KNOXVILLE, TENN. — The Queens University of Charlotte men's & women's swimming teams finished off the ASUN Conference Championships with a second place finish for both the men and women, marking the highest ASUN finish for a Queens University of Charlotte athletic team to date.
This marks the first year ASUN has sponsored swimming & diving, but all CCSA records were carried over once the CCSA eliminated swimming and diving as a sport in 2022-23.
You can find the full meet results here.
For the Royals, the women finished off the week with a final score of 792, while the men tallied a final point total of 699.
The Royals finished the final day of the ASUN Conference Championships with nine podium finishes, including a Co-Freshman of the Meet Award honored to Abigail Zboran and Swimmer of the Meet Award honored to Danielle Melilli.
FINAL Women's Team Standings
1. Liberty – 897.5
2. Queens - 792
3. FGCU - 579.5
4. UNC Asheville – 535.5
5. North Florida – 236
6. Gardner-Webb – 218.5
7. Bellarmine – 134
FINAL Men's Team Standings
1. SMU – 1059
2. Queens - 699
3. FAU – 568
4. ODU – 342
5. Gardner-Webb – 249
6. Bellarmine – 146
QUEENS PODIUM FINISHES/AWARDS AFTER DAY 4
Women:
400 Free Relay - Danielle Melilli, Ryley Heck, Abigail Zboran, Maddie Foster, 3:16.80 (1st Place, Program Record)
1650 Freestyle - Sophia Lange, 16:24.06 (1st Place), Katherine Bailey, 16:59.20 (3rd Place)
100 Freestyle - Danielle Melilli, 48.44 (1st Place)
200 Backstroke - Haley Ross, 1:57.37 (3rd Place)
200 Breaststroke - Annika Huber, 2:12.09 (1st Place)
CO-FRESHMAN OF THE MEET - Abigail Zboran
SWIMMER OF THE MEET - Danielle Melilli
Men:
400 Free Relay - Matej Dusa, Daniel Meszaros, Nien Levy, Conner Wang, 2:51.81 (2nd Place)
100 Free - Matej Dusa, 42.63 (1 st Place), Daniel Meszaros, 43.10 (2nd Place)
"Very proud of how our team competed throughout the course of 4 days against very formidable teams in our first ASUN championship," Senior Associate Head Coach Jon Lau said. "It was a true team effort from every training group and class."
"We had an amazing experience competing for the first time in the ASUN conference," Associate Athletic Director of Creative Services & Director of Swimming Jeff Dugdale said. "Our swimmers are proud to, once again, lead our University and athletic department in the highest finish to date in our new conference. To walk away with Danielle [Melilli] being named Swimmer of the Meet and Abby [Zboran] Freshman of the Meet was an incredible feat with the talent that swam."
UP NEXT
Up next, the Royals head to Florida for the National Invitational Championships starting on March 14.
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