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Men’s Weekend Recap - Jan. 22-23
Men’s Recap - Jan. 23
Bulldogs Tame College of Charleston Cougars, 194-121, in Weekend Swim Meet BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb men's swimming team was able to handle College of Charleston in a two day swim meet, earning the 194-121 victory. The meet took place Friday and Saturday on the campus of Gardner-Webb University.
Ten different Bulldog swimmers earned victories during the weekend, with DJ Hughes, George Partin, and Steven Caudill leading the way for the team with each earning four victories.
Friday evening, the Bulldogs were victorious in six events. The team of Samuel Woods, Collin Burchins, Steven Caudill and Seth Carter were victorious in the 400 yard medley relay with a time of 3:34.24. Caudill was also victorious in the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 1:53.93, and the 400 yard IM with a time of 4:18.73. Tyler Revels timed in fastest in the 100 yard backstroke at 53.95. George Partin won the 50 free, timing in at 22.09. The team of Kevin Koenig, DJ Hughes, Matthew Leonard, and George Partin won the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:27.59.
Saturday afternoon, Gardner-Webb won five events. The team of Samuel Woods, Casey Brutus, DJ Hughes, and Kevin Koenig were victorious in the 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:37.30. Woods was also victorious in the 200 yard backstroke, timing in at 1:59. 66. Hughes earned a victory in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 52.74. George Partin won the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 48.46. The team of Hughes, Koenig, Partin, and Steven Caudill won the 400 yard freestyle relay, timing in at 3:12.43.
Gardner-Webb will return to the pool when they face Davidson College on Saturday, January 30th. The meet is set to take place at 1:00 PM at the Gardner-Webb Aquatics Center.
VMI Splits at Howard Tri-Meet WASHINGTON, D.C. - The VMI men's swimming & diving team split its final regular season event, defeating Howard, 152-106, and falling to St. Peter's, 184-78, at a tri-meet held at Howard's Burr Gymnasium on Saturday.
The Keydet men notched an overall first-place finish in the 200 yard medley relay, as the team of sophomore James Goodwillie and seniors Justin Ferrell, Will Rowcliffe and Tristan Euritt swam a 1:32.25, eclipsing the old school record by over seven seconds. The previous mark had stood for 18 years, while it also marked the first time that any varsity relay record had fallen in 17 years.
VMI also defeated Howard in six individual races on the afternoon. Rowcliffe took top honors in the 50 freestyle (22.71) and the 100 freestyle (50.07), while Goodwillie won the 200 IM against the Bison with a 2:03.50. Other VMI wins against the hosts came in the 1000 freestyle, where sophomore Matt Dale swam a 10:37.42, in the 200 butterfly, where freshman John Covert touched the wall in 2:12.14, and in the 500 freestyle, as freshman Andrew Nelson was clocked at 5:15.85.
The Keydets also picked up an individual win against St. Peter's, as Goodwillie swam a 2:03.40 in the 200 backstroke. The VMI men's swimming & diving team returns to action at the CCSA Championships, being held Feb. 18-20 at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Lady Bison Notch First Victory of the Season on Senior DayWASHINGTON, D.C. - With enthusiasm resonating throughout the pool, the Howard Bison celebrated Senior Day by putting on an excellent show in the water. Hosting Mt. St. Mary's, St. Peter's and VMI for their lone home meet of the season, the Bison recorded many personal best times with the women's squad notching their first victory of the season, a 146-48 win over VMI.
The women dropped two narrow decisions to Mt. St. Mary's (131-112) and St. Peter's (130-114) with the men's team falling short to St. Peter's and VMI - 187-73 and 152-106, respectively. Chelsea Andrews successful freshmen season continued with four victories. She began her afternoon with a dominant effort in the 200 freestyle, a 1:58.43, better than seven seconds from the competition. Andrews also took first place honors in the 100 freestyle with a 54.53 and another victory in the 100 butterfly at 1:01.39.
