GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Emory & Henry College Women's Swimming Team finished the 2014 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship strong Sunday night, winning three more events and finishing second in the team standings.

Freshman Allison Fowler (Morristown, Tenn.) was named ODAC Swimmer of the Year while freshman Michaela Nolte (Hillsborough, N.C.) took home ODAC Rookie of the Year honors. Both swimmers won two of their three individual events, set multiple E&H and league records and earned NCAA "B" Qualifying Standards in the process.

Emory & Henry started things off with the final heat of the 1650-yard freestyle. Sophomore Taylor Guardalabene (Charlotte, N.C.) finished third with a time of 18:24.65. Sophomore Nicole Powell's (Apex, N.C.) and freshman Lauren Blakey's (Davidson, N.C.) swims Sunday morning were good for seventh and 16th place, respectively.

In the 200-yard backstroke, the Wasps had a pair of swimmers in the final led by freshman Liz Kleveno (Fredericksburg, Va.), who came in fifth (2:10.51). Freshman Jordan Greenburg (Cordova, Tenn.) was close behind in sixth with a swim of 2:11.43 while freshman Olivia Shumate (North Wilkesboro, N.C.) finished 10th with her swim in the consolation final.

The Wasps took second and third in the 100-yard freestyle as freshman Jessica Richardson (Vero Beach, Fla.) swam a :53.38 for runner-up honors and sophomore Payton Shirey (Seaford, Del.)  went :53.50 for third. Sophomore Sam Brown (Memphis, Tenn.) was 12th in the event as well.

Nolte swept the breaststroke events with an ODAC-record swim of 2:22.81, finishing 6.29 seconds ahead of second place. She bettered her NCAA "B" cut that she earned in the prelims by nearly three tenths of a second. Freshman Kia Hamilton (Memphis, Tenn.) and sophomore Sophia Alonge (Vienna, Va.)  were 12th and 13th overall.

Fowler made it two event wins as well with a meet-record swim of 2:07.81 in the 200-yard butterfly. Her time also was good enough for a national "B" cut. Powell recorded a swim of 2:17.27 to finish sixth.

The final event of the meet was the 400-yard freestyle relay. Seeded second behind Washington and Lee University, Emory & Henry stayed close the entire race before Nolte brought the Wasps' sixth event win of the weekend home. The relay consisted of Richardson, Shirey, Fowler and Nolte and marked yet another ODAC record, just .44 off a NCAA standard.

Washington and Lee won the league championship for the seventh-straight year with a total of 953 points. Emory & Henry's 585 points closed the gap between first and second by 117 points over last season. Randolph-Macon College was third (481) while Sweet Briar College (349) rounded out the top four.

The 2013-14 All-ODAC Teams will be released by the league office on Monday.

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Emory & Henry set itself up for a strong finish in the final day of the 2014 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship after Sunday morning's preliminaries. The Wasps are seeded first in a pair of events with record-breaking performances.

The Wasps started the day off with the 200-yard backstroke. Kleveno is seeded fifth for tonight's final (2:11.83) while Greenburg joins her in the final at the sixth spot. Shumate will represent E&H in the consolation final, earning the 12th seed in prelims.

Richardson turned in a time of :53.91 in the 100-yard freestyle to earn the third seed. Defending champion Shirey is sixth while Brown was 13th quickest for a spot in the consolation finals.

In the 200-yard breaststroke, Nolte notched an ODAC-record time of 2:23.10 to qualify first for tonight's final. Nolte also earned her second NCAA "B" Qualifying Standard in as many days. Hamilton and Alonge are 12th and 13th, with a spot in the consolation finals.

Fowler broke the meet record in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:09.98, and is seeded first by over two seconds. Powell is seeded seventh for tonight.

Emory & Henry also has the second seed in the 400-yard freestyle relay thanks to a swim from Guardalabene, Shumate, Greenburg and Brown.

The 1650-yard freestyle will swum as a timed finals event. Powell (18:57.76) has the top time going into the final heat while Blakey is currently eighth. The final heat of the 1650-free will be held at the start of the finals this evening.

Check back this evening for a recap of the finals.

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