University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Friday, February 21
Knoxville, TN (Allan Jones Aquatic Center)
10 am
UNC Asheville
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Atlantic Sun Swimming & Diving Championships
Edmundson Earns Bronze in 200 Fly, Women's Swimming and Diving Has Strong Day at ASUN Championships
02.21.2025 | Women's Swimming & Diving
PRELIMS RESULTS
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FINALS RESULTS
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - UNC Asheville Women's Swimming and Diving had a strong day on day three of the ASUN Championships on Friday (Feb. 21), led by senior Riley Edmundson earning the team's first podium finish of the championships with a bronze medal finish in the 200 fly. Asheville sits in fourth place in the team standings through three days of competition.
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Grace Adams led the Bulldogs with a seventh-place finish in the 100 back in 56.15, while Savanna Bush finished 15th in a lifetime-best 57.21 and Andie Quisumbing posted a 16th-place finish in 57.32. Gracelyn Cox posted a seventh-place finish in the 100 breast in a lifetime-best 1:03.63, while Alyssa Jackson posted a 12th-place finish in 1:04.54. Edmundson's bronze medal in the 200 fly earned a time of 2:01.29, while Caroline Crouse finished fourth in a season-best 2:02.17. Chloe McDonald took sixth in a lifetime-best 2:04.24, while Julie Lahiff finished ninth in a lifetime-best 2:03.59 and Taylor Smith took 15th in a lifetime-best 2:09.13. The 800 free relay team of Caitlin Hefner, Adams, Beatrice Cocconcelli and Anna Marcotti also finished fourth in 7:29.22.
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Asheville had five swimmers in the A finals and five in the B finals with eight season-best times and three lifetime-best times through the morning prelims.
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Adams paced the Bulldogs in the 100 back, qualifying for the A final with a seventh-place finish in a season-best time of 56.11. Quisumbing (56.71) and Bush (57.31) finished 12th and 14th respectively in season-best times to qualify for the B finals in the event. Amelia Presley also swam a season-best 1:00.14 in the event. Cox qualified for the A final in the 100 breast with a sixth-place finish in 1:03.75, while Jackson posted a 15th-place finish in 1:04.83 to qualify for the B final .Miriam Wheatley (1:05.29) and Olivia Ciancimino (1:07.80) each also posted season-best times in the event. Edmundson paced the Bulldogs with a second-place finish in the 200 fly in a season-best 2:02.07 to qualify for the A final, while Crouse posted a season-best time to finish fourth (2:03.95) and McDonald posted a lifetime-best to finish sixth (2:04.29). Lahiff posted a ninth-place finish in a lifetime-best 2:04.62 to qualify for the B finals, while Smith also qualified for the B finals with a 16th-place finish in 2:09.72. Tess Peny also swam a season-best 2:07.94 in the event.
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Kindal Culpepper paced the Bulldogs in platform diving with a seventh-place finish with a score of 170.95, while Amelia Ward placed eighth 168.80. Morgan Coughlen placed 11th with a score of 150.30, while Jade Canady (148.80) placed 12th and Leigha Travis (147.90) finished 13th. Today marked the final performance of Canady, Coughlen and Culpepper's careers at UNC Asheville. Â
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The Bulldogs return to the water for the final day of competition tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 22). Prelims begin at 10:00 a.m. from the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee with video, live results and tickets available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
About Women's Athletics Presenting Partner First Bank
First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.1 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 113 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina and a nationwide SBA platform. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
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FINALS RESULTS
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - UNC Asheville Women's Swimming and Diving had a strong day on day three of the ASUN Championships on Friday (Feb. 21), led by senior Riley Edmundson earning the team's first podium finish of the championships with a bronze medal finish in the 200 fly. Asheville sits in fourth place in the team standings through three days of competition.
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Grace Adams led the Bulldogs with a seventh-place finish in the 100 back in 56.15, while Savanna Bush finished 15th in a lifetime-best 57.21 and Andie Quisumbing posted a 16th-place finish in 57.32. Gracelyn Cox posted a seventh-place finish in the 100 breast in a lifetime-best 1:03.63, while Alyssa Jackson posted a 12th-place finish in 1:04.54. Edmundson's bronze medal in the 200 fly earned a time of 2:01.29, while Caroline Crouse finished fourth in a season-best 2:02.17. Chloe McDonald took sixth in a lifetime-best 2:04.24, while Julie Lahiff finished ninth in a lifetime-best 2:03.59 and Taylor Smith took 15th in a lifetime-best 2:09.13. The 800 free relay team of Caitlin Hefner, Adams, Beatrice Cocconcelli and Anna Marcotti also finished fourth in 7:29.22.
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Asheville had five swimmers in the A finals and five in the B finals with eight season-best times and three lifetime-best times through the morning prelims.
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Adams paced the Bulldogs in the 100 back, qualifying for the A final with a seventh-place finish in a season-best time of 56.11. Quisumbing (56.71) and Bush (57.31) finished 12th and 14th respectively in season-best times to qualify for the B finals in the event. Amelia Presley also swam a season-best 1:00.14 in the event. Cox qualified for the A final in the 100 breast with a sixth-place finish in 1:03.75, while Jackson posted a 15th-place finish in 1:04.83 to qualify for the B final .Miriam Wheatley (1:05.29) and Olivia Ciancimino (1:07.80) each also posted season-best times in the event. Edmundson paced the Bulldogs with a second-place finish in the 200 fly in a season-best 2:02.07 to qualify for the A final, while Crouse posted a season-best time to finish fourth (2:03.95) and McDonald posted a lifetime-best to finish sixth (2:04.29). Lahiff posted a ninth-place finish in a lifetime-best 2:04.62 to qualify for the B finals, while Smith also qualified for the B finals with a 16th-place finish in 2:09.72. Tess Peny also swam a season-best 2:07.94 in the event.
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Kindal Culpepper paced the Bulldogs in platform diving with a seventh-place finish with a score of 170.95, while Amelia Ward placed eighth 168.80. Morgan Coughlen placed 11th with a score of 150.30, while Jade Canady (148.80) placed 12th and Leigha Travis (147.90) finished 13th. Today marked the final performance of Canady, Coughlen and Culpepper's careers at UNC Asheville. Â
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The Bulldogs return to the water for the final day of competition tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 22). Prelims begin at 10:00 a.m. from the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee with video, live results and tickets available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
About Women's Athletics Presenting Partner First Bank
First Bank is the banking subsidiary of First Bancorp and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with total assets of approximately $12.1 billion. As a state-chartered community bank, First Bank operates 113 bank branches in North Carolina and South Carolina and a nationwide SBA platform. Since 1935, First Bank has taken a tailored approach to banking, combining best-in-class financial solutions, helpful local expertise, and technology to manage a home or business. First Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "FBNC." Visit our website at www.LocalFirstBank.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
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