CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Runnin' Bulldogs completed the fall portion of their schedule this weekend as they competed in the 2017 Marriot Fall Frenzy hosted by Queens University of Charlotte at the Mecklenberg County Aquatic Center.
Gardner-Webb swam to a second-place finish with 1670 points. Top-ranked Division II program, Queens University of Charlotte claimed first place as they secured 2026.5 points.
COACHES' THOUGHTS
"The women's team had a great weekend. It's always hit and miss when you rest for only a couple of days. Some responded with great results. The team had over 30 lifetime bests.
Jennifer Jackson had the meet of her life as she recorded a personal best time in each event she swam (
50, 100, 200, 500 Freestyle and the 100 Fly).
Lara Siebrecht was fabulous with great backstrokes. She collected two second-place finishes, a lifetime best in the 100 Yard Backstroke and just missed her school record in the 200 Yard Backstroke, while placing second in two relays.
London Schumacher also had an exciting dual down the stretch to win 400 IM. Jessica Snover had two third-place finishes in the flys, with two second-place finishes in relays.
Lauren Oglesby came back from a tough fall to finish second in the mile.
Tessa Walsh,
Kelsey Williams,
Carol Zangla, Lili Toth, Mary Traylor,
Blake Broullire, Morgan Vanderschaaf,
Whitney Peters,
Anna Banick, and Audrey Robinson all had solid weekends, and scored a lot for the team. Our relays were really good for three days; especially the medleys in the A and B-Finals. The team showed depth."
DAY ONE
Gardner-Webb relay teams had a strong showing on the opening day of the event as they took second in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay and the 400 Yard Medley.
Audrey Robinson,
Kelsey Williams,
Jennifer Jackson, and
Tessa Walsh combined for a second-place finish in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay, finishing with a time of 1:35.81.
In the 400 Medley Relay,
Lara Siebrecht,
Whitney Peters, Jessi Snover and Lili Toth also put together a second-place time of 3:48.33 behind the Queens University relay team.
Charity Bennett secured a second-place finish in the B-Final of the 50 Yard Freestyle coming in at a time of 24.95.
Spencer Lucas captured a first-place finish in the C-Final of the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:07.66, as she edged UNC Asheville competitor, Alejandra Sanchez Garcia (5:09.39).
Lauren Oglesby also captured a top-three finish, placing third in the 500 Yard Freestyle (5:04.23).
DAY TWO
The relay team of
Lara Siebrecht,
Whitney Peters, Jessi Snover, and
Kelsey Williams took second in the 200 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:44.77 to open the day. Teammates, and Gardner-Webb relay team of
Charity Bennett, Morgan Vanderschaaf,
Hope Saunders, and
Lindsey Wright claimed sixth in the event with a time of 1:49.23.
Spencer Lucas,
Kate Arceneaux, Mary Traylor, and Kelli Croft combined for tenth at the 1:52.64 mark.
Mary Traylor (4:25.91) bounced back quickly for the 400 Yard IM as she took third in the A-Final.
Jessi Snover took third in the 100 Yard Butterfly as she swam to a 54.78 finish.
Tessa Walsh placed fifth in the event with a time of 55.84. Audrey Robinson (57.65) secured a second-place finish in the B-Final of the event.
Blake Broullire (1:54.79),
Carol Zangla (1:5.59) and
Kelsey Williams (1:55.62) swam to fifth, sixth, and seventh place finishes in the A-Final of the 200 Yard Freestyle.
Lili Toth (1:04.61),
Whitney Peters (1:05.19) and
Anna Banick (1:05.20) each secured the four through six spots in the 100 Yard Breaststrokeof the A-Final.
Lara Siebrecht continued a strong meet as she took second in the 100 Yard Backstroke at the 55.69 mark. Rachel Massaro of Queens narrowly edged Siebrecht as she came in at 55.17, placing first.
In the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay, the team of Toth, Siebrecht, Williams and Snover finished third, timing in at 7:37.70. Gardner-Webb also took fifth and sixth in the event as the team of Robinson, Zangla, Broullire, and Vanderschaaf came in at 7:48.67 which was good for a fifth-place finish. Fellow Runnin' Bulldogs
Jennifer Jackson,
Kate Arceneaux, Madolyn Aucremann, and
Miranda Johns combined for a sixth-place effort at the 7:49.00 mark.
DAY THREE
Lauren Oglesby (16:52.74) opened the day with a second-place finish in the 1650 Yard Freestyle. Fellow Runnin' Bulldog teammate, Morgan Vandershaaf placed fifth in the event with a time of 17:23.60.
In the A-Final of the 200 Yard Backstroke, Laura Siebrecht (2:00.71) was narrowly edged by Rachel Massaro of Queens University who came in with a winning time of 2:00.65. Mary Traylor placed sixth in the event with a time of 2:05.85. In the B-Final of the event,
Spencer Lucas (2:07.69) placed second, while
Hope Saunders (2:10.94) placed fifth.
In the 100 Yard Freestyle,
Kelsey Williams (53.32) took fifth in the A-Final followed by teammate
Blake Broullire (53.45).
Charity Bennett (56.51) took second in the B-Final of the event.
Lili Toth placed third in the 200 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 2:19.86.
Whitney Peters (2:22.87) and
Anna Banick (2:23.98) took sixth and seventh place, as well.
The Runnin' Bulldogs capped off their individual events as Jessica Snover (2:01.16) took third in the A-Final of the 200 Yard Butterfly, while
Tessa Walsh followed her teammate with a fourth-place finish at 2:01.84. Mary Traylor finished the event with a time of 2:04.44, while
London Schumacher came in at the 2:05.88 mark.
In the B-Final of the 200 Yard Backstroke,
Carol Zangla claimed third at 2:06.72, while Audrey Robinson finished with a time of 2:12.42.
The relay team of Lili Toth, Audrey Robinson,
Kelsey Williams and
Blake Broullire captured third in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay as they raced to a 3:31.21 finish. Fellow Runnin' Bulldog relay team of
Lara Siebrecht,
Tessa Walsh,
Cary Pou, and
Carol Zangla secured a fifth-place finish in the A-Final event with a time of 3:37.70.
RESULTS
1. Queens University of Charlotte – 2026.5 points
2. Gardner-Webb University – 1670 points
3. UNC Asheville – 1475 points
4. Mars Hill University– 645.5 points
5. Lenoir Rhyne University – 588.5 points
6. Limestone College – 535 points
7. King University – 272.5 points
8. Pfeiffer University – 240 points
9. St. Andrews University - 17
