan's time of 4:56.71 also set the overall school record as well as the freshman record for the event and earned her a fourth-place finish. Smith finished 20th in a time of 5:03.76 and Allen came home 13th in a time of 5:01.38.
Brittany Thomas, Sydney VandenBerg and Adee Weller all posted season-bests in the 500 Free.
In the 200-Yard IM, Madison-Grace Bristow, Carly Emerson and Emma Nelson all posted season-bests. Nelson finished in a time of 2:12.76, Emerson in 2:12.89 and Bristow ended up with a time of 2:16.70.
The morning concluded with the 50-Yard Freestyle, or "Splash and Dash." Morgan Rulevich set the school record in the event and earned an A-Finals Seeding with a time of 23.30, coming home eighth in the prelims. It was also a lifetime best for the sophomore.
Elizabeth Conte posted her second-fastest time ever in the 50 Free with a 24.96 while Katie Brown, Reid Jackson, Elizabeth Murray and Jessica Woolfe also all posted lifetime bests. Brown finished in a time of 25.54, Jackson finished in 24.58, Murray 24.66 and Woolfe 24.17. Shannon Kennedy and Emily Sawyer also posted season-bests in the race.
The morning session went so well, that the Bulldogs earned two A Final spots, two B Final spots and a C Final spot.
Asheville carried that momentum over in the evening session where Weller and Smith posted lifetime bests in the 500-Yard Freestyle en route to 13th and 19th-place finishes, respectively. Allen earned points with a 15th-place  finish in the B Final. Rogan then earned big points for the Bulldog swimmers with a fifth-place finish the A Finals.
Rulevich also earned a spot in an A Final, and cruised home to big points in the 50 Free in a time of 23.37.
The 200-Yard Freestyle Relay concluded the day with a strong finish, helping the Bulldogs move up from seventh to sixth in the team standings.
BULLDOG BITES
POSTING LIFETIME BESTS: In total, 10 lifetime bests fell, Thursday. Adee Weller and Stephanie Smith set their lifetime bests in the 500-Yard Freestyle. Smith, Catherine Allen and Skylar Rogan all posted lifetime bests in the 500-Yard Freestyle in the morning session. Morgan Rulevich set the school record in the morning session of the 50-Yard Free and earned an A Finals Seeding with her lifetime best time in the event. Katie Brown, Reid Jackson, Erin Murray and Jessica Woolfe also all posted lifetime bests in the 50 Free.
EARNING A FINAL SPOTS: Skylar Rogan and Morgan Rulevich both earned A Finals positions. Rogan in the 500 Free and Rulevich in the 50 Free and both turned those into valuable points for the Bulldogs
MOVING ON UP: The Bulldogs finished Wednesday's lone session in seventh and then moved up a spot Thursday with the fast times. Asheville enters Friday, better known as "Moving Day," in sixth.
QUOTABLES
"Today was another outstanding day for us. In one night, we had as many A finalists as we did in the entire 2016 CCSA Championships and that just shows how much we are improving. The team competed hard today and those that didn't compete were great teammates, cheering everyone on all day long. This is a great group and I'm excited to see us continue to compete tomorrow." – Elizabeth Lykins
UP NEXT
The CCSA Championships will continue tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 17 with another two sessions. The morning session begins at 10 a.m. and the evening session begins at 6 p.m.
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