Eagle Swimmers Complete First Day in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman Eagles men's and women's swimming teams competed strong at the first day of the 2014 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship meet at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on Friday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman Eagles men's and women's swimming teams competed strong at the first day of the 2014 Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship meet at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on Friday.
Carson-Newman proved to be competitive on Friday, setting a good foundation for Saturday and Sunday's events.
"Our swimmers are performing phenomenally!" said Carson-Newman head swimming coach Paige McCord. "Many national provisional cuts and life time bests have been made. Great way to start!"
In the women's competition, Carson-Newman is in sixth place with 178 points, with Queens in first place with 431.5 points through 12 events.
In the men's competition, Carson-Newman is in eighth place with 145 points, while Queens is in first place with 473.5 points through 12 events.
Carson-Newman is competing against: Catawba, Converse, Davis & Elkins, Fairmont State, Johns Hopkins, Lenoir-Rhyne, Limestone, Pfeiffer, Queens, Randolph-Macon, Savannah College of A&D, Washington and Lee, West Virginia Wesleyan, and Wingate.
In the women's 200-yard freestyle relay, Carson-Newman's team of Natalie Burnett, Aly Kaywork, Whitney Owen, and Samantha Starnes finished in fifth place with a time of 1:37.17.
In the men's 200-yard freestyle relay, Carson-Newman's team of Ben Young, Drew Rutledge, Sam Schechter, and Stephen Parsons finished in fifth place with a time of 1:22.42.
In the women's 400-yard medley relay, Carson-Newman's team of Amanda Henderson, Nancy Claire Smith, Natalie Burnett, and Aly Kaywork finished in fifth place with a time of 3:58.67.
In the men's 400-yard medley relay, Carson-Newman's team of Ben Young, Kent Eldreth, Joshua Grover, and Stephen Parsons finished in seventh place with a time of 3:23.67.
In the women's 200-yard freestyle, Carson-Newman freshman Taylor Bing (Memphis, Tenn.) finished in 13th place with a time of 5:12.00.
In the women's 200-yard individual medley, Carson-Newman freshman Amanda Henderson (Bartlett, Tenn.) finished in seventh place with a time of 2:06.88.
In the women's 50-yard freestyle, Carson-Newman freshman Samantha Starnes (Knoxville, Tenn.) finished in 11th place with a time of 24.11.
In the men's 50-yard freestyle Carson-Newman freshman Sam Schechter (Knoxville, Tenn.) finished in 13th place with a time of 21.01, just one tenth of a second faster than teammate senior Ben Young who finished in 14th with 21.02.
In the women's 1000-yard freestyle, Carson-Newman freshman Katie Zientarski (Boca Raton, Fla.) finished in 13th place with a time of 11:14.05.
In the men's 1000-yard freestyle Carson-Newman's Luke Johnson finished in 12th place with a time of 10:06.18.
Full results of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship's Saturday action will be available on www.cneagles.com, and some useful links are posted below.
2014 BMC Championship Central
http://www.wingatebulldogs.com/sports/2014/2/11/MSWIM_0211143049.aspx?id=419
2014 BMC free HD video (Thursday, Friday, Saturday evenings)
www.wingatebulldogs.com/live<http://www.wingatebulldogs.com/live>
2014 BMC live results (via Meet Mobile)*
http://www.wingatebulldogs.com/sports/2013/2/14/MSWIM_0214131309.aspx?id=378
