Swimming Swept by Auburn Friday Afternoon

Friday, January 17

Auburn, Ala.

1:00 PM

Gardner-Webb University

Auburn

Photo by: © Jeff Sochko | GWUPhotos.com

January 17, 2020 | Swimming

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AUBURN, Ala. – The Gardner-Webb men's and women's swimming teams both fell to nationally ranked Auburn in dual meet action at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center on Friday afternoon.

The GWU men fell to the No. 23 ranked Tigers, 167-90, while the women's team dropped a 181-68 decision to the No. 14 Auburn women.

Action got underway with the women's 200-yard medley relay, in which the team of Kayla Smith, Spencer Lucas, Jessi Snover, and Audrey Robinson finished fourth with a time of 1:49.89.

In the men's 200-yard medley relay, the quartet of Brady Fields, Jordan Mintz, Tim Bennett, and Zach Dingfield led GWU with a time of 1:31.82.

Spencer Lucas finished third in the women's 400-yard IM, clocking in at 4:28.90, followed by Mary Traylor in fourth with a time of 4:30.24.

Chase Mattingly paced the 'Dogs in the men's 400-yard IM, touching the wall at 4:04.95 to finish fourth. Christian Jann followed in fifth place with a time of 4:05.87.

In the women's 200-yard freestyle, Alyssa Church led GWU with a fifth-place finish, timing in at 1:57.23. Blake Broullire placed sixth with a time of 2:00.51.

Zach Dingfield took home a fifth-place result in the men's 200-yard freestyle, clocking in with a time of 1:42.97. Drew Mintz finished sixth overall with a time of 1:45.50.

Kayla Smith earned a fourth-place result in the women's 100-yard backstroke, timing in at 58.66 seconds. Charity Bennett placed sixth overall with a time of 1:00.50.

Brady Fields finished fourth in the men's 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.19 seconds. Tim Bennett followed in fifth with a time of 51.80 seconds.

In the women's 100-yard breaststroke, Jessi Snover took home a fourth-place finish with a time of 1:06.38. Marguerite Sesti finished sixth overall with a time of 1:13.96.

Jordan Mintz placed first overall in the men's 100-yard breaststroke, timing in at 56.43 seconds. Jonathan Frye finished in fourth with a time of 57.98 seconds.

Mary Traylor finished in fifth in the women's 200-yard butterfly, clocking in at 2:06.29.

Chase Mattingly finished third overall in the men's 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:53.39. Cullen Fields followed in fourth at 1:53.70 and John O'Connell placed fifth at 1:56.77.

Audrey Robinson finished fifth in the women's 50-yard freestyle, clocking in at 24.70 seconds. Blake Broullire placed sixth with a time of 25.18 seconds.

In the men's 50-yard freestyle, Brady Fields finished fourth, timing in at 21.26 seconds, followed by Seggio Bernardina with a time of 21.31 seconds.

Alyssa Church led GWU in the women's 100-yard freestyle, touching the wall at 53.94 seconds to place fifth. Blake Broullire followed in sixth with a time of 53.96 seconds.

Seggio Bernandina finished fifth in the men's 100-yard freestyle with a time of 47.01 seconds. Drew Mintz followed in sixth with a time of 48.14 seconds.

Spencer Lucas finished second in the women's 200-yard backstroke, timing in at 2:06.22. Delaney Willette placed third with a time of 2:09.57, followed by Laura Wakeley with a time of 2:12.58 to place fourth.

Tim Bennett placed second in the men's 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:52.90. Michael Robinson finished third with a time of 1:54.57, and Bryan Dunne placed fourth at 1:56.72.

In the women's 200-yard breaststroke, Marguerite Sesti placed second with a time of 2:34.35.

Jordan Mintz finished second overall in the men's 200-yard breaststroke, clocking in at 2:03.95. Jonathan Frye placed third with a time of 2:08.04 and Justin Conklin finished fourth with a time of 2:10.56.

Hannah Carter finished second in the women's 500-yard freestyle, timing in at 5:26.34. Ashley Cesario finished third with a time of 5:42.90.

Drew Mintz finished second in the men's 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:52.27. Will Anderson placed third with a time of 5:00.82, followed by Ethan Long in fourth with a time of 5:03.53.

Jessi Snover led GWU in the women's 100-yard butterfly, timing in at 55.97 seconds. Audrey Robinson timed in at 59.81 seconds to finish third, followed by Kayla Smith in fourth at 59.82 seconds.

In the men's 100-yard butterfly, Cullen Fields led GWU with a time of 50.39 seconds to place second. Tim Bennett placed third with a time of 50.90 seconds, and Seggio Bernardina finished fourth with a time of 51.57 seconds.

Spencer Lucas paced GWU in the women's 200-yard IM, clocking in at 2:08.42 to place second overall. Mary Traylor followed in third with a time of 2:09.09, and Laura Wakeley finished fourth with a time of 2:18.65.

Chase Mattingly brought home the men's 200-yard IM title with a time of 1:53.25. Jordan MIntz finished third at 1:58.21 and Christian Jann placed fourth at 1:58.62.

In the women's 200-yard freestyle relay, the foursome of Alyssa Church, Audrey Robinson, Blake Broullire, and Jessi Snover finished second with a time of 1:39.78. The grouping of Charity Bennett, Cary Pou, Hannah Carter, and Ashely Cesario finished third with a time of 1:44.80.

The afternoon wrapped up with the men's 200-yard freestyle relay, in which the quartet of Brady Fields, Seggio Bernardina, Drew Mintz, and John O'Connell timed in at 1:25.10 to place second. The team of Kevin Plewniak, Luke Dingfield, Bryan Dunne, and Nelson Montini finished third with a time of 1:29.22.

Gardner-Webb returns to action on Friday, January 24, hosting North Florida at 2:00 pm in what will be Senior Day for the women's team.