Women's Swimming and Diving Wraps Up 2024 at Eagles Holiday Splash

FULL RESULTS

FT. MYERS, Fla. - UNC Asheville Women's Swimming and Diving wrapped up its 2024 half of the schedule at Florida Gulf Coast's Eagles Holiday Splash on Thursday (Dec. 19). Asheville took fourth in the event with 146 points.

Asheville took fifth for eight points and sixth for six points in the 200-medley relay with the team of Savanna Bush, Alyssa Jackson, Taylor Smith and Anna Marcotti finishing in 1:48.81, while Grace Adams, Gracelyn Cox, Andie Quisumbing and Ava Kilpatrick took sixth in 1:48.98. Danai Gkogkosi, Miriam Wheatley, Caroline Crouse and Olivia Ciancimino also swam the event in 1:52.79. Atlantic Sun Conference Swimmer of the Week Caitlin Hefner placed fifth for four points in the 500 free in 5:08.14, while Gkogkosi finished 11^th in 5:17.91. Celine Petruschke (5:21.25) and Kathryn Walters (5:23.59) finished 14^th and 15^th respectively in the event, while Rose Sciaudone also swam the event in 5:24.29. Alessia Cunegatti paced Asheville with a seventh-place finish in the 200 IM in 2:09.35 for two points, while Riley Edmundson finished ninth in 2:10.15 and Anna Kate Halligan finished 10^th in 2:11.24. Julie Lahiff took 13^th in 2:14.82, while Tess Peny also swam the event in 2:16.18. Adams took third in the 75-yard backstroke in 43.31 seconds for six points, while Gkogkosi finished eighth in 44.75 seconds for one point. Bush finished 11^th in 45.36 seconds, while Petruschke took 13^th in 46.48 seconds. Asheville took third and fourth in the 75-yard breaststroke, with Jackson in third in 47.67 seconds for six points and Beatrice Cocconcelli in fourth in 48.22 seconds for five points. Cox also finished sixth in 48.49 seconds for three points, while Wheatley took ninth in 50.21 seconds. Chloe McDonald finished fifth in the 75-yard butterfly in 42.15 seconds for four points, while Quisumbing picked up three points in sixth place in 42.75 seconds. Smith (42.34 seconds), Caroline Crouse (42.68 seconds), Lahiff (44.05 seconds) and Peny (44.40 also swam the event.

Hefner earned two team points in the 75-yard freestyle with a seventh-place finish in 38.95 seconds, while Marcotti (39.44 seconds), Kilpatrick (40.13 seconds) Ciancimino (40.68 seconds) and Walters (42.32 seconds) also swam the event. Amelia Ward paced the divers with a second-place finish in the three-meter for seven points with a score of 220.85, while Jade Canady earned third place for six points with a mark of 218.10. ASUN Conference Diver of the Week Vivian Fougeron took fifth for four points with a score of 215.60, while Leigha Travis (189.80) and Kindal Culpepper (170.95) also competed in the event. Adams picked up three team points in the 200 back with a sixth-place finish in 2:08.84, while Cunegatti also earned one point with an eighth-place finish in 2:11.52. Bush (2:12.97) and Hefner (2:13.51) finished ninth and 10^th respectively, while Peny also swam the event in 2:18.25. Cocconcelli earned two team points in the 50 free with a seventh-place finish in 24.31 seconds, while Quisumbing (25.08 seconds), Ciancimino (25.51 seconds) and Halligan (25.95 seconds) also competed in the event. Jackson picked up six points with a third-place finish in the 50-yard breaststroke in 30.24 seconds, while Cocconcelli finished sixth for three points in 31.29 seconds and Cox took seventh for two points in 31.42 seconds. Smith (31.93 seconds), Wheatley (32.13) and Sciaudone (33.85 seconds) also swam the event. Marcotti picked up four points with a fifth-place finish in the 50-yard butterfly in 26.31 seconds, while Quisumbing and Edmundson each earned 1.5 points finishing tied for seventh in 26.63 seconds. McDonald (26.68 seconds) and Crouse (26.94 seconds) also swam the event. Bush (28.76 seconds), Kilpatrick (29.00 seconds) and Cunegatti (29.46 seconds) each competed in the 50-yard backstroke for Asheville. Ward would continue to pace the Bulldogs in the one-meter dive with a second-place finish to earn seven points with a score of 227.15, while Canady took fourth for five points with a mark of 214.40. Fougeron took eighth with a score of 192.25 to secure one team point, while Travis (186.30) and Culpepper (129.75) also competed in the event.

Edmundson paced the Bulldogs with a fourth-place finish for five points in the 200 fly in 2:06.75, while Smith (2:12.16), McDonald (2:13.83) Lahiff (2:15.34), Sciaudone (2:15.69) and Peny (2:17.95) also swam the event. Hefner picked up one team point in the 25-yard breaststroke with an eighth-place finish in 13.72 seconds while Petruschke (14.13 seconds), Gkogkosi (14.18 seconds) and Walters (14.98) also swam the event. Jackson earned seven team points with a second-place finish in the 25-yard breaststroke in 13.70 seconds, while Cox picked up three points with a sixth-place finish in 14.26 seconds. Wheatley (14.62 seconds) and Halligan (14.81 seconds) also swam the event. Smith picked up five points with a fourth-place finish in the 25-yard butterfly in 12.00 seconds, while Quisumbing earned one point with an eighth-place finish in 12.13 seconds. Marcotti (12.14 seconds), Crouse (12.16 seconds) McDonald (12.37 seconds) and Walters (13.04 seconds) also competed in the event. Cocconcelli earned four points in the 25-yard freestyle with a fifth-place finish in 11.30 seconds, while Ciancimino (11.49 seconds) earned two points in seventh and Marcotti (11.52) picked up one point in eighth. Kilpatrick (11.81 seconds) also swam the event. Edmundson paced Asheville with a fifth-place finish for four points in the 200 breast in 2:23.86, while Cox finished eighth to pick up one point in 2:27.72. Crouse (2:28.14), Cunegatti (2:28.45), Halligan (2:29.42) and Lahiff (2:30.74) also swam the event for Asheville. Asheville picked up six points in the 100 free relay with the team of Ciancimino, Gkogkosi, Jackson and Cocconcelli logging a time of 46.58 seconds. The tandem of Kilpatrick, Bush, Edmundson and Adams finished the event in 48.93 seconds, while Hefner, Walters, Sciaudone and Petruschke swam the event in 49.30 seconds.

"Once again our divers had a great meet," said diving coach Matthew Macon. "We placed three divers in scoring positions on both boards, led by sophomore Amelia Ward and fifth-year Jade Canady, who finished in second and third places on both boards. Freshman Vivian Fougeron rounded out the scoring divers. It was a great end to our fall semester and we kept the energy and consistency high at all three meets we had this week."

A strong week of training and competing will serve us well for the remainder of the season," said head coach Elizabeth Lykins. "This team has accomplished so much during this semester of adversity. We are excited for a busy month of competitions come the new year."

The Bulldogs return to the water Jan. 10-11, with Senior Day for diving against VMI on Jan. 10 at 4:00 p.m. and Senior Day for swimming against Berry (Ga.) at 11:00 a.m. on Jan. 11.

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Caroline Crouse

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Alessia Cunegatti

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Leigha Travis

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Amelia Ward

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