EMORY, Va. – The Lees-McRae College Men's & Women's Swimming Teams picked up a pair of victories over Emory & Henry College Friday afternoon. The men's team broke three records while winning one race while the women set a new program best in the process of winning an event.
The Basics
MEN'S FINAL SCORE – Lees-McRae 138, Emory & Henry 59
WOMEN'S FINAL SCORE – Lees-McRae 133, Emory & Henry 45
LOCATION – Emory, Virginia
VENUE – Emory & Henry Aquatics Center
MEN'S RECORD – 4-7
WOMEN'S RECORD – 4-7
The Men
- The Wasps got the afternoon started with a record-setting performance in the 400-meter medley relay as freshmen Corey Kidd (Stockbridge, Ga.), Morgan Cassell (Hubert, N.C.), Payton Nabors (Lawrenceville, Ga.) and Kyle Berry (Ringgold, Ga.) touched the wall in 4:18.39.
- Freshman Matthew Gocke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) won the 400-meter freestyle in 4:30.34 and was the runner-up in the 800-meter freestyle (9:20.53).
- Kidd set a new E&H best in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:23.22 finishing third and was also the runner up in the 200-meter individual medley (2:24.37).
- Nabors turned in a new school record in the 200-meter butterfly, stopping the watches in 2:25.57 while Cassell was the runner-up in the 200-meter breaststroke.
- Berry was third in both the 50- and 100-meter freestyles.
The Women
- Freshman Paige Gelenski (Boca Raton, Fla.) won the 200-fly with a school-record time of 2:38.30 and took third in the 400-meter freestyle (5:01.00).
- Freshman Peyton Helscher (Simi Valley, Calif.) was the runner-up in the 800-free, recording a 10:39.17 and third in the 200-backstroke at 2:53.23.
- Freshman Rachel Ritter (Gibsonville, N.C.) finished second in the 200-meter breaststroke in 3:05.04 and also finished third in the 200-meter individual medley (2:50.67).
- Freshman Tilly Craddock (Christiansburg, Va.) was third in both the 100- and 200-meter freestyle as senior Cat Sweigart (Bridgewater, Va.) took fourth in the 50-meter freestyle and 200-meter breaststroke.
Up Next
- Emory & Henry visits Carson-Newman University on Saturday for a dual meet at 1:00 p.m. The Eagles are 14th in the latest CSCAA Division II Top 25 poll while the Lady Eagles are tied for eighth in the country.
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