Elly Culp
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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Hometown:
- West End, N.C.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Pinecrest
Bio
2016-17: All-American as part of 200 free relay team...Honorable Mention All-American in 400 free relay and 200 medley relay...Earned All-Bluegrass Mountain conference honors in four races: the 100 Fly, 400 Free, 400 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay...Piled up six individual wins, including victories in the 100 fly against Limestone, King, Emmanuel and Bellarmine and Maryville...Also won the 50 free against Limestone and in C-N's second tri-meet...Was a member of six triumphant relay teams and a 200 free relay team in Cincinnati that broke the program record.
2015-16: Three-time Honorable Mention All-American as a freshman... Three-time All-BMC swimmer... Best finish at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships came with a 12th-place finish in the 200 Free Relay... Placed fourth in the 100 Fly and and finished third as a member of the 200 and 400 Medley Relays... Won six races during her freshman campaign with two individual wins in the 100 Fly against Bellarmine and King and Emory & Henry... Owned the team's quickest-time in the 100 Fly.... Broke the school record as a member of three relays: 200, 400 and 800 Free Relay.
High School: Finished top-10 at the North Carolina Senior Championships... Two-time team MVP, varsity letter winner and the team captain... Member of the National Honors Society and the Honor Roll.
Personal: Daughter of Jennifer Culp... Born on November 5th, 1996. Her sister, Abby, runs cross country and track at the College of Charleston and her father, Rich, was on the triathlon team at the United State Naval Academy... Studies in Interior Design.
News mentions
PHILADELPHIA - A school-record seven Carson-Newman wommen's swimmers are among a record 997 swimmers and divers to receive recognition as members of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America team.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the Carson-Newman swim team, the fourth and final day of the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. was much the same as the first three as the Eagles continued to have success on the national stage and went toe-to-toe with some of the country’s best swimmers.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The second day of the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. brought with it five more events for the Carson-Newman swim team to compete in and they again put themselves in a great position heading into the finals on Thursday evening.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The second night of the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships saw the Carson-Newman swim team add to its list of All-Americans as the Eagles were recognized as among the best in the nation three times on Thursday night at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships got underway on Wednesday morning and the Carson-Newman swim team competed in six of the day’s eight events, putting forth their best showings in the final three events, the men’s 50 free and the men’s and women’s 200 medley relays
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Carson-Newman swim team closed out the first day of the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships with a bang, as nine of C-N’s student-athletes earned Honorable Mention All-American honors.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the third time in the four year history of the program, the Carson-Newman swim team will make the trip to the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Carson-Newman swim team continued to rewrite their record book during day three of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships at the Mecklenburg Country Aquatics Center in Charlotte, N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The fourth and final day of the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships took place on Saturday at the Mecklenburg Country Aquatics Center in Charlotte, N.C and the Carson-Newman swim capped off an historic four days that saw both their men’s and women’s teams post the best finishes in program history.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – One day is in the books at the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championships in Charlotte, N.C. and the Carson-Newman swim team is off to a strong start, with Robert Griswold (Freehold, N.J.) breaking an American national record and the Eagles setting a new program best in the men’s 200 medley relay on Wednesday.
FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. – The Carson-Newman swim team picked up its fourth victory in four dual meets this season, as they bested the Emmanuel College Lions by as score of 345-179 on Friday afternoon in Franklin Springs, Ga.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Carson-Newman men’s and women’s swim teams each coasted to pair of victories on Saturday in a tri-meet against Bellarmine University and Maryville University at the Mary T. Aquatics Center on the campus of the University of Louisville.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Following a successful start to the season that included victories in all three of their dual meets, the Eagles will face possibly their biggest test of the season when they travel to Cincinnati, Ohio for the Bearcats Midseason Invitational, which is being held at the University of Cincinnati on November 17th – 19th.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Carson-Newman swim team completed the second day of competition in the Bearcats Midseason Invitational on Friday at Keating Aquatics Center on the campus of the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Carson-Newman swim team completed the preliminary portion of day one at the Bearcat Midseason Invitational on Thursday at the Keating Aquatics Center at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Carson-Newman swim team set a new pool record in the men’s 200 freestyle relay and broke four program records in the first day of competition in the Bearcats Midseason Invitational at the Keating Aquatics Center at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team hosted their dual meet of the fall at Maddox Pool on Friday night and they collected their third straight win by decimating the King (Tenn.) by a score of 328.50 to 72.50.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Following a victory in their first dual meet of the year, the Carson-Newman swim team welcomes the University of the Cumberlands to Maddox Pool on Friday for a meet that’s scheduled to begin at 6 p.m in Jefferson City, Tennessee.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn ? The Carson-Newman swim team hosted their first dual meet of the season on Saturday against the Limestone Saints and they emerged victorious by a combined score of 386-134.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman swim team made held its blue-orange inter-squad meet on Friday night and the blue team emerged victorious, 213-195, at Maddox Pool in Jefferson City, Tenn.