Boiling Springs, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb
women's swim team will be in action for the last time at home this
season on Saturday afternoon, when they will host their annual GWU
Half-Double Invitational. The Lady Bulldogs will honor their three
seniors -
Camille Palacio,
Kathryn Williams and
Terra Wilson - as they
square off to do battle with both NC A&T and Campbell.
Gardner-Webb's seniors have all been standouts
in both the pool and in the classroom over their four-year stay
here at GWU. Palacio, who will be graduating with a double major
in psychology and sociology, has been a constant over the past four
seasons for the Bulldogs in the IM, breast and fly events, while
also being a leader in and out of the water.
Williams, an elementary education major, has
earned all-NEC conference honors in all three of her prior seasons
with the Bulldogs and will look to continue that trend come this
February at the NEC Championship meet. Along with both Palacio and
Wilson, Williams has been named to the NEC All-Academic team twice
and to GWU's Academic All-Sports Team. The sprint free performer
and Bulldog relay member was rewarded for her unselfishness and
team spirit last season, when she was awarded the "I am Third" team
award given to her by her teammates and coaches.
Wilson has shined at GWU making a huge splash
in her very first collegiate meet. The NCAA Honorable Mention
All-American has racked up the wins and the awards over her stint
at Gardner-Webb. Last season, Wilson was an Honorable Mention
All-American in the 200 free, a USS Summer Nationals Olympic Trails
Qualifier in the 100 free, a CSCAA Academic All-American, and the
NEC Swimmer of the Year. Also in 2006, Wilson became the first GWU
female student-athlete to compete at the NCAA Division I
Championships. In her freshman campaign, Wilson was named the 2004
NEC Swimmer of the Year and the NEC Rookie of the Year. The senior
psychology major currently holds 11 GWU school records and four NEC
records which she intends to reset this upcoming February.
The Lady Bulldogs are 8-4 in dual meet action
entering into Saturday afternoons meet. The start time is slated
for 1 p.m.
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