University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Saturday, February 18
Athens, GA
10 AM & 6 PM
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CCSA Championships
Bulldog Swimming Wraps Up CCSA Championships with More Broken Records
02.18.2017 | Women's Swimming & Diving
Complete Results (PDF)
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ATHENS, Ga. – The UNC Asheville women's swimming team wrapped up the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Swimming and Diving Championships in seventh place Saturday after breaking two more school records and one additional freshman record. The Bulldogs ended the meet with 639 points, 133 more than last year's squad.
It was another strong morning session for the Asheville swimmers as six lifetime bests were set during the preliminaries, including two school records, and nine season-best marks were set. The Bulldogs earned three A Final spots, two B Final berths and four C Final spots for the evening session.
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In the Women's 200-Yard Backstroke, Stephanie Smith set the school record with a lifetime best of 2:01.70, earning her an A Finals spot with a sixth-place time. Emily Werth and Alejandra Sanchez Garcia both also earned spots in the night's finals as Werth swam a season-best 2:04.00 en route to a 12th-place, B Finals spot and Sanchez Garcia cruised home in a season-best 2:06.97, earning a C Finals position of 21st. Emma Nelson and Elizabeth Murray also set season-bests in the event with times of 2:08.96 and 2:08.46.
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The Women's 100-Yard Freestyle saw two lifetime-bests set and two more season-bests. Jessica Woolfe had another strong showing as she earned a C Finals position of 24th with a time of 53.00 while Elizabeth Conte cruised home in a time of 54.75. Emily Sawyer and Reid Jackson both set season-bests of 54.91 and 54.38 in the event.
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In the Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke, three Bulldogs set season-best times led by Morgan Rulevich's 3rd-place preliminary finish in a time of 2:17.22, earning herself a berth in the A Finals of the event. Shannon Kennedy and Carly Emerson also set season-best times in the event and also earned C Finals positions. Kennedy cruised home 19th in a time of 2:27.05 while Emerson finished 20th in the prelims in a time of 2:27.88.
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The two final events of the morning for the Bulldogs, the 200-Yard Butterfly and the 100-Yard Fly Time Trial, saw three lifetime-bests as well as a freshman and school record set. In the 200 Butterfly, Catherine Allen shattered both the freshman and school record in a time of 2:04.12, earning her a spot in the A Finals as she finished seventh in the prelims. Fellow freshman Madison Rogan earned a B Finals position with her 11th-best time of 2:05.36. Both finishes were lifetime-bests for the swimmers. In the 100 Fly Time Trial, Katie Brown posted a lifetime-best of 59:20.
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In between the morning and evening sessions, several swimmers took part in the 1650. Skylar Rogan posted a lifetime-best and freshman record of 17:06.36 and finished fourth while Weller came home ninth, M. Rogan 12th, VandenBerg 19th and Allie Snyder finished 24th, earning the Bulldogs 68 valuable points.
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In the final session of the weekend, Smith led things off with a new school record and lifetime-best in the 200-Yard Backstroke. Her time of 2:00.97 earned her a sixth-place finish. Werth also posted a lifetime-best in the event with a 10th-place finish in a time of 2:02.43 and Sanchez Garcia cruised home 21st in a time of 2:06.85.
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One of the biggest highlights of the weekend came in the finals of the 200-Yard Breaststroke when Rulevich earned a podium finish of third. Carly Emerson also had a solid finals as she posted a lifetime-best in the event. In the 200 Fly, Allen finished fifth and M. Rogan came home 12th.
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The final race of the weekend for Asheville featured the quartet of Weller, Jackson, Murray and Woolfe in the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay. The group finished seventh in a combined time of 3:33.67. Weller finished her leg in a time of 53.04, Jackson 53.63, Murray 53.63 and Woolfe anchored the event with a time of 53.37.
