BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. - The Gardner-Webb University swimming team battled Queens in ASUN dual action on Saturday morning at Bost Pool, with the GWU men falling 107-92 and the GWU women falling 122-77. Despite the team defeat, Gardner-Webb still posted a series of impressive individual results, as posted below,.

Senior Emma Maust was an early leader for the Runnin' Bulldogs in the women's 100 yard freestyle, taking a second place run behind a time of 10:44.19 and a 29.20 second first leg split.

Gardner-Webb women picked up another strong result by way of sophomore Slawka Ndubuisi in the women's 50-yard freestyle. Ndubuisi touched the wall, after 24.18 seconds, taking first place by just 0.09 seconds. Graduate Paris Binard came in not far behind for GWU in third, with a time of 25.79.

Binard, Maust and Ndubuisi would team up later in the women's 200-yard freestyle relay where the 'Dawgs took top honors with a time of 1:40.05

Sophomore Alex Cook continued a solid run of form in the pool on Saturday as well. The Matthews, N.C. native touched the wall in 1:53.18 to win the men's 200-yard butterfly by over two full seconds.

Defending ASUN women's swimmer of the week, freshman Dakota Townley once again scored big in the women's 200-yard backstroke. The Concord Township, Ohio native made up the first of each of the top three finishing spots for Gardner-Webb, winning with a time of 2:28.42

Sophomore Luke Weber also had a fine day in the water, taking each a first, second and third. Weber won the men's 1000-yard freestyle with a time of 9:48.47 including a 27.52 final spit, finished second in the men's 500-yard freestyle in 4:49.18, then third as part of the men's 200-yard freestyle relay later in the day.

Lastly for Gardner-Webb, Austin Wheeler gave GWU another first-place finish. The senior from Flemming Island, Fla. posted a time of 2:07.76 to win the men's 200-yard breast-stoke.

Gardner-Webb also managed a win in the men's 200-yard freestyle relay, with sophomore Jacob Jensen, graduate Samuel Ospina, freshman Manuel Brander and senior John David Cass sprinting away for a time of 1:24.58 to take first place

Gardner-Webb swimming is back in action on February 1st, at Davidson in the final dual of the 2024-25 season.