Andrews anchored the triumphant 800 freestyle relay, too. Teaming-up with fellow freshman E'lan Brewer, sophomore Cachanda Evans and senior Polo Edwards, the Lady Bison cruised to victory with a time of 8:25.50. Brewer also saw the winner's circle for the second time in her career. Her 25.93 was her best dual-meet time this season, just ahead of on-coming Paige Chenet of Mt. St. Mary's. Brewer's anchor 50 freestyle in the 200 medley relay to commence the meet propelled the Lady Bison to yet another relay victory. With freshman Summer Davis, senior Alyssa Rogers, and Evans the Howard Women charged to a time of 1:55.31. Seniors Rogers and Edwards celebrated their final meet in Burr with two second place finishes. Rogers came in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, with times of 1:10.77 and 2:35.69, respectively. Edwards looked terrific in her distance freestyle events, going 11:22.02 in her 1000 freestyle and 5:31.53 in the 500 freestyle.
"I was really proud of the Lady Bison this afternoon," said head coach Matt Salerno. "They have continued to grow as a group and it's fantastic when that hard work and progress is rewarded with a victory."
On the men's side, freshman Zadok Isaacs earned his second victory in two days, this time in the 200 backstroke. Isaacs final 100 of the race propelled him to victory with a time of 2:00.82. The freshmen also swam hard in the 100 butterfly, earning him a second-place finish with a 54.75.
Senior Brad Worrell brought in a second place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52.16. Isaacs and Worrell combined with juniors Charles Canady and Damjan Strbac for the Bison's second place 800 freestyle relay, posting a combined time of 7:37.53.
Kelvin Goodman also notched a second place race in the 100 breaststroke. His superb effort got him a season-best time of 1:05.47.
Next week, the Bison will conclude their regular season by traveling to Georgetown for a 1PM contest against the Hoyas.
Men’s Recap - Jan. 22Edwards, Andrews, Isaacs Triumphant against ColonialsWASHINGTON, D.C. - The Howard women's and men's swimming and diving teams traveled across the District to face the Colonials of George Washington on Friday evening. The Bison continue to impress in the water, but the Colonials depth proved to be too much for the visitors as the men fell 91-78 with the women dropping the contest 91-71.
Leading the charge was senior captain Polo Edwards. Edwards' fantastic surge in the beginning of her 200 freestyle propelled her to victory with a time of 2:00.66. Edwards was also integral in the victory in the 200 freestyle relay. Combined with freshmen Chelsea Andrews, E'lan Brewer and sophomore Cachanda Evans, the Lady Bison scorched the oncoming eight Colonials with an impressive 1:41.89 - their best relay split of the season.
Edwards also placed second in her 100 backstroke with a 1:10.21. Andrews, too, was triumphant for the Lady Bison. The freshman stormed past the competition from the start on her way to a first-place time of 53.72, more than four seconds ahead of the field. Andrews also swam her first 1000 freestyle of her college career and did quite well, posting a time of 11:23.93, good for fourth place.
On the men's side, Zadok Isaacs recorded his first collegiate victory in very exciting fashion. The freshmen's fabulous final 50 brought him to the finish with a winning time of 49.35. Isaacs also scored fourth place points for the Bison in the 200 IM with a time of 2:05.17. To conclude the meet, the Isaacs joined sophomore Steven Lott, junior Damjan Strbac and senior Brad Worrell for an exciting second place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. Isaacs lead-off relay split of 22.62 was his best for the season as the men completed the race in a time of 1:30.20.
The Bison are back in the water today and, for the only time this season, at home for Senior Day. Ceremonies begin at 11:45AM with the competition beginning and 12PM.
College of Charleston swimming and diving notches strong individual performances on Day 1 at Gardner-Webb CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston swimming and diving teams each posted several strong individual performances on the first day of the Gardner-Webb Invitational on Friday, January 22. |