QUOTABLES
"When we set out on this journey in the fall, we had benchmarks for program success we wanted to achieve. We accomplished those this year. The ladies continue to set the bar higher and I couldn't be happier with our development. Our younger swimmers got a taste of what it takes to be successful at conference and will use that knowledge next year." – Elizabeth Lykins
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ATHENS, Ga. – The UNC Asheville women's swimming team wrapped up the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Swimming and Diving Championships in seventh place Saturday after breaking two more school records and one additional freshman record. The Bulldogs ended the meet with 639 points, 133 more than last year's squad.
It was another strong morning session for the Asheville swimmers as six lifetime bests were set during the preliminaries, including two school records, and nine season-best marks were set. The Bulldogs earned three A Final spots, two B Final berths and four C Final spots for the evening session.
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In the Women's 200-Yard Backstroke, Stephanie Smith set the school record with a lifetime best of 2:01.70, earning her an A Finals spot with a sixth-place time. Emily Werth and Alejandra Sanchez Garcia both also earned spots in the night's finals as Werth swam a season-best 2:04.00 en route to a 12th-place, B Finals spot and Sanchez Garcia cruised home in a season-best 2:06.97, earning a C Finals position of 21st. Emma Nelson and Elizabeth Murray also set season-bests in the event with times of 2:08.96 and 2:08.46.
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The Women's 100-Yard Freestyle saw two lifetime-bests set and two more season-bests. Jessica Woolfe had another strong showing as she earned a C Finals position of 24th with a time of 53.00 while Elizabeth Conte cruised home in a time of 54.75. Emily Sawyer and Reid Jackson both set season-bests of 54.91 and 54.38 in the event.
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In the Women's 200-Yard Breaststroke, three Bulldogs set season-best times led by Morgan Rulevich's 3rd-place preliminary finish in a time of 2:17.22, earning herself a berth in the A Finals of the event. Shannon Kennedy and Carly Emerson also set season-best times in the event and also earned C Finals positions. Kennedy cruised home 19th in a time of 2:27.05 while Emerson finished 20th in the prelims in a time of 2:27.88.
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The two final events of the morning for the Bulldogs, the 200-Yard Butterfly and the 100-Yard Fly Time Trial, saw three lifetime-bests as well as a freshman and school record set. In the 200 Butterfly, Catherine Allen shattered both the freshman and school record in a time of 2:04.12, earning her a spot in the A Finals as she finished seventh in the prelims. Fellow freshman Madison Rogan earned a B Finals position with her 11th-best time of 2:05.36. Both finishes were lifetime-bests for the swimmers. In the 100 Fly Time Trial, Katie Brown posted a lifetime-best of 59:20.
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In between the morning and evening sessions, several swimmers took part in the 1650. Skylar Rogan posted a lifetime-best and freshman record of 17:06.36 and finished fourth while Weller came home ninth, M. Rogan 12th, VandenBerg 19th and Allie Snyder finished 24th, earning the Bulldogs 68 valuable points.
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In the final session of the weekend, Smith led things off with a new school record and lifetime-best in the 200-Yard Backstroke. Her time of 2:00.97 earned her a sixth-place finish. Werth also posted a lifetime-best in the event with a 10th-place finish in a time of 2:02.43 and Sanchez Garcia cruised home 21st in a time of 2:06.85.
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One of the biggest highlights of the weekend came in the finals of the 200-Yard Breaststroke when Rulevich earned a podium finish of third. Carly Emerson also had a solid finals as she posted a lifetime-best in the event. In the 200 Fly, Allen finished fifth and M. Rogan came home 12th.
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The final race of the weekend for Asheville featured the quartet of Weller, Jackson, Murray and Woolfe in the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay. The group finished seventh in a combined time of 3:33.67. Weller finished her leg in a time of 53.04, Jackson 53.63, Murray 53.63 and Woolfe anchored the event with a time of 53.37.
QUOTABLES
"When we set out on this journey in the fall, we had benchmarks for program success we wanted to achieve. We accomplished those this year. The ladies continue to set the bar higher and I couldn't be happier with our development. Our younger swimmers got a taste of what it takes to be successful at conference and will use that knowledge next year." – Elizabeth Lykins
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