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Gardner-Webb Wraps Up Three Day Invitational From South Carolina
November 20, 2022 | Swimming
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Gardner-Webb competed in three days of events at the South Carolina Invitational from Wednesday morning into Friday afternoon. Throughout the events, the Women swam against South Carolina, UNCW, Vanderbilt, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia Southern, and North Florida. The Men faced off against South Carolina and UNCW.
On Wednesday, Gardner-Webb had three swimmers with top-ten finishes in the prelims.
Men's 50 Yard Freestyle
Brady Fields 20.96 (6th Place)
Men's 500 Yard Freestyle
Sam Ospina 4:40.05 (8th Place)
Theo Drescher 4:40.07 (9th Place)
Notable finishes from Wednesday's Finals include the following:
Men's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Gardner-Webb University 1:21.88 40 (3rd Place)
Sam Ospina 4:36.74 (8th Place)
Men's 50 Yard Freestyle
Brady Fields 20.56 (7th Place)
Logan Cornelison 20.98 (10th Place)
Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay
Gardner-Webb University (6th Place)
Gardner-Webb University 3:52.37 (14th Place)
1) Kayla Smith 2) Gabrielle Doss 3) Hannah Routh 4) Alyssa Church
Gardner-Webb University 3:55.35 (16th Place)
The top-ten finishes for the Runnin' Bulldogs were as follows:
Thursday Prelims
Men 100 Yard Butterfly
Brady Fields 48.87 (5th Place)
John Cass 49.55 (9th Place)
Men 200 Yard Freestyle
Logan Cornelison 1:40.57 (4th Place)
Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
Justin Bender 56.85 (6th Place)
Men 100 Yard Backstroke
Brady Fields 49.88 (7th Place)
Thursday Finals
Men 100 Yard Butterfly
Brady Fields 49.10 (6th Place)
John Cass 50.00 (9th Place)
Men 200 Yard Freestyle
Theo Drescher 1:41.19 (7th Place)
Sam Ospina 1:42.05 (9th Place)
Logan Cornelison 1:43.87 (10th Place)
Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
Justin Bender 56.58 (7th Place)
Logan Cornelison 57.12 (10th Place)
Men 100 Yard Backstroke
Brady Fields 49.67 (6th Place)
Landon Clark 50.63 (10th Place)
Men 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
Gardner-Webb University 6:52.59 (4th Place)
1. Logan Cornelison, 2) Theo Drescher, 3) Sam Ospina, 4) Garrett Despres
Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
Gardner-Webb University 7:38.36 (8th Place)
1. Sara-Michael Jann, 2) Ellie Eckert, 3) Emma Maust, 4) Hailey Williams
On the final day of events the Gardner-Webb Men tallied 997 points and the Women 264.
The Runnin' Bulldogs are next in action on Saturday, January 7. The Women will travel to UNC Asheville and face off at 11 a.m.
On Wednesday, Gardner-Webb had three swimmers with top-ten finishes in the prelims.
Men's 50 Yard Freestyle
Brady Fields 20.96 (6th Place)
Men's 500 Yard Freestyle
Sam Ospina 4:40.05 (8th Place)
Theo Drescher 4:40.07 (9th Place)
Notable finishes from Wednesday's Finals include the following:
Men's 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Gardner-Webb University 1:21.88 40 (3rd Place)
- Brady Fields 2) Zuri Ramsey 3) John Cass 4) Logan Cornelison
Sam Ospina 4:36.74 (8th Place)
Men's 50 Yard Freestyle
Brady Fields 20.56 (7th Place)
Logan Cornelison 20.98 (10th Place)
Men's 400 Yard Medley Relay
Gardner-Webb University (6th Place)
- Brady Fields 2) Justin Bender 3) John Cass 4) Logan Cornelison
- Landon Clark 2) Austin Wheeler 3) Steven Laflamme 4) Zuri Ramsey
Gardner-Webb University 3:52.37 (14th Place)
1) Kayla Smith 2) Gabrielle Doss 3) Hannah Routh 4) Alyssa Church
Gardner-Webb University 3:55.35 (16th Place)
- Delaney Willette 2) Alexandra Haasser 3) Paris Binard 4) Hailey Williams
The top-ten finishes for the Runnin' Bulldogs were as follows:
Thursday Prelims
Men 100 Yard Butterfly
Brady Fields 48.87 (5th Place)
John Cass 49.55 (9th Place)
Men 200 Yard Freestyle
Logan Cornelison 1:40.57 (4th Place)
Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
Justin Bender 56.85 (6th Place)
Men 100 Yard Backstroke
Brady Fields 49.88 (7th Place)
Thursday Finals
Men 100 Yard Butterfly
Brady Fields 49.10 (6th Place)
John Cass 50.00 (9th Place)
Men 200 Yard Freestyle
Theo Drescher 1:41.19 (7th Place)
Sam Ospina 1:42.05 (9th Place)
Logan Cornelison 1:43.87 (10th Place)
Men 100 Yard Breaststroke
Justin Bender 56.58 (7th Place)
Logan Cornelison 57.12 (10th Place)
Men 100 Yard Backstroke
Brady Fields 49.67 (6th Place)
Landon Clark 50.63 (10th Place)
Men 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
Gardner-Webb University 6:52.59 (4th Place)
1. Logan Cornelison, 2) Theo Drescher, 3) Sam Ospina, 4) Garrett Despres
Women 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
Gardner-Webb University 7:38.36 (8th Place)
1. Sara-Michael Jann, 2) Ellie Eckert, 3) Emma Maust, 4) Hailey Williams
On the final day of events the Gardner-Webb Men tallied 997 points and the Women 264.
The Runnin' Bulldogs are next in action on Saturday, January 7. The Women will travel to UNC Asheville and face off at 11 a.m.
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