Saturday, January 12
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.
1:00 PM
Gardner-Webb University
vs
Wingate
Photo by: © Tim Cowie | GWUPhotos.com
Swimming Returns To Action Saturday Afternoon Hosting Wingate
January 11, 2019 | Swimming
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Gardner-Webb men's and women's swim teams return to action for the first time this semester, taking on visiting Wingate on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm at Bost Pool.
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Saturday's meet will mark the first time the Runnin' Bulldogs have been in the pool since competing at the Fall Frenzy Invitational on November 16-18 in Charlotte, N.C.
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Thus far this season, the men have posted 14 times that rank in the top-ten among Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) competitors, including the second-best time in the 50-meter backstroke of 23.54 seconds, posted by Brady Fields against BYU, Old Dominion, and Mount St. Mary's on October 27.
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Chase Mattingly ranks in the top-ten in both the 1,000 and 1,650-meter freestyle, while Tim Bennett has top-ten times in the 50 and 100-meter backstroke, and Jordan Mintz is in the top-ten in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke.
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The women's squad has seven top-ten times in the CCSA rankings, with Mary Traylor ranking in the top-ten in both the 200-meter butterfly and the 400-meter individual medley.
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Wingate enters Saturday's meet with the women's team ranked seventh in the nation, while the men are ranked 16th according to the NCAA Division II coaches poll.
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Action is set for a 1:00 pm start time from Bost Pool.
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Saturday's meet will mark the first time the Runnin' Bulldogs have been in the pool since competing at the Fall Frenzy Invitational on November 16-18 in Charlotte, N.C.
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Thus far this season, the men have posted 14 times that rank in the top-ten among Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) competitors, including the second-best time in the 50-meter backstroke of 23.54 seconds, posted by Brady Fields against BYU, Old Dominion, and Mount St. Mary's on October 27.
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Chase Mattingly ranks in the top-ten in both the 1,000 and 1,650-meter freestyle, while Tim Bennett has top-ten times in the 50 and 100-meter backstroke, and Jordan Mintz is in the top-ten in the 100 and 200-meter breaststroke.
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The women's squad has seven top-ten times in the CCSA rankings, with Mary Traylor ranking in the top-ten in both the 200-meter butterfly and the 400-meter individual medley.
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Wingate enters Saturday's meet with the women's team ranked seventh in the nation, while the men are ranked 16th according to the NCAA Division II coaches poll.
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Action is set for a 1:00 pm start time from Bost Pool.
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