Friday, October 19
Spartanburg, S.C.
4:00 p.m.
Queens University of Charlotte
at
Conference Carolinas Meet hosted by Converse College
10/19/2012 9:33:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte men's and women's swim teams travelled to Converse College to participate in the Conference Carolinas Meet today. From the opening swim the Royals were in control of the meet, and the both the men and women easily finished in first place at the meet.
On the men's side the Royals had several strong performances including a new school record by Niclas Eriksson (Indianapolis, Ind., International School of Indiana) in the 100 yard IM with a 52.37. In nearly every race the Royals had top three performances, and the men finished with an overall score of 764.
Starting off the night the squad of Zachary Phelps (Blacksburg, Va., Blacksburg) Eriksson, Evante Gibson (Freeport, Bahamas, Baylor School) and Michael Trice (Lawrenceville, Ga., Brookwood ) picked up a NCAA B-cut qualifying time of 1:32.92, and a first place finish in the 200 Medley Relay. The 200 yard Freestyle Relay consisting of Trice, Austin Sumrall (Roswell, Ga., Roswell) Kyle House (Lawrenceburg, Ind., East Central ) and Evante Gibson (Freeport, Bahamas, Baylor School) also picked picked up a first place finish with a time of 1.24.58.
The Royals also had numerous swimmers pick up first place swims. These included first place finishes by House in the 50 Backstroke, Eriksson in the 50 Breastroke, Sumrall in the 100 Butterfly, Trice with a 20.67 NCAA B cut time in the 50 Freestyle, Trice in the 100 Freestyle, Austin Hughey (Auburn, Ala., Auburn ) in the 100 Backstroke, Eriksson with a 56.8 NCAA B cute time in the 100 Breastroke, Alex Menke (Fayetteville, Ga., Whitewater ) in the 500 Freestyle, and House in the 50 Butterfly.
For the women it was also a night of records as Kristin Diemer (Oak Ridge, N.C., Northwest Guilford) won the 50 Backstroke in a school record time of 28.36, Emma Durante (Akron, Ohio, Firestone) took the 50 Breastroke in a school record of 31.64, and Madeleine Wallmon (Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden, Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium) claiming a school record of 26.89 in the 50 Butterfly.
Also claiming victories for the Royals were Caroline Arakelian (Livonia, Mich., Livonia Stevenson) with a NCAA B cut time of 1.52.96 in the 200 Freestyle, Lauren Mock (Greensboro, N.C., Wesleyan Christian Academy) in the 100 Butterfly, Arakelian in the 100 Backstroke, and Durante in the 100 Breastroke. Perhaps the most dominant race for the Royals was the 500 Freestyle where Arakelian, Lillian Gordy (Winston-Salem. N.C., Reagan) and Tessa Pena (Apex, N.C., Middle Creek) took first, second, and third and all earned NCAA B cuts.
The women next swim in Charlotte at a meet at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center where they will face off against Breanau and Converse on October 26.
On the men's side the Royals had several strong performances including a new school record by Niclas Eriksson (Indianapolis, Ind., International School of Indiana) in the 100 yard IM with a 52.37. In nearly every race the Royals had top three performances, and the men finished with an overall score of 764.
Starting off the night the squad of Zachary Phelps (Blacksburg, Va., Blacksburg) Eriksson, Evante Gibson (Freeport, Bahamas, Baylor School) and Michael Trice (Lawrenceville, Ga., Brookwood ) picked up a NCAA B-cut qualifying time of 1:32.92, and a first place finish in the 200 Medley Relay. The 200 yard Freestyle Relay consisting of Trice, Austin Sumrall (Roswell, Ga., Roswell) Kyle House (Lawrenceburg, Ind., East Central ) and Evante Gibson (Freeport, Bahamas, Baylor School) also picked picked up a first place finish with a time of 1.24.58.
The Royals also had numerous swimmers pick up first place swims. These included first place finishes by House in the 50 Backstroke, Eriksson in the 50 Breastroke, Sumrall in the 100 Butterfly, Trice with a 20.67 NCAA B cut time in the 50 Freestyle, Trice in the 100 Freestyle, Austin Hughey (Auburn, Ala., Auburn ) in the 100 Backstroke, Eriksson with a 56.8 NCAA B cute time in the 100 Breastroke, Alex Menke (Fayetteville, Ga., Whitewater ) in the 500 Freestyle, and House in the 50 Butterfly.
For the women it was also a night of records as Kristin Diemer (Oak Ridge, N.C., Northwest Guilford) won the 50 Backstroke in a school record time of 28.36, Emma Durante (Akron, Ohio, Firestone) took the 50 Breastroke in a school record of 31.64, and Madeleine Wallmon (Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden, Viktor Rydberg Gymnasium) claiming a school record of 26.89 in the 50 Butterfly.
Also claiming victories for the Royals were Caroline Arakelian (Livonia, Mich., Livonia Stevenson) with a NCAA B cut time of 1.52.96 in the 200 Freestyle, Lauren Mock (Greensboro, N.C., Wesleyan Christian Academy) in the 100 Butterfly, Arakelian in the 100 Backstroke, and Durante in the 100 Breastroke. Perhaps the most dominant race for the Royals was the 500 Freestyle where Arakelian, Lillian Gordy (Winston-Salem. N.C., Reagan) and Tessa Pena (Apex, N.C., Middle Creek) took first, second, and third and all earned NCAA B cuts.
The women next swim in Charlotte at a meet at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center where they will face off against Breanau and Converse on October 26.
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