BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb men's swimming team had four first-place results, but would drop a 147-112 to visiting Campbell on Friday afternoon at Bost Pool.
The meet began with the 200-yard medley relay, which saw the team of
Charity Bennett,
Whitney Peters,
Tessa Walsh, and
Audrey Robinson place second with a time of 1:49.20.
Morgan VanderSchaaf took home a first-place result in the 1,000-yard freestyle, clocking in at 10:42.74.
In the 200-yard freestyle,
Miranda Johns placed second at 1:59.55, followed by
Spencer Lucas in third at 2:00.23 and
Mary Traylor in fourth at 2:00.82.
Laura Wakeley placed third in the 100-yard backstroke, timing in at 1:02.21, followed by
Charity Bennett in fourth at 1:02.34
Whitney Peters earned a second-place result in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:09.62.
In the 200-yard butterfly,
Tessa Walsh timed in at 2:08.36 to earn a third-place finish. She was followed by
Mary Traylor in fourth at 2:10.57.
Audrey Robinson and
Jennifer Jackson finished third and fourth respectively in the 50-yard freestyle with times of 24.57 second and 25.17 seconds. The also had the same results in the 100-yard freestyle with times of 54.91 seconds and 54.92 seconds.
Mary Traylor placed third in the 200-yard backstroke at 2:09.47, followed by
Laura Wakeley at 2:13.56.
Whitney Peters took home a third-place finish in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:29.47.
Spencer Lucas finished first in the 500-yard freestyle, clocking in at 5:14.64.
Morgan VanderSchaaf placed second with a time of 5:15.61.
Tessa Walsh placed third in the 100-yard butterfly, touching the wall at 58.60 seconds.
Gardner-Webb had the top three results in the 200-yard IM, as
Carol Zangla finished first with a time of 2:13.15, followed by
Anna Banick at 2:21.96 and
Whitney Peters at 2:27.17.
GWU finished the meet with the three best results in the 400-yard freestyle relay, as the team of
Spencer Lucas,
Jennifer Jackson,
Mary Traylor, and
Audrey Robinson placed first at 3:42.19, followed by
Carol Zangla,
Morgan VanderSchaaf,
Kelli Croft, and
Miranda Johns at 3:50.36, and
Hannah Carter, Ashely Cesaro,
Madolyn Aucremann and
Kate Arceneaux at 3:57.74.
The Runnin' Bulldogs return to action on Friday, October 26, taking on Liberty, BYU, and Old Dominion in a two-day meet hosted by Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.